The winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition 2021 conjures up contrasting virtuoso marvels, including Chopin’s poetic and powerful 24 Preludes.

Be the first to hear new works by the Philharmonia’s 2024/25 Composers’ Academy Fellows.

One of early music’s true visionaries steers this journey through a century of European music, exploring the trailblazing sounds of the Baroque era.

The wind rises, and waves smash against the North Sea coast of England. The earth shakes, as the very ground beneath our feet threatens to give way. And, in 19th-century Russia, a chemist with a gift for music, dreams of ancient times and exotic tribes, and creates sheer sonic alchemy. Music can show us the world in magical new ways, and as conductor Gemma New brings the RPO’s season to a close, she’s chosen four pieces that stir the imagination even while they thrill the senses. Britten’s seascapes, Borodin’s oriental fantasies and Victoria Borisova-Ollas’ tribute to the imagination of Salman Rushdie will make a vivid setting for the playfulness and wit of Prokofiev’s brilliant Third Piano Concerto – played by young pianist Daniel Ciobanu for whom every performance is a new adventure.

The Philharmonia and their Principal Conductor Santtu pull out all the stops in the finale of their 2024/25 season.

Inspired by Behrouz Boochani's book of his refugee journey and six-year-long incarceration in Manus Island, the LSO and Jonathan Lemalu give the UK premiere of this heart-stopping song-cycle. 

For centuries, even the most gifted composers have found themselves persecuted or marginalised simply because of who they were. As a gay man in Tsarist Russia, Tchaikovsky knew what it was to be an outsider, and he poured all his emotions into his Fourth Symphony: a no-holds-barred emotional autobiography, pulsing with melody and torn by raw and dangerous passions. ‘Petrenko’s Fourth is a white-knuckle ride’ wrote Gramophone magazine, and he certainly won’t hold back tonight. There’s no shortage of great tunes in the first half of the concert, too, as Petrenko champions Dorothy Howell’s Lamia – a wildly romantic tale of forbidden love – and the lovely piano concerto by the African-American composer Florence Price. Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is the soloist in music that was side-lined for decades and is only now receiving its due.

Soprano Ruby Hughes joins forces with cellist Natalie Clein and pianist Julius Drake for an intimate concert of lyrical, lively and folk-influenced works.

Aurora Orchestra joins celebrated violist Lawrence Power for a magnificent Italian-themed finale to his year-long Southbank Centre residency.

Let your curiosity lead you among the orchestra as they perform Mozart’s Symphony No.40 on the move, combining with dancers to create an immersive experience.

Get ready for an evening of rock like no other as Symphonic Queen returns to the Royal Albert Hall. Back by popular demand, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will deliver a tribute to one of the world’s most iconic rock bands: Queen.

Once upon a time, there was a merry rascal named Till Eulenspiegel… With a cheeky horn call and a burst of laughter, the RPO’s new season springs into life. Richard Strauss was music’s master storyteller, and every laugh, tear and punchline of Till’s madcap adventures is crammed into this dazzling score. You can almost sense the seduction in the dizzying waltzes and silken strings of Strauss’ ravishing Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, too. But there’s more than one way to tell a tale, and the RPO’s Principal Associate Conductor Alexander Shelley showcases the vibrant colours of Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi – the man behind Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro, and the RPO’s Composer-in-Association – and soars high above the Nordic skies with violin legend Midori, in Sibelius’ elemental Violin Concerto.

Midori unfurled ‘the music as a seamlessly lyrical rainbow – a small miracle of rhythmic precision and crystalline clarity.’ The Strad, January 2025

Best of Broadway returns to the Royal Albert Hall! Join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a sensational cast of West End stars for an evening of Broadway’s most iconic hits.