Philharmonia Orchestra
The Philharmonia Orchestra was founded in 1945, and has gone on to become one of the most recognised and highly acclaimed orchestras in the world.
As the UK’s National Orchestra, the Philharmonia has maintained an outstanding , global reputation for excellence in live performances and recorded works.
Conductors associated with the Orchestra include Otto Klemperer, Herbert von Karajan, Lorin Maazel, Wilhelm Furtwangler, Arturo Toscanini, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Kurt Sanderling, Riccardo Muti, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Yevgeny Svetlanov, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sir Charles Mackerras, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and its current Principal Conductor, Christoph von Dohnányi.
