New season – 2024/2025

Our 2024/2025 season includes

John Adams  On the Transmigration of Souls  Vladimir Jurowski
Beethoven  Symphony No. 9  Oliver Gooch
Christmas Classics  Michael England
Handel  The King Shall Rejoice  Neville Creed
Handel  Zadok the Priest  Neville Creed
Haydn  Missa in tempore belli  Vladimir Jurowski
Mahler  Symphony No. 8  Edward Gardner
Rachmaninoff  The Bells  Edward Gardner
Schoenberg  A Survivor from Warsaw  Andrey Boreyko
Shostakovich  Symphony No. 13  Andrey Boreyko
Vivaldi  Gloria  Neville Creed


Beethoven  Symphony No. 9
Saturday 21 September 2024
7.30 pm,  Royal Albert Hall

Oliver Gooch  conductor
Danny Driver  piano
Claire Rutter  soprano
Katherine Rudge  mezzo-soprano
Toby Spence  tenor
Jonathan Lemalu  bass

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
The Bach Choir
London Philharmonic Choir

Beethoven  Piano Concerto No. 5
Beethoven  Symphony No. 9

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Rachmaninoff  The Bells
Saturday 28 September 2024
7.00 pm,  Royal Festival Hall

Edward Gardner  conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes  piano
Kristina Mkhitaryan  soprano
Dmytro Popov  tenor
Kostas Smoriginas  bass-baritone

London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir

Rachmaninoff  Piano Concerto No. 3
Rachmaninoff  The Bells (Choral Symphony)

Please note the earlier start time of 7.00 pm.

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Schoenberg  A Survivor from Warsaw
Shostakovich  Symphony No. 13

Wednesday 27 November 2024
7.30 pm,  Royal Festival Hall

Andrey Boreyko  conductor
Gidon Kremer  violin
Alexander Roslavets  narrator/bass

London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir

Schoenberg  A Survivor from Warsaw
Weinberg  Violin Concerto
Shostakovich  Symphony No. 13 (Babi Yar)

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Vivaldi  Gloria
Wednesday 11 December 2024
7.30 pm,  Royal Festival Hall

Neville Creed  conductor

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir

Handel  Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon
Handel  Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No.1)
Handel  Selection from the Water Music Suites
Handel  The King Shall Rejoice (Coronation Anthem No.3)
Bach  Concerto in D minor for 2 violins, BWV.1043
Vivaldi  Gloria

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Christmas Classics
Saturday 14 December 2024
3.00 pm & 7.30 pm,  Royal Festival Hall

Michael England  conductor

London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir

Christmas Classics

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Haydn   Mass in Time of War
John Adams   On the Transmigration of Souls

Saturday 18 January 2025
7.30 pm,  Royal Festival Hall

Vladimir Jurowski  conductor
Anna Devin  soprano
Hanna Hipp  mezzo-soprano
Rupert Charlesworth  tenor
Trevor Eliot Bowes  bass

London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir

Haydn   Missa in tempore belli (Paukenmesse)
György Kurtág  Petite musique solennelle
John Adams  On the Transmigration of Souls

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Mahler  Symphony No. 8
Saturday 26 April 2025
7.30 pm,  Royal Festival Hall

Edward Gardner  conductor
Sarah Wegener  soprano
Emma Bell  soprano
Jennifer France  soprano
Christine Rice  mezzo-soprano
Jennifer Johnston  mezzo-soprano
Andreas Schager  tenor
Tomasz Konieczny  bass-baritone
Derek Welton  bass-baritone

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Tiffin Boys’ Choir
London Symphony Chorus
London Philharmonic Choir

Mahler  Symphony No. 8 (semi-staged)

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