Concerts & Events

String section performing in concert
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Grafenegg: Beethoven and Orff with Cristian Măcelaru

Cristian Măcelaru –  conductor
Rudolf Buchbinder – piano

Nikola Hillebrand –  soprano
Nicholas Phan – tenor
Germán Olvera – baritone
Wiener Singverien
Wiener Chormädchen

  • Beethoven Fantasy for Piano, Choir and Orchestra
  • Orff Carmina Burana
Wolkenturm, Grafenegg

Pianist and bassist on stage in front of the orchestra, with Marin Alsop watching them and smiling
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BBC Proms: Marin Alsop & the Marcus Roberts Trio

Marin Alsop – conductor
Marcus Roberts Trio

  • Tower Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 1
  • Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
  • Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
  • Moross Prelude from The Big Country
  • Copland Appalachian Spring
  • Still Summerland from Three Visions
  • Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from On The Town
Royal Albert Hall

Philharmonia Orchestra performing at Bold Tendencies
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Bold Tendencies: Mozart's Mass in C minor

Tess Jackson – conductor
Olivia Warburton – soprano

Anita Monserrat – mezzo-soprano
Liam Bonthrone – tenor
Daniel Vening – bass
Philharmonia Chorus

  • Mozart Mass in C minor
Bold Tendencies, Peckham

Front photo of Marin Alsop standing before the Philharmonia Orchestra, arms raised, conducting at the Royal Festival Hall
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Fire in my Mouth with Marin Alsop

Marin Alsop – conductor

  • Wolfe Fire in my Mouth (London premiere)
Royal Festival Hall

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

Sol Gabetta stands on stage with the Philharmonia Orchestra, facing the audience
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Season Opening Concert: Santtu and Sol Gabetta

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Sol Gabetta – cello

  • Brahms Academic Festival Overture
  • Elgar Cello Concerto
  • Dvořák Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World'
Royal Festival Hall

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Delyana Lazarova wearing dark clothing and shoes, sat cross-legged on a bench. She is holding her baton in her hand and looking diagonally away from the camera.
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Bedford: Beethoven's Fifth with Delyana Lazarova

Delyana Lazarova – conductor
Lukas Sternath – piano

  • Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
  • Grieg Piano Concerto
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Bedford Corn Exchange

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Delyana Lazarova
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Canterbury: Beethoven’s Fifth with Delyana Lazarova

Delyana Lazarova – conductor

Lukas Sternath – piano 

  • Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
  • Grieg Piano Concerto
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury

Herbert Blomstedt seated at the podium of the Philharmonia, similing with his right arm raised, receiving applause after conducting Mahler 9 in November 2024
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Bruckner 5 with Herbert Blomstedt

Herbert Blomstedt – conductor

  • Bruckner Symphony No. 5
Royal Festival Hall

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Seong-Jin Cho sat at the piano looking downwards. The image largely shows the inside of the piano.
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Bedford: Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with Seong-Jin Cho

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Seong-Jin Cho – piano

  • Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia
  • Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Shostakovich Symphony No. 11, 'The Year 1905'
Bedford Corn Exchange

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Seong-Jin Cho sits at the keyboard, looking towards the photographer.
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Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 with Seong-Jin Cho

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Seong-Jin Cho – piano

  • Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia
  • Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Shostakovich Symphony No. 11 'The Year 1905'
Royal Festival Hall

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James Ehnes, seated, holds his violin in front of a white background.
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Dvořák Violin Concerto with James Ehnes

Kevin John Edusei – conductor
James Ehnes – violin

  • Pejačević Overture for Large Orchestra
  • Dvořák Violin Concerto
  • Suk Scherzo Fantastique
  • Janáček Sinfonietta
Royal Festival Hall

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Nicola Benedetti smiling at the end of a Philharmonia concert at the Royal Festival Hall
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Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Nicola Benedetti

Jakub Hrůša – conductor
Nicola Benedetti – violin

  • Smetana Overture, The Two Widows
  • Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
  • Schumann Symphony No. 3, 'Rhenish'
Royal Festival Hall

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Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 with Nobu

Xian Zhang – conductor
Nobuyuki Tsujii – piano

  • Ngwenyama Primal Message
  • Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2
  • Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet (excerpts)
Royal Festival Hall

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Emanuel Ax smiling
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Manfred Honeck and Emanuel Ax

Manfred Honeck – conductor
Emanuel Ax – piano

  • J Strauss II Overture, Die Fledermaus
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503
  • R Strauss Elektra Suite (arr. Honeck & Ille)
Royal Festival Hall

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Marin Alsop stands at the podium of the Philharmonia Orchestra
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Mahler 6 with Marin Alsop

Marin Alsop – conductor
Esther Yoo – violin

  • Bernstein Serenade after Plato's Symposium
  • Mahler Symphony No. 6
Royal Festival Hall

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