RPO 2026-27 Groups Brochure

Firebird

Royal Festival Hall

Sat 16 Jan 2027

7.30pm

At a glance

September – December 2026

Wed 23 Sep, 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at 80 Royal Albert Hall

Thu 1 Oct, 6pm & 8.30pm Mozart Revealed Cadogan Hall

Sun 4 Oct, 3pm* & 7.30pm Symphonic Soul: A Celebration of Motown and More Royal Albert Hall

Thu 8 Oct, 7.30pm Sibelius Violin Concerto Cadogan Hall

Tue 20 Oct, 7.30pm The Moonwalkers: Live in Concert Royal Albert Hall

Wed 21 Oct, 7.30pm Brahms 1 Cadogan Hall

Mon 23 Nov, 7pm Hisaishi conducts Hisaishi Royal Albert Hall

Fri 4 Dec, 3pm* & 7.30pm Sir John Rutter's Christmas Celebration Royal Albert Hall

Sat 5 Dec, 3pm* & 7.30pm* Christmas Cracker Cadogan Hall

January – June 2027

Sat 16 Jan, 7.30pm Stravinsky The Firebird Royal Festival Hall

Wed 20 Jan, 7.30pm Vasily Petrenko conducts Beethoven 5 Cadogan Hall

Sun 14 Feb, 4.30pm* 'S Wonderful: Timeless Love Songs Cadogan Hall

Thu 25 Feb, 7.30pm Beethoven and Dvořák Cadogan Hall

Wed 3 Mar, 7.30pm Liszt Hungarian Fantasy: Hommage á Cziffra Cadogan Hall

Wed 10 Mar, 7.30pm* Best of Broadway Royal Albert Hall

Sun 21 Mar, 3pm Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Royal Festival Hall

Wed 7 Apr, 7.30pm Mahler ‘Resurrection’ Royal Albert Hall

Thu 22 Apr, 7.30pm Beethoven 9 Cadogan Hall

Thu 29 Apr, 7.30pm Beethoven Violin Concerto Cadogan Hall

Wed 5 May, 7.30pm Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra Royal Albert Hall

Sun 9 May, 4.30pm Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Dukas Cadogan Hall

Wed 19 May, 6pm & 8.30pm Tchaikovsky Revealed Cadogan Hall

Tue 25 May, 7.30pm Ravel Daphnis et Chloé Royal Festival Hall

Sat 29 May, 3pm & 7.30pm Film Music Live: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Royal Albert Hall

Thu 3 Jun, 7.30pm Game ON! Royal Albert Hall

Thu 10 Jun, 7.30pm Brahms Violin Concerto Cadogan Hall

Thu 24 Jun, 7.30pm Tchaikovsky 2 Cadogan Hall

*Selling fast

For full details of concerts and group discounts, visit rpo.co.uk/groups

Welcome

Dear Group Travel Organiser,

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is proud to present its 2026–27 London Season, which also marks our 80th Anniversary. Join us in celebrating this momentous milestone across some of London’s finest concert halls, alongside an impressive line-up of critically acclaimed artists and conductors.

As ever, we warmly welcome groups to our concerts and offer parties of just six or more people a whole host of generous discounts and benefits, including up to 35% off tickets and no payment needed until two months before the concert – giving you and your members plenty of time to finalise numbers.

From film and video game music, Broadway and soul classics, Joe Hisaishi conducting live, The Moonwalkers: Live in Concert, and more at the Royal Albert Hall; to our new hour-long ‘Revealed’ concerts at Cadogan Hall, and a host of orchestral masterpieces at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall – there’s something for all musical tastes.

Don’t delay, make a reservation today on our dedicated group bookings line – we guarantee to secure you and your group the best available seats at the best possible price.

We look forward to seeing you at an RPO concert soon.

Jo Thomson Marketing Manager (Groups and Memberships)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Visit: rpo.co.uk/groups

Email: groups@rpo.co.uk

Phone: 020 7608 8840

Liya Petrova plays Sibelius Cadogan Hall Thu 8 Oct 2026 7.30pm

Royal Albert Hall

As the proud Associate Orchestra of this iconic venue, we are delighted to bring you our brand new series of sensational shows, starting with our 80th Anniversary concert.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at 80

Join us in celebrating 80 years of magnificent music-making by the RPO. Conducted by our Music Director, Vasily Petrenko, we are thrilled to be joined by a host of outstanding soloists. Also featuring a brand-new work by Errollyn Wallen, commissioned by the Orchestra.

Symphonic Soul: A Celebration of Motown and More

Seminal soul classics, including: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.,

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, My Girl, Midnight Train to Georgia, Dancing in the Street, and more.

Michael England Conductor

Gloria Onitiri Vocalist

Trevor Dion Nicholas Vocalist

Angie Greaves Presenter

Angie Newman BSL Interpreter (3pm only)

Afternoon performance selling fast

Wed 23 Sep 2026

7.30pm

Beethoven Triple Concerto

Strauss Ein Heldenleben

Vasily Petrenko Conductor

Julia Fischer Violin

Pablo Ferrández Cello

Jan Lisiecki Piano

Sun 4 Oct 2026

3pm & 7.30pm

The Moonwalkers: Live in Concert

Narrated on film by Tom Hanks

The stories of the Apollo moon missions in high definition and intimate detail, on a big screen, alongside an original soundtrack by Anne Nikitin. Written by Tom Hanks and Christopher Riley and created by Lightroom.

Hisaishi conducts Hisaishi

Globally renowned award-winning film composer and conductor, Joe Hisaishi (My Neighbour Totoro), returns to the Hall to conduct his Concerto for Orchestra and a selection of his well-loved scores.

Joe Hisaishi Conductor

Directed and designed by 59, A Journey Studio. In association with ESK live. Mon 23 Nov

Sir John Rutter’s

Christmas Celebration

Fri 4 Dec 2026 3pm & 7.30pm

Join us for our much-loved Christmas spectacular of singalong carols, festive favourites and, of course, Sir John’s special Yuletide quiz.

Sir John Rutter Conductor

The Bach Choir

Afternoon performance selling fast

Best of Broadway

Wed 10 Mar 2027 7.30pm

A sensational cast of West End stars join the RPO for an evening of music from smashhit Broadway musicals, including: Chicago, MAMMA MIA!, Wicked, Hamilton, Disney’s The Lion King, Chess, Dreamgirls, Six, Aladdin, Little Shop of Horrors, Cats, &Juliet, Les Misérables, Hadestown, Kinky Boots, and more.

Supported by Northern Trust

Selling fast

Wed 7 Apr 2027 7.30pm

Mahler ‘Resurrection’

Pärt Kanon Pokajanen: Ode VII

Mahler Symphony No.2, ‘Resurrection’

Mahler’s spine-tingling choral masterpiece explores themes such as hope, redemption and renewal. Featuring a huge orchestra and massed choir, it was surely written with a venue as magnificent as the Royal Albert Hall in mind.

Vasily Petrenko Conductor

Miah Persson Soprano

Beth Taylor Mezzo-soprano

Philharmonia Chorus

Film Music Live: Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Join the RPO for our much-loved celebration of film music themes performed live in concert. New for 2027: a thrilling tribute to the sensational soundtracks of sci-fi and fantasy films, including: Star Wars, Star Trek, Dune, Avatar, Inception, and many more.

On sale Fri 29 May 2026

Wed 5 May 2027 7.30pm

Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra

Wagner Tannhäuser Overture

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5, ‘Emperor’

Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra

Even after you’ve heard the instantly recognisable opening (featured in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey), Strauss’ tenacious tone poem continues to explore the meaning of life and existence – a musical, as well as a philosophical, odyssey indeed.

Vasily Petrenko Conductor

Elisabeth Leonskaja Piano

Game ON!

On sale Fri 5 Jun 2026 Sat 29 May 2027 3pm & 7.30pm Thu 3 Jun 2027 7.30pm

Action and adventure await in this exciting new concert. Enjoy iconic soundtracks written especially for, and made popular by, well-known video games.

Andy Brick Conductor

Royal Albert Hall

Ticket prices shown below do not include fees.

Booking fees apply: £4 per transaction for 6–9 people; £1 per ticket for 10+ people, capped at £30 per group booking.

Prices may be subject to change, subject to demand. Book early to secure the best price.

All group requests and discounts are subject to availability.

The RPO at the Royal Albert Hall

Symphonic Soul, The Moonwalkers: Live in Concert, Best of Broadway , Film Music Live and Game ON! Seating Area

Arena (rows 1–19)

Front Circle (rows 1–5)

Upper Choir (rows 4–9)

Choir seats are not available for The Moonwalkers: Live in Concert and Game ON!

Sir John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration

Seating

Loggia boxes (8–seater)

Second Tier boxes (5–seater)

Stalls / Side Stalls

Front Arena (rows 1–19)

Front Circle (rows 1–5)

Vasily Petrenko at the Royal Albert Hall

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at 80, Mahler ‘Resurrection’ and Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra Plus free programmes for your entire party

Loggia boxes (8–seater)

Second

Front

(rows 1–19)

Rear Arena (rows 20–29)

Front Circle (rows 1–5)

Rear Circle (rows 6–7)

Side Circle (restricted view)

Hisaishi conducts Hisaishi

Area

boxes (8–seater)

Second Tier boxes (5–seater)

Stalls / Side Stalls

Front Arena (rows 11–19)

Rear Arena (rows 20–29)

Front Circle (rows 1–5)

Rear Circle (rows 6–7)

Mid Choir (rows 1–3)

Upper Choir (rows 4–9)

Side Circle (restricted view)

Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances*

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No.2

Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

Vasily Petrenko Conductor Bertrand Chamayou Piano

Ravel Daphnis et Chloé*

Strauss Don Quixote Ravel Daphnis et Chloé (Complete Ballet Score)

Vasily Petrenko Conductor Abigail Fenna Viola Johannes Moser Cello Philharmonia Chorus

Booking fees apply: £4 per transaction for 6–9 people; £1 per ticket for 10+ people, capped at £30 per group booking.

Tickets are now subject to a £2 restoration levy, enabling the Southbank Centre to care for its historic buildings.

Prices may be subject to change, subject to demand. Book early to secure the best price. All group requests and discounts are subject to availability.

The RPO at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall

Groups save up to 35%

Plus free programmes for your entire party Seating

*On sale autumn 2026

GROUPS SAVE UP TO 35%

Cadogan Hall

Join us at our resident home, Cadogan Hall, where our very special 80th Anniversary series awaits you. Highlights include: Music Director Vasily Petrenko’s debut with the RPO at Cadogan Hall; two new hour-long concerts presented by the award-winning music writer and historian, Leah Broad, and the start of not one, but two, new artistic residencies for 2026–27: Adam Hickox as Conductor-in-Residence and violinist Liya Petrova as Artist-in-Residence.

Mozart Revealed

Thu 1 Oct 2026

6pm & 8.30pm

Sibelius Violin Concerto

Thu 8 Oct 2026 7.30pm

An entertaining one-hour exploration of Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’ Symphony, featuring insights and a complete performance. This concert has no interval.

Mozart Symphony No.41, ‘Jupiter’

Vasily Petrenko Conductor

Leah Broad Presenter

Bacewicz Overture

Sibelius Violin Concerto

Vaughan Williams Symphony No.5

Adam Hickox Conductor

RPO Conductor-in-Residence, 2026–27

Liya Petrova Violin

RPO Artist-in-Residence, 2026–27

Wed 21 Oct 2026 7.30pm

Brahms 1

Debussy Prelude à l’après-midi d’un faune

Osborn Sun Sundered Head: Nocturne for Cello and Orchestra. World premiere. Brahms Symphony No.1

Ariane Matiakh Conductor

Zlatomir Fung Cello

Wed 20 Jan 2027 7.30pm

Vasily Petrenko conducts

Beethoven 5

Rimskaya-Korsakova A Bewitched Place

World premiere

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.2

Beethoven Symphony No.5

Vasily Petrenko Conductor

Jan Lisiecki Piano

Christmas Cracker

Sat 5 Dec 2026 3pm & 7.30pm

Start your Christmas celebrations in style, with seasonal songs, singalong carols, and more.

Stephen Bell Conductor

Katie Birtill Vocalist

Oliver Tompsett Vocalists

Selling fast

Sun 14 Feb 2027 4.30pm

'S Wonderful: Timeless Love Songs

Programme includes: So in Love, Ev’ry Time

We Say Goodbye, My Funny Valentine, The Way You Look Tonight, Someone to Watch Over Me, It Had to Be You, A Fine Romance, The Lady is a Tramp, and much more.

Richard Balcombe Conductor

Sumudu Jayatilaka Vocalist

Iain Mackenzie Vocalist

Thu 25 Feb 2027 7.30pm

Beethoven and Dvořák

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1

Smetana The Bartered Bride: Overture

Dvořák Symphony No.8

Sunwook Kim Conductor/Piano

Liszt Hungarian Fantasy: Hommage á Cziffra

Wed 3 Mar 2027

7.30pm

Thu 22 Apr 2027 7.30pm

Beethoven 9

Rossini William Tell: Overture

Brahms Nänie

Beethoven Symphony No.9, ‘Choral’

Adam Hickox Conductor

RPO Conductor-in-Residence, 2026–27

Featuring vocalists Lucy Crowe, Claire Barnett-Jones, Ed Lyon and Neal Davies

City of London Choir

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No.2

Liszt Hungarian Fantasy

Liszt Totentanz

Kodály Háry János Suite: Song and Intermezzo

Bartók Dance Suite

Emilia Hoving Conductor

János Balázs Piano

This concert is jointly presented by the RPO and the Cziffra Festival.

Thu 29 Apr 2027

7.30pm

Beethoven Violin Concerto

Tabakova Swarm Fanfares London premiere

Beethoven Violin Concerto

Shostakovich Symphony No.9

Delyana Lazarova Conductor

Liya Petrova Violin

RPO Artist-in-Residence, 2026–27

Sun 9 May 2027 4.30pm

Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Dukas

Debussy, arr. Caplet Clair de lune

Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No.5, ‘Egyptian’

Chausson Poème de l’amour et de la mer

Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Alain Altinoglu Conductor

Lucas Krupinski Piano

Nora Gubisch Mezzo-soprano

With the generous support of Wendy Leighton.

Brahms Violin Concerto

Farrenc Overture No.2

Brahms Violin Concerto

Schumann Symphony No.4

Alpesh Chauhan Conductor

Johan Dalene Violin

Wed 19 May 2027

6pm & 8.30pm

Tchaikovsky Revealed

An entertaining one-hour exploration of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, featuring insights and a complete performance. This concert has no interval.

Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4

Adam Hickox Conductor RPO Conductor-in-Residence, 2026–27

Leah Broad Presenter

Tchaikovsky 2

Akimenko Angel, Poem-Nocturne Stravinsky Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No.2, ‘Little Russian’

Kirill Karabits OBE Conductor

Liya Petrova Violin RPO Artist-in-Residence 2026–27

Cadogan Hall

Booking fees apply: £4 per transaction for 6–9 people; £1 per ticket for 10+ people, capped at £30 per group booking.

Prices may be subject to change, subject to demand. Book early to secure the best price. All group requests and discounts are subject to availability.

The RPO at Cadogan Hall Groups save up to 35%

Plus free programmes for your entire party

Mozart

Revealed and Tchaikovsky Revealed hour-long concerts Groups save up to 35%

Christmas Cracker and 'S Wonderful Groups save up to 30%

Great

Group Discounts

30+ people save up to 35%

10+ people save up to 25%

6+ people save up to 15%

(discount applied directly at checkout)

Plus:

• No payment needed until two months before the concert

• Two FREE tickets for the organiser (12+ parties)

• FREE concert programmes (selected concerts)

• FREE taster tickets for new RPO group bookers

• Priority booking

• Dedicated group bookings line

• Regular news and updates from the Orchestra

Visit: rpo.co.uk/groups

Email: groups@rpo.co.uk

Phone: 020 7608 8840

Please note that discounts will be calculated according to the number of tickets booked, not the number reserved.