ALBUMSanttu conducts the Nutcracker SuitePhilharmonia Orchestra & Santtu-Matias Rouvali
ALBUMHoward Blake: Orchestral WorksHoward Blake, Philharmonia Orchestra, English Northern Philharmonia & Paul Daniel
ALBUMPhilharmonia Composers' Academy Vol. 6Philharmonia Orchestra & Robin O'Neill
ALBUMWagner: Act 1 & Wotan's Farewell from Die WalküreNorman Bailey, Hans Sotin, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, Helga Dernesch & William Cochran
ALBUMBeethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56 - Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent & Alceo Galliera
ALBUMWagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Remastered 2021)Ludwig Suthaus, Kirsten Flagstad, Blanche Thebom, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Philharmonia Orchestra & Wilhelm Furtwängler
ALBUMRawsthorne: Practical Cats, Madame Chrysanthème & Street CornerAlan Rawsthorne, Robert Donat & Philharmonia Orchestra
ALBUMProkofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100 - Menotti: The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the ManticoreThomas Schippers, Philharmonia Orchestra & Walter Baker Chorus
ALBUMStokowski Edition, Vol. 3Leopold Stokowski, Leopold Stokowski's Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra & The Philadelphia Orchestra
ALBUMMilestones of a Piano Legend: Solomon, Vol. 2Solomon & Philharmonia Orchestra
ALBUMMilestones of a Piano Legend: Solomon, Vol. 4Solomon, Philharmonia Orchestra & André Cluytens
ALBUMPhilharmonia 75 Carlo Maria GiuliniCarlo Maria Giulini & Philharmonia Orchestra
ALBUMBeethoven 250 Piano Concertos 1 and 3Wilhelm Backhaus, Solomon Cutner, Herbert Menges, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Philharmonia Orchestra & Vienna Philharmonic
ALBUMMilestones of a Legendary Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch, Vol. 4Philharmonia Orchestra & Wolfgang Sawallisch
ALBUMMilestones of a Legendary Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch, Vol. 7Annie Fischer, Philharmonia Orchestra & Wolfgang Sawallisch
ALBUMRossini & Verdi: OverturesCarlo Maria Giulini & Philharmonia Orchestra
ALBUMChopin: Piano Concerto, No. 1Maurizio Pollini, Paul Kletzky & Philharmonia Orchestra
ALBUMMilestones of a Conductor Legend: Paul Kletzki, Vol. 1Philharmonia Orchestra & Paul Kletzki
ALBUMRavel · LisztZee Zee, Paavo Järvi & Philharmonia Orchestra
ALBUMMilestones of a Piano Legend: Shura Cherkassky, Vol. 7Shura Cherkassky, Philharmonia Orchestra & Herbert Menges
ALBUMPhibbs: Clarinet Concerto – Mozart: Clarinet ConcertoMark van de Wiel, Christopher Warren-Green, Philharmonia Orchestra & London Chamber Orchestra
The Philharmonia Orchestra was born in London from the ashes of World War Two, when record producer Walter Legge spotted an opportunity to establish a new top-quality orchestra as professional players returned from military service. Legge recruited with an expert eye, and the Philharmonia gave its first concert in October 1945, conducted by Thomas Beecham. Working with leading conductors such as Herbert von Karajan, the Philharmonia quickly developed a trademark style, combining technical brilliance with a richly expressive tonal palette. Legge ensured that the Philharmonia made numerous recordings, including Wilhelm Furtwängler’s classic 1952 account of Wagner’s opera Tristan und Isolde. The orchestra’s association with the veteran German conductor Otto Klemperer was also deeply consequential: he became the first permanent conductor in 1957, and his Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler symphonies with the orchestra were widely viewed as unimpeachable. Riccardo Muti, Christoph von Dohnányi and Esa-Pekka Salonen all played important roles in sustaining the Philharmonia’s international profile after Klemperer’s retirement in 1970. Salonen oversaw pioneering initiatives in online interactions with the orchestra, significantly increasing its digital footprint. In May 2019, the Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali was named the sixth principal conductor in the Philharmonia’s history.
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