Concerts & Events

Marin Alsop stands at the podium of the Philharmonia Orchestra
Friends event

Open Rehearsal: Mahler 6 with Marin Alsop

Marin Alsop – conductor
Esther Yoo – violin

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

Philharmonia Chamber Players, led by Principal Flute Samuel Coles, photographed from the side in front of a full audience at the Royal Festival Hall
Small-ensemble performance

Philharmonia Chamber Players: Bach's Flute Masterpieces

Sam Coles – flute
Rebecca Chan – violin
Daichi Yoshimura – viola
Alex Rolton – cello
Oliver John Ruthven – harpsichord

  • Bach Trio Sonata in Eb BWV 525
  • Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor BWV 1067

Marin Alsop stands at the podium of the Philharmonia Orchestra
Concert

Mahler 6 with Marin Alsop

Marin Alsop – conductor
Esther Yoo – violin

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

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

Concert

Gateshead: Mahler 6 with Marin Alsop

Marin Alsop – conductor
Esther Yoo – violin

  • Bernstein Serenade after Plato's Symposium
  • Mahler Symphony No. 6
The Glasshouse, Gateshead

Marin Alsop conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra
Concert

Birmingham: Mahler 6 with Marin Alsop

Marin Alsop – conductor
Esther Yoo – violin

  • Bernstein Serenade after Plato's Symposium
  • Mahler Symphony No. 6
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Taylor Mac in sparkling clothes, looks outwards against a colourful background of balloons
Concert

Taylor Mac: A 24-Decade History of Popular Music

Taylor Mac – artist
Alan Pierson – conductor
Matt Ray – music director for Taylor Mac
Ted Hearne – orchestral arranger
Machine Dazzle – costume designer

 

  • Taylor Mac A 24-Decade History of Popular Music
Royal Festival Hall

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

Diana Damrau on a black background
Friends event

Open Rehearsal: A German Requiem: Diana Damrau and Gerald Finley

Simone Young – conductor
Diana Damrau – soprano
Gerald Finley – bass-baritone
Philharmonia Chorus

  • Strauss Mondscheinmusik from Capriccio
  • Strauss Das Rosenband
  • Strauss Ständchen
  • Strauss Freundliche Vision
  • Strauss Zueignung
  • Brahms A German Requiem

Diana Damrau on a black background
Concert

A German Requiem: Diana Damrau and Gerald Finley

Simone Young – conductor
Diana Damrau – soprano
Gerald Finley – bass-baritone
Philharmonia Chorus

  • Strauss Mondscheinmusik from Capriccio
  • Strauss Das Rosenband
  • Strauss Ständchen
  • Strauss Freundliche Vision
  • Strauss Zueignung
  • Brahms A German Requiem
Royal Festival Hall

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

Concert

Canterbury: Philharmonia Brass at Christmas

Philharmonia brass ensemble

Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury

Brass musicians and one percussionist on stage, wearing Christmas jumpers with tinsel on their music stands
Concert

Basingstoke: Philharmonia Brass at Christmas

Philharmonia brass ensemble

The Haymarket, Basingstoke

Brass musicians on stage at Soho Theatre Walthamstow, wearing Christmas jumpers with tinsel on their music stands
Small-ensemble performance

Soho Theatre Walthamstow: Philharmonia Brass at Christmas

Philharmonia brass ensemble

Soho Theatre Walthamstow

Philharmonia violins in performance at Royal Festival Hall
Concert

Canterbury: Philharmonia at the Movies

Michael Seal – conductor

Repertoire to be announced

Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury

The Philharmonia playing a concert in Mauritius.
Concert

Philharmonia Festival in Mauritius 2027

Ryan Bancroft – conductor (22, 23 & 24 Jan)
Paul McCreesh – conductor (29 & 31 Jan)
Stephen Bell – conductor (28 & 30 Jan)
John Suchet – presenter
Island Voices Mauritius
Francis Thomé Choir
Soloists from the Royal College of Music, London

  • Beethoven Symphony No. 1
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 2
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 3, 'Eroica'
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 4
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 5
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral'
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 7
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 8
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 9, 'Choral'
  • William Mival Louis en Maurice
  • John Williams Selection of Greatest Hits
Trianon Convention Centre, Mauritius

Alexander Soddy against a black background smiling at the camera
Concert

Elgar Symphony No. 1 with Alexander Soddy

Alexander Soddy – conductor
Piotr Anderszewski – piano

  • Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24, K. 491
  • Elgar Symphony No. 1
Royal Festival Hall

General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 20 October. Join the Friends to access priority booking.

Philharmonia Orchestra on stage at Royal Festival Hall, during an Orchestra Unwrapped concert
Schools concert

Orchestra Unwrapped 2026/27

  • Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra
  • Jessie Montgomery Starburst
  • Holst Excerpts from The Planets
  • Alberga Sailing on Tethys
  • C148 Minecraft Medley
  • Beethoven Overture to Creatures of Prometheus
  • Williams Star Wars theme
De Montfort Hall Royal Festival Hall Bedford Corn Exchange The Anvil, Basingstoke