As requested by one of our followers, here is the mighty timpani moment from O Fortuna. Get ready for 1:40... the key is to start with your left stick, and keep your right stick playing the top A on the high timp on the off-beats. What other timpani moments would you like to see? #TapThoseTimps | London Philharmonic Orchestra

You asked so we delivered - time to learn how to tune the timpani with LPO Principal Timpani Simon Carrington 🥁 Here he demonstrates a tricky passage from Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, and describes how it all works with the pedals 🌟 | London Philharmonic Orchestra

This exciting moment from the final movement of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 requires some impressive on the fly timpani tuning – keep an eye on the pedals! 🥁 | London Philharmonic Orchestra