Philharmonia Orchestra Video Podcasts
116 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsOur monthly series of video podcasts takes you behind the scenes with the Philharmonia Orchestra, including interviews with conductors, soloists and listening guides to famous pieces from the classical repertoire.
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Philharmonia in the Studio
July 23, 2020 14:54 - 13 minutes - 555 MB VideoWhat does an orchestra do when it's not on stage? Since its inception, the Philharmonia has been renowned for its work as a recording orchestra. We can regularly be found in the studio recording for film and video games, as well as recording concert works. Join Patrick Bailey to explore the off-stage work of the orchestra, featuring music by composer Jessica Curry. --- We’re in this together. As a charity, we rely on the generosity of individuals like you to support the work we do thro...
The Orchestral String Section: An Introduction
July 20, 2020 08:43 - 20 minutes - 898 MB VideoHow do 60 individual violins, violas, cellos and basses transform into the lush sound of an orchestral string section? Who do they follow? What makes them all move together? Find out all of their secrets in this film. And subscribe to our YouTube channel to be alerted when our brand new series on the sections of the orchestra continues with the woodwind section. Keep the Philharmonia Playing: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/donate
Conductor Xian Zhang on Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde
April 30, 2020 15:58 - 4 minutes - 207 MB VideoMahler’s The Song of the Earth is an hour-long, soul-searching journey in the company of a composer examining his own mortality and love for life from all angles. --- While we can't perform it for you tonight, conductor Xian Zhang spoke to us about the challenges of conducting the piece, as well as her time learning her craft under the tuition of Lorin Maazel. Like many performing arts organisations, the Philharmonia is facing significant disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic. We wan...
Listening Guide: Haydn Symphony No. 104 "London"
March 27, 2020 14:35 - 16 minutes - 690 MB VideoLast, but certainly not least. Join presenter Paul Rissmann to discover the final symphony from the remarkably prolific composer, Joseph Haydn. You’ll learn the importance of symmetry within the work, Haydn’s creative use of tiny motifs, and the importance of silence.
Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado on Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition
March 10, 2020 12:43 - 4 minutes - 168 MB Video“If after this concert you don’t fall in love with classical music, you never will.” – Pablo Heras-Casado Meet Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado ahead of his concerts of Russian classics this April. Maestro Heras-Casado shares his appreciation of the Philharmonia, his thoughts on the accessibility of classical music, and chats about Mussorgsky’s colourful classic, Pictures at an Exhibition, arranged by composer Maurice Ravel. Concerts: 1 April, Leicester: https://philharmonia.co.uk...
Listening Guide: Sibelius Symphony No. 5
February 27, 2020 15:38 - 15 minutes - 658 MB VideoPerfectionism... Swans... Finland... What do these all have to do with music? Discover the story behind Jean Sibelius’s famous 5th Symphony as described by presenter Paul Rissmann. You’ll learn what to listen out for and how this masterful work was written. Featuring extracts played in the studio by Philharmonia musicians. Catch Sibelius Symphony No. 5 live in concert on 21 May 2020 in London at Royal Festival Hall, conducted by our Principal Conductor Designate, Santtu-Matias Rouvali: htt...
The Virtual Orchestra
February 26, 2020 16:09 - 4 minutes - 165 MB VideoThe Virtual Orchestra travelled to our UK residencies in 2018 and 2019, offering audiences the chance to experience a symphony orchestra from the inside. We worked with local partners including community centres, charities, arts organisations and councils to bring orchestral music to new audiences. Check out this film to find out more about the project or head to the website to read our new report that shares our highlights, challenges, and outcomes from the project. https://philharmonia.co...
Esa-Pekka Salonen on the Artistry of Soprano Lise Davidsen
February 20, 2020 13:03 - 2 minutes - 85.1 MB Video“The moment Lise sang the first phrase, everybody’s jaw dropped in the orchestra. I have never seen this kind of thing before.” – Esa-Pekka Salonen Hear Lise Davidsen and Esa-Pekka Salonen in concert with the Philharmonia Orchestra on 19 March 2020 at Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London: https://philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/200319-esa-pekka-salonen-mahler-and-schumann/ Link to the recording of Lise Davidsen with the Philharmonia Orchestra on Decca: https://decca.lnk.to/LiseDavi...
Esa-Pekka Salonen on Gustav Mahler’s Vocal Music
February 20, 2020 12:56 - 5 minutes - 208 MB VideoPrincipal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, chats about how composer Gustav Mahler used and re-used vocal music. Music from his song cycles can later be heard in his symphonies. Discover more in this film and join us for in London for our concert series, Mahler: Songs of Life, throughout our 2019/20 season: https://philharmonia.co.uk/whats-on/?date=all&location=all&type=all&event-group=1562 The Mahler: Songs of Life concerts are supported by members of the Mahler Syndic...
Esa-Pekka Salonen on Beethoven’s Famous 1808 Concert in Vienna
January 30, 2020 17:02 - 8 minutes - 343 MB Video“Everything was just a disaster. Most likely, people who survived it, when they walked out of there, they were completely confused and bewildered. There is something really attractive about the total excess of it.” – Esa-Pekka Salonen Listen to Esa-Pekka Salonen, our Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, talk about why he’s reconstructing one of the most famous concerts ever: Beethoven’s legendary 1808 concert in Vienna. The concert was plagued by mishaps and ran for four hours, but th...
Beethoven: 1808 Reconstructed (Animated Film)
January 30, 2020 16:34 - 2 minutes - 85.3 MB VideoVienna, 22 December 1808. Franz and Katarina are on their way to hear a concert that the famous composer and pianist, Ludwig van Beethoven, is putting on at the Teater an der Wien. They are in for a night they will never forget. Discover the story behind one of the most famous concerts of all time in our animated film. You can join us for a reconstruction of this concert in March 2020, conducted by our Principal Conductor, Esa-Pekka Salonen. 14 March 2020, The Anvil, Basingstoke: https:...
Esa-Pekka Salonen – the Philharmonia Orchestra at 75
January 07, 2020 16:29 - 4 minutes - 263 MB VideoIn 2020 we mark 75 years since the Philharmonia Orchestra was founded - three quarters of a century of brilliant live music-making, definitive recordings, technological innovation and artistic adventure. Our Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, reflects on the founding ethos of the Philharmonia and how it has continued to attract the finest musicians to play in its ranks. Discover our concert series here: http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/POat75 Watch more films abo...
Christmas Card 2019: In Dulci Jubilo (Horn Quartet)
December 09, 2019 16:12 - 3 minutes - 404 MB VideoSeasons Greetings from everyone at the Philharmonia Orchestra! Enjoy our 2019 Christmas Card, filmed in the ancient church of St Bartholomew the Great in London, with the Philharmonia’s four horns – Nigel Black, Kira Doherty, Diego Incertis Sánchez and Carsten Williams. In Dulci Jubilo was arranged by Philharmonia No. 3 Cello, Richard Birchall. Hear more from our fantastic horn section in Horn Calls, featuring Richard Strauss’s Till Eulenspiegel, Thu 16 Jan, 7.30pm, Royal Festival Hall, ...
Strauss Oboe Concerto with Tom Blomfield, Principal Oboe, Philharmonia Orchestra
December 06, 2019 16:30 - 12 minutes - 527 MB VideoMeet Tom Blomfield, Principal Oboe of the Philharmonia Orchestra, to learn more about what it’s like to be an oboist and to discover the fascinating story behind the Strauss Oboe Concerto. Created in the aftermath of World War II, this nostalgic piece is one of the few opportunities an oboe soloist gets to stand in front of a symphony orchestra. The concerto also forms a part of the Philharmonia Orchestra’s great recording legacy – the Philharmonia made the first recording of the piece in 19...
Bonus Content: The Dennis Brain Horn
November 26, 2019 16:00 - 5 minutes - 196 MB VideoPhilharmonia No. 2 Horn, Kira Doherty, meets up with Richard Watkins, Principal Horn of the Philharmonia Orchestra from 1985-1996, at the Museum of the Royal Academy of Music in London to dive into the legacy of the first Principal Horn of the Philharmonia, Dennis Brain. This is a rare opportunity to hear the instrument Brain played in the 1950s before his early death. The Philharmonia Orchestra celebrates 75 years in 2020. On 16 January 2020, Richard Watkins performs the Serenade for ...
Richard Watkins (horn) and Mark-Anthony Turnage (composer) In Conversation
November 15, 2019 16:36 - 25 minutes - 1.07 GB VideoMeet Richard Watkins, Principal Horn of the Philharmonia Orchestra from 1985-1996, as he chats with composer and friend, Mark-Anthony Turnage at the Philharmonia offices in London. Turnage has composed a new piece for horn and orchestra called 'Towards Alba', which he wrote for Richard Watkins. The piece was commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra with support from John and Carol Wates as part of the Orchestra's 75th birthday celebrations in 2020. Find out all about this new piece and...
Instrument: Bass Clarinet
October 11, 2019 16:02 - 24 minutes - 1.02 GB VideoBy popular demand, we present a full-length guide to the bass clarinet, presented by Philharmonia Orchestra Principal Bass Clarinet, Laurent Ben Slimane. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:48 – What is a bass clarinet? 01:13 – How do you put it together? 02:33 – How does the sound get created? 03:55 – How does the pitch get changed? 04:43 – What is a transposing instrument? 05:08 – How did you get started on the bass clarinet? 05:50 – What are the keys like? 06:36 – How do you hold...
Late-Night Cabaret - Philharmonia Orchestra
September 10, 2019 12:12 - 13 minutes - 581 MB VideoThe Philharmonia Orchestra and Raze Collective present a queer extravaganza of contemporary cabaret on Mon 23 Sept in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer, Southbank Centre, London, at 8:45pm. This free show is inspired by the cabaret scene of Weimar Berlin and is a collaboration between Philharmonia players and London-based performance artists. Our documentary goes behind-the-scenes on the rehearsals: meet the artists and hear what they have been working on! Cabaret artists: Bourgeois & Mauric...
The Party’s Over (6/6) - Philharmonia Orchestra
August 31, 2019 06:00 - 14 minutes - 441 MB VideoThe 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 Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, which brought an end to the Weimar Republic. As part of his swift project of cultural eradication, books were burned and people contrary to the regime, or who simply did not fit the Nazi’s ideal of the “Aryan” race, were arrested, murdered or forced to flee Germany. In ...
Weimar on Stage and Screen (5/6) - Philharmonia Orchestra
August 29, 2019 06:00 - 11 minutes - 371 MB VideoCabaret 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 adopted its rougher aesthetic and its subject matter. One of the most prominent collaborations of the day was between composer Kurt Weill and playwright Bertolt Brecht, who created The Threepenny Opera, which was later turned into a film. This period also launched the career of legendary singer and actor Marlene Die...
Design and Detachment (4/6) - Philharmonia Orchestra
August 27, 2019 06:00 - 13 minutes - 421 MB VideoIn 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 to Weimar and Dessau to uncover what it was like to be a student at the Bauhaus, especially as a woman. Historian Philipp Blom and writer Theresia Enzensberger explain the parallels to our own time, and how technology and art intersected to create a new, utopian vision for life and design. Series Advisor, Gavin P...
Symphonize 2019 Documentary - Philharmonia Orchestra
July 05, 2019 11:36 - 4 minutes - 164 MB VideoIn 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 across Leicester to work alongside producers and musicians to create, compose, produce and perform their own original tracks and video art. Following a series of taster workshops and an intensive week-long project, the project culminated in a concert at Sue Townsend Theatre in Leicester on Saturday 12 January....
The City Electric (3/6) - Philharmonia Orchestra
June 07, 2019 07:00 - 13 minutes - 434 MB VideoBerlin. An epicentre. A capital city. A playground. The city of Berlin was the Weimar Republic’s hub, transforming itself into a multicultural melting pot where rules could be bent and new ways of being were more accepted. However, people questioned this modern way of living and were sceptical of the rise of technology and a more relaxed approach to gender norms. Cabaret, theatre and film all contributed to a critique of society while the rise of Fascism inevitably marched forward. Observe...
The Sound of Change (2/6) - Philharmonia Orchestra
June 05, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutes - 455 MB VideoThe composers of the Weimar Republic provided a soundtrack for the events that unfolded in Germany between 1919 and 1933. During this tumultuous, exciting time, composers such as Kurt Weill, Paul Hindemith and Alban Berg thrived and produced works that still thrill us today. The sounds of cabaret and jazz infused Weill’s Threepenny Opera while Paul Hindemith and Alban Berg took a more objective approach, creating music to “reach out beyond political boundaries.” The influence of Weimar was s...
Weimar Berlin: Bittersweet Metropolis (1/6) - Philharmonia Orchestra
June 03, 2019 15:37 - 11 minutes - 364 MB VideoJoin cultural historian Gavin Plumley and the Philharmonia on a journey around Germany and discover the sights and sounds of the Weimar Republic in the first of a series of six films. Following World War I, Germany was in tatters. What emerged from the ashes was a new republic, founded in Weimar with the aim for a more progressive, modern Germany. What followed was just over a decade of extraordinary cultural and artistic experimentation. Dietrich, Weill, Brecht, Gropius and Dix – just a few...
Jakub Hrůša on Miloslav Kabeláč's The Mystery of Time
November 01, 2018 15:27 - 5 minutes - 235 MB Video“He was born into the wrong time” The greatest composer you’ve never heard of: our Principal Guest Conductor Jakub Hrůša guides you through the inspiring musical life and heartbreaking story, of Miloslav Kabeláč. Explore his revelatory music on 22 November, when we follow The Mystery of Time with Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances and Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/2120/jakub_hrusa_dvorak_and_shostakovich
Wu Wei (sheng) Artist Portrait with Michael Fuller (double bass)
October 19, 2018 15:44 - 16 minutes - 709 MB Video“It doesn’t belong just to the Chinese, it’s kind of a present for all the people.” Go beyond Western traditions and discover the ancient Chinese sheng, as acclaimed artist Wu Wei reveals his instrument's secrets in conversation with bassist Mike Fuller in our brand new film. Hear Wu Wei perform live with us on 5 April, in a concert showcasing the sheng's full musical range: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/2160/music_of_today_wu_wei_artist_portrait
Esa-Pekka Salonen on Bruckner: The Music
September 07, 2018 11:40 - 2 minutes - 232 MB Video“Just be there and Bruckner takes care of you” Esa-Pekka Salonen introduces his love of Bruckner’s music ahead of our 2018/19 London Season opening concerts. Hear him conducts Bruckner’s Sixth (27 Sep) and Seventh (30 Sep) symphonies live at Southbank Centre: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/1819opening
Esa-Pekka Salonen on Wagner, Schoenberg & Bruckner
August 31, 2018 10:37 - 1 minute - 135 MB Video"The link is Wagner, tying everything together." Esa-Pekka Salonen introduces his programmes - of Bruckner, Schoenberg & Wagner - to open our 2018/19 London Season at Southbank Centre on 27 and 30 September 2018: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/1819opening
Instrument: Banjo
July 13, 2018 10:03 - 8 minutes - 1.01 GB VideoIn this film, Nigel Woodhouse introduces the banjo. The banjo is a rare visitor to the orchestra, but has been used by composers in the 20th century onward to evoke American folk music and jazz especially. All of our instrument films: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqR22EoucCyccs5J639SCefaM7mD9dMSz
Composer Hannah Kendall On Her New Piece, Baptistry
June 08, 2018 16:21 - 8 minutes - 375 MB Video“Bright and vibrant and energetic – exactly how I planned it.” – Hannah Kendall, composer British composer Hannah Kendall on her music, her love of teaching, and on growing up in London – what inspires and drives her as an artist. Following the Philharmonia Orchestra’s world premiere of her new piece, Baptistry, in May, we’re looking forward to performing it again at the Three Choirs Festival in July: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/2238/hereford/hereford_cathedral/29_july_2018...
Instrument: Mandolin
May 25, 2018 15:40 - 21 minutes - 351 MB VideoIn this film, Nigel Woodhouse introduces the mandolin. The mandolin has been used by many composers across the centuries to give special colour to the orchestra, often evoking folk music. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Orchestral Extract: Mozart, Don Giovanni, Deh, vieni, alla finestra 00:46 Composers who wrote for the mandolin 01:08 The Neopolitan mandolin 02:00 The origins of the mandolin 03:05 Mandolin vs Violin – Similarities and Differences 04:33 Playing the mandolin – The F...
Pekka Kuusisto on Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto
April 20, 2018 10:27 - 10 minutes - 480 MB Video"You expect Frank Sinatra to sing this sort of music, these sorts of harmony changes. But it’s a Prokofiev Violin Concerto." - violinist Pekka Kuusisto on Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto Pekka Kuusisto takes a very personal look at Prokofiev's light-filled First Violin Concerto, which he performs with the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy in May 2018: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/series/68/voices_of_revolution_russia_1917
Esa-Pekka Salonen on Mahler: Music for Conductors
April 06, 2018 11:04 - 2 minutes - 90.9 MB Video“Strauss can be conducted by an orangutan and it still sounds pretty nice. Mahler... not so.” Esa-Pekka Salonen reveals why so many conductors fall in love with Mahler’s enigmatic music. Join us as he brings to life the raucous First Symphony in Leicester, Basingstoke and London next week: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/soloist/63/fray__david
Composer Unsuk Chin on The Song of the Children of the Stars (Interview)
March 23, 2018 12:45 - 17 minutes - 755 MB Video“There is no boundary or difference: even different skin, different religion or different culture – we are all children of the stars.” Music to expand your horizons: mystical, echoing, otherworldly, Unsuk Chin’s The Song of the Children of the Stars sets 13 poems spanning centuries and continents, contemplating our place in the universe. Hear her introduce her music in conversation with Jonathan Cross, ahead of our European premiere on 15 April: http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/1754
Esa-Pekka Salonen on Mahler's First Symphony
March 09, 2018 10:31 - 2 minutes - 115 MB Video“It’s a wild piece by a wild young man, and should not be treated with any kind of reverence” – Esa-Pekka Salonen shares his thoughts on how provocation turns to nostalgia in Mahler’s First Symphony. Join us in April for a world of klezmer, Austrian countryside and even Frère Jacques – “with a few kicks here and there”: http://bit.ly/2tjbZRe
Instrument: Euphonium
February 23, 2018 14:45 - 23 minutes - 1.01 GB VideoIn this film, Philharmonia Orchestra Principal Trombone, Byron Fulcher, introduces the euphonium, an instrument that is an occasional visitor to the orchestra. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:18 Meaning of "euphonium" 00:40 Choices when buying a euphonium 00:59 The emergence of valved brass instruments 01:25 UK brass band history & the euphonium 02:22 "Tenor tuba" and how the euphonium became part of the orchestra 03:12 How you make a sound 03:55 The wide range of the euphonium & the compensating sy...
Principal Guest Conductor Jakub Hrůša on Mahler Symphony No. 5
February 09, 2018 10:34 - 3 minutes - 188 MB Video"Everyone can find a link to Mahler’s music" Hear that unique human connection in his Fifth Symphony, live in concert with our Principal Guest Conductor Jakub Hrůša: http://bit.ly/2CQ7oGv
Philharmonia Orchestra 2018/19 Season: What we do is for everyone
February 06, 2018 08:00 - 1 minute - 72.1 MB Video"What is an orchestra for, in our world as it is today?" Find out, in our new season - on sale now: philharmonia.co.uk/london1819 (Soundtrack: Ottorino Respighi, Pines of the Villa Borghese from Pines of Rome. Hear it in concert on 28 Feb 2019: philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/seasons/74/1819_london_season)
Finland at 100: Esa-Pekka Salonen Reflects
December 07, 2017 12:35 - 6 minutes - 92.5 MB VideoLove of nature, a strong civil society, great coffee... What defines Finland today as the country turns 100? Philharmonia Orchestra Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, reflects on why it is refreshing to come home regularly to Finland after living abroad for over 30 years. Filmed on location in Finland in the summer of 2017. Finland turns 100 on 6 December 2017. Celebrate with the Philharmonia and Esa-Pekka Salonen in a special, all-Sibelius concert at London's South...
Esa-Pekka Salonen on Sibelius & Finland’s Independence Movement
December 07, 2017 11:47 - 8 minutes - 126 MB VideoArt and music were central to the development of Finnish national identity and helped to bring together different cultures under a single Finnish flag. Philharmonia Orchestra Principal Conductor & Esa-Pekka Salonen shares composer Jean Sibelius's role in Finnish nation building in this film shot on location in Finland in the summer of 2017. Finland turns 100 on 6 December 2017. Celebrate with the Philharmonia and Esa-Pekka Salonen in a special, all-Sibelius concert at London's Southbank Ce...
Esa-Pekka Salonen Remembers His Philharmonia Orchestra Debut with Mahler's Third Symphony
September 27, 2017 12:26 - 5 minutes - 98.4 MB VideoIt was a fateful September in 1983 when Esa-Pekka Salonen received a call from his agent saying the Philharmonia Orchestra needed someone to replace conductor Michael Tilson Thomas at the last minute, performing Mahler's Third Symphony in London. He said yes and the rest is history. Hear the story from the Philharmonia's now Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, who took a moment out of his busy schedule this summer to share the ups and downs of that fateful decision a...
Pekka Kuusisto on Daníel Bjarnason's New Violin Concerto
September 20, 2017 17:31 - 9 minutes - 153 MB VideoIcelandic composer, Daníel Bjarnason, has written a violin concerto for the Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto. In this film, the Philharmonia Orchestra met Pekka in Finland to get his thoughts on the new piece. The concerto is full of special violin techniques and pushes technical boundaries for the soloist and the orchestra. Watch to find out more and hear clips with the Pekka and the Philharmonia in rehearsal with Esa-Pekka Salonen. Pekka Kuusisto performs the UK premiere of Daníel Bjarna...
Finnish Runo-Song: Pekka Kuusisto (violin) & Ilona Korhonen (voice)
August 29, 2017 14:43 - 6 minutes - 104 MB VideoOn 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 Finland. The Philharmonia Orchestra’s Digital team travelled to Finland to get a preview of what to expect. Ilona sings a story about the origins of the kantele, a traditional Finnish stringed instrument often used to accompany runo-song. Lyrics: I was a slave in Estonia. I received only barley as my wage...
Philharmonia Orchestra at Garsington Opera
July 14, 2017 15:53 - 4 minutes - 74 MB VideoIn the summer of 2017, the Philharmonia Orchestra embarked on a new creative partnership to span five years with Garsington Opera. In this first season the Philharmonia performed Debussy’s only opera, Pelléas et Mélisande, conducted by Jac van Steen. Philharmonia Principal Harp, Heidi Krutzen, gives us an introduction to Garsington and the beautiful Wormsley Estate where the opera festival is located. In 2018, the Orchestra performs Verdi’s Falstaff.http://garsingtonopera.org
Symphonize: Kingston (Philharmonia Orchestra)
June 02, 2017 08:55 - 5 minutes - 104 MB VideoSymphonize Kingston is a collaboration between Kingston Music Service and the Philharmonia Orchestra bringing together skilled urban and classical musicians to deliver intensive, skills-enhancing creative activities to young people in Kingston, tapping into their passion for popular music and technology whilst offering an opportunity to explore different musical styles and approaches. Led by Jason Rowland, young people from Anstee Bridge and Malden Oaks PRU have worked creatively with dub ar...
Lawrence Power - British Viola Virtuoso
May 12, 2017 16:00 - 9 minutes - 163 MB Video“Of all the string instruments, I guess it’s the greatest compromise…it shouldn’t really exist” – watch Lawrence Power, one of the world's leading violists, reveal the secrets of the viola in our brand new film. Lawrence Power performs Esa-Pekka Salonen's Pentatonic Étude for solo viola ahead of the Bartók Viola Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra on Thursday 1 June 2017 at Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre. Tickets are still available. Gustavo Gimeno conducts, with Mahler Symphon...
Symphonize: Leicester (Philharmonia Orchestra)
March 13, 2017 09:59 - 19 minutes - 352 MB Video"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 at De Montfort Hall, Leicester. After the rousing success of a pilot project in 2015 and a number of taster sessions, young people from The Lancaster School and Fullhurst Community College have worked creatively with producers from Soft Touch Arts and players from the Philharmonia to compose, produce, and perform their own ...
Tansy Davies: Forest (A Concerto for Four Horns)
January 31, 2017 16:50 - 7 minutes - 142 MB VideoBritish composer, Tansy Davies, has been commissioned by Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra to compose a concerto for four horns, to premiere as part of the Philharmonia's "Inspirations" series in late February 2017. We travelled with Tansy to Bedgebury Pinetum in Kent, one of the locations that inspired her new concerto, "Forest". "Forest" explores how we, as humans, can search for a dialogue with nature as we move further and further apart in our modern world. Using the theme...
Christmas Card 2016: Silent Night (Cello Octet)
December 02, 2016 14:42 - 3 minutes - 60.4 MB VideoMerry Christmas from everyone at the Philharmonia Orchestra! Enjoy our 2016 Christmas Card, filmed in St Mary de Castro, Leicester, with eight wonderful cellists from the Philharmonia Orchestra's cello section. Silent Night (Gruber), arranged for 8 cellos by Richard Birchall Performed by: Karen Stephenson, Richard Birchall, Victoria Simonsen, Anne Baker, Maria Zachariadou, Judith Fleet, Rebecca Herman and Ella Rundle Send this as a digital Christmas card: http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/...