Philharmonia Orchestra Video Podcasts

“He was born into the wrong time”

The greatest composer you’ve never heard of: our Principal Guest Conductor Jakub Hrůša guides you through the inspiring musical life and heartbreaking story, of Miloslav Kabeláč.

Explore his revelatory music on 22 November, when we follow The Mystery of Time with Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances and Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto: 

https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/2120/jakub_hrusa_dvorak_and_shostakovich

Direct download: 181026_kabelac_hrusa_ITUNES.mp4
Category:Music -- posted at: 3:27pm UTC

“It doesn’t belong just to the Chinese, it’s kind of a present for all the people.”

Go beyond Western traditions and discover the ancient Chinese sheng, as acclaimed artist Wu Wei reveals his instrument's secrets in conversation with bassist Mike Fuller in our brand new film.

Hear Wu Wei perform live with us on 5 April, in a concert showcasing the sheng's full musical range:

https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/2160/music_of_today_wu_wei_artist_portrait

Direct download: 181019_sheng_double_bass_FULL_itunes.mp4
Category:Music -- posted at: 3:44pm UTC

“Just be there and Bruckner takes care of you”

Esa-Pekka Salonen introduces his love of Bruckner’s music ahead of our 2018/19 London Season opening concerts. Hear him conducts Bruckner’s Sixth (27 Sep) and Seventh (30 Sep) symphonies live at Southbank Centre:

https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/1819opening

Direct download: 180831_Bruckner__Film1_YOUTUBE.mp4
Category:Music -- posted at: 11:40am UTC

"The link is Wagner, tying everything together."

Esa-Pekka Salonen introduces his programmes - of Bruckner, Schoenberg & Wagner - to open our 2018/19 London Season at Southbank Centre on 27 and 30 September 2018:


https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/1819opening

Direct download: 180824_Wagner_YOUTUBE.mp4
Category:Music -- posted at: 10:37am UTC

In this film, Nigel Woodhouse introduces the banjo. The banjo is a rare visitor to the orchestra, but has been used by composers in the 20th century onward to evoke American folk music and jazz especially.

All of our instrument films: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqR22EoucCyccs5J639SCefaM7mD9dMSz

 

Direct download: 180713_banjo_FULL.mp4
Category:Music -- posted at: 10:03am UTC

“Bright and vibrant and energetic – exactly how I planned it.” – Hannah Kendall, composer

British composer Hannah Kendall on her music, her love of teaching, and on growing up in London – what inspires and drives her as an artist.

Following the Philharmonia Orchestra’s world premiere of her new piece, Baptistry, in May, we’re looking forward to performing it again at the Three Choirs Festival in July: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/2238/hereford/hereford_cathedral/29_july_2018/three_choirs_festival_the_planets

Direct download: 180608_hannah_kendall_baptistry_ITUNES.mp4
Category:Music -- posted at: 4:21pm UTC

In this film, Nigel Woodhouse introduces the mandolin. The mandolin has been used by many composers across the centuries to give special colour to the orchestra, often evoking folk music.

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS: 

00:00 Orchestral Extract: Mozart, Don Giovanni, Deh, vieni, alla finestra

00:46 Composers who wrote for the mandolin

01:08 The Neopolitan mandolin

02:00 The origins of the mandolin

03:05 Mandolin vs Violin – Similarities and Differences

04:33 Playing the mandolin – The Frets

05:19 Playing the mandolin – Chords

05:55 Playing the mandolin – The Plectrum

06:18 Playing the mandolin – Sustaining the Sound

06:46 Orchestral extract: Antonio Vivaldi, Mandolin Concerto in C major

07:53 Development of string materials, from gut to metal

08:48 Tremolo Technique

09:56 Orchestral extract: Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 7

10:44 The Duo Style

11:47 Development of the mandolin – Extending the range

12:04 Orchestral extract: Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet, Aubade

12:39 Orchestral extract: Stravinsky, Agon, Galliarde

13:28 Orchestral extract: Webern, Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10

14:11 Orchestral extract: Ottorino Respighi, Roman Festivals

15:13 The American Mandolin

16:57 Musical example: Kesh Jig – trad. Irish

18:07 Bluegrass style

18:51 How the mandolin got its name

19:12 Harmonics

19:56 String tension and finger maintenance

20:24 How Nigel started playing the mandolin

20:55 Tips for getting started on the mandolin

 

Learn all about the instruments of the orchestra in our Instruments playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqR22EoucCyccs5J639SCefaM7mD9dMSz

Direct download: 180525_mandolin_ITUNES_1.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 3:40pm UTC

"You expect Frank Sinatra to sing this sort of music, these sorts of harmony changes. But it’s a Prokofiev Violin Concerto." - violinist Pekka Kuusisto on Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto

Pekka Kuusisto takes a very personal look at Prokofiev's light-filled First Violin Concerto, which he performs with the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy in May 2018:
https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/series/68/voices_of_revolution_russia_1917

Direct download: 180420_kuusisto_prokofiev_FULL_ITUNES.mp4
Category:Music -- posted at: 10:27am UTC

“Strauss can be conducted by an orangutan and it still sounds pretty nice. Mahler... not so.”

Esa-Pekka Salonen reveals why so many conductors fall in love with Mahler’s enigmatic music.

Join us as he brings to life the raucous First Symphony in Leicester, Basingstoke and London next week: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/soloist/63/fray__david

Direct download: 180406_salonen_mahler1_music_for_conductors_ITUNES.mp4
Category:Music -- posted at: 11:04am UTC

“There is no boundary or difference: even different skin, different religion or different culture – we are all children of the stars.”

Music to expand your horizons: mystical, echoing, otherworldly, Unsuk Chin’s The Song of the Children of the Stars sets 13 poems spanning centuries and continents, contemplating our place in the universe.

Hear her introduce her music in conversation with Jonathan Cross, ahead of our European premiere on 15 April: http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/1754

Direct download: 180323_chin_children_of_stars_ITUNES.mp4
Category:Music -- posted at: 12:45pm UTC

“It’s a wild piece by a wild young man, and should not be treated with any kind of reverence” – Esa-Pekka Salonen shares his thoughts on how provocation turns to nostalgia in Mahler’s First Symphony.

Join us in April for a world of klezmer, Austrian countryside and even Frère Jacques – “with a few kicks here and there”: http://bit.ly/2tjbZRe

Direct download: 180309_salonen_mahler1_music_ITUNES.mp4
Category:Music -- posted at: 10:31am UTC

In this film, Philharmonia Orchestra Principal Trombone, Byron Fulcher, introduces the euphonium, an instrument that is an occasional visitor to the orchestra.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:18 Meaning of "euphonium" 00:40 Choices when buying a euphonium 00:59 The emergence of valved brass instruments 01:25 UK brass band history & the euphonium 02:22 "Tenor tuba" and how the euphonium became part of the orchestra 03:12 How you make a sound 03:55 The wide range of the euphonium & the compensating system 09:09 The valves and how they work 09:54 Vibrato 11:00 Mutes 11:38 How often Byron plays the euphonium in the orchestra 12:21 Orchestral extract: Mussorsgky, Pictures at an Exhibition, Bydlo 14:00 Orchestral extract: R Strauss, Don Quixote, Maggiore: Sancho Panza 15:05 Orchestral extract: Mahler, Symphony No. 7, I. Langsam - Allegro risoluto, ma non troppo 16:14 Orchestral extract: Holst, The Planets, Jupiter 16:35 Foster: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair 17:20 Jean-Baptiste Arban and the Airs Variés 18:07 Carnaval de Venise, theme and variations, arranged by Arban 19:29 Articulation, including double and triple tonguing 21:01 Brass solo competitions in the UK 21:19 Who plays the euphonium in the orchestra? 21:38 How Byron learned euphonium 21:55 Mishaps

Learn all about the instruments of the orchestra in our Instruments playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Direct download: 180223_euphonium_ITUNES.mp4
Category:Music -- posted at: 2:45pm UTC

"Everyone can find a link to Mahler’s music"

Hear that unique human connection in his Fifth Symphony, live in concert with our Principal Guest Conductor Jakub Hrůša: http://bit.ly/2CQ7oGv

Direct download: 180209_hrusa_mahler5_ITUNES.mp4
Category:Music -- posted at: 10:34am UTC

"What is an orchestra for, in our world as it is today?"

Find out, in our new season - on sale now: philharmonia.co.uk/london1819

(Soundtrack: Ottorino Respighi, Pines of the Villa Borghese from Pines of Rome. Hear it in concert on 28 Feb 2019: philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/seasons/74/1819_london_season)

Direct download: 180206_1819_season_promo_podcast.mp4
Category:general -- posted at: 8:00am UTC

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