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Established in 1945, the Philharmonia Orchestra is one of the world’s great orchestras. It boasts relationships with the world’s most sought-after artists, notably its principal conductor and artistic advisor Esa-Pekka Salonen and remains at the heart of British musical life. Conductors associated with the orchestra have included Furtwängler, Richard Strauss, Toscanini, Cantelli, Karajan and Giulini. Otto Klemperer was the first of many outstanding principal conductors, and other great names have included Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Muti and Giuseppe Sinopoli, with currently titled conductors Christoph von Dohnányi (Honorary Conductor for Life), and Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor laureate). Since 1995 the orchestra’s work has been underpinned by its United Kingdom and International Residency Programme, which began with residencies at the Bedford Corn Exchange and London’s Southbank Centre, and also includes De Montfort Hall in Leicester, The Anvil in Basingstoke, The Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury and The Three Choirs Festival. The orchestra’s international extensive touring schedule each season involves appearances at the finest concert halls across Europe, the United States and Asia.
For further information, please visit www.philharmonia.co.uk.
Photo courtesy of Richard Haughton