Vinyl records

Philharmonia Orchestra vinyl records

6 albums with 87 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

London-based orchestra founded in 1945 by . conducted the orchestra's opening concert on 27 October 1945. In March 1964, Legge announced the orchestra’s disbanding. The players rallied, took matters into their own hands, elected a governing body, added 'New' to the title (see New Philharmonia Orchestra) and carried on, first up with Otto Klemperer conducting ’s "Choral Symphony". The 'New' was dropped in 1977, the orchestra’s third era celebrated with a Beethoven concert under Riccardo Muti and pianist Sviatoslav Richter. Since 1995 it has been based in the . For chorus/choir credits use .