Classical Music Alive in Reading 25-26

CLASS -ICAL MUSIC ALIVE 2025/26 READING www.whatsonreading.com / Box Office: 0118 960 6060

THE HEXAGON

CONCERT HALL TUE 14 OCT, 7.30PM

JENEBA KANNEH-MASON, PIANO

CLASS -ICAL MUSIC ALIVE 2025/26 CONCERT HALL TUE 17 MAR, 7.30PM

MILOS, GUITAR ROMANCE OF THE GUITAR An intimate evening with Milos.

Including works by Handel, Strauss, Granados, Lennon/McCartney and many more…

Bach Beethoven Chopin Still Debussy Price

Partita No. 5 Sonata No. 17 ‘Tempest’ Ballades No.3 & No.4 Summerland La Fille + Bruyères Fantasie Nègre No.1

TICKETS: £22, £19, £14 Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Town Hall (FREE)

THE HEXAGON

ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AN EVENING AT THE OPERA Matthew Kofi Waldren Francesca Chiejina Sam Furness

Conductor Soprano Tenor

Programme to include famous works by Gershwin, Puccini, Verdi and more

Tickets: £29, £25, £18 Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Hexagon Auditorium (FREE)

CONCERT HALL

FRI 27 MAR, 7.30PM

ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Nil Venditti Andrew Byun

SAT 8 NOV, 7.30PM

Conductor Cello

(There will be no interval in this concert)

Rossini Overture: Barber of Seville Dvořák Cello Concerto Rachmaninov Symphony No.1

Tickets: £22, £19, £14 Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Town Hall (FREE)

Tickets: £29, £25, £18 Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Hexagon Auditorium (FREE)

TUE 14 APR, 7.30PM

KORROS ENSEMBLE

Haydn Debussy Villa-Lobos Saint-Saens Harty Frances-Hoad Tournier Arnold de Falla

Sonata in E Major 2 Arabesques Choros No.2 Danse Macabre In Ireland Vocalise Au Matin Grand Fantasia Ritual Fire Dance

Tickets: £22, £19, £14 Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Town Hall (FREE)

CONCERT HALL TUE 11 NOV, 7.30PM

RED PRIEST BAROQUE EXTRAVAGANZA Programme to include: Vivaldi Concerto in G minor ‘La Notte’ Telemann Fantasia for Violin Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor

CONCERT HALL

CONCERT HALL THU 22 JAN, 7.30PM

THE CHOIR OF ROYAL HOLLOWAY FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT Programme to include: Purcell Tallis Holst

Hear my Prayer In manus Nunc Dimittis

and works by Handel, Purcell, Cima, Ortiz, Courperin and others.

and works by Wood, Elgar, Eleanor Daley and Ola Gjeilo

TICKETS: £22, £19, £14 Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Town Hall (FREE)

TICKETS: £24, £21, £16 Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Town Hall (FREE)

CONCERT HALL THU 21 MAY, 7.30PM

GILDAS QUARTET

Bach Art of Fugue Contrapunctus XIV Gubaidalina Reflections on B-A-C-H Beethoven String Quartet Op. 59 No.3 Shostakovich Quartet No.8

Tickets: £22, £19, £14 Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Town Hall (FREE)

THE HEXAGON

THU 12 FEB, 7.30PM

PASCAL ROGÉ & ELENA FONT, PIANO French Piano works by Poulenc and his friends.

Including: Poulenc Milhaud Honegger Satie

Valse & Trois Novelettes Mazurka Pastorale Deux Gymnopedies

Tickets: £22, £19, £14 Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Town Hall (FREE)

CONCERT HALL

SAT 13 JUNE, 7.30PM

ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

TUE 23 JUNE, 7.30PM

RPO BRASS ENSEMBLE

Conductor Violin

Bruckner (arr. Knight) Locus iste Gabrieli (arr. Knight) Exultavit cor meum in Domino Bruckner (arr. Hicks) Os justi Gabrieli (arr. Knight) Canzon II a 4 Bruckner (arr. Cox) Ave Maria

Hisaishi Encounter for String Orchestra Britten Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5

Plus music from the Gershwin song book, including I Got Rhythm, Fascinating Rhythm, ‘S Wonderful and more…

Tickets: £29, £25, £18 Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Hexagon Auditorium (FREE)

TICKETS: £24, £21, £16 Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Town Hall (FREE)

Cornelius Meister Clara-Jumi Kang

THE HEXAGON TUES 17 FEB, 2PM

RPO RELAXED CONCERT

BOOKING

Subscription & individual concert bookings can be made online or by contacting the Box Office.

CONCESSIONS

Concessions are available on Price Band B & C seats only.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra invites you to a musical afternoon designed to delight all families and friends. Whether you have a wiggly toddler, a child with additional needs, a loved one with dementia, or simply want a wonderfully inclusive concert experience – this is your musical celebration.

Under 18s & Students: £6 Schools: £6 plus 1 in 10 free Groups of 10+: 20% off Groups and schools bookings are not available online – please call our Group Booker on 0118 937 2011.

Groups discounts are on full price tickets only.

If you have any access requirements, please contact the Box Office on 0118 960 6060 to help with your booking.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

Subscribe to 3 or more concerts and save £s on full price tickets: • Book 3 or more concerts for 10% off • Book all 11 concerts in the season – be a Super Subscriber – and receive 20% off and a free programme for each concert (excludes RPO Relaxed & Noisy Kids)

PROGRAMMES Printed programmes will be available on the night for £2.50, but all bookers can buy in advance for £2. Simply add this merchandise item to your basket before checking out.*** TICKETS: £12.50 ADULT, £10 CHILD £38 FAMILY OF 4, £10 GROUPS

THE HEXAGON SAT 13 JUNE, 11.30AM

NOISY KIDS WITH THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA A fun and interactive performance, filled with the noise, commotion and excitement of a symphony orchestra.

A musical adventure for the whole family

*** Super Subscribers do not need to add programmes to the basket – these will be allocated by the Box Office and vouchers will be available for collection at the first concert.

Please contact the Box Office on 0118 960 6060 for assistance or visit www.whatsonreading.com/classical

The Hexagon Queens Walk Berkshire RG1 7QF

The Concert Hall Blagrave Street Reading RG1 1QH

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EARLY BIRD

OFFER

For a limited time, you can get an EVEN BETTER price for your concert tickets.

10% off ALL tickets if booked before midnight on MONDAY 1 SEPTEMBER.

TICKETS: £12.50 ADULT, £10 CHILD £38 FAMILY OF 4, £10 GROUPS

This offer applies to individual full price tickets AND subscription tickets for all 11 main concerts.

(Not valid for RPO Relaxed, RPO Noisy Kids or any concessionary prices.)