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View CalendarWed 6 Nov 2024, 7.30pm
Víkingur Ólafsson plays Brahms
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 (46’)
- Freya Waley-Cohen Mother Tongue (world premiere)* (25’)
- Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin Suite (21’)
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Sat 9 Nov 2024, 3.30pm
Musikverein, Vienna
Tours
- Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
- Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Sat 9 Nov 2024, 7.00pm
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- Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
- Rachmaninoff The Bells (Choral Symphony)
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Leif Ove Andsnes piano
- Kristina Mkhitaryan soprano
- Dmytro Popov tenor
- Kostas Smoriginas bass-baritone
- London Philharmonic Choir
Sun 10 Nov 2024, 5.00pm
Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden
Tours
- Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
- Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Mon 11 Nov 2024, 8.00pm
Alte Oper, Frankfurt
Tours
- Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
- Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Wed 13 Nov 2024, 8.00pm
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
Tours
- Wagner Tannhäuser Overture
- Schumann Cello Concerto
- Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Pablo Ferrández cello
Thu 14 Nov 2024, 7.30pm
Konzerthaus, Dortmund
Tours
- Tania León Raíces (Origins)
- Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin
- Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Fri 15 Nov 2024, 8.00pm
Tonhalle, Düsseldorf
Tours
- Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
- Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Sun 17 Nov 2024, 3.00pm
Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony
Eastbourne
- Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (34’)
- Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 (54’)
- Alevtina Ioffe conductor
- Blake Pouliot violin
Fri 22 Nov 2024, 7.00pm
Malvern Theatres
Tours
- Weber Overture, Der Freischütz (10’)
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 (34’)
- Dvořák Symphony No. 8 (36’)
- Martin Rajna conductor
- Isata Kanneh-Mason piano
Sat 23 Nov 2024, 7.30pm
Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Beethoven
Brighton
- Weber Overture, Der Freischütz (10’)
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 (34’)
- Dvořák Symphony No. 8 (36’)
- Martin Rajna conductor
- Isata Kanneh-Mason piano
Wed 27 Nov 2024, 7.30pm
A Dark Century
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Schoenberg A Survivor from Warsaw (7’)
- Weinberg Violin Concerto (26’)
- Shostakovich Symphony No. 13 (Babi Yar) (61’)
- Andrey Boreyko conductor
- Gidon Kremer violin
- Alexander Roslavets narrator/bass*
- London Philharmonic Choir
Fri 29 Nov 2024, 7.30pm
Swan Lake
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Weber Overture, Oberon (10’)
- Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme (18’)
- Tchaikovsky Selections from Swan Lake (40’)
- Tianyi Lu conductor*
- Zlatomir Fung cello
Sat 30 Nov 2024, 7.30pm
LPO at Saffron Hall, 30 Nov
Saffron Walden
- Weber Overture, Oberon
- Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme
- Tchaikovsky Selections from Swan Lake
- Tianyi Lu conductor*
- Zlatomir Fung cello
Sun 8 Dec 2024, 3.00pm
Strauss’s Horn Concerto No. 2
Eastbourne
- Mozart Overture, The Marriage of Figaro (5’)
- R Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2 (20’)
- Dvořák Symphony No. 8 (36’)
- Valentina Peleggi conductor
- Ben Goldscheider horn
Sat 14 Dec 2024
Christmas Classics
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Michael England conductor
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- 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, 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) (70’)
- 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
Tue 28 Jan 2025, 7.00pm
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
Tours
- Sibelius En Saga
- Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
- Karina Canellakis conductor
- Benjamin Grosvenor piano
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
Thu 30 Jan 2025, 7.00pm
Bristol Beacon
Tours
- Sibelius Lemminkainen’s Return
- Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
- Karina Canellakis conductor
- Benjamin Grosvenor piano
Sat 1 Feb 2025, 7.30pm
Ravel & Rimsky-Korsakov
Brighton
- Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte (6’)
- Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (19’)
- Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade (47’)
- Juya Shin conductor*
- Nicholas McCarthy 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 Time to Time* (UK premiere) (15’)
- 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
Sun 23 Feb 2025, 3.00pm
New World Symphony
Eastbourne
- Chevalier de Saint-Georges Symphony No. 2 (11’)
- Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp (29’)
- Dvořák Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) (40’)
- Matthew Lynch conductor*
- Juliette Bausor flute
- Alexander Boldachev harp
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
Sat 8 Mar 2025, 7.30pm
Beethoven & Brahms
Brighton
- R Schumann Overture, Genoveva (9’)
- Beethoven Violin Concerto (42’)
- Brahms Symphony No. 4 (40’)
- Adam Hickox conductor
- Hyeyoon Park violin
Sun 9 Mar 2025, 3.00pm
Beethoven & Brahms
Eastbourne
- R Schumann Overture, Genoveva (9’)
- Beethoven Violin Concerto (42’)
- Brahms Symphony No. 4 (40’)
- Adam Hickox conductor
- Hyeyoon Park violin
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
Sat 15 Mar 2025, 7.30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Tours
- R Schumann Piano Concerto (31’)
- Mahler Symphony No. 5 (72’)
- Robin Ticciati conductor
- Francesco Piemontesi piano
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
Sun 13 Apr 2025, 3.00pm
Jan Lisiecki plays Beethoven
Eastbourne
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor) (38')
- Sibelius Symphony No. 2 (44’)
- Tarmo Peltokoski conductor
- Jan Lisiecki piano
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Daphnis and Chloé
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Ravel Daphnis et Chloé (50’)
- Ravel La valse (13')
- Edward Gardner conductor
- BBC Singers
- Circa
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
Sat 31 May 2025, 12.00pm
FUNharmonics: Petrushka
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Stravinsky Petrushka (1947)
- Matthew Lynch conductor
- Rachel Leach presenter
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