Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

John Wilson conducts the Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. Vaughan Williams’s rhapsodic masterpiece is well suited to socially-distanced performance – he divides his forces into two mini-orchestras and a string quartet, and asks for them to be placed as far apart as possible, to weave a web of luminous sound around the listener. This piece was filmed as part of the Philharmonia Sessions, a series of new online performances during the Covid-19 pandemic. Take the best seat in your house to enjoy specially created performances of some of the most uplifting classical music. Watch the rest of our Philharmonia Sessions videos here: You can watch the rest of our videos featuring string instruments here: The Philharmonia is a world-class symphony orchestra, led by Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Based in London at Southbank