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Conductor Juraj Valcuha, on stage during a concert, holding his baton, wearing tails
Concert

Mahler: Symphony No. 1

Juraj Valčuha – conductor
Markus Werba – baritone

  • Mahler Songs of a Wayfarer
  • Mahler Symphony No. 1
Royal Festival Hall

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Violinist Joshua Bell, wearing a black t-shirt, holding his violin and smiling at camera
Concert

Joshua Bell plays Brahms

Lahav Shani – conductor
Joshua Bell – violin

  • Brahms Violin Concerto
  • Bruckner Symphony No. 4, Romantic
Royal Festival Hall

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Violinist Leonidas Kavakos sitting beside his instrument, wearing dark clothing and glasses
Concert

Leonidas Kavakos: Beethoven

Leonidas Kavakos – conductor; violin

  • Beethoven Violin Concerto
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Royal Festival Hall

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Violinist Lisa Batiashvili playing her instrument and smiling at camera
Concert

Hrůša conducts Brahms and Szymanowski

Jakub Hrůša – conductor
Lisa Batiashvili – violin

  • Franck Le Chasseur maudit
  • Szymanowski Violin Concerto No. 1
  • Brahms Symphony No. 2
Royal Festival Hall

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Conductor John Wilson wearing a blue blazer over a light blue shirt, looking at camera and smiling
Concert

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2

John Wilson – conductor
Benjamin Beilman – violin

  • Lyadov The Enchanted Lake
  • Glazunov Violin Concerto
  • Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2
Royal Festival Hall

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Photo of conductor John Wilson
Concert

Russian Classics Part II

John Wilson – conductor
Benjamin Beilman – violin

  • Lyadov The Enchanted Lake
  • Glazunov Violin Concerto
  • Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3
The Marlowe, Canterbury

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Cellist Pablo Ferrández holding his cello in one hand, the bow in the other hand, smiling and looking at the camera
Concert

A Feast of Elgar

Elim Chan – conductor
Pablo Ferrández – cello

  • Elgar Cockaigne Overture (In London Town)
  • Elgar Cello Concerto
  • Elgar Enigma Variations
Royal Festival Hall

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Philharmonia clarinet player Carlos Ferreira wearing a black blazer over a white shirt, holding his instrument
Concert

Santtu conducts Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Carlos Ferreira – clarinet

  • Beethoven Symphony No. 2
  • Mozart Clarinet Concerto
  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Purcell Room

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Soprano Malin Byström sitting down, wearing a red cape over jeans and a white t-shirt, looking at the camera with her chin on her hand
Concert

Bartók & Strauss: Dances of Desire

Jakub Hrůša – conductor
Malin Byström – soprano (Salome)
Susan Bickley – mezzo-soprano (Herodias)
Peter Hoare – tenor (Herod)
Philharmonia Voices

  • Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin
  • Strauss Salome (Dance of the Seven Veils and closing scenes)
Royal Festival Hall

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Photo of guitarist Sean Shibe
Concert

Puppets and Strings

Martyn Brabbins – conductor
Sean Shibe – guitar

  • Arnold Serenade for Guitar and Strings
  • Arnold Guitar Concerto
  • Stravinsky Petrushka (1947)
The Marlowe, Canterbury

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Mark van de Wiel playing the bass clarinet during a Music of Today performance
Small-ensemble performance

Music of Today: Composers' Academy

Patrick Bailey – conductor
Composers to be announced

Royal Festival Hall

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Conductor James Newton Howard holding a baton, wearing glasses and a black turtleneck
Concert

An evening with James Newton Howard

Esa-Pekka Salonen – conductor
James Newton Howard – conductor
Leila Josefowicz – violin
Andrew Shulman – cello

  • Newton Howard Concerto for Violin (European premiere)
  • Newton Howard Concerto for Cello (European premiere)
  • Newton Howard Music from film soundtracks, to include highlights from The Hunger Games; Fantastic Beasts; M. Night Shyamalan films; Snow Falling on Cedars and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Royal Festival Hall

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Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen on stage during rehearsal
Concert

Origin Stories: Daphnis and Chloé

Esa-Pekka Salonen – conductor
Philharmonia Voices

  • Rameau Castor and Pollux Suite
  • Salonen Gemini (European premiere)
  • Ravel Daphnis and Chloé (complete ballet)
Royal Festival Hall

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Bach Choir
Concert

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

David Hill – conductor
Kitty Whately – mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples – tenor
Neal Davies – bass
The Bach Choir

  • Elgar The Dream of Gerontius
Royal Festival Hall

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