Friday 21 September 2018, 7.30pm
70th Anniversary Concert
Chris Barber OBE (87) is one of the last British Jazz legends around and an icon of traditional jazz in the United Kingdom. This season he starts celebrating his 65th anniversary...
Saturday 22 September 2018, 7.00pm
Part of the Holy Trinity Arts and Crafts Festival 2018
The works in this Musical Celebration of the 'Cathedral of Arts and Crafts' – as John Betjeman described Holy Trinity – belong either to the period when the Arts and Crafts...
Saturday 22 September 2018, 7.30pm
In 1930s New York jazz was the pop of its day and the music emanating from Manhattan’s radio stations, nightclubs, bars and dance halls was at its most swinging and exciting. ...
Tuesday 25 September 2018, 10.30am
(or ‘How do you solve a problem like Puccini’?!)
Has everything about Puccini been said/studied/sung already? Musicologist Alexandra Wilson and mezzo-soprano Adriana Festeu discuss Dr Wilson’s critically acclaimed book, _The...
Wednesday 26 September 2018, 11.00am
Helen Fielding is best known as the creator of Bridget Jones and the sequence of novels and films following this initially thirty-something singleton as she navigates love and...
Wednesday 26 September 2018, 7.30pm
The German Giants
Raising the curtain to an all-German programme, Beethoven’s much-loved Leonore Overture No. 3 opens with sparkling tunes and uncontainable waves of joy. Musical fireworks colour...
Thursday 27 September 2018, 7.30pm
Helping Children with Cancer
Acclaimed worldwide for his imagination and sensitivity, composer-pianist Motoki Hirai makes a welcome return to Cadogan Hall. Motoki has appeared in over 60 countries across the...
Saturday 29 September 2018, 7.30pm
with Mandarin Voices
Mandarin Voices leads the way in showcasing the best of Chinese choral music. They perform two premieres: He Shaoying's Dao, and Nicholas Smith's Love, Friendship & Longing.
Tuesday 2 October 2018, 10.30am
Hailed as ‘one of the finest singing actresses this country has produced’, Yvonne Howard's reputation in diverse repertoire from Wagner to Handel proclaims her one of the...
Tuesday 2 October 2018, 7.30pm
From the Eton Choirbook to Tallis and Sheppard
The multi-award-winning choir opens our new Choral season with a feast of music celebrating the Eton Choirbook, including Browne’s uniquely moving Stabat Mater, Taverner’s...
Wednesday 3 October 2018, 7.30pm
Choral Splendour
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra joins forces with the City of London Choir and a stellar line up of soloists for perhaps Mozart’s most famous choral work: his thrilling...
Thursday 4 October 2018, 7.30pm
with Barry Douglas, piano
Vasily Petrenko conducts an all-Russian programme featuring Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Symphony No. 2. Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Suite opens the concert.
Tuesday 9 October 2018, 10.30am
Opera in the 20th century
Conductor Mark Austin offers an accessible exploration of opera in the 20th century, uncovering its roots in the 19th century as the starting point for a survey of the pathways...
Tuesday 9 October 2018, 7.30pm
Alpha and Omega: Shostakovich
The brilliant Orion Orchestra, conducted by Toby Purser, continues its Alpha & Omega series with Shostakovich’s first and last symphonies.
Wednesday 10 October 2018, 7.00pm
with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
A concert dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the end of the First World War with works from the last century offering reflection, renewal and the ultimate triumph of the...
