224K views · 9.7K reactions | Brace yourself for your epic solo at the end 論 Tap along with the timpani in Saint-Saëns’s Organ Symphony. | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Facebook

90K views · 1.6K reactions | It’s time for your solo... 朗 Put yourself in the timpanist’s shoes in this moment from Bruckner’s Symphony No. 3. Don’t lose your nerve when the orchestra suddenly stops playing!  #Percussion #Orchestra #ClassicalMusic #Timpani | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Facebook

56K views · 1.7K reactions | You asked so we delivered - time to learn how to tune the timpani with LPO Principal Timpani Simon Carrington 論 Here he demonstrates a tricky passage from Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, and describes how it all works with the pedals  | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Facebook

1.2K views · 21 reactions | Jonathan Greeney plays one of the most immediately recognizable roles in the orchestra. You may have even seen him leaning over the timpani (tuning them) in the middle of a performance – but did you know that he got his start in music as a heavy metal guitarist? Watch as Greeney shares stories from the path that led him to Portland and the Oregon Symphony. | Oregon Symphony | Facebook