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An evening celebrating the clarinet 🎶😍

We’re thrilled to welcome back our former Principal Clarinet, Mark van de Wiel, to perform Copland's Clarinet Concerto, and the world premiere of a brand new concerto, commissioned from his friend Jonathan Dove.

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A sneak peek at John Adams’s 'After The Fall' with Víkingur Ólafsson! 👀🎹✨

Join us at 7.30pm at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre for what promises to be an unforgettable evening.

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Esa-Pekka Salonen + Ravel = pure magic 🪄🎶

This week we’re thrilled to welcome our former Principal Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen back for Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloé. To set the scene, here’s an extract from another Ravel masterwork - Mother Goose. ✨

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🎼 Applications are now open for the 2026/27 Philharmonia Instrumental Fellowship Programme!

The Fellowship offers an extensive range of training opportunities for young musicians who aspire to become professional orchestral musicians.

Apply now:
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Bruckner 8 in rehearsal with conductor Lawrence Renes! 🎶🙌

The Wagner tubas are at the ready as we prepare for Bruckner's Eighth Symphony. Join us at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall tomorrow night at 7.30pm

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Arturo Márquez on Danzón No. 2 with Gabriela Ortiz 🇲🇽🎶

Ahead of next month’s performances in Canterbury, London and Manchester, Arturo Márquez reflects on his iconic Danzón No. 2 in conversation with our Featured Composer Gabriela Ortiz.

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Gabriela Ortiz and Alisa Weilerstein on 'Dzonot' - Ortiz’s Cello Concerto, written especially for Weilerstein 🇲🇽🎶

Join us in Canterbury, London and Manchester for the UK premiere of this new work by our Featured Composer.

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Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in rehearsal, ahead of the Philharmonia Festival in Mauritius 🇲🇺🎶

Conductor Alexandre Bloch joins us for a week of concerts in Mauritius, as we perform one of the most iconic and instantly recognisable moments in classical music.

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"I found an amazing group of players who were very warm, extremely supportive and open." 💬🤩

Esa-Pekka Salonen reflects on meeting the Orchestra for the very first time, his favourite thing about being a conductor and the role of music in today's world.

▶️ Watch the full interview on YouTube

Sean Shibe on the guitar concerto 'battle’ ahead of his performance of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez. 🙌🎼

💬 “I don’t think there is really a better example of Rodrigo’s gift for slow melodic writing.”

🎟️ Limited tickets available - don’t miss it.
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Happy Birthday, Mendelssohn! 🎉

Did you know a stormy Scottish sea cave inspired one of his most famous pieces? 🌊⛰️
His Hebrides Overture was born after an 1829 visit to Fingal’s Cave on the Isle of Staffa, painting a moody picture of the Atlantic swell.

This is how the week should start. 🌍✨

Enjoy the opening of Holst’s Jupiter from The Planets, as we get ready for Sunday’s space-themed performance at the Royal Festival Hall.

Sun 8 Feb | Royal Festival Hall, London
🎟️ Limited tickets available

Is this the most beautiful melody ever written? 👀🎹

Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, rehearsed here by pianist Boris Giltburg and conductor Lawrence Foster, is one of those pieces that stops time.

If this moves you…wait until Sunday’s performance of Symphonic Dances! 🎶✨

Mars, the Bringer of Main Character Energy.

In just over a week, our Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop conducts Star Wars & The Planets at Royal Festival Hall, Sunday 8 Feb 🪐

Last few tickets 🎟️
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THIS moment in Sibelius 5 though… 🦢😍

Start your week with Sibelius: a rehearsal extract from his Fifth Symphony, conducted by Paavo Järvi. A powerful celebration of life and nature, inspired by the composer’s vision of sixteen swans in flight.

#Philharmonia #Sibelius #ClassicalMusic #Orchestra

In focus: Riccardo Muti 🇮🇹🎶

Former Principal Conductor Riccardo Muti reflects on his very first experience with the orchestra and what makes the Philharmonia truly unique.

▶️ Watch the full interview on YouTube:
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We’re back at Roundhouse Three Sixty in 2026 with Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Harry Baker! 🤩🎶

Here's a clip from Sheku's last appearance with us, performing Saint-Saëns’s lyrical Cello Concerto No. 1 🎻

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🎶 80 years of music in the making! 🚀

As we begin the new year, why not take a whistle-stop tour through decades of musical inspiration in our new video timeline. From legendary conductors, iconic composers, and even a journey into interstellar space!

Watch in full:
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We’re opening the year with Mozart 🎶

Join us at Soho Theatre Walthamstow for an evening of Mozart Masterpieces! To get you in the mood, enjoy Alina Ibragimova’s performance of his Violin Concerto No. 5.

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da-da-da-DUN! We're celebrating Beethoven’s birthday with one of classical music’s most iconic motifs 🎶

Love Beethoven? Don’t miss our 2026 concerts, featuring pianists Alim Beisembayev and Denis Kozhukhin performing his Fourth and Fifth Piano Concertos.

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Season’s greetings from the Philharmonia Orchestra as we celebrate our 80th Christmas 🎄🎶

We’ve created a short film bringing together eight decades of our history - capturing defining concerts, iconic collaborations and moments that have shaped us as an orchestra. We hope you enjoy!

Yoo-hoo! Enjoy 'Sleigh Ride' (without the slay puns 😆) 🛷🎄

Here’s a joyful throwback to Leroy Anderson’s 'Sleigh Ride', filmed at Battersea Arts Centre and conducted by Barnaby Smith.

#Christmas #Classics #SleighRide #Orchestra #Philharmonia

Clara-Jumi Park performs Sibelius’s Violin Concerto - on his birthday! 🎉🎻

Kang joins us on our tour of South Korea, with Santtu-Matias Rouvali, performing Sibelius's iconic violin concerto. And what better way to mark the composer’s birthday than with this rehearsal clip.

Join us for some Christmas classics with the Philharmonia Brass! 🎺🎄

📆 Alexandra Palace Theatre, London | 15 Dec
📆 The Marlowe, Canterbury | 18 Dec
📆 Hemsted Park, Benenden | 19 Dec
📆 Soho Theatre Walthamstow | 21 Dec
📆 The Haymarket, Basingstoke | 22 Dec

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Another Christmas (Nut)Cracker! 🩰🎄

Enjoy our performance of 'Waltz of the Flowers' from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. Feeling festive? Join us this December for our Christmas concerts in London, Canterbury, and Basingstoke.

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On this day in 1972, Riccardo Muti made his debut with us in London - conducting Brahms, Mussorgsky, and Beethoven! 🤩🎶

To mark the occasion, here’s an extract from his 2010 rehearsal of Beethoven’s 'Eroica'

#RiccardoMuti #Beethoven #Eroica #ClassicalMusic #Philharmonia

It's 1 December… Time to unwrap the festive fun with Philharmonia Brass! 🎺✨

To get you feeling festive, here’s our performance of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”. Join us at the Bedford Corn Exchange tonight for an evening packed with seasonal classics. 🎄🎶

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Yesterday, we took to the Royal Festival Hall stage for the last time in 2025, celebrating our 80th birthday with Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, pianist Fazıl Say, and a party to remember 💙

And the celebrations don’t stop here - book now for 2026!
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The Philharmonia returns to Roundhouse Three Sixty in 2026, with Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Harry Baker! 🤩🎶

Tickets on sale: Wed 3 Dec, 10am
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Czech in with Dvořák before Sunday’s performance at the Royal Festival Hall!

Ahead of our performance of Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony with Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, here’s an extract from his Czech Suite!

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