What’s On
Fri 31 Oct 2025, 10.30am
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Sibelius Scènes historiques (Suite II)
- Sibelius The Oceanides
- Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony
- Mark Elder conductor
- Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha soprano
- David Stout baritone
- London Philharmonic Choir
Fri 31 Oct 2025, 6.00pm
Harmony with our Oceans
Royal Festival Hall
- Liz Bonnin biologist & broadcaster
- Helen Czerski physicist & oceanographer
Fri 31 Oct 2025, 7.30pm
A Sea Symphony
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Sibelius Scènes historiques (Suite II) (20’)
- Sibelius The Oceanides (10’)
- Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony (64’)
- Mark Elder conductor
- Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha soprano
- David Stout baritone
- London Philharmonic Choir
Sat 1 Nov 2025, 7.30pm
Leia Zhu plays Prokofiev
Brighton
- Ravel Mother Goose Suite (16’)
- Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 (26’)*
- Bizet Symphony in C (28’)
- Nodoka Okisawa conductor
- Leia Zhu violin
Sun 2 Nov 2025, 3.00pm
Leia Zhu plays Prokofiev
Eastbourne
- Ravel Mother Goose Suite (16’)
- Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 (26’)*
- Bizet Symphony in C (28’)
- Nodoka Okisawa conductor
- Leia Zhu violin
Wed 5 Nov 2025, 7.30pm
Brahms’s Fourth
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Brahms Tragic Overture (13’)
- Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 (33’)
- Brahms Symphony No. 4 (40’)
- Edward Gardner conductor*
- Pavel Kolesnikov piano
Sat 8 Nov 2025, 7.30pm
Beethoven & John Adams
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Beethoven Violin Concerto (42’)
- John Adams Harmonium (35’)
- Edward Gardner conductor*
- James Ehnes violin
- London Philharmonic Choir
- BBC Symphony Chorus
Wed 12 Nov 2025, 2.30pm
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Gabriela Lena Frank Contested Eden (UK premiere)
- Walton Cello Concerto
- Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)
- Elim Chan conductor
- Nicolas Altstaedt cello
Wed 12 Nov 2025, 7.30pm
Romeo and Juliet
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Gabriela Lena Frank Contested Eden (UK premiere) (13’)
- Walton Cello Concerto (30’)
- Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet (excerpts) (37’)
- Elim Chan conductor
- Nicolas Altstaedt cello
Thu 13 Nov 2025, 7.30pm
The Glasshouse, Gateshead
Tours
- Debussy Prélude à l‘après-midi d’un faune
- Walton Cello Concerto
- Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet
- Elim Chan conductor
- Nicolas Altstaedt cellist
Wed 26 Nov 2025, 7.30pm
Edward Gardner conducts Elgar
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Elgar In the South (Alassio) (19’)
- Elgar Sea Pictures (23’)
- Elgar Sospiri (5’)
- Elgar Enigma Variations (29’)
- Edward Gardner conductor*
- Beth Taylor mezzo-soprano
Sat 29 Nov 2025, 6.00pm
Harmony with Distant Planets
Royal Festival Hall
- Robert Laidlow composer
- David Kipping astronomer
Sat 29 Nov 2025, 7.30pm
Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Bloch
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Robert Laidlow Exoplanets (world premiere) (23’)**
- Bloch Schelomo (20’)
- Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3 (38’)
- Edward Gardner conductor*
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Mon 1 Dec 2025, 7.30pm
Heinrich Lades Halle, Erlangen
Tours
- Elgar In the South (Alassio)
- Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1
- Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Tue 2 Dec 2025, 8.00pm
Alte Oper Frankfurt
Tours
- Elgar In the South (Alassio)
- Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1
- Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Wed 3 Dec 2025, 8.00pm
Isarphilharmonie, Munich
Tours
- Elgar In the South (Alassio)
- Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1
- Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Thu 4 Dec 2025, 7.00pm
Essen Philharmonie
Tours
- Elgar In the South (Alassio)
- Bloch Schelomo
- Elgar Symphony No. 1
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Fri 5 Dec 2025, 8.00pm
Philharmonie, Cologne
Tours
- Elgar In the South (Alassio)
- Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1
- Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Sun 7 Dec 2025, 8.00pm
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
Tours
- Elgar In the South (Alassio)
- Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1
- Elgar Symphony No. 1
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Tue 9 Dec 2025, 8.00pm
Konzerthaus Freiburg
Tours
- Elgar In the South (Alassio)
- Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
- Elgar Symphony No. 1
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Arabella Steinbacher violin
Wed 10 Dec 2025, 7.30pm
Graf Zeppelin Haus, Friedrichshafen
Tours
- Elgar In the South (Alassio)
- Bloch Schelomo
- Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Thu 11 Dec 2025, 7.30pm
Liederhalle, Stuttgart
Tours
- Elgar In the South (Alassio)
- Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1
- Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Sat 13 – Sun 14 Dec 2025
Christmas Classics
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Michael England conductor
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- London Philharmonic Choir
Sat 27 Dec 2025, 2.30pm
Raymond Gubbay Christmas Festival: The Planets
Barbican Centre
- Verdi Force of Destiny Overture
- Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2
- Holst The Planets
- Lee Reynolds conductor
Sat 17 Jan 2026, 12.00pm
FUNharmonics: Peter and the Wolf
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Sergei Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf
- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Othello Suite (extracts)
- Rachel Leach The Hungry Wolf (song)
- Michael Seal conductor
- Rachel Leach presenter
Sat 17 Jan 2026, 2.30pm
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Festival Overture
- Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Tajogaite (Concerto for Piano and Orchestra) (UK premiere)
- Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1945 version)
- Maxim Emelyanychev conductor
- Gustavo Díaz-Jerez piano
Sat 17 Jan 2026, 5.00pm
Harmony with the Volcanic World
Royal Festival Hall
- Kate Humble broadcaster & writer
Sat 17 Jan 2026, 6.30pm
The Firebird
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Festival Overture (14’)
- Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Tajogaite (Concerto for Piano and Orchestra) (UK premiere) (17’)
- Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1945 version) (30’)
- Maxim Emelyanychev conductor
- Gustavo Díaz-Jerez piano
Sun 18 Jan 2026, 3.00pm
Beethoven’s Second
Eastbourne
- Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin (16’)
- Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5, K219 (Turkish) (31’)
- Beethoven Symphony No. 2 (34’)
- Erina Yashima conductor
- Maria Włoszczowska violin
Wed 21 Jan 2026, 10.30am
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Anna Korsun Terricone
- Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- Mosolov The Iron Foundry
- Prokofiev Symphony No. 2
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
- Anna Vinnitskaya piano
Wed 21 Jan 2026, 7.30pm
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Anna Korsun Terricone (15’)
- Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (23’)
- Mosolov The Iron Foundry (3')
- Prokofiev Symphony No. 2 (36’)
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
- Anna Vinnitskaya piano
Sat 24 Jan 2026, 7.30pm
Mahler’s Tenth
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Mahler Symphony No. 10 (ed. Barshai) (75’)
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Fri 30 Jan 2026, 7.30pm
Symphony Kūkai
Tours
- Zou Ye Kūkai Symphony for orchestra & chorus*
- Takuo Yuasa conductor
- Choir of the Central Conservatory of Music of China
- London Philharmonic Choir
Wed 4 Feb 2026, 7.30pm
Bohemian Rhapsodies
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Bacewicz Overture* (6')
- Martinů Violin Concerto No. 2 (28')
- Lutosławski Symphony No. 4 (22')*
- Janáček Taras Bulba (23’)
- Edward Gardner conductor **
- Josef Špaček violin
Sat 7 Feb 2026, 6.00pm
LPO Showcase: Foyle Future Firsts and the Royal Academy of Music
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Ligeti Melodien
- Bartók (orch. Freisitzer) Dance Suite
- Foyle Future First musicians
- Students from the Royal Academy of Music
- Members of the LPO
Sat 7 Feb 2026, 7.30pm
The Wooden Prince
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Kaprálová Rustic Suite (16')
- Szymanowski Stabat Mater (23’) *
- Kaprálová Waving Farewell (6’)
- Bartók The Wooden Prince (48’)
- Edward Gardner conductor †
- Galina Cheplakova soprano ‡
- Agnieszka Rehlis mezzo-soprano
- Kostas Smoriginas bass
- London Philharmonic Choir
Sun 8 Feb 2026, 3.00pm
Edward Gardner conducts Elgar
Eastbourne
- Elgar Sospiri (5’)
- Elgar Cello Concerto (30’)
- Elgar Enigma Variations (32’)
- Edward Gardner* conductor
- Jan Vogler cello
Wed 11 Feb 2026, 7.30pm
Mother Goose
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Scriabin The Poem of Ecstasy (22')
- George Benjamin Palimpsests (21')
- Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments (9')
- Ravel Mother Goose (complete ballet) (28')
- George Benjamin conductor
Sat 14 Feb 2026, 7.30pm
A Little Bit in Love
Brighton
- Selection of songs by Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Cole Porter and more.
- Wilson Ng* conductor
- Danielle de Niese soprano
Sun 15 Feb 2026, 7.30pm
A Little Bit in Love at Saffron Hall
Saffron Walden
- Selection of songs by Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Cole Porter and more.
- Wilson Ng conductor
- Danielle de Niese soprano
Wed 18 Feb 2026, 6.00pm
LPO Showcase: Junior Artists
London, Royal Festival Hall
- LPO Junior Artists
- Foyle Future First musicians
- Members of the LPO
Wed 18 Feb 2026, 7.30pm
Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Tchaikovsky
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Sibelius Pohjola's Daughter (12')
- Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (34')
- Beethoven Symphony No. 7 (36')
- Karina Canellakis conductor*
- Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
Wed 4 Mar 2026, 7.30pm
Tchaikovsky & Sibelius
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 (49’)
- Sibelius Symphony No. 2 (45’)
- Paavo Järvi conductor
- Alexandre Kantorow piano
Sat 14 Mar 2026, 7.30pm
The Firebird
Brighton
- Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture (11’)
- Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488 (26’)
- Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (10’)
- Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919 version) (19’)
- Dionysis Grammenos conductor
- Lukas Sternath piano
Sun 15 Mar 2026, 3.00pm
The Firebird
Eastbourne
- Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture (11’)
- Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488 (26’)
- Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (10’)
- Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919 version) (19’)
- Dionysis Grammenos conductor
- Lukas Sternath piano
Sat 21 Mar 2026, 5.00pm
Harmony with our Rivers
Queen Elizabeth Hall
- Jeremy Wade extreme angler, author and broadcaster
Sat 21 Mar 2026, 6.30pm
Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
- John Luther Adams Become River (16’)
- Clarice Assad Terra: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (European premiere) (22’)
- Piazzolla The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arr. Desyatnikov) (with live dance) (26’)
- Pablo Rus Broseta conductor
- Jonathan Davies bassoon*
- Alice Ivy-Pemberton violin
Wed 25 Mar 2026, 7.30pm
Voices from Finland
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Lotta Wennäkoski Zelo (world premiere)* (20')
- Sibelius Kullervo (70’)
- Robin Ticciati conductor
- Miina-Liisa Värelä soprano
- Shenyang bass-baritone
- YL Male Voice Choir
Sat 28 Mar 2026, 7.30pm
Beethoven’s Ninth
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Tan Dun Choral Concerto: Nine (UK premiere) (25')
- Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (67')
- Tan Dun conductor
- Elizabeth Watts soprano
- Hongni Wu mezzo-soprano
- John Findon tenor
- Dingle Yandell bass-baritone
- London Philharmonic Choir
- London Chinese Philharmonic Choir
Sun 29 Mar 2026, 5.00pm
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Tours
- Tan Dun Nine
- Beethoven Symphony No 9
- Tan Dun conductor
- Elizabeth Watts soprano
- Hongni Wu mezzo-soprano
- John Findon tenor
- Dingle Yandell bass
- London Philharmonic Choir
- London Chinese Philharmonic Choir
Wed 1 Apr 2026, 7.30pm
Pictures at an Exhibition
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Mark-Anthony Turnage Three Screaming Popes (15’)
- Bartók Violin Concerto No. 1 (21')
- Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (30')
- Edward Gardner conductor*
- Alina Ibragimova violin
Wed 8 Apr 2026, 6.00pm
Harmony with our Fragile Earth
Royal Festival Hall
- Johan Rockström earth system scientist
- Tony Juniper environmentalist & Chair of Natural England
- Anna Thorvaldsdottir composer
Wed 8 Apr 2026, 7.30pm
Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Anna Thorvaldsdottir CATAMORPHOSIS (20’)
- Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 (23')
- Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral) (40')
- Kirill Karabits conductor
- Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider violin
Fri 10 Apr 2026, 7.30pm
Brahms’s Double
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Dvořák In Nature’s Realm (11’)
- Brahms Double Concerto for violin and cello (31’)
- R Schumann Symphony No. 4 (29’)
- Jonathon Heyward conductor
- Pieter Schoeman violin*
- Kristina Blaumane cello**
Wed 15 Apr 2026, 7.30pm
Carnival of the Animals
London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
- Dvořák Symphony No. 7 (37')
- Ryan Carter Piano Concerto (world premiere) (18’) *
- Saint-Saëns The Carnival of the Animals (with film animation) (22’)
- Lidiya Yankovskaya conductor
- Tomoko Mukaiyama piano
- Bizjak Piano Duo
Fri 17 Apr 2026, 6.00pm
Harmony with our Changing Planet
Royal Festival Hall
- Professor Gail Whiteman Head of the Nature & Climate Impact Team, University of Exeter
Fri 17 Apr 2026, 7.30pm
Terence Blanchard: A Requiem for Katrina
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Duke Ellington The River Suite (30’)
- Terence Blanchard A Tale of God’s Will: A Requiem for Katrina (70’)
- Daniela Candillari conductor
- Terence Blanchard trumpet
- The Terence Blanchard Quintet
Sun 19 Apr 2026, 3.00pm
Sibelius’s First
Eastbourne
- Price Andante moderato for string orchestra (7’)
- Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (16’)
- Gershwin Selections from Porgy and Bess (10’)
- Sibelius Symphony No. 1 (38’)
- Nefeli Chadouli* conductor
- Nadine Benjamin soprano
Sat 25 Apr 2026, 7.30pm
Wozzeck: Wretches Like Us
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Berg Wozzeck (semi-staged) (90’)
- Edward Gardner conductor*
- Stéphane Degout Wozzeck
- Annette Dasch Marie
- Peter Hoare Captain
- Brindley Sherratt Doctor
- Christopher Ventris Drum Major
- Eirik Grøtvedt Andres
- Adrian Thompson The Fool
- Kitty Whately Margret
- London Voices
Thu 30 Apr – Sat 9 May 2026
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in Concert
The Royal Albert Hall
- Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Ludwig Wicki conductor
- London Philharmonic Choir
- Trinity Boys Choir
Fri 1 – Sun 10 May 2026
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in Concert
The Royal Albert Hall
- Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Ludwig Wicki conductor
- London Philharmonic Choir
- Trinity Boys Choir
Sun 3 – Sun 10 May 2026
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in Concert
The Royal Albert Hall
- Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Ludwig Wicki conductor
- London Philharmonic Choir
- Trinity Boys Choir
Sun 17 May 2026, 12.00pm
FUNharmonics: Stan and Mabel and the Race for Space
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Paul Rissmann Stan and Mabel and the Race for Space
- Mozart Overture from The Marriage of Figaro
- Britten 'Dawn' from Four Sea Interludes, from Peter Grimes
- Kabalevsky 'Galop' from The Comedians Suite
- Grainer/Gold/Derbyshire arr. McEwan 'Dr Who' Theme
- Polly Ives presenter
- Nefeli Chadouli conductor