2021/2022 season
Our 2021/2022 season included
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Neville Creed
Lili Boulanger Psalm 129 Edward Gardner
Brahms A German Requiem Edward Gardner
Brahms Schicksalslied Oliver Gooch
Danny Elfman Alice in Wonderland Suite Ludwig Wicki
Danny Elfman Batman Suite Ludwig Wicki
Elgar The Dream of Gerontius Edward Gardner
Sir James MacMillan Christmas Oratorio Sir Mark Elder
Mozart Requiem Ádám Fischer
Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Ludwig Wicki
Tippett The Midsummer Marriage Edward Gardner
Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Saturday 18 September 2021
7.30 pm, Royal Albert Hall
Neville Creed conductor
Tom Poster piano
Elizabeth Watts soprano
Renata Pokupić mezzo-soprano
Stuart Jackson tenor
Jonathan Lemalu bass-baritone
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5
Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Tippett The Midsummer Marriage
Saturday 25 September 2021
6.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Edward Gardner conductor
Robert Murray Mark
Rachel Nicholls Jenifer
Ashley Riches King Fisher
Jennifer France Bella
Toby Spence Jack
Claire Barnett-Jones Sosostris
Susan Bickley She-Ancient
Joshua Bloom He-Ancient
London Philharmonic Orchestra
English National Opera Chorus
London Philharmonic Choir
Tippett The Midsummer Marriage
"The conducting, playing and choral singing (from the combined forces of the London Philharmonic Choir and ENO Chorus) can only be described as stupendous."
The Guardian
Sir James MacMillan Christmas Oratorio
Saturday 4 December 2021
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall*
Sunday 5 December 2021
3.00 pm, Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
Sir Mark Elder conductor
Lucy Crowe soprano
Roderick Williams baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Sir James MacMillan Christmas Oratorio (UK première*)
Commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with the generous support of The Boltini Trust, NTR Zaterdagmatinee, Radio 4’s concert series in The Concertgebouw Amsterdam, The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
"Hearing this 100-minute modern masterpiece performed live in its British premiere, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir surmounting its profound challenges superbly under Mark Elder’s direction, was as powerful an experience, musical and spiritual, as I expect to hear from a living composer for years."
The Times
Carols at the British Museum
Sunday 12 December 2021
7.00 pm & 9.00 pm, Great Court, British Museum
Neville Creed conductor
Brass players from the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Foyle Future Firsts programme
London Philharmonic Choir
Christmas with the London Philharmonic Choir
Mozart Requiem
Saturday 19 February 2022
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Ádám Fischer conductor
Mariam Battistelli soprano
Helen Charlston mezzo-soprano
Ilker Arcayürek tenor
James Newby baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Schubert Symphony No. 8
Mozart Requiem
Brahms Schicksalslied
Saturday 5 March 2022
7.30 pm, Cadogan Hall
Oliver Gooch conductor
Francesca Chiejina soprano
Imperial College Symphony Orchestra
Imperial College Choir
Imperial College Chamber Choir
Members of the London Philharmonic Choir
Brahms Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)
Strauss Four Last Songs
Nielsen Symphony No. 4 (The Inextinguishable)
Movie Legends
Friday 25 March 2022
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Ludwig Wicki conductor
Colin Currie percussion
Grace Davidson soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Danny Elfman Percussion Concerto (world première)
Danny Elfman Batman Suite
Danny Elfman Alice in Wonderland Suite
Lili Boulanger Psalm 129
Brahms A German Requiem
Saturday 2 April 2022
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Edward Gardner conductor
Christiane Karg soprano
Roderick Williams baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
The Rodolfus Choir
Lili Boulanger Psalm 129
Messiaen Le tombeau resplendissant
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Elgar The Dream of Gerontius
Wednesday 31 August 2022
7.30 pm, Royal Albert Hall
Prom 59
Edward Gardner conductor
Jamie Barton mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton tenor
James Platt bass
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Hallé Choir
Elgar The Dream of Gerontius
"The combined lungs of the London Philharmonic Choir and Hallé Choir sounded terrific, whether whispering rapt prayers round the dying man or turning the C major blaze of Praise to the Holiest into a full-throated yet perfectly focused roar of exultation."
The Times