The Philharmonia Orchestra is set to return to Mauritius in February 2026 for the Philharmonia Festival. In sum, the Festival will feature eight concerts, including three public performances, a schools concert, and a private sponsors’ event, as well as workshops, masterclasses, and a Virtual Reality (VR) ‘Virtual Orchestra’ experience. French conductor Alexandre Bloch, first prize winner of the Donatella Flick {…}
(Photo credit: Chris Christodoulou) Marin Alsop will lead the Philharmonia Orchestra in the UK premiere and world premiere performance of Karpman and Gail Collins’ “Balls” with a full orchestra. Mezzo-soprano Nikola Printz takes on the role of Billie Jean King with tenor Nicky Spence as Bobby Riggs. Lotte Betts Dean, Eve Pearson Maxwell, Oliver Barker, and Mia Serracino-Inglott are among {…}
(Image Source: Philharmonia Official Website) The Philharmonia Orchestra has launched a new arts management training program. The company revealed that it will train across four departments, including concerts, marketing and communications, learning and engagement, and development. Trainees will complete four six-month rotations during which they will develop “core skills, confidence, and knowledge of arts maangements in different areas of orchestral {…}
The Philharmonia Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. London Season at the Royal Festival Hall Lorenzo Viotti and Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha performa a Wagner, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky program. Performance Date: Nov. 6, 2025 Marin Alsop conducts Karpman’s “Balls” and Walton’s “Façade.” The concert includes narrator Sandi Toksvig and soloists Nikola Printz and Nicky Spence. {…}
The Philharmonia Orchestra has unveiled the second half of its 2024-25 season. (To check out the first half, click here.) Here is a rundown of the vocal and operatic performances on offer. Riccardo Muti will conduct Verdi’s Requiem with a star-studded quartet of singers. Soloists include Juliana Grigoryan, Elīna Garanča, Piotr Beczała, and Ildebrando d’Arcangelo. Performance Date: March 27, 2025 {…}
(Photo credit: Mark Allan) The Philharmonia Orchestra in the U.K. has unveiled the first half of its 2024-25 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is a program featuring works by Grieg and Sibelius as well as the U.K. premiere of María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir’s “Oceans.” Soprano Johanna Rusanen and baritone Tommi Hakala are {…}
The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is the rundown of the vocal performances on offer. All performances are set to take place at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, the Bing Concert Hall in Stanford, and First Congregational Church in Berkeley. First up is “Vivaldi, Venice, and ‘The Four Seasons.’” The showcase will feature soprano {…}
The Philharmonia Orchestra has announced a cast change for its Jan. 31 concert and has canceled its Feb. 2 concert. For the Jan. 31 concert, the orchestra said, “This performance was originally advertised with singer Julia Bullock. Unfortunately, she is unwell and regrets that she is unable to perform. We are grateful to Anu Komsi for stepping in at short {…}
The Philharmonia Orchestra has announced the appointment of Sir John Eliot Gardiner as Principal Guest Conductor Emeritus from the 2023-24 season. The orchestra noted that the relationship with Gardiner reignited during the COVID lockdowns with a streamed performance of Elgar’s Enigma Variations. The conductor also performed with the orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall. The recent successes moved the musicians {…}
The Philharmonia Orchestra has announced a conductor change for its upcoming performance. The company said that for the performance on March 26, 2023, “Esa-Pekka Salonen has tested positive for COVID, and regrets that he is unable to conduct this performance.” As a result, Alexander Soddy will step in at short notice. Soddy has conducted at opera houses around Europe, at the {…}
The Philharmonia Orchestra has announced its 2020-21 season featuring internationally acclaimed guest soloists and recognized conductors. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on vocal performances. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Yuja Wang and the Philharmonia Voices in Beethoven’s “The Creatures of Prometheus” and Scriabin’s Prometheus: The Poem of Fire. Perfomance Date: Sept. 24, 2020 The Philharmonia Orchestra presents Walton’s {…}