Go big or go home
Concerts that pack a punch.
The ultimate romantic symphony
Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony is a sweeping emotional epic, filled with winter storms, sunlit vistas and mile after mile of unforgettable melodies. Is this the ultimate romantic symphony? We just know that it sounds wonderful, and we can’t wait to share it.
Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony | 17 Nov 2024 | Eastbourne
A force of nature
A piece painting a picture of the Bavarian Alps calls for a supersized orchestra, complete with wind machine and organ. Waterfalls, glaciers, an ear-splitting storm – spectacular isn’t the word for Strauss’s Alpine Symphony.
An Alpine Symphony | 21 Feb 2025 | London
Simply fantastique
Sex and drugs and symphony orchestras: Hector Berlioz claimed that his Symphonie fantastique depicted an opium dream, but really he was just high on the sound of a supersized orchestra going for broke. Love, witchcraft, severed heads – it’s all here, in psychedelic colours.
Symphonie Fantastique | 26 Feb 2025 | London
A blockbuster epic
It takes a huge orchestra to bring Mahler’s Fifth to life, exploding from a trumpet blast into a 70-minute epic. It’s a blockbuster dark-to-light journey, told in waltzes, funeral marches and a particularly breathtaking Adagietto.
Mahler’s Fifth | 19 Mar 2025 | London
A musical mood-booster
Schubert’s unstoppable Ninth Symphony is known as ‘the Great’ – and with LPO Conductor Emeritus Vladimir Jurowski bringing all his insight and imagination, you’ll hear why. Fuelled by pure, sunlit energy, this symphony is a guaranteed musical mood-booster!
Tragedy to Triumph | 5 April | London
Symphony of a Thousand
Three choirs, eight starry singers and one of the largest orchestras ever put on stage: there’s a reason why Mahler’s Eighth is often called the ‘Symphony of a Thousand’. Don’t miss the chance to hear one of the most overwhelming experiences that music has to offer.
Mahler’s Eighth | 26 April 2025 | London