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Philharmonia Orchestra Video Podcasts

Our 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 classica... Read more

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Philharmonia in the Studio

Philharmonia in the Studio

What does an orchestra do when it's not on stage? Since its inception, the Philharmonia has been renowned for its work a... Read more

23 Jul 2020

13mins

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The Orchestral String Section: An Introduction

The Orchestral String Section: An Introduction

How do 60 individual violins, violas, cellos and basses transform into the lush sound of an orchestral string section? W... Read more

20 Jul 2020

20mins

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Conductor Xian Zhang on Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde

Conductor Xian Zhang on Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde

Mahler’s The Song of the Earth is an hour-long, soul-searching journey in the company of a composer examining his own mo... Read more

30 Apr 2020

4mins

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Listening Guide: Haydn Symphony No. 104 "London"

Listening Guide: Haydn Symphony No. 104 "London"

Last, but certainly not least. Join presenter Paul Rissmann to discover the final symphony from the remarkably prolific ... Read more

27 Mar 2020

16mins

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Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado on Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition

Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado on Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition

“If after this concert you don’t fall in love with classical music, you never will.” – Pablo Heras-Casado Meet Spanish c... Read more

10 Mar 2020

4mins

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Listening Guide: Sibelius Symphony No. 5

Listening Guide: Sibelius Symphony No. 5

Perfectionism... Swans... Finland... What do these all have to do with music? Discover the story behind Jean Sibelius’s ... Read more

27 Feb 2020

15mins

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The Virtual Orchestra

The Virtual Orchestra

The Virtual Orchestra travelled to our UK residencies in 2018 and 2019, offering audiences the chance to experience a sy... Read more

26 Feb 2020

4mins

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Esa-Pekka Salonen on the Artistry of Soprano Lise Davidsen

Esa-Pekka Salonen on the Artistry of Soprano Lise Davidsen

“The moment Lise sang the first phrase, everybody’s jaw dropped in the orchestra. I have never seen this kind of thing b... Read more

20 Feb 2020

2mins

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Esa-Pekka Salonen on Gustav Mahler’s Vocal Music

Esa-Pekka Salonen on Gustav Mahler’s Vocal Music

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, chats about how composer Gustav Mahler used and re-used voc... Read more

20 Feb 2020

5mins

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Esa-Pekka Salonen on Beethoven’s Famous 1808 Concert in Vienna

Esa-Pekka Salonen on Beethoven’s Famous 1808 Concert in Vienna

“Everything was just a disaster. Most likely, people who survived it, when they walked out of there, they were completel... Read more

30 Jan 2020

8mins

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