Thu, 29 October 2015
Maestro Vladmir Ashkenazy celebrates the Philharmonia Orchestra's 70th anniversary in this short film. Join him at the Purcell School for Young Musicians as he describes the magic at the heart of the Philharmonia. This video is part of a special series of films commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra for its 70th anniversary season (2015-2016). Discover more: |
Thu, 29 October 2015
Kenneth Essex is a well-respected session musician from the golden age of freelancing. He's played on a variety of recordings from work with the Philharmonia Orchestra to Fawlty Towers and the Beatles. The Philharmonia Orchestra's archivist, and former member of the cello section, Mike Hurwitz, met Ken at his home in North London to hear tales from his exciting career in music. This video is part of a special series of films commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra for its 70th anniversary season (2015-2016). Discover more: |
Thu, 29 October 2015
Mary Bean worked on the management team of the Philharmonia Orchestra in the 1950s, and ended up marrying the Orchestra's leader at the time, violinist Hugh Bean. Our London Concerts Manager, Natasha Riordan-Eva, visited Mary to find out what she found inspiring about working with great musicians, including Toscanini and Shostakovich among many others. This video is part of a special series of films commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra for its 70th anniversary season (2015-2016). Discover more: |
Thu, 29 October 2015
Pierrette Duncan, née Galeone, played in the 1st and 2nd Violin sections of the Philharmonia Orchestra starting in the 1950s and spent 30 years as a member of the Orchestra. Our current No. 2, 2nd Violin, Emily Davis, met Pierrette in her home to learn what life was like for the Philharmonia's early members, and especially for women. This video is part of a special series of films commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra for its 70th anniversary season (2015-2016). Discover more: |
Fri, 11 September 2015
This August we're celebrating world-renowned trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger. Discover more about Hardenberger and his affinity with the trumpet in this extended interview with Alistair Mackie, the Philharmonia Orchestra's principal trumpet. Håkan Hardenberger performs with the Philharmonia Orchestra in a special series of concerts, The Trumpet Shall Sound, later this year and into 2016.
Chapters: 01:23 - On Gruber's "Aerial" 06:30 - On Zimmermann's "Nobody knows de trouble I see" 11:11 - The struggle with the trumpet 14:54 - Dealing with performance anxiety 20:28 - Teachers 23:43 - The most important thing for a developing player 27:45 - Planet A# 33:09 - Studying a new piece 38:36 - A musical player
Find out more at the following link: http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/hakanhardenberger |
Wed, 5 August 2015
This August, we’re shouting about trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger, who performs a major series, titled The Trumpet Shall Sound, with the Philharmonia Orchestra in December 2015/January 2016. We caught Håkan after his rehearsal with the conductor, Andris Nelsons, as they prepared for a performance of HK Gruber's Aerial trumpet concerto, composed for Håkan. The two artists spoke about their friendship and working relationship following an intense day of rehearsals. Find out more here: http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/hakanhardenberger |
Tue, 23 June 2015
In preparation for our final concert of our 14/15 Royal Festival Hall season, First Violin member, Adrián Varela, introduces us to some of the musical forms featured in the concert. Our first in a series of basic orchestra vocabulary lessons! Book here: philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/682/london/royal_festival_hall/28_june_2015/dohnanyi_closes_1415_season Sunday 28 June 2015, 7.30pm |
Wed, 28 January 2015
Philharmonia Orchestra violist, Gijs Kramers, gets a special one-to-one lesson with master tabla player, Sanju Sahai. Learn all about the basics of tabla in this film, and find out what Bach sounds like when accompanied by tabla. If you have your own tabla, take them out and follow along! Funding and support from Orchestras Live and Shruti Arts. |