Concerts & Events

Alexander Soddy against a black background smiling at the camera
Concert

Elgar Symphony No. 1 with Alexander Soddy

Alexander Soddy – conductor
Piotr Anderszewski – piano

  • Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24, K. 491
  • Elgar Symphony No. 1
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 20 October. Join the Friends to access priority booking.

Philharmonia Orchestra on stage at Royal Festival Hall, during an Orchestra Unwrapped concert
Schools concert

Orchestra Unwrapped 2026/27

  • Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra
  • Jessie Montgomery Starburst
  • Holst Excerpts from The Planets
  • Alberga Sailing on Tethys
  • C148 Minecraft Medley
  • Beethoven Overture to Creatures of Prometheus
  • Williams Star Wars theme
De Montfort Hall Royal Festival Hall Bedford Corn Exchange The Anvil, Basingstoke

Wide image of Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducting the Philharmonia at Royal Festival Hall
Concert

Leicester: Santtu conducts Beethoven and Reich

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor

  • Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 1
  • Reich The Desert Music
De Montfort Hall

Santtu conducting the Philharmonia with his arms outstretched
Concert

Beethoven 1 & Reich's Desert Music

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor

  • Adams Short ride in a Fast Machine
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 1
  • Reich Desert Music
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 20 October. Join the Friends to access priority booking.

Andrew Manze against a Beige background looking over his shoulder
Concert

Beethoven 2 & Tavener's Protecting Veil

Andrew Manze – conductor
Steven Isserlis – cello

  • Elgar Serenade for Strings
  • Tavener The Protecting Veil
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 2
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 20 October. Join the Friends to access priority booking.

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Philharmonia at Royal Festival Hall
Concert

Basingstoke: Salonen conducts Beethoven and Strauss

Esa-Pekka Salonen – conductor

  • Beethoven Symphony No. 3, 'Eroica'
  • Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra
The Anvil, Basingstoke

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting standing amongst the orchestra with his arm outstretched
Concert

Beethoven 3 & Lindberg's Violin Concerto

Esa-Pekka Salonen – conductor
Johan Dalene – violin

  • Sibelius Symphony No. 7
  • Lindberg Violin Concerto No. 1
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 3, ‘Eroica’
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 20 October. Join the Friends to access priority booking.

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall
Concert

Philharmonia Orchestra: Europe tour with Esa-Pekka Salonen

Esa-Pekka Salonen – conductor
Johan Dalene – violin

  • Sibelius Symphony No. 7
  • Lindberg Violin Concerto No. 1
  • Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 3 'Eroica'
Multiple venues

Side profile shot of Stephen Osbourne playing the piano
Concert

Beethoven 4 and Schnittke's Piano Concerto

Pablo Heras-Casado – conductor
Steven Osborne – piano

  • Prokofiev Symphony No. 1, 'Classical'
  • Schnittke Piano Concerto
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 4
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 20 October. Join the Friends to access priority booking.

Daniel Hope holding his violin
Concert

Beethoven 5 & Gubaidulina's Offertorium

Thomas Hengelbrock – conductor
Daniel Hope – violin

  • Beethoven Overture, The Creatures of Prometheus 
  • Gubaidulina Offertorium
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 20 October. Join the Friends to access priority booking.

Clara-Jumi Kang holding violin and looking into the camera. She is wearing dark clothing and is in front of a black background.
Concert

Canterbury: The Lark Ascending and Beethoven's Sixth

Ryan Bancroft – conductor  
Clara-Jumi Kang – violin  

  • Sibelius Symphony No. 7
  • Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral'
Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury

Clara-Jumi Kang resting her violin on her shoulder and looking directly into the camera. She is wearing dark clothing.
Concert

Bedford: The Lark Ascending and Beethoven's Sixth

Ryan Bancroft – conductor
Clara-Jumi Kang – violin

  • Sibelius Symphony No. 7
  • Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral'
Bedford Corn Exchange

General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 28 April. Join the Friends to access priority booking.

Clara-Jumi Kang against a black background holding her violin
Concert

Beethoven 6 & Tippett's Rose Lake

Ryan Bancroft – conductor
Clara-Jumi Kang – violin

  • Tippett The Rose Lake
  • Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral'
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 20 October. Join the Friends to access priority booking.