Concerts & Events

Nicola Benedetti leaning against a wall, holding her violin and smiling towards the camera
Concert

Basingstoke: Nicola Benedetti plays Elgar

Cristian Măcelaru – conductor  
Nicola Benedetti – violin  

  • Elgar Violin Concerto
  • Chaminade Callirhoë
  • Debussy La Mer

Nicola Benedetti holding violin and looking towards the side, standing in a corridor
Friends event

Open Rehearsal: Nicola Benedetti plays Elgar

Cristian Măcelaru – conductor
Nicola Benedetti – violin

  • Elgar Violin Concerto
  • Chaminade Callirhoë Suite
  • Debussy La Mer
Royal Festival Hall

Nicola Benedetti holding violin and looking towards the side, standing in a corridor
Concert

Nicola Benedetti plays Elgar

Cristian Măcelaru conductor  
Nicola Benedetti – violin  

  • Elgar Violin Concerto
  • Chaminade Callirhoë Suite
  • Debussy La Mer
Royal Festival Hall

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

Lordi
Concert

Forged in Sound: Heavy Metal Orchestrated

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Marzi Nyman – guitar
Pete Friesen – guitar
Jonathan Noyce – bass
Hayley Cramer – drums
Suzi Quatro – bass, vocals
Alison Mosshart – vocals
Mr Lordi – vocals

  • Wagner 'Ride of the Valkyries' from Die Walküre
  • Metallica Orion
  • Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn Can the can
  • Shostakovich Allegro from Symphony No. 10
  • Metallica Enter Sandman
  • Nelson Steampunk Blizzard
  • The Kills Doing it to Death
  • Mosolov The Iron Foundry
  • Holst Mars from 'The Planets'
  • Motörhead Ace of Spades
  • Mahler Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 [excerpt]
  • Bob Dylan Knockin' on Heaven's Door
  • Led Zeppelin Kashmir
  • Vivaldi 'Summer' from The Four Seasons
  • Saint-Saëns Excerpts from Symphony No. 3, 'Organ'
  • Lordi Hard Rock Hallelujah
Royal Festival Hall

Friends bookings opens Wednesday 1 October, 10am.
Click here to become a Friend.

Lucy Drever and the Philharmonia Orchestra on stage during an Orchestra Unwrapped concert
Schools concert

Leicester: Orchestra Unwrapped

Mert Yalniz – 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)
De Montfort Hall

Kian Soltani holding a cello and looking outwards out of a window
Concert

Leicester: Leonidas Kavakos and Kian Soltani

Leonidas Kavakos – conductor
Kian Soltani – cello

  • Dvořák Vanda Overture
  • Schumann Cello Concerto
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1
De Montfort Hall

Kian Soltani holding a cello
Friends event

Open Rehearsal: Kavakos conducts Dvořák, Schumann & Brahms

Leonidas Kavakos – conductor
Kian Soltani – cello

  • Dvořák Vanda Overture
  • Schumann Cello Concerto
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1
Royal Festival Hall

Double bass cases stood upright with Philharmonia stickers on the cases.
Friends event

Southbank Centre - behind the scenes tour

More info Sold out
Small-ensemble performance

Music of Today: Composers' Academy

Musicians to be announced

Composers to be announced

Royal Festival Hall

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

Man talking into a microphone
Insights

Philharmonia debates... Music & Mentoring

Dr Diana Salazar – host
Kira Doherty – host
Judith Webster – host
Mica Sefia – host

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

Kian Soltani holding a cello
Concert

Kavakos conducts Dvořák, Schumann & Brahms

Leonidas Kavakos – conductor
Kian Soltani – cello

  • Dvořák Vanda Overture
  • Schumann Cello Concerto
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1
Royal Festival Hall

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

Leonidas Kavakos conducting, left arm raised, right arm holding baton.
Concert

Athens: Leonidas Kavakos and Kian Soltani

Leonidas Kavakos – conductor
Kian Soltani – cello

  • Dvořák Vanda Overture
  • Schumann Cello Concerto
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1
Megaron – Athens Concert Hall

Concert

Newbury Spring Festival: Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Brahms

Adam Hickox – conductor
Alim Beisembayev – piano

  • Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture
  • Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1
St Nicolas Church, Newbury

Philharmonia Orchestra on stage at The Marlowe, Canterbury
Community performance

Philharmonia Festival in Canterbury

Multiple venues

More info No ticket required
Headshot of conductor Adam Hickox
Friends event

Open Rehearsal in Canterbury: Alim Beisembayev plays Beethoven

Adam Hickox – conductor
Alim Beisembayev – piano

  • Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture
  • Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1
Marlowe Theatre