Volodos in recital
May 22 2012, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Arcadi Volodos performs Schubert's Piano Sonata in A minor, Brahms' 3 Intermezzi and Sonata in B minor by Liszt
Ashkenazy conducts in London
May 24 2012, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts Shostakovich's Babi Yar Symphony, an epic piece of powerful criticism. Also performed is Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3, performed by Nobuyuki Tsujii
Gardner conducts in London
May 31 2012, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Edward Gardner conducts Janáček's extraordinary Sinfonietta, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 22 with David Fray, and Dvořák's Symphony No. 7
Diamond Jubilee Celebration in London
Jun 05 2012, 15:00 - Royal Festival Hall
An afternoon of great English music conducted by Edward Gardner. The programme includes Walton's Crown Imperial, Elgar's Cello Concerto with Natalie Clein, and Holst's The Planets
Dohnányi conducts in London
Jun 07 2012, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Christoph von Dohnányi conducts Brahms' Symphony No. 2 and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with Andreas Haefliger. Also performed is the Overture from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Carl Davis conducts Ben Hur
Jun 09 2012, 19:00 - Royal Festival Hall
A screening of the epic film with live orchestral soundtrack
Schiff plays Mozart
Jun 14 2012, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
András Schiff conducts and plays in an all-Mozart programme including the Piano Concerto No. 20 and Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
Salonen conducts in London
Jun 28 2012, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Mahler's Resurrection Symphony and the world première of Joseph Phibbs's Rivers to the Sea
Salonen conducts in London
Sep 27 2012, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Beethoven's Choral Symphony and Piano Concerto No. 1 with Leif Ove Andsnes
Sokhiev conducts in London
Oct 11 2012, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Tugan Sokhiev conducts Beethoven's Emperor Piano Concerto with Yefim Bronfman and Elgar's Enigma Variations
London Sunday Matinee, The Merry Widow
Dec 02 2012, 15:00 - Royal Festival Hall
John Wilson conducts Lehár's unforgettable The Merry Widow
Afkham conducts in London
Dec 06 2012, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
David Afkham makes his Philharmonia London début with a programme of Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Coriolin Overture and Brahms's Symphony No. 3
Maazel conducts in London
Dec 08 2012, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Lorin Maazel conducts Prokofiev's Pathétique and excerpts from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet and Violin Concerto, where he is joined by violinist Vadim Repin
Maazel conducts in London
Dec 13 2012, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Lorin Maazel conducts a programme of Russian masterworks: Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2, Rachmaninov's The Rock and Scriabin's Poem of Ecstasy
Sokhiev conducts in London
Jan 24 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Tugan Sokhiev conducts Mendelssohn's Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Brahms's First Symphony, and is joined by Akiko Suwanai for Dvořák’s Violin Concerto.
Woven Words, Lutoslawski Centenary, in London
Jan 30 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen opens his Lutoslawski Centenary series with the composer's Musique funèbre, Piano Concerto performed by Krystian Zimerman and Ravel's complete ballet score Daphnis et Chloé
St Valentine's Day Gala Concert
Feb 14 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Romantic classics for Valentine's Day conducted by Joji Hattori. Featuring Jennifer Pike and the First Prize Winner of the Menuhin Competition 2012 playing a programme of Tchaikovsky, Saraste, Bruch and Strauss
Gardner conducts in London
Feb 17 2013, 19:00 - Royal Festival Hall
Edward Gardner conducts Britten's Spring Symphony, Bridge's Suite, The Sea and Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto
Ashkenazy conducts in London
Feb 21 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts Britten's Death in Venice Suite, Shostakovich's Symphony No. 15 and Sol Gabetta joins to perfom Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 2
Ashkenazy conducts in London
Feb 24 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts Britten's Quatre chansons françaises, Mahler's Symphony No. 4 and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21
Nelsons conducts in London
Feb 28 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Andris Nelsons conducts Beethoven's Fifth and Angela Denoke joins to perform a selection of Strauss songs
London Sunday matinee, Nelsons conducts
Mar 03 2013, 15:00 - Royal Festival Hall
Andris Nelsons conducts Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel and Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony; Arabella Steinbacher performs Berg's Violin Concerto
Woven Words, Lutoslawski Centenary, in London
Mar 07 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen's Lutoslawski centenary celebrations resume with the composer's Cello Concerto performed by Truls Mork, and Concerto for Orchestra
Woven Words, Lutosławski Centenary in London
Mar 21 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Lutosławski's Les espaces du sommeil, with Matthias Goerne; Chain 2, with Jennifer Koh; Fourth Symphony and Ravel's Suite, Ma mère l'oye and La Valse
Järvi conducts in London
Apr 04 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Paavo Järvi conducts Haydn's Symphony No. 85, La Reine, Sibelius's Symphony No. 1 and Lisa Batiashvili performs Brahms's Violin Concerto
Järvi conducts in London
Apr 07 2013, 15:00 - Royal Festival Hall
Paavo Järvi conducts Sibelius's Kariela Suite, Dvořák's Symphony No. 7 and Khatia Buniatishvili performs Grieg's Piano Concerto
Masur conducts in London
Apr 11 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Kurt Masur conducts Bruckner’s towering Symphony No. 3 and is joined by soloist David Fray in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2
Gatti conducts in London
Apr 20 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Daniele Gatti conducts Verdi’s epic Requiem with an all star cast of soloists and the full forces of the Philharmonia Chorus and Philharmonia Voices
Petrenko conducts in London
Apr 23 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Vasily Petrenko conducts this all-Russian programme which includes Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 2 and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with soloist Nikolai Lugansky
Repin performs in London
Apr 28 2013, 15:00 - Royal Festival Hall
Kazuki Yamada conducts Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique and Bruch's Violin Concerto with soloist Vadim Repin
Hrůša conducts in London
May 02 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Jakub Hrůša conducts Scriabin’s Reverie, Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 and Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky
Sir Andrew Davis conducts in London
May 09 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Sir Andrew Davis conducts Vaughan Williams’s London Symphony, Britten’s The Young Apollo and Mozart’s Jeunehomme Piano Concerto with soloist Lise de la Salle
Salonen conducts in London
May 16 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts an all Shostakovich programme including a concert performance of his unfinished satirical opera Orango
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