Conductor

Everyone in the Concert Hall melted when Michael Mayo appeared at the DR Big Band's anniversary gala last year with his beautiful voice and virtuoso vocal art.

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DR Big Band presents Michael Mayo

DR Koncerthuset

A No. 1 album and a double Grammy-win in 2023 put Samara Joy on the map, establishing the young American artist as ‘the next jazz sensation’ and ‘a legend in the making’, regularly compared to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. Fresh from another double win at this year’s Grammys, Joy makes a much-anticipated Proms debut, introducing audiences to her electric combination of youthful energy and old-soul musical style with classic songs and unique twists on instrumental classics from across jazz and its fringes, from bossa nova to the Great American Songbook. She salutes figures including Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus and Oscar Peterson.

The Great American Songbook and Beyond with Samara Joy

Royal Albert Hall

The code word for this musical summit in DR Koncerthuset's Studio 2 is the old West Norwegian word: Estasette!

DR Big Band presents Helge Sunde

How do you celebrate a band that has been at the forefront of the beat for 60 years and has been connected to most of the international jazz scene?

DR Big Band 60 years - Jazz Gala

The DR Big Band turns 60 in 2024, and it must be celebrated in a way that resonates far into the future.

DR Big Band 60 years XL - LX

Sea nymphs play in this Philharmonia Orchestra concert, which includes a new work by jazz composer Miho Hazama, written to accompany footage of the Nordic coast

Santtu Conducts Sibelius & Nielsen

Southbank Centre

Join us at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday, 29th September 2024, at 3pm for an extraordinary concert experience, "Santtu conducts Sibelius and Nielsen." This event promises to be a highlight of the Philharmonia's Nordic Soundscapes series, featuring the talented Santtu-Matias Rouvali as conductor, with the acclaimed Bomsori Kim on violin.

The programme for the afternoon includes Sibelius's enchanting "The Oceanides," Nielsen's bold Violin Concerto, and the UK premiere of Miho Hazama's "What the Wind Brings," accompanied by underwater film footage of the Nordic coast. The concert will conclude with Sibelius's Symphony No. 3, a work full of warm energy and captivating melodies.

This concert is not just a performance but an exploration of the Nordic landscape's beauty and mystery, both above and beneath the sea. The inclusion of short documentary films provides a unique visual and auditory experience, bringing the Nordic coastline's underwater worlds to life on the Royal Festival Hall's vast screen.

Tickets are priced between £15 and £75, with priority booking available for Friends of the Philharmonia. General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday, 23rd April. Don't miss this opportunity to be swept away by the powerful and playful sounds of the north, performed by some of the world's most outstanding musicians.

Santtu conducts Sibelius and Nielsen

Royal Festival Hall

Grammy–nominated composer and conductor Miho Hazama(Opens in a new window) is one of the most promising and talented composers/arrangers of her generation. Lauded in DownBeat as one of “25 for the Future,” Hazama creates inventive, complex, and surprising compositions for m_unit, the 13-piece jazz chamber orchestra that she leads.

Miho Hazama and m_unit

Berk Recital Hall

As is tradition, the DR Big Band kicks off the new year with a lavish music party that can send anyone straight into jazz heaven.

Conductor

Miho Hazama

Events

Upcoming events

10 - 11 Jan, 2026

DR Big Bands New Year's Concert · DR Big Band

Past events

Nov 14, 2025

DR Big Band presents Michael Mayo · DR Big Band

Jul 19, 2025

The Great American Songbook and Beyond with Samara Joy · BBC Concert Orchestra

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