Philharmonia Chamber Players: Transfigured Night
Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, SE1 8XX , [Venue Details]Enjoy a free early-evening concert showcasing the skills of six Philharmonia Orchestra string players, where improvisation and fun abound.
It’s not often that classically trained musicians are encouraged to ‘break away’ from the notation and improvise, but Jessie Montgomery’s piece Break Away asks them to do just that.
She writes phrases that can be repeated, riffed on, overlap and interrupt one another, and her instructions to the players include the crucial words ‘Have fun!’.
The passionate emotions of Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht make it perhaps his most popular work. Composed in 1902 in a lush, late-Romantic style, it traces a story from a contemporary poem.
A woman confesses to her lover that she is pregnant with another man’s child. Her fear and despair give way to joy as he promises that their love for each other will make the child his, and the ‘high, bright night’ itself is transformed.
Pop in just for this concert, or stay with the nocturnal mood and book for the Philharmonia’s 7.30pm performance of Mahler’s Symphony No.7, nicknamed ‘Song of the Night’ (separate booking required).
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FREE ADMISSION
Performer name: Six Philharmonia Orchestra string players
Age restriction: For ages 7+, U12's must be accompanied by an adult
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Philharmonia Chamber Players: Transfigured Night
Thursday, 13 Nov 2025 @6.00pm
Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, SE1 8XXMore Information
Enjoy a free early-evening concert showcasing the skills of six Philharmonia Orchestra string players, where improvisation and fun abound.
It’s not often that classically trained musicians are encouraged to ‘break away’ from the notation and improvise, but Jessie Montgomery’s piece Break Away asks them to do just that.
She writes phrases that can be repeated, riffed on, overlap and interrupt one another, and her instructions to the players include the crucial words ‘Have fun!’.
The passionate emotions of Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht make it perhaps his most popular work. Composed in 1902 in a lush, late-Romantic style, it traces a story from a contemporary poem.
A woman confesses to her lover that she is pregnant with another man’s child. Her fear and despair give way to joy as he promises that their love for each other will make the child his, and the ‘high, bright night’ itself is transformed.
Pop in just for this concert, or stay with the nocturnal mood and book for the Philharmonia’s 7.30pm performance of Mahler’s Symphony No.7, nicknamed ‘Song of the Night’ (separate booking required).
FREE ADMISSION
Performer name: Six Philharmonia Orchestra string players
Age restriction: For ages 7+, U12's must be accompanied by an adult
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