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     Discover the RPO's 2024–25 London Season: Now on Sale
Experience the thrill of live orchestral music as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra proudly presents its brand new 2024–25 Season of concerts in London. Performing at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, Cadogan Hall and the Royal Albert Hall, this is a series that is rich in musical discoveries, intriguing stories and thrilling adventures. We invite you to join the Orchestra and inspiring artists from around the world and be a part of this unmissable journey.
General booking for our 2024–25 London Season is now open.
 
Take a look at the concerts which have been our bestsellers so far among priority
bookers, and grab your tickets before the best seats are gone for your favourite concerts.

 

 
Icons Rediscovered
Icons Rediscovered is an eight-concert series curated by Music Director Vasily Petrenko. Throughout the series, we will hear fresh interpretations of musical masterpieces by Elgar, Rachmaninov, Wagner and Verdi. 
 
You can hear Petrenko himself introducing the series, and read our blog on what makes Elgar and Rachmaninov defining composers of their era by clicking below. 
Lights in the Dark
For centuries, composers have produced some of their most profound work in the most testing times. Societies change, politicians argue, people fight: and yet music endures and evolves, bringing people together, helping us find meaning in our own times and sometimes – hopefully – showing us the way to a better future.
 
Join the RPO and our Music Director Vasily Petrenko for a series that celebrates inspirational and uplifting music produced in the face of great challenges.
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Concerts at Cadogan Hall
The RPO’s 2024–25 Season at Cadogan Hall begins with Mussorgsky’s famous Pictures at an Exhibition, but that’s just the start of the adventure: 15 concerts filled with your favourite melodies, contemporary classics, new discoveries and sonic surprises.
 
This season, we’re thrilled to welcome the phenomenal young violinist Johan Dalene as our 2024–25 Artist-in-Residence.
 
Most Popular with Audiences
Lights in the Dark: 
Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring
26 Jan 2025, Royal Festival Hall
Berg Three Pieces for Orchestra
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5, 'Emperor'
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Johan Dalene plays Tchaikovsky                                                                                                                                                Thursday 27 February 2025, 7.30pm
Cadogan Hall                                                                                                                                                                              Johan Dalene returns for his second Cadogan Hall concert as the RPO’s Artist-in-Residence with Tchaikovsky’s gloriously tuneful Violin Concerto, under the baton of Shiyeon Sung.                                            Sibelius Nightride and Sunrise
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Nielsen Symphony No.2, ‘The Four Temperaments’                                                                                                     Shiyeon Sung Conductor
Johan Dalene Violin (RPO Artist-in-Residence, 2024–25)                                                                                         Book Now

Film Music Gala: And the winner is...

Saturday 15 March 2025, 3.00pm
Royal Albert Hall                                                                                                                                                              Conductor Stephen Bell and special guest vocalist Louise Dearman present a concert of music from award-winning blockbusters including E.T., Titanic, Jaws, Aladdin, The Sound of Music and more                 Book Now

Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra                                                                                                                                            Sun 23 Mar 2025, 7:30pm
Royal Festival Hall
Korngold The Sea Hawk: Main Theme, Reunion and Finale
Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra                                                                                                                                            Vasily Petrenko Conductor
Bruce Liu Piano                                                                                                                                                                            Book Now

Leningrad: Symphony of Shadows                                                                                                                                          Sun 27 Apr 2025, 3pm
Royal Festival Hall
Sibelius Finlandia
Weill Four Walt Whitman Songs
Shostakovich Symphony No.7, ‘Leningrad’ (Accompanied by video installation)                                          Vasily Petrenko Conductor
Roderick Williams OBE Baritone                                                                                                                                                  Book Now

Yunchan Lim performs Chopin
20 May 2025, Royal Albert Hall
Chopin Piano Concerto No.2   
Strauss An Alpine Symphony
Vasily Petrenko Conductor 
Yunchan Lim Piano


Maxim Vengerov performs Sibelius                                                                                                                                       25 May 2025, Royal Albert Hall                                                                                                                                           Sibelius Violin Concerto                                                                                                                                             Stravinsky The Firebird (Complete Ballet)                                                                                                                    Vasily Petrenko Conductor                                                                                                                                                   Maxim Vengerov Violin                                                                                                                                                                     Book Now

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.4                                                                                                                                                      Wed 25 Jun 2025, 7:30pm
Royal Festival Hall
Dorothy Howell Lamia
Florence Price Piano Concerto in One Movement
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4                                                                                                                                                        Vasily Petrenko Conductor                                                                                                                                                Jeneba Kanneh-Mason Piano                                                                                                                                                   Book Now

Spectacular Shows
We've just opened general sales for two concerts in autumn 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall, Symphonic Queen and Best of Broadway. Hear Queen's greatest hits with an orchestral twist on Wednesday 24 September 2025, and experience an evening of glitz and glamour with West Ends stars on Sunday 5 October 2025

                                                                                                                          AND

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) warmly invites you to join our brand new membership scheme, created for people who live or work in the London borough of Brent. It’s free to join, and membership gives Brent residents and workers access to concert tickets from just £5* for adults (or free tickets for those aged 18 and under).

Discover the thrill of live orchestral music in some of the capital’s most exciting concert venues, including the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal Festival Hall and the Orchestra’s resident home, Cadogan Hall. Meet like-minded people from your local area and enjoy a host of enticing performances: from Film Music Gala and Video Games in Concert, to classical favourites and well-known masterpieces… there’s something for everyone.

Don’t delay, join the RPO Brent membership today and discover the joy of London’s orchestral music scene.

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Welcoming Lauren Bennett
 
"I’m really looking forward to joining such an exciting and warm orchestra, and to play such fabulous and varied repertoire with the RPO."
Welcome a new member to our ranks as Lauren Bennet joins our First Violin section. We're sure you'll make Lauren feel very welcome when you see her at our concerts!

Find out more about Lauren

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You can support the RPO’s efforts to make live orchestral music more accessible and more inclusive. While donations will no longer be matched, as a registered charity, your support is still vital, and it makes a real difference.
 
Head on over to our website to find out more. 
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