Join us as our London concert season closes this Thursday 6 June at Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre in London. Sol Gabetta is the soloist for Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1, originally written for legendary cellist, Mstislav Rostropovich. Santtu-Mattias Rouvali, our Principal Conductor, also conducts Elgar's Enigma Variations and Lizst's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. Book tickets: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/santtu-conducts-elgars… If you can't make it, we'll be back in September! Check out our 24/25 London season here: philharmonia.co.uk/seasons/2024-25-london-season/
We have a brand new film out today with the Philharmonia's Joint Principal Clarinet, Mark van de Wiel. Join Mark at the Prozone workshop near London as he chats with his long-term repair person, Graham de Vere White, about what it takes to keep 50-year-old instruments in top working order. https://youtu.be/O4zGAXeE9Rs Subscribe to our channel to keep up with all of our new content.
We relaunch our instrument films today: the sarod, with the Philharmonia Orchestra's Artist in Residence, Soumik Datta, joined by Gurdain Rayatt on tabla. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm_2G... Discover this beautiful instrument ahead of Soumik's culminating performance with Philharmonia players on 11 May at Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall. Book: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/soumik-datta-borderlan…
On 27 April we reached the astounding achievement of 600 uploads. Thank you to everyone who follows and supports our channel. Here is to the next 600! In the meantime, can you help us achieve 140,000 subscribers? We are almost there!
Philharmonia on tour: Europe 2024 🚆
We had a fantastic time in the last week and a half visiting some of the most beautiful and renowned concert halls across Europe. We created many special memories as an orchestra, and we thank everyone who could join us at our concerts.
Today we're back on the road! As we are kicking off our Spanish tour with conductor Masaaki Suzuki and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras. We visit Barcelona, Madrid, Oviedo, Valencia and Alicante, before returning to our London home – Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall.
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. Pianists Bruce Liu and Rudolf Buchbinder join us on a tour of some of Europe's most beautiful and historic venues. Visit our website for more information: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/philharmonia-europe-to…
We had the privilege of sitting down with @BruceLiuPiano ahead of his concert on Sunday 6 April at Royal Festival Hall, and ahead of a major European tour with the Philharmonia Orchestra. Catch the full film release on Sunday morning ahead of the concert at 3pm. Here is a sneak peek behind the scenes. Book tickets: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/bruce-liu-plays-rachma…
It's #worldpianoday! Dive into all of our piano-related content in our Piano playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Don't stop there - how about joining us on Sun 7 Apr at Royal Festival Hall in London for Bruce Liu performing Rachmaninov's much-loved Piano Concerto No. 2: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/bruce-liu-plays-rachma…
Boldog születésnapot! That's 'Happy Birthday' in Hungarian to composer Béla Bartók, born on this day in 1881. In 2011, the Philharmonia and Conductor Laureate Esa-Pekka Salonen performed a series of concerts called "Infernal Dance", featuring works by Hungary's greatest composer, Béla Bartók. Discover the videos that accompanied the series, exploring a panorama of form, art and folk music: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
We're very sorry to hear of the passing of renowned composer, Péter Eötvös (1944-2024). We were warmly welcomed into the Hungarian composer's home in Budapest in 2018, learning about his life and work, especially about his composition, Multiversum, co-commissioned by the Philharmonia. Maestro Eötvös was interviewed by former Philharmonia Principal Second Violin, Tamás Sandór. Discover more about Eötvös, Sandór, and the extraordinary musical legacy of Budapest in this documentary shot on location: https://youtu.be/7UbZO_xBAjE
The Philharmonia is a team of 80 musicians, of 16 different nationalities. Santtu-Matias Rouvali is our Principal Conductor. We are Resident Orchestra at the Southbank Centre in the heart of London, and also have residencies in Bedford, Canterbury, Leicester, Basingstoke, at Garsington Opera and the Three Choirs Festival.
We tour all over Europe, and to the USA, Japan and China, and our online performances are enjoyed by listeners from Fiji, Sudan and Indonesia to the Arctic Circle in Norway.
We make recordings, play for movie and video soundtracks, and create groundbreaking Virtual Reality experiences. Our Learning & Engagement projects, our films and our pioneering use of technology enable more people to experience world-class music-making, and we’re committed to nurturing the next generation of orchestral musicians and composers.
We are a registered charity, thankful to our family of supporters, and proud to be funded by Arts Council England. philharmonia.co.uk/