Carl Davis on the film 'Waterloo'
Conductor and Composer Carl Davis discusses 'Waterloo', Karl Grune's 1928 film, ahead of a concert with the Philharmonia Orchestra which took place in April 2010.
Beyond Classical
Legend of the Sky Leicester (2018)
Legend of the Sky is an epic musical reimagining of the ancient Leicestershire folk legend, The Griffin of Griffydam. Join the Philharmonia Orchestra and Leicester-Shire Schools Music...
City of Dreams (Vienna 1900-1935): Art in Vienna Part 3
We visit the Belvedere Gallery in Vienna and Tate Liverpool to discover why there was such an explosion in the arts in Vienna at the turn of the century.
The Art of the Groove: Santtu-Matias Rouvali & Pekka Kuusisto in Conversation
What does it take for an orchestra, soloist and conductor to find that musical sweet spot, where tradition, risk-taking and creativity intersect? Philharmonia Orchestra Principal Guest...
Finnish Folk Music - Pekka Kuusisto Home Video - December 2017
Today, 6 December 2017, Finland celebrates 100 years of independence. This latest folk song from violinist Pekka Kuusisto celebrates that most Finnish of pastimes: heating up the sauna....
Finnish Folk Music - Pekka Kuusisto Home Video - September 2017
For the first day of autumn, violinist Pekka Kuusisto shares another folk song video from his home in Finland. This sombre polska was written by Samuel Rinda-Nickola.
Pekka...
Symphonize Kingston (2017)
Symphonize Kingston is a collaboration between Kingston Music Service and the Philharmonia Orchestra bringing together skilled urban and classical musicians to deliver intensive, skills-enhancing...
Philharmonia VR | The Virtual Orchestra
Take the best seat in the house: on stage in front of Esa-Pekka Salonen.
The Philharmonia Orchestra, in partnership with Southbank Centre and technology company Inition...
City of Dreams (Vienna 1900-1935): Interaction in the Arts
In music and painting, we tend to fix our attention on a few astonishing individuals. But the nature of Viennese culture around 1900 was one of collective energy and vision. We speak...
Amaan Ali Khan introduces the Sarod
Sarod player Amaan Ali Khan guides us through the construction, techniques and performance on his instrument - the Sarod.
City of Dreams (Vienna 1900-1935): Art in Vienna Part 1
We visit the Belvedere Gallery in Vienna and Tate Liverpool to discover why there was such an explosion in the arts in Vienna at the turn of the century.
Adrián Varela and Kirpal Singh Panesar in conversation
Philharmonia Orchestra violinist Adrián Varela and Tar Shehnai player Kirpal Singh Panesar come together to learn about each other's instrument, techniques, and ensemble playing.
Design and Detachment (4/6) - Philharmonia Orchestra
In 1919, not only was the Weimar Republic founded, but Walter Gropius, the architect, also founded what would become a game-changing art school – the Bauhaus. In this film we travel...
Composer Joby Talbot on 'Worlds, Stars, Systems, Infinity'
In this interview, composer Joby Talbot discusses his composition "Worlds, Stars, Systems, Infinity", which was commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra as part of the digital installation...
Finnish Folk Music - Pekka Kuusisto Home Video - August 2017
We’re thrilled to share the second instalment of violinist Pekka Kuusisto’s folk song videos from his home in Finland. This tune is a minuet from the village of Tuikka (Tjöck)...
City of Dreams (Vienna 1900-1935): Art in Vienna Part 2
We visit the Belvedere Gallery in Vienna and Tate Liverpool to discover why there was such an explosion in the arts in Vienna at the turn of the century.
Beethoven's Fifth (Trailer)
On Monday 25 September 2017, the Philharmonia Orchestra will release its second exclusive piece of Virtual Reality content, Beethoven’s Fifth. Shot by Google’s VR team, the new...
Béla Bartók: Folk Music
Malcolm Gillies and Esa-Pekka Salonen investigate Bartók's role as an ethnomusicologist; how he collected and notated folk music and how this inspired the music he wrote for the concert...
Universal Notes TRAILER
Sign-up to our YouTube and Vimeo channels by 6 September to view our first release of the season, Universal Notes.
In a collaboration between the Philharmonia and Darbar...
Music of Today | The Next Generation: Claire Chase (flute) & Dai Fujikura (composer)
"It needs to groove"... what happens when you put two of the brightest voices in new music together in a room?
Find out, as Claire Chase and Dai Fujikura chat about...
Finnish Folk Music - Pekka Kuusisto Home Video - October 2017
It’s getting properly dark in Finland as the nights close in. Violinist Pekka Kuusisto shares “Pirun Polska,” a polska for the Devil, written by Samuel Rinda-Nickola.
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Universal Notes: A Musical Collaboration Between India and the UK
The Philharmonia Orchestra and Darbar have collaborated on an exciting cross-cultural music project called Universal Notes. The new piece was created in a year of workshops in India...
Introduction to the Philharmonia's Digital Takeover at the Southbank Centre
The Philharmonia's latest project brings the experience of the concert hall directly to you in dynamic 3D video. Step into the heart of the symphony orchestra and get the best seat...
Late-Night Cabaret (Philharmonia Orchestra)
“We’re more similar than you know, it’s not our differences we should fear.” – Rudy Jeevanjee, performance artist
The Philharmonia Orchestra and Raze Collective...
London Mela 2013 in Gunnersbury Park
The Philharmonia Orchestra were delighted to be invited to the Classical Stage at London Mela 2013, to perform Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's composition 'Samaagam', played on the sarod by...
Philharmonia Education: Alike in Dignity
In this film from 2010, we go behind the scenes of an exciting collaborative project between the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Working with 250 primary school...
Symphonize 2019 - Documentary (Philharmonia Orchestra)
In January 2019, the Philharmonia Orchestra and Soft Touch Arts (Leicester, UK) embarked upon another season of Symphonize, a pioneering creative partnership enabling young people from...
The Party’s Over (6/6) - Philharmonia Orchestra
The Weimar Republic was a time of great social and artistic advances, but shaky politics and a disastrous economy made it ripe for the rise of National Socialism – the Nazis. Adolf...
City of Dreams (Vienna 1900-1935): Social Changes in 20th Century Vienna
Julian Johnson looks at the social aspects of the changes in Vienna, and how the decline of the Austro-Hungarian empire in combination with other social changes affected the art of...
The Virtual Orchestra
The Virtual Orchestra: a free digital experience that invites you to explore a symphony orchestra from the inside. Watch this video to see what it’s all about and to hear what visitors...
Philharmonia Education: Creative Orchestra
This film featuring Adrián Varela and Tim Steiner introduces 'Creative Orchestra', a Philharmonia education project which has taken place at various schools including those in Bedford...
Finnish Folk Music - Pekka Kuusisto Home Video - mid December 2017
Violinist Pekka Kuusisto offers up his last instalment of Finnish folk song, filmed on a snowy afternoon at his home in Finland. These two polskas tie up a series of folk songs that...
Stravinsky's Journeys Documentary | Stravinsky: Myths & Rituals
Journey with us from the glamour of Paris to the sun-kissed hills of Hollywood and discover how Igor Stravinsky was able to transform his art throughout his extraordinary life. One...
Symphonize: Leicester
"I would do this every day if I could."
Symphonize is a pioneering creative partnership between Leicester-based Soft Touch Arts and the Philharmonia Orchestra, resident...
Legend of the Sky Leicester (2018)
Legend of the Sky is an epic musical reimagining of the ancient Leicestershire folk legend, The Griffin of Griffydam. Join the Philharmonia Orchestra and Leicester-Shire Schools Music...
TRAILER: Symphonize Leicester 2016/17
Symphonize is a pioneering creative partnership between Leicester-based Soft Touch Arts and the Philharmonia Orchestra, resident at De Montfort Hall, Leicester. Symphonize aims to empower...
Beethoven's Fifth (Full promotional film)
The Philharmonia Orchestra has released its second exclusive piece of Virtual Reality content, Beethoven’s Fifth. Shot by Google’s VR team, the new film was conceived in partnership...
Carl Davis on Phantom of the Opera
Composer and conductor Carl Davis gives insight into the process of writing his soundtrack for Rupert Julian's 1925 silent film, The Phantom of the Opera. The podcast features short...
TRAILER: Late-Night Cabaret
Monday 23 September, 8:45pm - FREE CONCERT - Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London, UK.
https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/2574/free_performance_post-show_cabaret...
Wu Wei (sheng) Artist Portrait with Michael Fuller (double bass)
“It doesn’t belong just to the Chinese, it’s kind of a present for all the people.”
Wu Wei is a virtuosic performer on the sheng, a Chinese mouth organ. Michael...
Béla Bartók: Hungarian folk ensemble Muzsikás
Hungarian folk ensemble Muzsikás perform three traditional pieces for us before going onstage at the Valley of the Arts music festival in Kapolcs, Western Hungary. Muzsikás performed...
City of Dreams (Vienna 1900-1935): Sigmund Freud
Julian Johnson speaks to Michael Molnar from the Freud Museum to find out more about the life and work of Sigmund Freud.
Symphonize Leicester (2018)
"It’s the best experience. It’s opened my mind because I was thinking I wasn’t going to like orchestral music and classical music, but now I like it. The way they mixed it up...
Recording the Soundtrack to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Video Game
We go behind the scenes as the Orchestra records the music for the new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Video Game.
Find out more about how music for games is composed...
The Tabla Lesson
Philharmonia Orchestra violist, Gijs Kramers, gets a special one-to-one lesson with master tabla player, Sanju Sahai. Learn all about the basics of tabla in this film, and find out...
Philharmonia Education: Alike in Dignity Concert
The culminating concert of 'Alike in Dignity', a collaboration between the Philharmonia Orchestra and Royal Shakespeare Company in 2010, based upon Romeo and Juliet. The performance...
Finnish Runo-Song: Pekka Kuusisto (violin) & Ilona Korhonen (voice)
On Thurs 28 Sept 2017, violinist Pekka Kuusisto joins Finnish folk singer, Ilona Korhonen, to present a unique, modern perspective on runo-song, an ancient storytelling tradition from...
City of Dreams (Vienna 1900-1935): Technology in Vienna
In 1897 trams were introduced to the streets of Vienna and have remained an integral part of the city ever since. Changes in transport and other areas of technology were constantly...
City of Light: A guide to the Piano luthéal
What's a piano luthéal? We travelled to the Musée de la Musique at the Cité de la Musique in Paris to speak with Thierry Maniguet, curator, to find out about this device, invented...
Introducing the VR Sound Stage, from the Philharmonia Orchestra
Introducing the VR Sound Stage, the latest immersive installation from the Philharmonia Orchestra. Take a seat inside our Sound Stage, put on a VR headset, and experience Beethoven...
Special Olympics Opening Ceremony Fanfare
Over the course of three months, composer and project leader Tim Steiner and Philharmonia Orchestra musicians worked with children from five SEN schools and two youth brass bands to...
Weimar on Stage and Screen (5/6) - Philharmonia Orchestra
Cabaret was hugely important during the Weimar Republic as a form of social protest and social critique. Its influence went beyond bars and music halls – film and theatre quickly...
Symphonize: “Trying to Live Right” by Dulzo
The Philharmonia Orchestra and Soft Touch Arts (Leicester, UK) are partners on Symphonize, a pioneering creative project aiming to empower young people in Leicester through intensive...
Esa-Pekka Salonen and Yefim Bronfman Meet Muzsikás
Esa-Pekka Salonen and pianist Yefim Bronfman meet Dániel Hamar and László Porteleki from Hungary's leading folk music ensemble, Muzsikás. Muzsikás perform traditional Hungarian...
Craig Ogden in Conversation with Roopa Panesar
Guitarist Craig Ogden in conversation with Leicester-based sitar player Roopa Panesar. The two virtuosi compare instrumental techniques and find links between the Indian and western...
Sibelius's Roots: An Interview with Pekka Kuusisto & Ilona Korhonen
Discover the roots of Sibelius’s music in this interview with violinist Pekka Kuusisto and singer Ilona Korhonen. In 1891, Finnish composer Jean Sibelius met Larin Paraske, a woman...
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