About the Choir

The London Philharmonic Choir was founded in 1947 as the chorus for the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Working under conductors such as Boulez, Elder, Gardner, Gatti, Haitink, Jurowski, Masur, Nézet-Séguin, Norrington, Rattle, Solti, Tennstedt and Welser-Möst, the Choir has always met with critical acclaim. Now widely regarded as one of the nation’s finest choirs, we perform regularly with the LPO and other world-class orchestras at major venues and festivals throughout the year.

From time to time we travel abroad. Past tours have been to Le Touquet, Budapest, Paris, Lucerne, Rome, Athens, Spain, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, the Canary Islands, and further afield to Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Perth. In January 2004 we were invited to sing in the Vatican’s Papal Concert of Reconciliation. We have also built up an impressive discography throughout our history and continue to participate in recordings for CD, radio and television.

Our standards are high, but it’s not all hard work – we’re a very friendly and relaxed choir, enjoying not only the singing but a bit of socialising too. You’ll find out more about what we do – including information about joining us – on the following pages.

Concerts in 2024 and 2025 include

John Adams  On the Transmigration of Souls  Vladimir Jurowski
Beethoven  Symphony No. 9  Oliver Gooch
Beethoven  Symphony No. 9  Christopher Warren-Green
Busoni  Piano Concerto  Edward Gardner
Christmas Classics  Michael England
Doctor Who Prom  Alastair John King
Handel  The King Shall Rejoice  Neville Creed
Handel  Messiah  Neville Creed
Handel  Zadok the Priest  Neville Creed
Haydn  Missa in tempore belli  Vladimir Jurowski
Haydn  The Creation  Edward Gardner
London Soundtrack Festival Gala Concert  Ben Palmer
Mahler  Symphony No. 8  Edward Gardner
Mozart  Mass in C minor  Edward Gardner
Mozart  Requiem  Lee Reynolds
Rachmaninoff  The Bells  Edward Gardner
Schoenberg  A Survivor from Warsaw  Andrey Boreyko
Shostakovich  Symphony No. 13  Andrey Boreyko
Vivaldi  Gloria  Neville Creed
Wagner  Götterdämmerung  Vladimir Jurowski

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