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Altstaedt, Nicolas
Backhouse, Jeremy
Bancroft, Ryan
Barber, Samuel
Barton, Jamie
Bartók, Béla
Batiashvili, Lisa
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Berlioz, Hector
Bernstein, Leonard
Bevan, Sophie
Bihlmaier, Anja
Bleuse, Pierre
Borodin, Alexander
Brahms, Johannes
Britten, Benjamin
Ciobanu, Daniel
Coorey, Matthew
Coote, Alice
Crowe, Lucy
Dalene, Johan
Dandy, Jess
Dariescu, Alexandra
Dohr, Stefan
Dvořák, Antonín
Edusei, Kevin John
Ehnes, James
Elgar, Edward
Gershwin, George
Giltburg, Boris
Gražinytė-Tyla, Mirga
Grigorian, Asmik
Hamilton, Matthew
Hatfield, Lesley
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Heindl, Sebastian
Hindoyan, Domingo
Hyde, Daniel
Kanneh-Mason, Jeneba
Kanneh-Mason, Sheku
Kawamura, Hisako
Lim, Yunchan
Lugansky, Nikolai
Mahler, Gustav
Manacorda, Antonello
Mason, Grace-Evangeline
Matthews, Sally
Mendelssohn, Felix
Midori,
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
New, Gemma
Pappano, Sir Antonio
Petrenko, Vasily
Poulenc, Francis
Prokofiev, Sergei
Rachmaninov, Sergei
Ravel, Maurice
Respighi, Ottorino
Saint-Saëns, Camille
Shelley, Alexander
Shostakovich, Dmitri
Sibelius, Jean
Strauss, Richard
Stravinsky, Igor
Sumino, Hayato
Takemitsu, Tōru
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
Vengerov, Maxim
Waarts, Stephen
Wagner, Richard
Waley-Cohen, Tamsin
Walton, William
Wei, Wu
Weinberg, Mieczysław
Wigglesworth, Ryan
Williams, Nardus
Willis-Sørensen, Rachel
Wong, Kahchun
Yamada, Kazuki
Zupancic, Marie-Christine
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Royal Albert Hall
Tuesday 20 May 2025, 19:30
Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2
Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
Conductor:
Vasily Petrenko
Piano: Yunchan Lim
Book Tickets
London Symphony Orchestra @ The Barbican
Wednesday 21 May 2025, 18:30
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Conductor:
Sir Antonio Pappano
Book Tickets
London Symphony Orchestra @ The Barbican
Thursday 22 May 2025, 19:00
Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire (Overture)
Karol Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No 1
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Conductor:
Sir Antonio Pappano
Violin: Lisa Batiashvili
Book Tickets
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra @ Glasgow City Halls
Thursday 22 May 2025, 19:30
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 1
Hans Abrahamsen: Concerto for Horn and Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven: Namensfeier (Overture)
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No 5
Conductor:
Ryan Wigglesworth
Horn: Stefan Dohr
Book Tickets
BBC Symphony Orchestra @ The Barbican
Friday 23 May 2025, 19:30
Franz Schreker: Kammersymphonie
Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Conductor:
Sir Mark Elder
Mezzo-soprano: Alice Coote
Book Tickets
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Royal Albert Hall
Sunday 25 May 2025, 15:00
Richard Strauss: Don Juan
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird: Complete Ballet
Conductor:
Vasily Petrenko
Violin: Maxim Vengerov
Book Tickets
London Symphony Orchestra @ The Barbican
Sunday 25 May 2025, 19:00
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No 5
Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
Conductor:
Sir Antonio Pappano
Violin: Lisa Batiashvili
Book Tickets
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra @ Symphony Hall
Wednesday 28 May 2025, 14:15
Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Overture)
Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
Roxanna Panufnik: Alma’s Songs Without Words
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 (Italian)
Conductor: Pierre Bleuse
Mezzo-Soprano: Jamie Barton
Book Tickets
BBC National Orchestra of Wales @ Symphony Hall
Thursday 29 May 2025, 19:00
Béla Bartók: Violin Concerto No 1
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 5
Conductor: Ryan Bancroft
Violin: James Ehnes
Book Tickets
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Cadogan Hall
Thursday 29 May 2025, 19:30
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute (Overture)
Carl Nielsen: Violin Concerto
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 (Pathétique)
Conductor: Antonello Manacorda
Violin: Johan Dalene
Book Tickets
The Hallé @ Bridgewater Hall
Thursday 29 May 2025, 19:30
Unsuk Chin: Su
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 9 (Choral)
Conductor:
Kahchun Wong
Sheng: Wu Wei
Soprano:
Nardus Williams
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BBC National Orchestra of Wales @ Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Friday 30 May 2025, 19:30
Béla Bartók: Violin Concerto No 1
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 5
Conductor: Ryan Bancroft
Violin: James Ehnes
Book Tickets
Ulster Orchestra @ Ulster Hall, Belfast
Friday 30 May 2025, 19:45
William Walton: Cello Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No 5
Conductor: Dinis Sousa
Cello: Nicolas Altstaedt
Book Tickets
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra @ Symphony Hall
Tuesday 3 June 2025, 18:00
Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No 3 (Organ)
Conductor:
Kazuki Yamada
Organ: Sebastian Heindl
Book Tickets
The Hallé @ Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Tuesday 3 June 2025, 19:30
Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser (Overture)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 9 (Choral)
Conductor:
Kahchun Wong
Soprano:
Nardus Williams
Book Tickets
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra @ Symphony Hall
Wednesday 4 June 2025, 19:30
Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire (Overture)
Tōru Takemitsu: I Hear Water Dreaming
Ottorino Respighi: Fountains of Rome
Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No 3 (Organ)
Conductor:
Kazuki Yamada
Flute: Marie-Christine Zupancic
Organ: Sebastian Heindl
Book Tickets
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra @ Philharmonic Hall
Thursday 5 June 2025, 19:30
Richard Strauss: Don Juan
Grace-Evangeline Mason: New work
World Premiere
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 4
Conductor:
Ryan Wigglesworth
Soprano: Sophie Bevan
Book Tickets
The Hallé @ Bridgewater Hall
Saturday 7 June 2025, 18:30
Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation
Conductor: Matthew Hamilton
Book Tickets
The Hallé @ Sheffield City Hall
Sunday 8 June 2025, 16:00
Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation
Conductor: Matthew Hamilton
Book Tickets
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra @ Symphony Hall
Wednesday 11 June 2025, 19:30
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto
Mieczysław Weinberg: Symphony No 5
Conductor: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Violin: Stephen Waarts
Book Tickets
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Cadogan Hall
Wednesday 11 June 2025, 19:30
Benjamin Britten: Four Sea Interludes
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3
Victoria Borisova-Ollas: Open Ground
Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
Conductor: Gemma New
Piano: Daniel Ciobanu
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The Philharmonia @ Royal Festival Hall
Wednesday 11 June 2025, 19:30
Maurice Ravel: Alborada del gracioso
Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3
Maurice Ravel: La valse
Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome
Conductor:
Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Piano: Nikolai Lugansky
Book Tickets
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Hull City Hall
Thursday 12 June 2025, 19:30
Benjamin Britten: Four Sea Interludes
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3
Edward Elgar: ‘Enigma’ Variations
Conductor: Gemma New
Piano: Daniel Ciobanu
Book Tickets
BBC Philharmonic @ Bridgewater Hall
Saturday 14 June 2025, 19:30
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 3
Conductor:
John Storgårds
Contralto: Jess Dandy
Book Tickets
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra @ Symphony Hall
Wednesday 18 June 2025, 19:30
Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5
Conductor:
Kazuki Yamada
Piano: Hisako Kawamura
Book Tickets
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra @ Symphony Hall
Thursday 19 June 2025, 14:15
Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5
Conductor:
Kazuki Yamada
Cello: Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Book Tickets
BBC National Orchestra of Wales @ BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Friday 20 June 2025, 19:30
Johannes Brahms: Serenade No 2
Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Conductor: Ryan Bancroft
Book Tickets
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Royal Festival Hall
Wednesday 25 June 2025, 19:30
Dorothy Howell: Lamia
Florence Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4
Conductor:
Vasily Petrenko
Piano: Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
Book Tickets
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ The Hexagon, Reading
Saturday 28 June 2025, 19:30
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio (Overture)
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No 5
Conductor: Matthew Coorey
Violin: Tamsin Waley-Cohen
Book Tickets
BBC Philharmonic @ Bridgewater Hall
Saturday 28 June 2025, 20:00
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Conductor: Anja Bihlmaier
Piano: Hayato Sumino
Book Tickets
BBC Philharmonic @ Bridgewater Hall
Sunday 29 June 2025, 18:30
John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Iain Farrington: New commission
World Premiere
Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome
Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan
Book Tickets
BBC National Orchestra of Wales @ BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Thursday 3 July 2025, 14:00
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No 64 (Tempora Mutantur)
Caroline Shaw: Punctum
Antonín Dvořák: Serenade for Strings
Conductor: Lesley Hatfield
Book Tickets
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra @ Philharmonic Hall
Thursday 3 July 2025, 19:30
Mieczysław Weinberg: Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes
Dmitri Shostakovich: Suite for Variety Orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4
Conductor:
Vasily Petrenko
Book Tickets
London Symphony Orchestra @ The Barbican
Friday 11 July 2025, 19:00
Richard Strauss: Salome
Conductor:
Sir Antonio Pappano
Salome: Asmik Grigorian
Book Tickets
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra @ Philharmonic Hall
Saturday 12 July 2025, 19:30
Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem
Conductor:
Domingo Hindoyan
Soprano: Rachel Willis-Sørensen
Book Tickets
London Symphony Orchestra @ The Barbican
Sunday 13 July 2025, 19:00
Richard Strauss: Salome
Conductor:
Sir Antonio Pappano
Salome: Asmik Grigorian
Book Tickets
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Royal Albert Hall
Sunday 13 July 2025, 19:30
Maurice Ravel: Daphnis and Chloé (Suite No 2)
Francis Poulenc: Gloria
Hector Berlioz: Te Deum
Conductor: Jeremy Backhouse
Soprano: Lucy Crowe
Book Tickets
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Cadogan Hall
Thursday 25 September 2025, 19:30
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Joe Hisaishi: Sinfonia for Chamber Orchestra
European Premiere
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Suite)
Conductor: Alexander Shelley
Violin: Midori
Book Tickets
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Cadogan Hall
Tuesday 30 September 2025, 19:30
Jean Sibelius: En Saga
Dora Pejačević: Phantasie Concertante
Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose (Suite)
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird: Suite (1919)
Conductor: Emilia Hoving
Piano: Alexandra Dariescu
Book Tickets
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Cadogan Hall
Thursday 16 October 2025, 19:30
Gabriella Smith: Field Guide
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No 2
Conductor: Kevin John Edusei
Piano: Boris Giltburg
Book Tickets
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Royal Albert Hall
Tuesday 21 October 2025, 19:30
Giacomo Puccini: Preludio sinfonico
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 1 (Titan)
Conductor:
Vasily Petrenko
Book Tickets
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Cadogan Hall
Tuesday 11 November 2025, 19:30
Lili Boulanger: Psalm 24 ‘La terre appartient à l’Éternel’
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings
Georges Bizet: L’Arlésienne: Suite No.1
Samuel Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Claude Debussy: Clair de lune
Francis Poulenc: Gloria
Conductor: Daniel Hyde
Soprano: Sally Matthews
Book Tickets
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra @ Cadogan Hall
Tuesday 25 November 2025, 19:30
Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman (Overture)
Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 (Scottish)
Conductor: Antony Hermus
Contralto: Jess Dandy
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