What’s On
Sat 15 Feb 2025, 7.30pm
Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis
Saffron Walden
- Beethoven Missa Solemnis
- Edward Gardner conductor*
- David Young chorus master
- Cambridge University Choral Award holders, including members of the choirs of Clare, Jesus, Selwyn, and Trinity Colleges
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, 10.30am
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Tania León Pasajes
- Grieg Piano Concerto
- R Strauss An Alpine Symphony
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Alexandra Dovgan piano
Fri 21 Feb 2025, 6.00pm
LPO Showcase: Junior Artists
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Vaughan Williams English Folk Song Suite
- Eliana Echeverry Another Day in London Town (world premiere)
- Arson Fahim Forbidden Dances (European premiere)
- Bartók Hungarian Pictures
- Matthew Lynch conductor
- LPO Junior Artists
- Members of the Foyle Future Firsts programme
- Members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Fri 21 Feb 2025, 7.30pm
An Alpine Symphony
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Tania León Pasajes (European premiere) (14')
- Grieg Piano Concerto (30’)
- R Strauss An Alpine Symphony (51’)
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Alexandra Dovgan piano
Sat 22 Feb 2025, 6.30pm
Rothko Chapel
London, St John's Church, Waterloo
- Andrew Norman The Companion Guide to Rome (32')
- Feldman Rothko Chapel (24')
- Charlotte Corderoy conductor
- Lucy Humphris soprano
- Louise Drewett alto
- Scott Dickinson viola
- Catherine Edwards celeste
- 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
Sun 23 Feb 2025, 7.00pm
Marquee TV: Strauss & Brahms
Online
- R Strauss Metamorphosen (26')
- Brahms Symphony No. 2 (40')
- Edward Gardner conductor
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, 10.30am
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Mahler/Schnittke Piano Quartet, arranged for piano and strings
- Haydn Symphony No. 49 (La Passione)
- Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
- Omer Meir Wellber conductor/piano
- Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider 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
Renée Fleming sings Strauss
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
London, St John's Church, Waterloo
- Hannah Kendall Vera
- Tania León String Quartet No. 2
- Jessie Montgomery Break Away
- Daniel Kidane Foreign Tongues
- Brian Raphael Nabors Jump
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
Sun 16 Mar 2025, 3.00pm
The Glasshouse, Gateshead
Tours
- R Schumann Piano Concerto (31’)
- Mahler Symphony No. 5 (72’)
- Robin Ticciati conductor
- Francesco Piemontesi piano
Mon 17 Mar 2025, 7.30pm
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
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
Sat 22 Mar 2025, 7.30pm
London Soundtrack Festival Gala Concert
Royal Festival Hall
- Anna Meredith Nautilus
- Natalie Holt Music from Loki
- Stephen Barton Picard Suite
- Anne Dudley American History X
- Harry Gregson-Williams Suite from Gladiator II
- Hildur Guðnadóttir Excerpts from Tár
- Arr. Iain Farrington TV Quiz Theme Suite
- Howard Shore: The Fly Suite
- Dead Ringers – Main Title
- Ed Wood – Main Title
- The Aviator – Suite
- The Hobbit – The Noble Wood (I Roderyn)
- M.Butterfly – Main Title
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Mvt 1)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – The Lighting of the Beacons
- Ben Palmer conductor
- Lior vocalist
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, 10.30am
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Saariaho Orion
- Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1
- Nielsen Symphony No. 5
- Hannu Lintu conductor
- Alina Ibragimova violin
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
Sat 29 Mar 2025, 9.30pm
Colin Currie: After Dark
Queen Elizabeth Hall
- Colin Currie percussion
- Musicians from the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sun 30 Mar 2025, 7.00pm
Marquee TV: An Alpine Symphony
Online
- Grieg Piano Concerto (30')
- R Strauss An Alpine Symphony (51')
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Alexandra Dovgan piano
Wed 2 Apr 2025, 7.30pm
Jurowski conducts Lyatoshynsky
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, 10.30am
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Beethoven Coriolan Overture
- R Schumann Violin Concerto
- Schubert Symphony No. 9 (The Great)
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
- Vilde Frang violin
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
Sun 6 Apr 2025, 3.30pm
LPO at Saffron Hall
Saffron Walden
- Beethoven Coriolan Overture (8')
- Schumann Violin Concerto (30')
- Schubert Symphony No. 9 (50')
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor*
- Vilde Frang violin
Mon 7 Apr 2025, 8.00pm
Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante
Tours
- Brahms Coriolan Overture
- R Schumann Violin Concerto
- Beethoven Symphony No. 5
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
- Vilde Frang violin
Tue 8 Apr 2025, 8.00pm
Palau de la Música, Valencia
Tours
- Beethoven Coriolan Overture
- R Schumann Violin Concerto
- Beethoven Symphony No. 5
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
- Vilde Frang violin
Wed 9 Apr 2025, 7.30pm
Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid
Tours
- Brahms Coriolan Overture
- R Schumann Violin Concerto
- Beethoven Symphony No. 5
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
- Vilde Frang violin
Sat 12 Apr 2025, 10.30am
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Sibelius Pohjola's Daughter
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor)
- Sibelius Symphony No. 2
- Tarmo Peltokoski conductor
- Jan Lisiecki piano
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
- Andrew Staples 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