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Last Seen Profiles
We've unearthed this fantastic footage of Igor Stravinsky conducting the Philharmonia back in 1965 at the Royal Festival Hall.
Tomorrow Santtu opens a two-concert focus on Stravinsky and Prokofiev as we are joined by pianist Behzod Abduraimov!
Tickets🎟️:
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Tonight at Buckingham Palace, we celebrate 40 years with HRH The Prince of Wales (
@ClarenceHouse
) as Patron of the Philharmonia, with a Gala concert and dinner. Some photos of HRH with the Philharmonia in recent years:
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Who could say no to an invitation from
@stephenfry
?
Join us for the next of our FREE
#PhilharmoniaSessions
: Beethoven's Creatures of Prometheus, created by the absolute dream team of
@esapekkasalonen
, Stephen Fry,
@GerardMcBurney
and animator Hillary Leben
Fri 4 Dec, 7.30pm GMT
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This morning we are delighted to announce that Santtu-Matias Rouvali will be the next Principal Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra. Welcome, Santtu! Full story 🔽🔽🔽
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It's Jazz Appreciation Month, and to celebrate, we revisit one of this season's most epic encores as Frank Dupree and the Philharmonia perform Duke Ellington's 'Caravan' at the Royal Festival Hall!
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Vladimir Ashkenazy, our Conductor Laureate and long-standing collaborator, has shared with us the news that he has chosen to step down from conducting.
Vova has been part of the Philharmonia family for 50 years, so today we want to pay tribute to one of our closest friends
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Join the next of our
#PhilharmoniaSessions
from the best seat in your house. Star soloist
@NickyBenedetti
will perform Vaughan Williams's much loved work, The Lark Ascending, conducted by
@paavo_jarvi
Watch on YouTube on Thu 17 Sep, 7pm. Find out more at
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Self-employed musicians are among the hardest hit of all sectors in the past year - today we stand together with our friends and colleagues protesting in Parliament Square and in Birmingham's Centenary Square to call for targeted support
#LetMusicLive
@letmusicliveuk
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Three cheers for our Principal Conductor
@esapekkasalonen
, who has been awarded an Honorary Knighthood for services to music and UK-Finland relations. Thank you, Esa-Pekka, for everything you've done 👏👏👏. Full story:
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It's been great to work again with violinist
@SayakaShoji
in Japan - we have one more performance together on Tuesday at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (
@geigeki_info
, pictured here), this time with Shostakovich Symphony No. 1. 🎻
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Wait, it's been 2 years?! We're ready,
@laufey
! ❤️
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.
@paavo_jarvi
takes to the podium to conduct the third of our
#PhilharmoniaSessions
. Beethoven's First Symphony is preceded by Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending, performed by
@NickyBenedetti
.
Watch for free on YouTube on Thursday 17 September, 7pm:
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Some exciting news this morning: we are planning an online summer series, the Philharmonia Sessions, the first of which is with
@ShekuKM
and John Wilson. Full story here ⬇️⬇️
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Mahler 3 Watch Party: on Friday 22 May at 7pm, we are streaming
@esapekkasalonen
conducting Mahler's Third Symphony on our YouTube channel. Full details here: . Or set a reminder directly on YouTube: .
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For both of our concerts at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (
@geigeki_info
) so far,
@esapekkasalonen
has been called back on stage even after the orchestra has departed. Great audiences here in Japan 👏👏👏.
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A wonderful throwback for today's 70th anniversary of
@southbankcentre
's Royal Festival Hall:
Performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with our first Principal Conductor Otto Klemperer in 1970 🎺
The soloists in the performance included Dame Janet Baker and tenor George Shirley 🎶
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Congratulations to
@marinalsop
, the newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra!
🚨 Breaking Artist News!
@marinalsop
has today been announced as the new Principal Guest Conductor of
@philorch
on an initial 3 year term beginning in the 2024/25 season.
🔗 Read more:
#Intermusica
#ClassicalMusic
#Philadelphia
#MarinAlsop
#Conductor
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We are here at Maida Vale's famous Room 1 rehearsing Chopin’s Piano Concerto with
@SeongJinCho
for tomorrow's
@bbcproms
!
No Prom is ever sold out until the day of the concert. Day Promming tickets are released at 10.30 am each morning!
Don't forget you can listen live to our…
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Earth-shattering double timpani to finish:
#Mahler
's complete Third Symphony in concert, conducted by
@esapekkasalonen
.
Watch the full symphony now on YouTube:
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We're enjoying the lyrical sounds of
#Elgar
this afternoon in rehearsal with
@ShekuKM
and Edward Gardner, preparing for tomorrow's concert at
@NewburyFestival
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Happy birthday to Joseph Haydn, the ‘Father of the Symphony’, who was born on this day in 1732.
What's your favourite piece by Haydn? Comment below 👇
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A 30 year tradition: in 1990, the Philharmonia performed the opening concerts of a new hall in Japan, at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (
@geigeki_info
). Mahler was on the programme then, as it was last night when
@esapekkasalonen
conducted the final of our residency concerts...
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We're delighted to announce that Carlos Ferreira has been appointed as Joint Principal Clarinet, a position he will share with Mark van de Wiel.
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‘This is a very special moment for Rachmaninov’. Bruce Liu unpacks Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, a piece that holds a special place in the hearts of many music fans.
Watch the full video:
@bruceliupiano
@RoyalAcadMusic
#bruceliu
#philharmonia
…
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Here's a glimpse of what to expect from the first of our
#PhilharmoniaSessions
, a new series of specially-created online performances.
Watch the full concert on YouTube on Thursday 16 July, 7pm, featuring
@ShekuKM
and conductor John Wilson
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Here's a staple of the solo cello repertoire as you've never heard it before.
@AlexRolton
performs his unique take on The Swan, from Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the Animals with a whole flock of cellos, complemented by cameos from the bass guitar and melodica.
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Violinist
@NickyBenedetti
, our Featured Artist, brings Max Bruch's rhapsodic Scottish Fantasy to life this March with a three-date tour. We sat down ahead of this to discuss the piece's emotional tapestry, from its brooding beauty to spirited revelry.
The programme also features…
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Morning after the night before... Tremendous reception for
@BrianTylerMusic
@southbankcentre
, inc this special guest
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The secret's out: we'll be performing live at the
@bbcproms
this summer 🎺🎺
It'll be our first time performing with our Principal Conductor
@esapekkasalonen
since before lockdown, and we're excited to be joined by pianist
@grosvenorpiano
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Revered pianist Dame Mitsuko Uchida takes centre stage as the featured soloist in Beethoven’s exuberant Second Piano Concerto, while
@esapekkasalonen
makes a triumphant return to London, marking his first appearance with the Philharmonia since concluding his role as our Principal…
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Birthday party:
@shekuKm
led the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of
@AnvilArts
, Basingstoke, on Friday, performing the Elgar Cello Concerto to a packed house. A great night for a great hall 👌.
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“The players of the Philharmonia can do anything: they are enormously talented and show an incredible hunger to create great performances. There is huge possibility with this orchestra, and we will do great things together,” (Santtu-Matias Rouvali)
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In Oviedo's Auditorio Príncipe Felipe, our third stop on our Spanish tour, we caught up with Masaaki Suzuki. A multi-faceted musician, Suzuki seamlessly blends his conducting with virtuosity on the organ and harpsichord.
We discuss his thoughts on conducting music from the…
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And we're back (sort of).
More than three months since the orchestra was last together, a group of Philharmonia players got together last week to test social distancing arrangements. They played Schubert's Octet.
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On the eve of his 80th birthday, we're thrilled to announce that the Philharmonia will welcome Sir John Eliot Gardiner as Principal Guest Conductor Emeritus from the start of the 2023/24 season.
More details in our press release:
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The Philharmonia travels across Spain on a five-date tour with conductor Masaaki Suzuki and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, kicking off today at the
@palaumusicacat
in Barcelona.
Our tour features Beethoven's electrifying Egmont Overture, a masterpiece of heroism. We then delve…
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It's our 75th anniversary year, and we're not letting the fact we're stuck at home prevent us from celebrating. Join us tonight at 7pm on YouTube for a 'live' stream of a special moment in our history: Otto Klemperer conducting Beethoven 9.
Watch at
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The Philharmonia Orchestra is thrilled to announce an extended six-year partnership with the incredible Three Choirs Festival as their Orchestra in residence!
The Philharmonia has been in residence at Three Choirs Festival since 2012, and this refreshed partnership for 2024-2029…
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Thank you to the audience for your warm reception: a great first night at
@geigeki_info
👏🇯🇵👏🇯🇵👏
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What secrets does the forest hold?
Feel the energy of the incoming storm in this R&D-stage render from
#DreamOnline21
with
@TheRSC
and
@marshmallowlf
in
@UnrealEngine
's Niagara system, soundtracked with
@jespernordin
's piece Ärr 🌳
Free tickets here:
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The Philharmonia is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Sir Andrew Davis. Following his debut in January 1972, he went on to form a long and happy relationship with the Orchestra. We had been hugely looking forward to our performance of Strauss’ Capriccio at the Edinburgh…
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Brahms, Strauss, Wagner (encore), Bruckner.
@liseDavidsen
,
@esapekkasalonen
. Quite a combination at the
@bbcproms
this evening. Whether you were in the hall or listening on the radio or online, we hope you enjoyed it.
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Countdown to Philharmonia Session No. 3.
On Thursday 17 September (7pm), tune in to our YouTube or
@ClassicFM
's Facebook to watch
@paavo_jarvi
conduct Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 and Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending, with violinist
@NickyBenedetti
.
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Unfortunately,
@esapekkasalonen
is no longer able to conduct the orchestra at the
@bbcproms
on 9 Sep, due to the recent extension of COVID-19 quarantine restrictions in Finland. Thanks to
@paavo_jarvi
, who steps in to conduct the same programme, featuring
@grosvenorpiano
.
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Ahead of this Friday's stream of Mahler's Third Symphony, Principal Conductor
@esapekkasalonen
shares the story of how this work came to be the very first piece he performed with the Philharmonia, in this film from our archive.
Watch the full film at
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Just announced:
@marinalsop
will join the orchestra as our new Principal Guest Conductor in September 2023. Alsop will open our series Let Freedom Ring: Celebrating the Sounds of America with a jazz-infused American programme in November.
Learn more:
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The new normal. Last week we tested socially distanced playing with a small ensemble at Henry Wood Hall in London, part of our planning for the
#PhilharmoniaSessions
, coming soon to a screen near you.
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We won!
@esapekkasalonen
collects the
@SkyArts
award in the classical music category, for Stravinsky: Myths & Rituals
#southbankawards
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Season's greetings from all of us at the Philharmonia!
Enjoy our recording of Waltz of the Flowers, from Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker, filmed at Asylum Chapel in London.
Watch in full:
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The show WILL go on: today we found out we've been awarded £967,413 as part of the
#CultureRecoveryFund
🥳
Thanks to the grant from
@DCMS
and
@ace_national
we'll continue to be
#HereForCulture
: supporting our musicians, performing online concerts and delivering outreach projects
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"It’s been one of the most enjoyable and special aspects of my life"
We loved the chance to hear of our Patron HRH The Prince of Wales (
@ClarenceHouse
)'s lifelong love of music as he joined our musicians and supporters online, hosted by our Chair, Lord King of Lothbury:
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A packed out house tonight, and what a night it was!
It's always a pleasure to perform under the baton of the brilliant
@herascasado
, and
@NickyBenedetti
's performance of Bruch's Violin Concerto was absolutely phenomenal.
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We've arrived at the
@RoyalAlbertHall
for tonight's
@bbcproms
performance of Elgar, Strauss and Chopin alongside the amazing
@SeongJinCho
!
Don't forget you can listen live to our Proms performance tonight at 7.30 pm on
@BBCSounds
or
@BBCRadio3
.
🎧 Listen here:…
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A royal seal of approval for our Mahler's Third
#VR
- and you can experience it for yourself in VR Sound Stage:
.
@weareproto
provides an onsite research & development facility – including Virtual Reality!
The Duke gets immersed in the work of
@mixedimmersion
, a 3D Audio Production company that creates amazing experiences using VR.
#GetNorth2018
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A turbocharged bass section of 10 players for tonight's Sibelius concert at
@southbankcentre
, marking the last concert as a member for Neil Tarlton, Principal Double Bass since 1992.
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What a way to close our season - a standing ovation after Schoenberg's Gurrelieder with
@esapekkasalonen
and an all-star cast
#seethesun
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We're all set and ready to go for tonight's performance at
@bbcproms
@RoyalAlbertHall
with
@esapekkasalonen
and
@LiseDavidsen
. See you there?
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Our Spanish tour has been an absolute joy! 🇪🇸
We've thrilled audiences in Barcelona, Madrid, Oviedo, and Valencia with music by Dvořák, Beethoven, and Schumann. A huge thanks to everyone who came out! We're making one last stop in Alicante tonight before we bring this concert…
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Right now we were due to be on stage at
@southbankcentre
, performing a concert featuring Kabalevsky's Cello Concerto No. 2 with world-leading cellist
@StevenIsserlis
. While we can't meet in person, Steven took the time to perform the encore he had prepared for today.
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Rehearsals are complete, and the stage is set.
Tonight's the night! See you at 7.30 pm
@bbcproms
!
Don't forget you can listen live on
@BBCSounds
or
@BBCRadio3
.
🎧 Listen here:
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Ahead of the third of our
#PhilharmoniaSessions
, streaming tomorrow at 7pm on YouTube, here's a message from star violinist
@NickyBenedetti
, who joins us to perform Vaughan Williams's much-loved work, The Lark Ascending.
Find out more at
@benedetti_fdtn
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Spotted on the beach:
@esapekkasalonen
demonstrates his conducting prowess by summoning a flock of seagulls with a single gesture
#heatwave
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Important Japan tour update: Philharmonia United played an away fixture against
@NHKSO_Tokyo
in an international friendly. We won't mention the score, but there were more goals scored than in a normal football match...
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Happy birthday to...us! 🥳
75 years ago today we gave our very first concert in London's Kingsway Hall, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham for the fee of one cigar.
But our relationship didn't last long...he left in a huff when he wasn't given the position of Music Director 😂
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A bittersweet moment: the audience reaction to our final concert before before venues close across the country. Luckily, we were able to go ahead with 'Beethoven: 1808 Reconstructed', with
@esapekkasalonen
conducting a unique performance. We will be back,
@southbankcentre
.
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The Bauhas had an enormous impact on the arts in
#WeimarBerlin
. Series Advisor
@gavinplumley
gives some insight into Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius, and his unhappy affair with composer Alma Mahler.
Watch the full film on our Youtube channel from 8pm on Monday.
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Get into the groove of Ukrainian composer Nikolai Kapustin's Fifth Piano Concerto - high-energy, percussion-driven music that sounds like improvised jazz but is written down note for note.
Frank Dupree, an enthusiastic champion of Kapustin's music, joins us on Thursday, 7…
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Merry Christmas from everyone at the Philharmonia Orchestra!
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Critics from Japanese music magazine Ongaku No Tomo have voted our Jan 2020 concerts at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (
@geigeki_info
), with
@esapekkasalonen
&
@SayakaShoji
, as their Best of the Year. Thank you 👏👏👏.
@japan_arts
@jpBritishArts
Deeply honoured. Such happy memories, feels like a different life altogether. I miss the Japanese audiences and concert halls. And the food. Hope to be back soon.
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We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. All of us at the Philharmonia offer our sincere condolences to our Patron His Majesty The King, and all the Royal Family.
Our office, including our box office phone line will be closed until Sep 12th at 10am.
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We're performing Bruckner's 4th Symphony in two weeks' time at
@BBCProms
@RoyalAlbertHall
! Here's
@esapekkasalonen
telling the touching story of when he first heard the symphony as a child
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One final standing ovation 👏
Applause rings through
@southbankcentre
's Royal Festival Hall for
@esapekkasalonen
and Mitsuko Uchida, as E-P leaves our stage for the final time as our Principal Conductor
Thank you, Esa-Pekka
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"With music you communicate on a level beyond language." Just a few of the beautiful words spoken by
@AliceSaraOtt
ahead of her performance of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G at
@AnvilArts
tonight.
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The
#PhilharmoniaSessions
are a hit.
"I was completely unprepared for the emotional impact this short streamed concert had on me."
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First live concerts back at
@southbankcentre
and what a special day it has been. Thanks to everyone who came, or tuned in on
@BBCRadio3
. And thank you to
@esapekkasalonen
and
@YefimBronfman
. It is great to be back.
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We're on the lookout for a socially engaged artist or collective to collaborate with the Orchestra as Artist In Residence, creating new artistic experiences across our 2020-2021 programme of activity.
Find out more and apply below
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We had a fantastic time over the past week and a half visiting some of the most beautiful and renowned concert halls across Europe! We're back on the road tomorrow as we kick off our Spanish tour with conductor Masaaki Suzuki and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras.
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We believe every child should have the chance to reach their musical potential.
Learn what we’re doing to achieve this and how you can help:
#KeepPlaying
#GivingTuesday
@RusheyMeadNews
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Tickets selling fast! For the perfect Valentine's Day gift, come and see
@NickyBenedetti
perform music close to her heart with Bruch's Scottish Fantasy, as well as
@herascasado
conducting Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.
Book now:
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This Easter, we want to offer you something in place of the concerts we would have performed at
@southbankcentre
. So tune into our YouTube channel at 7pm on Friday 10 April for a streamed concert from our archive. In fact, it’s almost exactly 50 years old:
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This one of our 2020
#PhilharmoniaMoments
is incredibly special to us: our
#PhilharmoniaSessions
performance with John Wilson and Sheku Kanneh-Mason was our very first time playing together since lockdown
Emotions were running high in the Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis:
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Well that was special 💙
It wasn't just playing
@VikingurMusic
's
@bbcproms
debut and working with our friend
@paavo_jarvi
- it was also you, our biggest audience since pre-pandemic!
Thank you to all 5,000 of you in the hall, and to everyone who tuned in around the world 👏
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*35 years of service* 🏅
Today we said goodbye to one of our longest-serving members 😢
Michael Turner from our Viola section heads into retirement after an incredible Philharmonia career spanning three Principal Conductors - and featuring over five total years spent on tour!
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What a magical night at the Proms! 🎉🎶
A massive thank you to all those who attended and listened live!
@SeongJinCho
returns to London to join the orchestra Sunday, 24 September 2023, at 3 pm.
Learn more:
📸 Chris Christodoulou
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Watch Pekka Kuusisto give a peek into
@danielbjarnason
's Violin Concerto - we're excited for next week's UK premiere with
@esapekkasalonen
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Love. Murder. Renewal. Hear Schoenberg's breathtaking masterpiece Gurrelieder on 28 June.
@esapekkasalonen
conducts an all-star line-up of soloists at
@southbankcentre
's Royal Festival Hall:
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Tomorrow night Canadian pianist Bruce Liu, winner of the 2021 Frédéric Chopin International Piano Competition will join us to make his UK debut.
🎟️ Grab yourself ticket here:
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"In 2021, he will become the principal conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London — succeeding, as it happens, Mr. Salonen."
Santtu made his
@nyphil
last week:
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We sat down with our Principal Guest Conductor, the groundbreaking
@marinalsop
!
In this interview, Marin talks to us about her journey to becoming a conductor, her plans for the role, and what she's most looking forward to in the upcoming Let Freedom Ring series, which…
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We are delighted to announce that Thorben Dittes will be joining the Philharmonia as our new CEO in August 2022.
Read more here:
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Principal Oboe Tom Blomfield accepts his applause after a stunning performance of Strauss's Oboe Concerto, his debut concerto performance with us
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We're on tour: catch the Philharmonia across Europe over the next week! We started in Amsterdam yesterday at the
@Concertgebouw
(pictured) and will travel across Belgium, Germany and Switzerland before finishing off at the Musikverein in Vienna.
@Bruceliupiano
and Rudolf…
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"...this is a really exciting way to still experience this great music in a way that is possible at the moment."
@ShekuKM
spoke to the BBC about filming the first of the
#PhilharmoniaSessions
, as well as life under lockdown in a musical family.
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