Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2026-27 season

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2026-27 season

Welcome to our 2026–27 season of concerts at Cadogan Hall

As the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) turns 80, we’re in the mood for a celebration. Whilst the milestone allows us to reflect on the Orchestra’s glorious history, it is also an invitation for an exciting future. We’ve got a lot of stories to tell, and great music never gets old. Cadogan Hall is a place where music feels more direct, more intimate, more personal, and whether we’re bringing favourite pieces to life, premiering the classics of the future or welcoming our Music Director Vasily Petrenko, we draw our energy and inspiration from performing for you.

Sarah Bardwell
Managing Director, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Series discounts*
Book 2 or 3 concerts, save 15%
Book 4 or 5 concerts, save 25%
Book 6 or more concerts, save 30%

ENCORE members
£5 off top three ticket prices for main concerts
£5 off top-price tickets for the two ‘Revvealed’ concerts

Group discounts
Groups of 6+ save up to 35% – see rpo.co.uk/groups for details.

(*excludes Christmas Cracker concerts. To qualify for series discount, the same number of tickets must be bought for each event in the same transaction; series discounts cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or applied retrospectively.)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko & Leah Broad

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart Revealed

Thursday 1 October 2026, 6pm & 8.30pm

RPO Music Director Vasily Petrenko and presenter Leah Broad reveal the secrets of Mozart's final symphony – Symphony No. 41, the ‘Jupiter’ – followed by an exhilarating performance of the piece itself.
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Adam Hickox & Liya Petrova

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sibelius Violin Concerto

Thursday 8 October 2026, 7.30pm

RPO Artist-in-Residence Liya Petrova brings fire and brilliance to Sibelius' mighty Violin Concerto, in a concert that opens with Bacewicz's bold, defiant Overture, and closes with Vaughan Williams' serene Fifth Symphony.
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Ariane Matiakh & Zlatomir Fung

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms 1

Wednesday 21 October 2026, 7.30pm

Brahms' heart-racing First Symphony and a sensuous classic from Debussy frame a thrilling world premiere: cellist Zlatomir Fung unveils a brand-new concerto by innovative British composer Laurence Osborn.
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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on stage at Cadogan Hall for its Christmas Cracker event

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Christmas Cracker 2026

Saturday 5 December 2026, 3pm & 7.30pm

Christmas music couldn’t feel more at home than at the cosy Cadogan Hall – located in the heart of London’s most exquisite borough, Chelsea. The winter season sees the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra don woolly white beards and bobbled hats to bri...
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko & Jan Lisiecki

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Vasily Petrenko conducts Beethoven 5

Wednesday 20 January 2027, 7.30pm

RPO Music Director Vasily Petrenko conducts Beethoven's earth-shattering Fifth Symphony, paired with Prokofiev's dazzling, death-defying Second Piano Concerto – performed here by the brilliant Jan Lisiecki.
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’S Wonderful: Timeless Love Songs
Sumudu Jayatilaka

’S Wonderful: Timeless Love Songs

Broadway & Hollywood classics with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sunday 14 February 2027, 4.30pm

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra presents a romantic afternoon concert of Broadway and Hollywood classics from the Great American Songbook, with showstopping performances by vocalists Sumudu Jayatilaka and Iain Mackenzie, conducted by Richard Balcomb...
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sunwook Kim

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven and Dvořák

Thursday 25 February 2027, 7.30pm

Pianist-conductor Sunwook Kim directs Beethoven's sunny First Concerto from the keyboard, in a sparkling programme that is completed by Dvořák's folk-inspired Eighth Symphony.
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Emilia Hoving & János Balázs

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Liszt Hungarian Fantasy: Hommage à Cziffra

Wednesday 3 March 2027, 7.30pm

A sizzling celebration of Hungarian music: conductor Emilia Hoving unleashes the power of Liszt, Bartók and Kodály, whilst Hungarian pianist János Balázs brings passionate, virtuosic flair to Liszt's most thrilling works for piano and orchestra
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Adam Hickox & Lucy Crowe

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven 9

Thursday 22 April 2027, 7.30pm

An unmissable performance of Beethoven's Ninth, with its tragic opening to the world-embracing 'Ode to Joy', alongside the City of London Choir and four stellar soloists. Also featuring Brahms's poignant Nänie and Rossini's thrilling overture to Wil...
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Delyana Lazarova & Liya Petrova

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven Violin Concerto

Thursday 29 April 2027, 7.30pm

Liya Petrova soars in Beethoven's radiant Violin Concerto, in a concert that also features Shostakovich's wickedly funny, subversive Ninth Symphony, and the London premiere of Tabakova's Ivor Novello Award-winning Swarm Fanfares.
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Alain Altinoglu & Lucas Krupinski

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Dukas

Sunday 9 May 2027, 4.30pm

A sparkling musical feast awaits you, with Saint-Saëns's colourful ‘Egyptian’ Piano Concerto; Dukas's Sorcerer's Apprentice; shimmering moonlight magic from Debussy, as well as Chausson's ecstatic sea-poem, sung here by mezzo-soprano Nora Gubisc...
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Adam Hickox & Leah Broad

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky Revealed

Wednesday 19 May 2027, 6pm & 8.30pm

Presenter Leah Broad and conductor Adam Hickox lift the lid on Tchaikovsky's passionate Fourth Symphony, using stories and live examples to reveal its secrets, before a full performance.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan & Johan Dalene

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms Violin Concerto

Thursday 10 June 2027, 7.30pm

Phenomenal Swedish soloist Johan Dalene returns to play Brahms' warm and lyrical Violin Concerto, alongside Schumann's stormy Fourth Symphony and a must-hear overture from oft-overlooked French genius Louise Farrenc.
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Kirill Karabits OBE & Liya Petrova

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky 2

Thursday 24 June 2027, 7.30pm

Liya Petrova performs Stravinsky's brilliant Violin Concerto, as conductor Kirill Karabits pairs Tchaikovsky's folk-inspired 'Little Russian' Symphony with the rarely heard colours of Akimenko's Angel.
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