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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 Podcast 85: July 2014

Philharmonia Podcast 85: July 2014

In this film, Michael Fuller introduces his instrument - the double bass.

8 Jul 2014

8mins

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Jakub Hrůša on Miloslav Kabeláč's The Mystery of Time

Jakub Hrůša on Miloslav Kabeláč's The Mystery of Time

“He was born into the wrong time” The greatest composer you’ve never heard of: our Principal Guest Conductor Jakub Hrůša... Read more

1 Nov 2018

5mins

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Pekka Kuusisto on Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto

Pekka Kuusisto on Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto

"You expect Frank Sinatra to sing this sort of music, these sorts of harmony changes. But it’s a Prokofiev Violin Concer... Read more

20 Apr 2018

10mins

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Esa-Pekka Salonen Remembers His Philharmonia Orchestra Debut with Mahler's Third Symphony

Esa-Pekka Salonen Remembers His Philharmonia Orchestra Debut with Mahler's Third Symphony

It was a fateful September in 1983 when Esa-Pekka Salonen received a call from his agent saying the Philharmonia Orchest... Read more

27 Sep 2017

5mins

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Instrument: Euphonium

Instrument: Euphonium

In this film, Philharmonia Orchestra Principal Trombone, Byron Fulcher, introduces the euphonium, an instrument that is ... Read more

23 Feb 2018

23mins

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Philharmonia Podcast 66: Apr 2013

Philharmonia Podcast 66: Apr 2013

This extended documentary goes behind the scenes at the Philharmonia Orchestra's Universe of Sound project, from concept... Read more

3 Apr 2013

23mins

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Finland at 100: Esa-Pekka Salonen Reflects

Finland at 100: Esa-Pekka Salonen Reflects

Love of nature, a strong civil society, great coffee... What defines Finland today as the country turns 100? Philharmoni... Read more

7 Dec 2017

6mins

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Instrument: Mandolin

Instrument: Mandolin

In this film, Nigel Woodhouse introduces the mandolin. The mandolin has been used by many composers across the centuries... Read more

25 May 2018

21mins

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Esa-Pekka Salonen on Sibelius & Finland’s Independence Movement

Esa-Pekka Salonen on Sibelius & Finland’s Independence Movement

Art and music were central to the development of Finnish national identity and helped to bring together different cultur... Read more

7 Dec 2017

8mins

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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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Philharmonia Podcast 60: Jan 2013

Philharmonia Podcast 60: Jan 2013

Third in a series of four biographical films on the Polish composer, Witold Lutosławski. Series Advisor, Steven Stucky a... Read more

31 Jan 2013

9mins

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Esa-Pekka Salonen on Wagner, Schoenberg & Bruckner

Esa-Pekka Salonen on Wagner, Schoenberg & Bruckner

"The link is Wagner, tying everything together." Esa-Pekka Salonen introduces his programmes - of Bruckner, Schoenberg &... Read more

31 Aug 2018

1min

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Philharmonia Podcast 75: September 2013

Philharmonia Podcast 75: September 2013

In this film, Philharmonia members past and present tell the story of how a last-minute decision by the Orchestra's mana... Read more

30 Sep 2013

6mins

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Wu Wei (sheng) Artist Portrait with Michael Fuller (double bass)

Wu Wei (sheng) Artist Portrait with Michael Fuller (double bass)

“It doesn’t belong just to the Chinese, it’s kind of a present for all the people.” Go beyond Western traditions and dis... Read more

19 Oct 2018

16mins

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Philharmonia Podcast 74: September 2013

Philharmonia Podcast 74: September 2013

In this film, Jennifer McLaren introduces her instrument - the e flat clarinet. To learn more about the e flat clarinet ... Read more

18 Sep 2013

12mins

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Philharmonia Podcast 77: December 2013

Philharmonia Podcast 77: December 2013

Season's Greetings from the Philharmonia Orchestra. We celebrate this year with a brass quintet of Philharmonia players,... Read more

12 Dec 2013

2mins

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Philharmonia Podcast 73: September 2013

Philharmonia Podcast 73: September 2013

The Philharmonia Orchestra were delighted to be invited to the Classical Stage at London Mela 2013, to perform Ustad Amj... Read more

9 Sep 2013

4mins

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Philharmonia Podcast 72: August 2013

Philharmonia Podcast 72: August 2013

The Philharmonia Orchestra's Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen, introduces Berlioz's Symphonie... Read more

9 Aug 2013

5mins

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Philharmonia Podcast 70: June 2013

Philharmonia Podcast 70: June 2013

Go on a journey with the Philharmonia Orchestra as they travel to Paris with Esa-Pekka Salonen, and prepare for a partic... Read more

19 Jun 2013

3mins

Ranked #20

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Philharmonia Podcast 71: July 2013

Philharmonia Podcast 71: July 2013

Acknowledged as the UK's foremost musical pioneer, the Philharmonia Orchestra lives at the heart of British musical life... Read more

25 Jul 2013

3mins

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