‘Santtu conducts Stravinsky’ is the third album from Philharmonia Records featuring two incredible works by Igor Stravinsky conducted by Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, these two works were recorded at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in 2023.

“This is special indeed... such spectacular engineering... Rouvali draws exquisite colouring... [the Philharmonia Chorus] soprano power in the great climax has never blazed better” - BBC Music Magazine

Founded in 1945, The Philharmonia Orchestra creates thrilling performances for a global audience and has premiered works by Richard Strauss, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Errollyn Wallen, Kaija Saariaho and many others.

The Philharmonia has an extraordinary 77-year recording legacy, and has recorded around 150 soundtracks, with film credits stretching back to 1947. In the 2021/22 season the Orchestra performs in Romania, Spain, Finland, Greece and Germany.

Santtu-Matias Rouvali is a Finnish conductor and percussionist and is currently principal conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra. Rouvali continues his relationships with orchestras across Europe, including with the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Munich Phillharmonic and the the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.