2019/2020 season
Our 2019/2020 season included
Beethoven Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II Vladimir Jurowski*
Busoni Piano Concerto Sir Antonio Pappano*
Elgar The Apostles Martyn Brabbins
Fauré Requiem Bertrand de Billy
Holst The Planets Thomas Adès
Holst The Planets Christopher Warren-Green
Janáček Glagolitic Mass Edward Gardner*
Mahler Symphony No. 2 Vladimir Jurowski
Poulenc Seven Tenebrae Responses Bertrand de Billy
Verdi Requiem Edward Gardner
Walton Belshazzar’s Feast Marin Alsop
* This concert was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Verdi Requiem
Saturday 12 October 2019
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Edward Gardner conductor
Iulia Maria Dan soprano
Ekaterina Gubanova mezzo-soprano
Robert Murray tenor
Gábor Bretz bass-baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Verdi Requiem
Mahler Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection)
Saturday 19 October 2019
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Sofia Fomina soprano
Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Youth Choir
London Philharmonic Choir
Colin Matthews Metamorphosis
Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor (Resurrection)
Holst The Planets
Wednesday 23 October 2019
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Thomas Adès conductor
Kirill Gerstein piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Ladies of the London Philharmonic Choir
Sibelius Night Ride and Sunrise
Thomas Adès Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (UK première)
Holst The Planets
Elgar The Apostles
Saturday 26 October 2019
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Martyn Brabbins conductor
Elizabeth Watts The Angel Gabriel / The Blessed Virgin Mary
Alice Coote Mary Magdalene / Narrator 2
Allan Clayton John / Narrator 1
Roderick Williams Jesus
David Stout Peter
Brindley Sherratt Judas
London Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC Symphony Chorus
London Philharmonic Choir
Elgar The Apostles
Walton Belshazzar’s Feast
Saturday 9 November 2019
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Marin Alsop conductor
Roderick Williams baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Butterworth A Shropshire Lad (Rhapsody for Orchestra)
Elgar Enigma Variations
Walton Belshazzar’s Feast
Holst The Planets
Sunday 1 December 2019
3.00 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Christopher Warren-Green conductor
Ivana Gavric piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Ladies of the London Philharmonic Choir
Wagner The Mastersingers of Nuremberg – Overture
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2
Holst The Planets
Christmas with Alan Titchmarsh
Saturday 14 December 2019
8.00 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Toby Purser conductor
Grant Doyle baritone
Alan Titchmarsh presenter
London Concert Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Christmas with Alan Titchmarsh
Carols and Classics with Charles Dickens
Sunday 22 December 2019
3.00 pm, Cadogan Hall
Neville Creed conductor
Hugh Bonneville reader
London Concert Brass
London Philharmonic Choir
Carols and Classics with Charles Dickens
Poulenc Seven Tenebrae Responses
Fauré Requiem
Saturday 18 January 2020
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Bertrand de Billy conductor
James O’Donnell organ
Katerina Tretyakova soprano
Stéphane Degout baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Poulenc Sept répons des ténèbres
Poulenc Organ Concerto
Fauré Requiem
The Music of Lord of the Rings and Beyond
Friday 27 March 2020
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Toby Purser conductor
London Concert Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Programme includes music from:
Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, The Hobbit, Dragonheart, Chronicles of Narnia, Twilight & Avatar
This concert has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Beethoven Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II
Saturday 4 April 2020
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Lise Davidsen soprano
Angharad Lyddon mezzo-soprano
Thomas Atkins tenor
Andrew Foster-Williams bass-baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Beethoven King Stephen Overture
Beethoven Grosse Fuge
Beethoven Ah! Perfido
Beethoven Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II
This concert has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Janáček Glagolitic Mass
Saturday 25 April 2020
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Edward Gardner conductor**
Sara Jakubiak soprano
Madeleine Shaw mezzo-soprano
Stuart Skelton tenor
James Creswell bass
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Sibelius Pohjola’s Daughter
Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra*
Janáček Glagolitic Mass
* Generously supported by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute through the Polska Music Programme.
** Position supported by Mrs Christina Lang Assael.
This concert has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Busoni Piano Concerto
Friday 1 May 2020
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Igor Levit piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Gentlemen of the London Philharmonic Choir
Bach (arr. Respighi) 3 Chorales
Bach (arr. Stokowski) Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Busoni Piano Concerto
Concert generously supported by Mrs Aline Foriel-Destezet.
This concert has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.