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After Dark: 200 Years of ZSL
The music
- Walton Roaring Fanfare
The performers
- London Philharmonic Orchestra brass and percussion players
Celebrate ZSL’s 200th anniversary with a special After Dark performance by the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s brass and percussion players.
Following the Orchestra’s performance of Saint-Saëns’s The Carnival of the Animals earlier in the evening, the post-concert performance opens with a stately fanfare by William Walton, written 50 years ago for ZSL’s 150th anniversary. The players then embark on a lively sonic safari through Chris Hazell’s The Cats Suite, before raising a festive final toast with Goff Richards’s Homage to the Noble Grape.
After the music, keep the night going with the Zooniversity Challenge — a special late-night quiz celebrating ZSL’s anniversary. Hosted by London Zoo presenters Maisie Collier and Ralph Stickley, this light-hearted post-performance game invites you to test your knowledge of wildlife and music, with curious facts, playful questions, and prizes to be won.
In collaboration with ZSL.
Tickets
This event is free to ticket holders of Carnival of the Animals.