Clarinetist

Fresh from our concert in London on Sunday 30 March, our Principal Conductor leads the Philharmonia on a three-day tour to three beautiful Spanish cities.

Joined by solo pianist Javier Perianes, plus our Principal Clarinet Mark van de Wiel in Madrid, we perform music by Saint-Saëns, Stravinsky, Debussy and Franck.

Find out more about the repertoire and programme for each concert by viewing the links below.

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Philharmonia: Spain tour with Santtu-Matias Rouvali

National Music Auditorium

Teatro de la Maestranza

Auditorio de Zaragoza

Leave your assumptions at the door and discover the unexpected similarities in the work of Pierre Boulez and John Cage with the London Sinfonietta.

The Boulez/cage Letters

Southbank Centre

Tonight’s concert celebrates the clarinet, and the outstanding playing of Mark van de Wiel.  

Mark first performed in the Royal Festival Hall as a member of the National Youth Orchestra, and was the Philharmonia’s Principal Clarinet from 2000 to 2025. He plays a brand new concerto commissioned from his friend Jonathan Dove CBE. Dove’s music often expresses feelings of wonder at the natural world.  His third concerto to feature a soloist scanning the skies (following Stargazer and Northern Lights), Rainbow showcases Mark’s virtuosity and lyricism. 

The celebration continues with Aaron Copland’s glorious Clarinet Concerto, commissioned by jazz legend Benny Goodman. Then Mark hands over to the Philharmonia’s new Principal Clarinet Maura Marinucci for the unmistakable glissando opening of Rhapsody in Blue. On piano, Frank Dupree brings his infectious energy and enthusiasm to Gershwin’s masterpiece.  

Clarinetist

Mark van de Wiel

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 5, 2026

Santtu conducts Bernstein, Copland and Gershwin · Philharmonia Orchestra

Past events

Mar 31 - Apr 2, 2025

Philharmonia: Spain tour with Santtu-Matias Rouvali · Philharmonia Orchestra

Mar 9, 2025

The Boulez/cage Letters · London Sinfonietta

Future and recently performed repertoire

Clarinet in Clarinet Concerto by Copland

Philharmonia Orchestra

Clarinet in Derive 1 by Boulez

London Sinfonietta

Clarinet in Variations No. 1 by Cage

London Sinfonietta

Clarinet in Clarinet Concerto, 'Rainbow' by Dove

Philharmonia Orchestra

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