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The Philharmonia marked the start of its 75th anniversary year with an absorbing portrait of the French horn in solo and orchestral guises.

An Anglo-Russian programme highlighting playing of great finesse from Sol Gabetta and exiting direction from Hong Kong-born Elim Chan.

The Philharmonia Orchestra’s Weimar Berlin series came to an end with a fascinating programme of the familiar and unfamiliar.

Despite engaging vocal performances and vivid orchestral playing, the Philharmonia Orchestra’s exploration of Weimar-era Berlin’s cabaret world added up to less than the sum of its parts.

A breath of Finnish fresh air blew onto the London music scene with the announcement from the Philharmonia Orchestra of the appointment of Santtu-Matias Rouvali as their new Principal Conductor from 2021. 

The veteran Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt proved an illuminating tour guide through a pair of early 19th-century programmatic symphonies.

Composer-conductor Peter Eötvös’ attempt to portray the concept of parallel universes in music remained strangely earthbound in its UK premiere.

A rare appearance by Radu Lupu proves that a concerto soloist doesn’t have to be showy to thrill an audience.