Announced today - Into the Void: From Wagner to Black Sabbath ⚡️ 📅 Wednesday 22 April 2026, 7.30pm | Royal Festival Hall 🎟️ Priority booking for Philharmonia Friends: Wednesday 1 October 10am 🎟️ General booking: Friday 3 October 10am Find out more: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/int...

Anastasia Kobekina joins us for three performances of Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1 🤩🎶 📆 Sun 28 Sept | Soho Theatre Walthamstow, London 📆 Mon 29 Sept | The Marlowe, Canterbury 📆 Tue 30 Sept | De Montfort Hall, Leicester Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/series/anast... #Philharmonia80

🎉 Our 80th birthday season is officially underway! Last night, we kicked off our London season with Principal Conductor Santtu, Featured Composer Gabriela Ortiz, organist Olivier Latry and Featured Artist Víkingur Ólafsson, who received the RPS Gold Medal. 🙌🥇 📸: Mark Allan #Philharmonia80

Meet Víkingur Ólafsson, our Featured Artist for the Philharmonia’s 80th birthday season. The Icelandic pianist opens the celebrations tonight at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall with Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali. 🎶 Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/san...

Santtu-Matias Rouvali & Víkingur Ólafsson walked the iconic stairs of The Concertgebouw last night in Amsterdam, opening their International Season! 🙌 #Philharmonia80

Our 80th birthday season starts tomorrow with Santtu & Víkingur Ólafsson! 🎉 📍 Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre 🕢 Tomorrow, 7.30pm ✨ First-time booker? A limited number of FREE tickets are still available! 👉 Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/san...

Step inside the Virtual Orchestra...this Thursday at our 80th season opener. 🥽🎶 🎧 Put on a headset and experience the orchestra in breathtaking detail, for free! Join us from 12-7:15pm at the Southbank Centre in London, ahead of our season opener! 🙌 Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/san...

Celebrating 80 Years of the Philharmonia 🕰️🎶 We’ve distilled down our 80 years of history into this bitesize timeline - a whistle-stop trip through decades of musical inspiration. Buckle up and enjoy the ride: philharmonia.co.uk/our-story-80... #Philharmonia80

We're hiring a new Concerts & Projects Manager! 👀❗️ This role is responsible for the planning, coordination and delivery of the orchestra’s core performance activity. Closing Date: Mon 29 Sept First interviews: Thu 2 Oct Find out more and apply now: philharmonia.co.uk/vacancies/

Are you a violinist looking to take your orchestral career to the next level? 🎻📣 Applications are still open until Sunday 26 October 2025 for violinists to take part in our Instrument Fellowship Programme in 2026. Find out more and apply now: philharmonia.co.uk/what-we-do/t...

🎉 Happy Birthday, Gustav Holst! His iconic suite 'The Planets' still thrills audiences over a century later - starting with the thunderous Mars. Don’t miss our performance of Star Wars and The Planets on Sun 8 Feb 2026: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/marin-alsop-conducts-star-wars-and-the-planets

AllSaints's SS26 Runway Show at The Tanks! 😎 Last night, we performed as part of 'AllSaints Rocks' at Tate Modern with French DJ and producer Louis Bekk and conductor Ellie Slorach.🤘 #AllSaints #SS26 #TateModern

'Music is the Enemy' 👬👀 Iconic artists Gilbert & George join forces with the Philharmonia for a unique multimedia concert featuring art, music, exclusive interviews! 🤩 🗓 Sun 5 Oct 📍 Royal Festival Hall, London 🎟 Tickets from just £12 Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/gil...

It's single release day! 💿🎉 To kick off our 80th birthday, we're excited to release 'Der Held' - the first movement from our limited edition sixth album on Philharmonia Records 'Santtu conducts Strauss: Ein Heldenleben', released on 24 October. Listen now 🎧: lnk.to/SanttuConductsStrauss

“Making music with him, I feel free!” 🙌 Santtu-Matias Rouvali shares his excitement for our season opener, featuring Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, and working with Víkingur Ólafsson. Join us at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Thur 25 Sept. 🎟 Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/san...

We’re back — looking brighter, feeling bolder, and ready to celebrate. This year marks our 80th birthday, and what better way to kick it off than with a brand-new trailer. Music is not what we do. It's what we are. #Philharmonia80

✨ Vaughan Williams’ rhapsodic masterpiece, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis ✨ 🎶 Premiered on this day in 1910 at Three Choirs Festival in Gloucester, this work has enchanted audiences for over a century. Here’s a glimpse of our performance at Battersea Arts Centre with conductor John Wilson.

❗️We're hiring a new Head of Education and Community Engagement! ⏰ Closing Date: 29 Sept First interviews: w/c 6 Oct Find out more: philharmonia.co.uk/vacancies/

All of us at the Philharmonia are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Christoph von Dohnányi, Principal Conductor from 1997 until 2008, and holding the title of Honorary Conductor subsequently. Our thoughts and best wishes are with his family at this difficult time.

Last night in Rimini with Santtu & Bruce Liu 🇮🇹🎶 Here are some shots from our performance at the 76th Sagra Musicale Malatestiana at Teatro Galli in Rimini. Tonight, we travel to Kurhaus for the Merano Music Festival 🙌 📸: Riccardo Gallini Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/mer...

⏰ We're on the lookout for a new Development Research & Operations Manager 👀 We’re seeking candidates to support the growth in fundraising activity of a busy and ambitious orchestra. Closing date: Tue 30 Sept | 12pm First interviews: Tue 7 Oct Full details below: philharmonia.co.uk/vacancies/

What's On: September 🎹🎶 Our season openers with Santtu & Víkingur Ólafsson in Basingstoke & London, Rachmaninov's complete piano works in Peckham and Steven Osborne in Scotland! Here’s a look at what’s coming up this month. 🙌 🎟️ Book your tickets today: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/

September is here...which means it's almost time for our 80th birthday season! 🎉🎶 We'll be kicking off the Southbank Centre's classical season on Thursday 25 September, with Santtu-Matias Rouvali and our Featured Artist, pianist Víkingur Ólafsson. Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/seasons/2025...

Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is back at Peckham's Bold Tendencies in 2 weeks! 🤩🎹 She returns this year to perform as part of a UK first: all four Rachmaninov piano concertos performed in one concert with Boris Giltburg, Ryan Wang and Junyan Chen . Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/bol...

The final notes of Mozart's last piano concerto ✨ An optimistic finale to his Piano Concerto No. 27, performed by Paul Lewis and Ryan Bancroft. And in just 2 weeks, we bring it to stages across the UK with Steven Osborne and conductor Rory Macdonald: 🎟️ Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/

Ragtime at the Royal Albert Hall. 🎹🎶 We sneaked into rehearsals yesterday to catch Bruce Liu rehearsing Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag for his encore at last night's BBC Proms, with Principal Double Bass Tim Gibbs and Santtu swapping his baton for brushes on the drum kit! 🥁

It’s BBC Proms day! 🤩🎶 Tonight, we take to the Royal Albert Hall stage to perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Bruce Liu, Ortiz’s ‘Antrópolis’ and Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ - captured here in rehearsals. 🎧 Listen live on BBC Radio 3 from 7:30pm: www.bbc.co.uk/radio3

Bruce Liu makes his BBC Proms debut with Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2. 🤩🎶 We caught up with Bruce this week for a glimpse of what to expect tomorrow evening. Find out more: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/bbc-proms-bruce-liu-plays-tchaikovsky

⚽️ The Premier League is back… and so is Philharmonia FC! 🇫🇮🎶 Last week, we returned from Mikkeli Music Festival, performing Mozart, The Lord of the Rings, and, of course, competing in the legendary Festival football match. 📸: Ville Hautakangas

🎭🎶 Soho Theatre x Philharmonia – tickets on sale now! 🙌 We're bringing classical music to Soho Theatre Walthamstow – the beautifully restored North London venue – for three unforgettable performances between September & January. Tickets from £14 - book now: philharmonia.co.uk/sohotheatre

Just one week to go! 🤩🎶 We’re excited to return to the Royal Albert Hall stage for the BBC Proms on Wednesday 20 August. 🎟 Day tickets are sold out, but Day Promming tickets will be released at 9:30am on the day. Find out more: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/bbc-proms-bruce-liu-plays-tchaikovsky

Tickets are now on-sale for our performances at Carnegie Hall in New York. 🤩🇺🇸 📅 Wed 28 Oct 2025 — Santtu-Matias Rouvali & Víkingur Ólafsson 📅 Thu 29 Oct 2025 — Marin Alsop & Alexandre Kantorow Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/phi...

Our first performance at the 2025 Mikkeli Music Festival! 🇫🇮 Here are a few snaps from yesterday's performance, with Principal Conductor Santtu, soloists Johanna Rusanen and Ville Rusanen, and the Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat Male Voice Choir. philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/mikkeli-music-festival-2025

🎶 Sibelius's Kullervo in rehearsal for Mikkeli Music Festival! 🇫🇮 Santtu-Matias Rouvali opens our residency at this year's Festival with music by his fellow Finn Sibelius, culminating in the epic 'Kullervo' Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/mik...

🎶 Sibelius’s Dance Intermezzo 🇫🇮 We're excited to return to Finland this week for the Mikkeli Music Festival - an annual highlight in Philharmonia musicians’ calendars. Enjoy this performance of Sibelius's Dance Intermezzo. Book your tickets today: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/mik...

What's On: August ✈️🎶 💃 Festival season is well and truly in full swing. Join us at Mikkeli Music Festival, the George Enescu International Festival and the BBC Proms in London as we perform music from Shostakovich to 'The Lord of the Rings'. 🎟️ Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/

🎶 'It Is Enough' from Mendelssohn’s Elijah Bass-baritone Matthew Brook captures the prophet Elijah at his most vulnerable. Catch this breathtaking oratorio at Three Choirs Festival this Saturday 2 August,7:30pm at Hereford Cathedral. 👉 Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/thr...

One of the Romantic era’s great works - Schumann’s Cello Concerto. Enjoy this performance by Steven Isserlis and Simone Young - with today marking the anniversary of the composer's death in 1856. 🎶 Love Schumann? Hear this masterpiece live in our 80th Birthday Season: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/

🎉 Happy Birthday, Riccardo Muti! 🤩 We’re celebrating our former Principal Conductor with a throwback to his 2010 rehearsal of Beethoven’s Eroica, as part of our all-Beethoven 65th anniversary concert at Royal Festival Hall. #RiccardoMuti #Beethoven #Eroica #ClassicalMusic #Philharmonia

Our 2024/25 season may have finished, but our Learning & Engagement team have been busy this summer across Bedford, Basingstoke, Leicester and London 🥁🎶 To find out more about what we do, click below: philharmonia.co.uk/what-we-do/

Bliss (literally) with Dame Sarah Connolly! 🤩🎶 Here's a sneak peek from yesterday's rehearsals of Arthur Bliss's 'Mary of Magdala'. Final preparations are underway for Three Choirs Festival in Hereford. No weekend plans? No problem. Book your tickets today: philharmonia.co.uk/seasons/thre...

Meet the artists of the Three Choirs Festival 2025 ✨🎶 We caught up with conductors Geraint Bowen and Samuel Hudson, plus soloists Jess Dandy, Alex Ashworth and Rebecca Hardwick, to find out more about their connection with the music. Read more: philharmonia.co.uk/news-blog-vi...

🎶 It’s the first night of the BBC Proms! We’re excited to be back this summer with Santtu and Bruce Liu, making his Proms debut in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2. 💥 Here’s a glimpse of Liu performing it with us at the Royal Festival Hall. 🎹✨ 🎟️ Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/bbc...

Sex, Money, Race, Religion with Gilbert & George 🤩🎶 To celebrate their landmark exhibition we join forces with the iconic duo for Sex, Money, Race, Religion, one of the key works in the exhibition. Read more: philharmonia.co.uk/at-home-with...

We’re diving into the archives to share the finale of Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, recorded in 1995 with one of the world's leading conductors: Myung Whun Chung. We’re excited to bring Berlioz’s masterpiece back to the stage with Rafael Payare. Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/raf...

It's our final week at Garsington Opera! 🎭🎶 We finish our 2025 summer residency at the Wormsley Estate with three performances of 'L'elisir d'amore' conducted by Chloe Rooke. 🎟️ Last chance for tickets: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/gar... 📸: Julian Guidera & Richard Hubert Smith

🎼 On the anniversary of his death, we remember George Gershwin. Here's an extract from his Prelude No. 1, arranged by George Morton and performed by Ksenija Sidorova. Love Gershwin? Santtu conducts Bernstein, Copland and Gershwin on Thu 5 Mar 2026 Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/san...

Billie Jean King is back at Wimbledon… but did you know she’s also the star of an opera? 👀🎶 Karpman's opera Balls tells the story of the 1973 Battle of the Sexes tennis match between King and Bobby Riggs – victory for King and for gender equality. Book Now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/bal...

In less than a month, we’re back at the Mikkeli Music Festival! 🎶 🇫🇮 Enjoy this throwback to 2022, when Santtu conducted Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto at the Festival with fellow Finn Pekka Kuusisto. 🎟️ Book now: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/mik...

Thick & Tight join us as Artists in Residence for our 80th birthday season! 🎉💃 Daniel Hay-Gordon and El Perry create a mix of dance, mime, theatre, satire and drag, steered by a queer identity and perspective. Find out more: philharmonia.co.uk/philharmonia...