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Philharmonia Orchestra

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Philharmonia Orchestra

@philharmonia

A world-class symphony orchestra for the 21st century. Explore the 2024/25 season: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/

United Kingdom

Joined April 2009

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Philharmonia Orchestra
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Apr 29, 2025
The wait is over! Our 80th birthday season is now on sale. 🎉🎶 We’ve invited some fantastic artists to join us at the @southbankcentre to help us make our birthday season the best one yet. Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson (@VikingurMusic ), our Featured Artist, plays Beethoven, Adams
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Philharmonia Orchestra
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May 17, 2023
We've unearthed this fantastic footage of Igor Stravinsky conducting the Philharmonia back in 1965 at the Royal Festival Hall. Tomorrow Santtu opens a two-concert focus on Stravinsky and Prokofiev as we are joined by pianist Behzod Abduraimov! Tickets🎟️: philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/santt…
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Philharmonia Orchestra
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May 29, 2018
Tonight at Buckingham Palace, we celebrate 40 years with HRH The Prince of Wales (@ClarenceHouse) as Patron of the Philharmonia, with a Gala concert and dinner. Some photos of HRH with the Philharmonia in recent years:
Philharmonia Orchestra
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Dec 15, 2024
Last month we were reunited with legendary conductor Herbert Blomstedt, who at the age of 97 brought a lifetime’s accumulated wisdom, together with his deep joy in sharing music to a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No.9. A evening that will live long in the memory of everyone
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Philharmonia Orchestra
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Mar 20, 2025
Sneak peek into rehearsals with @maofujita_piano 🎧🎶 Tonight, we take to the stage at the Royal Festival Hall (@southbankcentre) with the sensational Japanese pianist, and Finnish conductor @OsmoVanska. Join us tonight in London, or tomorrow in Bedford to hear Mozart,
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Philharmonia Orchestra
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Jun 25, 2025
On this day in 1910, Igor Stravinsky premiered The Firebird at the Paris Opéra. 🐦‍🔥 To celebrate, enjoy this fantastic archival clip of Stravinsky conducting his work with the New Philharmonia Orchestra in 1965. 🎶 🎉 Love Stravinsky? We open our 80th birthday season at
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Philharmonia Orchestra
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Mar 19, 2025
Meet @maofujita_piano : performing with us tonight in Basingstoke, tomorrow in London, and Friday in Bedford 📣🎶 We sat down with the 26-year-old Japanese pianist in rehearsals this week to talk performance challenges, 'genius' modulation, and understanding just what it takes
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Philharmonia Orchestra
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Mar 17, 2025
Mao Fujita plays Mozart in Basingstoke, London & Bedford.🎹 Join us this week, as the sensational Japanese pianist returns to perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No.25. Osmo Vänskä conducts an exciting programme with Mendelssohn's Fifth Symphony and Missy Mazzoli's 'These Worlds In
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Philharmonia Orchestra
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Jun 30, 2018
Happy birthday to the one and only @esapekkasalonen 🎉🎉
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Philharmonia Orchestra
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Dec 3, 2020
Who could say no to an invitation from @stephenfry? Join us for the next of our FREE #PhilharmoniaSessions: Beethoven's Creatures of Prometheus, created by the absolute dream team of @esapekkasalonen, Stephen Fry, @GerardMcBurney and animator Hillary Leben Fri 4 Dec, 7.30pm GMT
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Philharmonia Orchestra
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Apr 19, 2024
It's Jazz Appreciation Month, and to celebrate, we revisit one of this season's most epic encores as Frank Dupree and the Philharmonia perform Duke Ellington's 'Caravan' at the Royal Festival Hall!
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Philharmonia Orchestra
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May 22, 2019
This morning we are delighted to announce that Santtu-Matias Rouvali will be the next Principal Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra. Welcome, Santtu! Full story 🔽🔽🔽 philharmonia.co.uk/news/article/6…
Philharmonia Orchestra
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Aug 21, 2025
Ragtime at the Royal Albert Hall. 🎹🎶 We sneaked into rehearsals yesterday to catch @Bruceliupiano 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!
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Philharmonia Orchestra
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Jul 28, 2025
🎉 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
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