Concerts & Events

Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducting the Philharmonia
Friends event

Up Close Rehearsal: Santtu conducts Sibelius, Lindberg & Shostakovich

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Christian Lindberg – trombone

  • Sibelius Finlandia
  • Lindberg Trombone Concerto, 'Golden Eagle'
  • Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Royal Festival Hall

Two women in discussion
Insights

Philharmonia debates... Music & Politics

Mark Pemberton – Host
Emily MacGregor – Host
Lord Daniel Moylen – Host
Christian Lindberg – Host

Level 5 Function Room

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducting the Philharmonia
Concert

Santtu conducts Sibelius, Lindberg & Shostakovich

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Christian Lindberg – trombone

  • Sibelius Finlandia
  • Lindberg Trombone Concerto, 'Golden Eagle'
  • Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Children in an auditorium with their arms in the air, as part of the Philharmonia's Orchestra Unwrapped concert
Schools concert

Basingstoke: Orchestra Unwrapped

Matthew Lynch – conductor
Lucy Drever – Presenter
Angie Newman – BSL Interpreter

  • Mozart Overture, Don Giovanni
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (1st movement)
  • Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1919) (Finale)
  • Elgar Enigma Variations (Theme, IV, XI, VII)
  • Ortiz Papalotes
  • Shigihara Grasswalk from Plants vs. Zombies
  • Silvestri The Avengers (Theme)
  • Bizet Carmen Suite (Les Toreadors) 
The Anvil, Basingstoke

Cecilia Masabane Rangwanasha against a black background, wearing a black long sleeve top with sparkly jewellery, smiling
Concert

Basingstoke: Wagner, Strauss and Tchaikovsky

Thomas Søndergård – conductor  
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha – soprano  

  • Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
  • Strauss Four Last Songs
  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, ‘Pathétique’
The Anvil, Basingstoke

4. Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha c. Vera Elma Vacek
Friends event

Open Rehearsal: Wagner, Strauss and Tchaikovsky: Last Songs

Thomas Søndergård – conductor
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha – soprano

  • Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
  • Strauss Four Last Songs
  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, ‘Pathétique’
Royal Festival Hall

4. Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha c. Vera Elma Vacek
Concert

Wagner, Strauss and Tchaikovsky: Last Songs

Thomas Søndergård – conductor
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha – soprano

  • Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
  • Strauss Four Last Songs
  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, ‘Pathétique’
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Alena Baeva with her violin
Concert

Paavo Järvi conducts Bruch and Sibelius

Paavo Järvi – conductor  
Alena Baeva – violin  

  • Brahms St Anthony Variations
  • Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
  • Sibelius Symphony No. 5
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Jakub Hrusa
Friends event

Open Rehearsal: Jakub Hrůša conducts Mahler 7

Jakub Hrůša – conductor

  • Mahler Symphony No.7
Royal Festival Hall

Philharmonia Chamber Players
Small-ensemble performance

Philharmonia Chamber Players: Transfigured Night

Rebecca Chanviolin 
David López Ibáñez – violin 
Scott Dickinson – viola 
Sylvain Séailles – viola 
Ella Rundle – cello 
Silvestrs Kalniņš – cello 

  • Montgomery Break Away
  • Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht
Royal Festival Hall

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Jakub Hrusa
Concert

Jakub Hrůša conducts Mahler 7

Jakub Hrůša conductor  

  • Mahler Symphony No. 7
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Evgeny Kissin
Friends event

Open Rehearsal: Evgeny Kissin - one concert, two concertos

Lawrence Foster – conductor
Evgeny Kissin – piano

  • Mussorgsky Night on a Bald Mountain
  • Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.1
  • Rachmaninov The Rock
  • Scriabin Piano Concerto
Royal Festival Hall

Evgeny Kissin
Concert

Evgeny Kissin: one concert, two concertos

Lawrence Foster – conductor  
Evgeny Kissin – piano  

  • Mussorgsky A Night on the Bare Mountain
  • Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Rachmaninov The Rock
  • Scriabin Piano Concerto
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Woman holding a microphone with other audience members in discussion
Insights

Philharmonia debates... Music & Gender

Katy Hamilton – Host
Gillian Moore – Host
Laura Karpman – Host

Level 5 Function Room

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Marin Alsop conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra
Concert

Battle of the Sexes: Marin Alsop conducts Balls

Façade:
Marin Alsop – conductor
Nikola Printz – narrator
Nicky Spence – narrator
Lotte Betts Dean – narrator

 

Balls:
Marin Alsop – conductor
Nikola Printz – Billie Jean King
Nicky Spence – Bobby Riggs

Emma Kennedy – Howard Cosell
Lotte Betts Dean – Marilyn Barnett
Eve Pearson Maxwell – Susan B. Anthony / ensemble
Oliver Barker – Larry King / ensemble
Mia Serracino-Inglott – Rosie Casals / ensemble
Ariana Ricci – ensemble
Lucile Guedj – ensemble
Tim Burton – ensemble
Archie Inns – ensemble
Gyaan Bhuyan – ensemble
With singers from London Voices
Emma Doherty – director
Ben Parry – assistant conductor
Ruth Paton – designer

  • Walton Façade
  • Karpman Balls (World premiere of version with full orchestra)
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.