The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), the ‘nation’s favourite orchestra’, is known for offering a vast variety of repertoire – from popular classics and showstopping Broadway and movie tunes to challenging classical, orchestral works – around the world.
A London-based orchestra, the RPO is proud to accompany the highest calibre of soloists at Cadogan Hall and Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, where it was recently joined by guitarist John Williams and is soon to perform alongside pianist Marc-André Hamelin and mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly. The Orchestra performs to larger audiences at the Royal Albert Hall, London’s ultimate concert hall, where you can enjoy its annual favourites, such as Symphonic Rock and Tchaikovsky Gala, as well as such one-off extraordinaires as Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – Live in Concert (April 2014).
The RPO also prides itself in performing at over ten regional UK residencies throughout the year, including Northampton’s Royal & Derngate and Hull City Hall: “We are unlike any other London orchestra in that we perform more outside of London than in. We are committed to ensuring that our regional audiences experience world-class music on their doorsteps too,” says Chris Evans, Director of Press and Marketing. And the UK’s doorsteps aren’t the
only ones the RPO brings music to: last season, the Orchestra partook in over fifteen tours and performed in over forty concerts overseas, including trips to the USA, Mexico, Germany, Spain, Poland and China.