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Discover the Power of Listening
Eight artists. Eight pieces of orchestral music. Creativity driven by the power of listening.
In a world full of noise, what happens when we really listen? The London Philharmonic Orchestra asked eight postgraduate students from the Royal College of Art, under the tutelage of Neville Brody, to listen deeply to a piece of music, and create an artwork in response. See what they created, discover the music that inspired them, and come and experience the power of listening for yourself at an LPO concert.
2026/27 London highlights
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Fri 23 Oct 2026, 7.30pm
The Firebird
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Howell Lamia (20’)
- Mark Simpson Piano Concerto (world premiere) (25’)*
- Stravinsky The Firebird (complete ballet score) (45’)
- Edward Gardner conductor**
- Tamara Stefanovich piano†
Wed 4 Nov 2026, 7.30pm
Karina Canellakis conducts Beethoven
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Elgar Violin Concerto (45’)
- Dai Fujikura Radiance (UK premiere) (10’)*
- Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (36’)
- Karina Canellakis conductor**
- Christian Tetzlaff violin
Sat 28 Nov 2026, 6.30pm
Patricia Kopatchinskaja plays Shostakovich
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Rachmaninov Youth Symphony (13’)
- Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 2 (33’)
- Rachmaninov Symphony No. 1 (41’)
- Edward Gardner conductor*
- Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin
Wed 27 Jan 2027, 7.30pm
Hilary Hahn plays Mozart
London, Royal Festival Hall
- R Schumann Julius Caesar Overture (8’)
- Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5, K219 (Turkish) (31’)
- Brahms Symphony No. 1 (45’)
- Karina Canellakis conductor*
- Hilary Hahn violin
Sat 27 Feb 2027, 7.30pm
Fauré’s Requiem
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Judith Weir Respire, Inspire (world premiere) (10’)*
- Fauré Requiem (38’)
- Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem (40’)
- Edward Gardner conductor**
- Louise Alder soprano
- Gerald Finley bass-baritone
- London Philharmonic Choir
Wed 10 Mar 2027, 7.30pm
Renée Fleming & Dvořák’s New World Symphony
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Kevin Puts The Brightness of Light (45’) (European premiere)*
- Dvořák Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) (40’)
- Tianyi Lu conductor
- Renée Fleming soprano
- Lucas Meachem baritone
Wed 24 Mar 2027, 7.30pm
Mitsuko Uchida plays Beethoven
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Wagner Prelude to Parsifal (14’)
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 (34’)
- Bruckner Symphony No. 7 (Cohrs edition) (64’)
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
- Mitsuko Uchida piano
Wed 21 Apr 2027, 6.30pm
The Sleeping Beauty
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Tchaikovsky The Sleeping Beauty (complete score) (3 hrs, including interval)
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
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