London Philharmonic OrchestraEdward Gardner (conductor), Julia Hagen (cello)

It is with great regret that Sheku Kanneh-Mason has to cancel his participation in the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s guest performance on 3 December 2025 due to an injury to his left hand. On medical advice, he is suspending his concert activities until the end of 2025 and plans to return to the stage in 2026. Julia Hagen will take over the solo part in Camille Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1.

Salzburg cellist Julia Hagen is one of the most exciting young voices in her field: her warm, lively playing and her confident interpretative approach delight audiences and critics alike. As winner of the UBS Young Artist Award 2024, she is currently enjoying international success and will be performing this season with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and, for the first time in the USA, with the Cleveland Orchestra under the baton of Franz Welser-Möst. In Dortmund, she is also one of the ‘Young Wild Ones’ for several seasons. She also makes her mark in chamber music, for example in a trio with Igor Levit and Renaud Capuçon. Her comprehensive training with influential teachers in Salzburg, Vienna, Berlin and at the Kronberg Academy, as well as numerous awards, have shaped her artistic career. Julia Hagen plays a cello by Francesco Ruggieri (1684).

Programme

• Elgar: In the South (Alassio) –  concert overture, Op 50
• Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 33
• Rachmaninoff: Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op 44

With

• Julia Hagen, cello
• Edward Gardner, conductor
• London Philharmonic Orchestra