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Philharmonia Orchestra

Philharmonia Orchestra

Formed: 1945

Artist's website: https://philharmonia.co.uk/

The Philharmonia Orchestra is a British orchestra based in London. It was founded in 1945 by Walter Legge, a classical music record producer for EMI. Among the conductors who worked with the orchestra in its early years were Richard Strauss, Wilhelm Furtwängler and Arturo Toscanini; of the Philharmonia's younger conductors, the most important to its development was Herbert von Karajan who, though never formally chief conductor, was closely associated with the orchestra in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The Philharmonia became widely regarded as the finest of London's five symphony orchestras in its first two decades.

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    9th Sep 2025by Matthew Ash

    Ahead of his performance with the Philharmonia Orchestra at Lammermuir Festival tomorrow, the Scottish pianist discusses his recent, widely praised album of late Schubert - and the upcoming world premiere recording of John Rutter's new piano concerto Reflections.

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