Concerts & Events

Lordi
Concert

Forged in Sound: Heavy Metal Orchestrated

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Mr Lordi
Alison Mosshart
Suzi Quatro

  • Metallica Orion
  • Lordi Hard Rock Hallelujah
  • Guns n' Roses / Bob Dylan Knockin' on Heaven's Door
  • The Kills Doing it to Death
  • Metallica Enter Sandman
  • Suzi Quatro Can the Can
  • Motörhead Ace of Spades
  • Holst Mars from 'The Planets'
  • Nelson Steampunk Blizzard
  • Shostakovich Allegro from Symphony No. 10
  • Wagner Ride of the Valkyries
  • Saint-Saëns Excerpts from Symphony No. 3, 'Organ'
Royal Festival Hall

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Lucy Drever and the Philharmonia Orchestra on stage during an Orchestra Unwrapped concert
Schools concert

Leicester: Orchestra Unwrapped

Mert Yalniz – conductor
Lucy Drever – presenter
Angie Newman – BSL Interpreter

  • Mozart Overture, Don Giovanni
  • Beethoven Symphony No 5 (1st movement)
  • Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1919) (Finale)
  • Elgar Enigma Variations (Theme, IV, XI, VII)
  • Ortiz Papalotes
  • Shigihara Grasswalk from Plants vs. Zombies
  • Silvestri The Avengers (Theme)
  • Bizet Carmen Suite (Les Toreadors)
De Montfort Hall

Kian Soltani holding a cello and looking outwards out of a window
Concert

Leicester: Leonidas Kavakos and Kian Soltani

Leonidas Kavakos – conductor
Kian Soltani – cello

  • Dvořák Vanda Overture
  • Schumann Cello Concerto
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1
De Montfort Hall

Kian Soltani holding a cello
Friends event

Open Rehearsal: Kavakos conducts Dvořák, Schumann & Brahms

Leonidas Kavakos – conductor
Kian Soltani – cello

  • Dvořák Vanda Overture
  • Schumann Cello Concerto
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1
Royal Festival Hall

Man talking into a microphone
Insights

Philharmonia debates... Music & Mentoring

Dr Diana Salazar – host
Kira Doherty – host
Judith Webster – host

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Small-ensemble performance

Music of Today: Composers' Academy

Musicians to be announced

Composers to be announced

Royal Festival Hall

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Kian Soltani holding a cello
Concert

Kavakos conducts Dvořák, Schumann & Brahms

Leonidas Kavakos – conductor
Kian Soltani – cello

  • Dvořák Vanda Overture
  • Schumann Cello Concerto
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Leonidas Kavakos conducting
Concert

Athens: Leonidas Kavakos and Kian Soltani

Leonidas Kavakos – conductor
Kian Soltani – cello

  • Dvořák Vanda Overture
  • Schumann Cello Concerto
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1
Megaron – Athens Concert Hall

Philharmonia Orchestra on stage at The Marlowe, Canterbury
Community performance

Philharmonia Festival in Canterbury

Multiple venues

More info No ticket required
Headshot of conductor Adam Hickox
Friends event

Open Rehearsal in Canterbury: Alim Beisembayev plays Beethoven

Adam Hickox – conductor
Alim Beisembayev – piano

  • Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture
  • Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1
Marlowe Theatre

Headshot of conductor Adam Hickox
Concert

Canterbury: Alim Beisembayev plays Beethoven

Adam Hickox – conductor
Alim Beisembayev – piano

  • Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture
  • Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1
The Marlowe, Canterbury

Children in an auditorium with their arms in the air, as part of the Philharmonia's Orchestra Unwrapped concert
Schools concert

Bedford: Orchestra Unwrapped

Matthew Lynch – conductor
Lucy Drever – Presenter
Angie Newman – BSL Interpreter

  • Mozart Overture, Don Giovanni
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (1st movement)
  • Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1919) (Finale)
  • Elgar Enigma Variations (Theme, IV, XI, VII)
  • Ortiz Papalotes
  • Shigihara Grasswalk from Plants vs. Zombies
  • Silvestri The Avengers (Theme)
  • Bizet Carmen Suite (Les Toreadors) 
Bedford Corn Exchange

Adam Hickox leaning on a wall and looking up at the camera
Friends event

Open Rehearsal in Bedford: Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Brahms

Adam Hickox – conductor
Alim Beisembayev – piano

Bedford Corn Exchange

Adam Hickox leaning on a wall and looking up at the camera
Concert

Bedford: Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Brahms

Adam Hickox – conductor
Alim Beisembayev – piano

  • Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture
  • Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1
Bedford Corn Exchange

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Girl in burgundy and grey school uniform, wearing a virtual reality headset and holding nunchuck, with teacher looking over to make sure she is okay.
Virtual Reality experience

Play along: Virtual Orchestra

Clore Ballroom, RFH, Level 2

More info No ticket required