What’s On
Wed 27 Nov 2024, 10.30am
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Schoenberg A Survivor from Warsaw
- Weinberg Violin Concerto
- Shostakovich Symphony No. 13 (Babi Yar)
- Andrey Boreyko conductor
- Gidon Kremer violin
- Alexander Roslavets narrator/bass*
- London Philharmonic Choir
Wed 15 Jan 2025, 7.30pm
Strauss, Berg & Brahms
London, Royal Festival Hall
- R Strauss Metamorphosen (26’)
- Berg Violin Concerto (28’)
- Brahms Symphony No. 2 (40’)
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Isabelle Faust violin
Sat 18 Jan 2025, 10.30am
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Haydn Missa in tempore belli
- György Kurtág Petite musique solennelle
- John Adams On the Transmigration of Souls
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
- Anna Devin soprano
- Hanna Hipp mezzo-soprano
- Rupert Charlesworth tenor
- Trevor Eliot Bowes bass
- London Philharmonic Choir
- Tiffin Youth Choir
Sat 18 Jan 2025, 7.30pm
On the Transmigration of Souls
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Haydn Missa in tempore belli (41’)
- György Kurtág Petite musique solennelle (6’)
- John Adams On the Transmigration of Souls (25’)
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
- Anna Devin soprano
- Hanna Hipp mezzo-soprano
- Rupert Charlesworth tenor
- Trevor Eliot Bowes bass
- London Philharmonic Choir
- Tiffin Youth Choir
Wed 22 Jan 2025, 7.30pm
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
- Perry Requiem for Orchestra (7’)
- Evan Williams Dead White Man Music (Concerto for Harpsichord and Chamber Ensemble) (31’)
- Vivaldi The Four Seasons (45’)
- Richard Egarr conductor/harpsichord
- Alice Ivy-Pemberton violin
Thu 23 Jan 2025, 6.30pm
Wind Quintets: Past to Present
St John's Church, Waterloo
- Mozart Quintet in E-flat major for Piano and Winds
- Hindemith Kleine Kammermusik for Wind Quintet
- Valerie Coleman Tzigane for Wind Quintet
- Featuring LPO Wind Principals
Sat 25 Jan 2025, 7.30pm
An evening with Amjad Ali Khan
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Reena Esmail RE|Member (7’)
- Amjad Ali Khan Samaagam (Concerto for Sarod) (40’)
- AR Rahman Selections from film soundtracks including Slumdog Millionaire, Bombay and others
- Lidiya Yankovskaya conductor
- Amjad Ali Khan sarod virtuoso
- Amaan Ali Bangash sarod
- Ayaan Ali Bangash sarod
Wed 29 Jan 2025, 6.30pm
Benjamin Grosvenor plays Mozart
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Sibelius En Saga (17’)
- Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21, K467 (29’)
- Sibelius Lemminkäinen Suite (44’)
- Karina Canellakis conductor
- Benjamin Grosvenor piano
Wed 19 Feb 2025, 7.30pm
Symphonic Dances
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Glazunov Concert Waltz No. 1 (11’)
- Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 (33’)
- Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances (35’)
- Juraj Valčuha conductor
- Boris Giltburg piano
Fri 21 Feb 2025, 7.30pm
An Alpine Symphony
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Tania León Pasajes
- Grieg Piano Concerto (30’)
- R Strauss An Alpine Symphony (51’)
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Alexandra Dovgan piano
Sat 22 Feb 2025, 6.30pm
Rothko Chapel
St John's Church, Waterloo
- Andrew Norman The Companion Guide to Rome
- Feldman Rothko Chapel
- New London Chamber Choir
Wed 26 Feb 2025, 7.30pm
Symphonie Fantastique
London, Royal Festival Hall
- David Sawer Sphinx (world premiere)* (20’)
- Britten Violin Concerto (32’)
- Berlioz Symphonie fantastique (49’)
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Augustin Hadelich violin
Sat 1 Mar 2025, 7.30pm
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider plays Tchaikovsky
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Mahler/Schnittke Piano Quartet, arranged for piano and strings (18’)
- Haydn Symphony No. 49 (La Passione) (24’)
- Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (34’)
- Omer Meir Wellber conductor/piano
- Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider violin
Wed 5 Mar 2025, 7.30pm
An evening with Renée Fleming
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (17’)
- R Strauss Four Last Songs (25’)
- Wagner Overture and Venusberg Music from Tannhäuser (24’)
- Wagner Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin (7’)
- Wagner Overture, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (10’)
- Thomas Guggeis conductor
- Renée Fleming soprano
Fri 7 Mar 2025, 6.30pm
Echoes of Now
St John's Church, Waterloo
- Tania León String Quartet No. 2
- Jessie Montgomery Break Away
- Brian Raphael Nabors Jump
- Daniel Kidane Foreign Tongues
- Hannah Kendall Vera
Wed 12 Mar 2025, 7.30pm
Crossing Generations
London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
- Zappa The Dog Breath Variations/Uncle Meat; Outrage at Valdez; G-Spot Tornado (15’)
- Dinuk Wijeratne Clarinet Concerto (European premiere) (27’)
- Martinů Symphony No. 6 (Fantaisies symphoniques) (25’)
- Kevin John Edusei conductor
- Kinan Azmeh clarinet
Wed 19 Mar 2025, 7.30pm
Mahler’s Fifth
London, Royal Festival Hall
- R Schumann Piano Concerto (31’)
- Mahler Symphony No. 5 (72’)
- Robin Ticciati conductor
- Francesco Piemontesi piano
Sun 23 Mar 2025, 12.00pm
FUNharmonics: The Snail and the Whale
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Juya Shin conductor
- Lucy Hollins presenter
Wed 26 Mar 2025, 6.30pm
Alina Ibragimova plays Prokofiev
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Saariaho Orion (22’)
- Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 (20’)
- Nielsen Symphony No. 5 (35’)
- Hannu Lintu conductor
- Alina Ibragimova violin
Sat 29 Mar 2025, 7.30pm
Tan Dun’s Water Concerto
London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
- Pärt Symphony No. 1 (Polyphonic) (16’)
- Tan Dun Water Concerto (27’)
- Lutosławski Symphony No. 3 (28’)
- Eva Ollikainen conductor
- Colin Currie percussion
Wed 2 Apr 2025, 7.30pm
War and Peace
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Prokofiev Selection from Semyon Kotko (20’)
- Mussorgsky (arr. Denisov) Songs and Dances of Death (19’)
- Lyatoshynsky Symphony No. 3 (46’)
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
- Matthew Rose bass
Sat 5 Apr 2025, 7.30pm
Tragedy to Triumph
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Beethoven Coriolan Overture (8’)*
- R Schumann Violin Concerto (30’)
- Schubert Symphony No. 9 (The Great) (50’)
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
- Vilde Frang violin
Sat 12 Apr 2025, 7.30pm
Jan Lisiecki plays Beethoven
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Sibelius Pohjola's Daughter (12') *
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor) (38') *
- Sibelius Symphony No. 2 (44’)
- Tarmo Peltokoski conductor
- Jan Lisiecki piano
Sat 26 Apr 2025, 7.30pm
Mahler 8
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Mahler Symphony No. 8 (semi-staged) (80’)
- 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 Choir
- London Symphony Chorus
- Tiffin Boys' Choir
