Royal Philharmonic OrchestraMichael Seal conducts Delius' 1912 tone poem On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, a piece which RPO founder Thomas Beecham conducted and recorded many times throughout his life.
Delius - On Hearing the First Cuckoo in SpringRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2022-10-08 | Michael Seal conducts Delius' 1912 tone poem On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, a piece which RPO founder Thomas Beecham conducted and recorded many times throughout his life.
Winner of the prestigious Carl Nielsen International Competition in 2019 and Gramophone’s 2022 Young Artist of the Year, the Swedish-born Norwegian violinist is one of the most notable rising stars of his generation.
Follow us: Facebook: facebook.com/royalphilharmonicorchestra Instagram: instagram.com/royalphilorchestra Twitter: twitter.com/royalphilorch TikTok: tiktok.com/@royalphilorchestraHenry Purcell - Funeral Music for Queen Mary (arr. Steven Stucky)Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-08-13 | Originally written for SATB choir, four trumpets, and basso continuo, Steven Stucky's arrangement of Henry Purcell's Funeral Music for Queen Mary adapts and expands the work with fantasies on the original themes. Beginning with hushed tones of a slow march, the music develops into a grand outpouring of emotion with the setting of the text 'Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts'.
Discover our 2024–25 London season with Vasily at rpo.co.uk/lightsMahlers Choral Symphonies - streaming nowRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-07-01 | Our performances of Mahler's choral symphonies at the Royal Albert Hall from our 2022–23 season are now streaming on Medici TV.
Take part in the celebrations with us - find out more at rpo.co.uk/whats-on/cadogan-hallVasily Petrenko introduces the RPOs 2024–25 season, Lights in the DarkRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-06-06 | Our Music Director Vasily Petrenko introduces our 2024–25 season, Lights in the Dark.
Hear music by composers who faced adversity, conflict and exile at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall with some of today's most exciting soloists including Yunchan Lim, Maxim Vengerov, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason and Bruce Liu.
We talked with Apollonia Poilâne about the art of baking in our collaboration with Poilâne this Thursday at Cadogan Hall, which features the world premiere of PANEM ET CIRCENSES by composer Richard Dubugnon, with Ravel's Mother Goose and Piano Concerto in G major with conductor Jean-Luc Tingaud and pianist Louise Lortie.
rpo.co.uk/whats-on/eventdetail/2055/191/ravels-mother-gooseVasily Petrenko introduces Rachmaninovs Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-05-16 | Our Music Director Vasily Petrenko introduces Rachmaninov's devilish Variations on a Theme by Paganini, which you can hear at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall before Elgar's symphonic take on Shakespeare, Falstaff, on Sunday 9 June at 3pm.
The RPO is proud to be partnering with Poilâne for a concert of French orchestral music at Cadogan Hall on Thursday 23 May. RPO trombonist Matt Gee and cellist Rachel van der Tang had the opportunity to visit one of their artisanal bakeries and prepare some of Poilâne’s signature sourdough!
Hear music by Poulenc, Richard Dubugnon and Ravel with conductor Jean-Luc Tingaud and pianist Louis Lortie: rpo.co.uk/whats-on/eventdetail/2055/191/ravels-mother-gooseZlatomir Fung plays Saint Saens Saint-SaënsRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-05-08 | A sneak peek of our Artist-in-Residence Zlatomir Fung performing Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No.1.
Join us at Cadogan Hall on Thursday 16 May or at Bristol Beacon on Friday 17 May as Zlatomir performs with conductor Emilia Hoving, before the Orchestra performs Sibelius' glorious Symphony No.2.
Find out more and book at rpo.co.uk/whats-onRPO Artist-in-Residence Zlatomir Fung on Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No.1Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-04-26 | Our Artist-in-Residence Zlatomir Fung introduces Saint-Saëns' tender and playful Cello Concerto No.1, which he'll perform with us on Thursday 16 May at Cadogan Hall and on Friday 17 May at Bristol Beacon with conductor Emilia Hoving.
"There was a robust earthiness to Fung’s playing, which never lost its burnished sheen, but also an impish delight in the mercurial shifts of mood, always respectful of the classical form yet making it glow from within." Bachtrack on Zlatomir's previous performance with the RPO.
Hear Rachmaninov's 'The Bells' Symphony this Thursday 11 April in Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall.
rpo.co.uk/whats-onThe life of Verdi in historyRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-04-09 | Did you know that, according to Operabase, Verdi is currently the most-performed opera composer in the world?
Our Music Director Vasily Petrenko spoke to author and music critic Fiona Maddocks about the unexpected common ground that can be found between the British and Russian composers.
Music Director VasilyPetrenko introduces Verdi's choral behemoth, his Requiem, which we'll perform in the Royal Albert Hall with the Philharmonia Chorus on Tuesday 23 April.
Discover Wagner's Grand Festival in the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 13 March: rpo.co.uk/icons
#wagner #classicalmusic #operaPrincipal Bassoon Richard Ion on his journey with the bassoonRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-03-04 | "As soon as I started playing it I just loved it. The range, the different colours and characters you can make... if anyone picked it up they would definitely play it for a long time."
Richard Ion chatted to us about his journey as a bassoonist, the versatility of the instrument and being Principal Bassoon with the Orchestra.
Hear him perform Mozart's Bassoon Concerto at Cadogan Hall this Tuesday at 7.30pm: rpo.co.uk/whats-on/eventdetail/2049/191/mediterranean-sunshineRPO Principal Bassoon Richard Ion on Mozarts Bassoon ConcertoRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-02-22 | Richard Ion, Principal Bassoon of RPO, will be our soloist for Mozart's elegant and romantic Bassoon Concerto with the Orchestra on Tuesday 5 March, under the baton of Nil Venditti at Cadogan Hall.
The piece, from which the prominent second movement melody was later featured in The Marriage of Figaro, showcases the different characteristics of the instrument that are rarely put under the spotlight.
Find out more and book: rpo.co.uk/whats-on/eventdetail/2049/191/mediterranean-sunshineRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra and Antigua and Barbuda Symphony Orchestra (ABYSO)Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-02-22 | In October the RPO and ABYSO joined forces for workshops, coaching sessions and public performances, beginning a new relationship that will continue this year as musicians for the RPO will join the ABYSO in Antigua for the Music to Inspire festival.
rpo.co.uk/whats-on/eventdetail/2325/-/playing-to-inspire-with-the-antigua-barbuda-youth-symphony-orchestraPlaying to Inspire with the Antigua and Barbuda Youth Symphony OrchestraRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-02-21 | In celebration of our continuing partnership with the Antigua & Barbuda Youth Symphony Orchestra - ABYSO, we're thrilled to share that thirteen RPO musicians will be heading to Antigua for the Music to Inspire Festival this March. Our Sub-Principal Flute, Jo Marsh, shares her excitement about this fantastic new project!
Experience Wagner's Grand Festival in the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 13 March: rpo.co.uk/whats-on/eventdetail/2064/192/icons-rediscovered-wagners-grand-festivalZlatomir Fung plays Haydns Cello Concerto No.1Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-02-13 | Our Artist-in-Residence Zlatomir Fung returns to play with the Orchestra this month with Haydn's Cello Concerto No.1, which he performs in Cadogan Hall, Hull City Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, G Live Guildford and Northampton’s Royal & Derngate, between 21-25 February.
rpo.co.uk/whats-onVasily Petrenko introduces Wagners Grand FestivalRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-02-07 | What's the story behind the original Wagner Festival that took place in the Royal Albert Hall in 1877?
Follow us: Facebook: facebook.com/royalphilharmonicorchestra Instagram: instagram.com/royalphilorchestra Twitter: twitter.com/royalphilorch TikTok: tiktok.com/@royalphilorchestraAn interview with Transport and Stage Manager Nathan BuddenRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-01-29 | Last week Second Violin Peter Graham interviewed our Transport and Stage Manager Nathan Budden on the stage of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa about all things touring in the USA, packing properly, managing players, and sampling the USA's cultural delicacies. #RPOonTourRPO Artist-in-Residence Zlatomir Fung on Haydns Cello Concerto No.1Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-01-24 | Zlatomir Fung, winner of the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition and Artist-in-Residence for the RPO's 2023–24 season, returns to play with us this February, first appearing alongside the Orchestra in Cadogan Hall on Wednesday 21 February, before performing in Hull City Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Guildford G Live and Northampton's Royal & Derngate.
Hear Rachmaninov's ultra-Romantic Second Symphony in Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall on Thursday 8 February with Vasily Petrenko - find out more and book: rpo.co.uk/whats-on/eventdetail/2063/192/icons-rediscovered-rachmaninovs-symphony-no-2Rachmaninovs Symphony No.2 in Eric Carmens Never Gonna Fall in Love AgainRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-01-17 | You might know that Eric Carmen's 'All by Myself' quotes Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2, but did you know that his single 'Never Gonna Fall in Love Again' is based on the Adagio from Rachmaninov's Symphony No.2?
Hear Rachmaninov's Second Symphony and its evocative melodies in Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall on Thursday 8 February with Music Director Vasily Petrenko. Find out more and book at rpo.co.uk/icons
Hear Rachmaninov's Symphony No.2 conducted by Music Director Vasily Petrenko in Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall on Thursday 8 February: rpo.co.uk/iconsVasily Petrenko on Elgars Cockaigne OvertureRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2024-01-09 | Hear Elgar at his most colourful in his Cockaigne Overture, which Music Director Vasily Petrenko conducts in Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall on Thursday 8 February.
rpo.co.uk/iconsRPO quartet plays The Christmas SongRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2023-12-23 | 🌰 🔥 A jolly rendition of The Christmas Song by an RPO quartet in Hull City Hall with Jo Marsh on flute, Rachel van der Tang on cello, Liz Varlow on viola and Helen Storey on bassoon, arranged by Sam Storey. 🎶✨Merry Christmas from the Royal Philharmonic OrchestraRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2023-12-20 | 🎄🎄🎄 Get on your dancing shoes and enjoy this arrangement of Rocking Around the Christmas Tree by Sam Storey, performed by the RPO Second Violins at the Royal Albert Hall ⛄❄Vasily Petrenko on Rachmaninovs Symphony No.2Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2023-12-14 | Music Director Vasily Petrenko introduces the first Icons Rediscovered concert of 2024 in Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, featuring one of the greatest late-Romantic orchestral works - Rachmaninov's Symphony No.2. Elgar's Cockaigne Overture paints a colourful picture of London town in the concert's opening, followed by Strauss' Six Songs After Poems by Brentano with soprano Jennifer France.
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Acclaimed composer Anne Nikitin has written an original orchestral score for The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks, a unique immersive show about the Apollo and Artemis moon missions opening soon at Lightroom in London’s King’s Cross.
Nikitin’s rousing soundscape to this epic experience, which offers a unique perspective on humankind’s past and future voyages to the moon, was brought to life by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the iconic Abbey Road Studios.
The Moonwalkers is co-written by Tom Hanks and Christopher Riley, and directed and designed by 59 Productions, the team behind Lightroom’s David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) and whose previous work also includes Apollo 50: Go for the Moon at the Washington Monument in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Narrated by Tom Hanks Original music composed by Anne Nikitin Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Tom Kelly Principals - Duncan Riddell, Violin and Richard Harwood, Cello Ian Maclay, RPO Manager The London Bulgarian Choir Dessislava Stefanova, Choir Leader & Soloist Grace Davidson, Soprano Soloist Tom Piggott-Smith, Violin Soloist Peter Gregson, Electric Cello Erin King, Harmonica Tom Kelly, Piano Adam Double, Guitars Nikolaj Bjerre, Drum Kit
Music Publisher Lucy Bright for Bright Notion Music Publishing Score Supervision Amanda Street for DNA Music Limited Orchestration Tom Kelly Composer Assistant Tom Kinsella Music Preparation Phil Knights
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London Recording Engineer Fiona Cruickshank Recordist Neil Dawes Assistant Engineer Tommy Bosustow Mix Engineer Goetz Botzenhardt Camera: Guy Wigmore and Paul Jackson Editor: Guy Wigmore
Film courtesy of Lightroom Camera: Guy Wigmore + Paul Jackson Edit: Guy WigmoreWho was Ida Moberg?Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2023-11-16 | When you think of Finnish composers, Sibelius might be the first that comes to mind, but what do you know of the rarely-heard composer Ida Moberg?
Hear a movement from her Sunrise Orchestral suite in Cadogan Hall on Wednesday 29 November and in Hull City Hall on Thursday 30 November with conductor Tito Muñoz.
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🎶 Find out more and support us: rpo.co.uk/biggiveVasily Petrenko on Tchaikovskys Iolanta #classicalmusic #tchaikovsky #orchestra #opera #nutcrackerRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2023-10-23 | RPO Music Director Vasily Petrenko conducts Tchaikovsky's one-act fairytale opera of love, revelations and magic, Iolanta, in the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 8 November. The enchanting story is paired with Act II of the composer's incomparable ballet - The Nutcracker.
Find out more and book: rpo.co.uk/whats-on/eventdetail/2061/192/icons-rediscovered-tchaikovskys-iolantaWembas Dream: Join the JourneyRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2023-10-21 | On Sunday 3 September the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performed Wemba's Dream: Join the Journey in Wembley Park, combining music, spoken word, Kathak dancing and carnival arts for what was a colourful and unique celebration of the people of Brent. Were you there with us? 🦋🎶🎻💃
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Music Director Vasily Petrenko introduces our 2023-24 season, Icons Rediscovered, in Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall.