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Tue 14 Oct 2025, 7.30pm

Seoul Arts Center

Tours

  • Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Overture
  • Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Brahms Symphony No. 2

  • Edward Gardner conductor
  • Yeol Eum Son piano

Thu 16 Oct 2025, 7.30pm

Daejeon Arts Center

Tours

  • Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Overture
  • Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

  • Edward Gardner conductor
  • Yeol Eum Son piano

Fri 17 Oct 2025, 7.30pm

Busan Concert Hall

Tours

  • Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Overture
  • Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

  • Edward Gardner conductor
  • Yeol Eum Son piano

Sat 18 Oct 2025, 5.00pm

Gyeonggi Arts Center

Tours

  • Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3
  • Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

  • Edward Gardner conductor
  • Yeol Eum Son piano

Wed 22 Oct 2025, 6.30pm

The Rite of Spring

London, Royal Festival Hall

  • L Boulanger D’un matin de printemps (6')*
  • L Boulanger Faust et Hélène (32’)
  • Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (32’)

  • Karina Canellakis conductor**
  • Véronique Gens soprano
  • Andrew Staples tenor
  • Jean-Sébastien Bou baritone

Fri 24 Oct 2025, 7.30pm

Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony at Saffron Hall

Saffron Walden

  • Mozart Overture, Idomeneo, K366 (5')
  • Mozart Masonic Funeral Music, K477 (6')
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K503 (32')
  • Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2 (60')

  • Karina Canellakis conductor*
  • Paul Lewis piano

Sat 25 Oct 2025, 10.30am

Private Members’ Rehearsal

London, Royal Festival Hall

  • Mozart Overture, Idomeneo, K366
  • Mozart Masonic Funeral Music, K477
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K503
  • Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2

  • Karina Canellakis conductor
  • Paul Lewis piano

Sat 25 Oct 2025, 7.30pm

Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony

London, Royal Festival Hall

  • Mozart Overture, Idomeneo, K366 (5’)
  • Mozart Masonic Funeral Music, K477 (6’)
  • Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K503 (32’)
  • Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2 (60’)

  • Karina Canellakis conductor*
  • Paul Lewis piano

Wed 29 Oct 2025, 7.30pm

New World Symphony

London, Royal Festival Hall

  • Chinary Ung Water Rings (6’)
  • Sibelius Violin Concerto (31’)
  • Dvořák Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) (40’)

  • Kahchun Wong conductor
  • Himari violin*

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, 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, 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, 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

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, 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, 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

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