An afternoon of quintessentially British music! Handel’s Water Music accompanied George I along a royal excursion down the River Thames in 1717 and the suites have become firmly engrained within British culture ever since. Later during the 18th century, Haydn enjoyed a lucrative spell in the nation’s capital – particularly with his 12 ‘London’ symphonies, the last of which adopted this nickname.
The English Musical Renaissance of the late-19th to 20th centuries saw the reforming of a national artistic presence through music. Few composers have evoked the English countryside more distinctly than Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending being one of his most idyllic portrayals of pastoral themes.
Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, with soloist Natasha Paremski, and Sibelius' Symphony No. 5, with its spine-tingling finale. Schumann's Manfred Overture opens the concert.
Chamber music for string sextet: Richard Strauss' Sextet from Capriccio and Brahms' Sextet No.1, performed by members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Martyn Brabbins conducts Strauss' divine Four Last Songs, with soprano Eleanor Dennis, and Brahms' First Symphony. Wagner's Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg starts the concert.
An unmissable concert featuring Grieg's Piano Concerto and Dvořák's Symphony No. 7, preceded by Beethoven's Fidelio Overture and Mascagni's Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana.
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates a magnificent decade of chart -topping songs and your favourite Christmas jingles. Featuring classics by Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Andy Williams,...
Christmas isn't the same without attending the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Christmas Cracker. This yuletide concert favourite is perfect for families and audience members of all ages, with Mary...
An all-Russian programme including Rachmaninov’s lavish Piano Concerto No. 2, performed by Italian pianist Alessio Bax, and Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony. Glinka's Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture...
Stellar extracts from ballet and opera by Mozart, Delius, Tchaikovsky and Bizet frame Mendelssohn's celebrated Violin Concerto, with soloist Robert Davidovici.
Esteemed virtuoso Janina Fialkowska is the soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24. Dvořák's exuberant Symphony No. 8 and Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture complete the progamme.
An all-Beethoven concert with the turbulent Symphony No. 2 and vivacious Symphony No. 4 framing Piano Concerto No. 1, with the brilliant Freddy Kempf as soloist.
Celebrated French pianist Elizabeth Sombart performs Chopin's First Piano Concerto, followed by Tchaikovsky's symphonic masterpiece, his Fourth Symphony.
Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2, with soloist Martin Roscoe, and Tchaikovsky's final and sixth symphony, the Pathétique, preceded by his Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture.
World-class stars join the RPO for a gala night of arias from celebrated operas by Puccini, Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and more, conducted by Renato Balsadonna, the Royal Opera House's Chorus...
Natalie Clein joins the Orchestra to perform Dvořák's popular Cello Concerto. Ravel's Mother Goose Suite and Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite complete the programme, under the baton of Rory...
José Serebrier conducts a selection of Dvořák's exuberant Slavonic Dances and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition which frame Xiaogang Ye's The Last Paradise featuring violinist Cho-Liang Lin.
Pinchas Zukerman directs a concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, including Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 and Brahms' Symphony No. 1.
Watch the new Thomas & Friends™ movie - Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure - with music performed live by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - the perfect family treat for August.
