Elīna Garanča, Piotr Beczała, Christopher Purves Headline Second Half of Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

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 {…}

Sasha Cooke, Ella Taylor, Johanna Rusanen & Tommi Hakala Star in First Half of Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

(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 {…}

Sir John Eliot Gardiner Named Principal Guest Conductor Emeritus of Philharmonia Orchestra

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 {…}

Anita Rachvelishvili, Lise Davidsen & Malin Byström Lead Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2020-21 Season

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 {…}