Dear Group Travel Organiser,
Welcome to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s (RPO) 2025–26 London Season, featuring exciting shows and concerts at some of the capital’s most well-known venues.
The RPO warmly welcomes thousands of group bookers each year to its London Season of concerts and, with such a generous package of discounts and offers available for parties of just six or more people, it’s easy to see why an RPO concert is a must-see addition to your group’s calendar of events.
Plus, did you know that as well as savings of up to 35% off tickets, no payment is needed until two months before each concert, giving you and your members plenty of time to finalise numbers?
Don’t delay, make a reservation today: contact us on our dedicated group bookings line and 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
Jo Thomson Marketing Manager (Groups and Memberships) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Visit: rpo.co.uk/groups
Email: groups@rpo.co.uk
Phone: 020 7608 8840
At a glance: 2025–2026
Autumn/Winter 2025
Wed 24 Sep, 7.30pm* Symphonic Queen Royal Albert Hall
Thu 25 Sep, 7.30pm Midori plays Sibelius Cadogan Hall
Tue 30 Sep, 7.30pm Stravinsky’s The Firebird Cadogan Hall
Sun 5 Oct, 3pm* Best of Broadway Royal Albert Hall
Thu 16 Oct, 7.30pm Boris Giltburg plays Grieg Cadogan Hall
Tue 21 Oct, 7.30pm
Vasily Petrenko: Mahler x Bernstein Royal Albert Hall
Tue 11 Nov, 7.30pm Poulenc’s Gloria Cadogan Hall
Tue 25 Nov, 7.30pm Mendelssohn, Elgar and Wagner Cadogan Hall
Wed 26 Nov, 7.30pm* The Music of Bond Royal Albert Hall
Thu 4 Dec, 3pm* & 7.30pm* Sir John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration Royal Albert Hall
Sat 6 Dec, 3pm* & 7.30pm* Christmas Cracker Cadogan Hall
Spring/Summer 2026
Tue 3 Feb, 7.30pm
Vasily Petrenko: Shostakovich x Beethoven Southbank Centre
Sat 14 Feb, 7.30pm Valentine’s Opera Gala Cadogan Hall
Thu 19 Feb, 7.30pm Dvořák, Brahms and Mozart Cadogan Hall
Thu 26 Feb, 7.30pm Strauss’ Four Last Songs Cadogan Hall
Wed 4 Mar, 7.30pm Alexandra Tirsu plays Prokofiev Cadogan Hall
Wed 18 Mar, 7.30pm Vasily Petrenko: Mahler 6 Royal Albert Hall
Tue 31 Mar, 7.30pm Rachmaninov’s Symphony No.1 Cadogan Hall
Thu 9 Apr, 7.30pm Sir John Rutter conducts Reflections Cadogan Hall
Tue 12 May, 7.30pm Vasily Petrenko: Mahler x Korngold Royal Albert Hall
Sun 17 May, 7.30pm Vasily Petrenko: Wagner x Taneyev Southbank Centre
Wed 27 May, 7.30pm Makoto Ozone plays Gershwin Cadogan Hall
Sat 30 May, 3pm & 7.30pm Film Music Gala: Action and Adventure Royal Albert Hall
Fri 5 Jun, 7.30pm Vasily Petrenko: Hisaishi x Scriabin Southbank Centre
Wed 10 Jun, 7.30pm Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5 Cadogan Hall
*Selling fast
For full details of concerts and group discounts, visit rpo.co.uk/groups
Royal Albert Hall
As Associate Orchestra of the Royal Albert Hall, the RPO is proud to present a series of sensational shows, including three epic concerts conducted by Vasily Petrenko that celebrate the majesty of Mahler.
Symphonic Queen
A symphonic tribute to one of the world’s most enduring rock bands. Featuring: Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, Don’t Stop Me Now, Somebody to Love, Another One Bites the Dust… and many more iconic hits.
Selling fast
Vasily Petrenko:
Mahler x Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms will raise the Royal Albert Hall roof with a shout of joy, before Mahler’s mighty First Symphony, ‘Titan’, brings home the thrill of live orchestral music. Featuring the Philharmonia Chorus.
Best of Broadway
An afternoon of glitz and glamour, with hit songs from hit shows, including: Wicked, Hamilton, The Lion King, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Chicago, Cats... and more. Featuring four West End stars.
Selling fast
The Music of Bond
Seminal songs and soundtracks from: GoldenEye, Live and Let Die, Quantum of Solace, The Spy Who Loved Me, Goldfinger, Casino Royale, Diamonds Are Forever, Skyfall, No Time to Die, Spectre… and more.
Selling fast
© Danny Kaan
Thu 4 Dec 2025 3pm & 7.30pm
Wed 18 Mar 2026
7.30pm
Sir John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration
Join Sir John Rutter for a seasonal selection of choral and symphonic classics, as well as your favourite sing-along carols. This much-loved Christmas show promises to get you well and truly into the Yuletide spirit.
Selling fast
Vasily Petrenko: Mahler x Korngold
Tue 12 May 2026 7.30pm
Featuring the famous Adagietto, Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is as rich and dramatic as any Hollywood score; a perfect pairing to Korngold’s rapturous Violin Concerto, played here with panache by Ray Chen.
Vasily Petrenko: Mahler 6
One of the most powerful, and personal, of Mahler’s works; a masterpiece that embraces love as well as sorrow. This colossal symphony promises to be a highlight of our orchestral season and one not to be missed.
Film Music Gala: Action & Adventure
Sat 30 May 2026 3pm & 7.30pm
Swashbuckling escapades, action-packed adventures, fantasy, magic and more await you, with music from: Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Star Wars®, Harry Potter, E.T., Batman, Gladiator, The Lord of the Rings… and more.
© Duncan Wood
The Vasily Petrenko: Mahler concerts are generously supported by Aline Foriel-Destezet
Groups save up to 30%
Plus free programmes for your entire party for the Vasily Petrenko: Mahler concerts
The RPO at the Royal Albert Hall
Choir seats are currently off sale for the Vasily Petrenko: Mahler concerts
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.
Sir John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration
Southbank Centre
The RPO’s Music Director, Vasily Petrenko, invites you to join us at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall for an exquisite series of symphonic masterpieces, which promise to stir the soul, rouse the senses and speak directly to you.
Vasily Petrenko: Shostakovich x Beethoven
Ustvolskaya The Dream of Stepan Razin
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1
Shostakovich Symphony No.10
Vasily Petrenko Conductor
Yuriy Yurchuk Baritone
Benjamin Grosvenor Piano
This concert is generously supported by The Tong Family Tue 3 Feb 2026
7.30pm
© Chris Christodoulou
Vasily Petrenko: Wagner x Taneyev
Sun 17 May 2026 7.30pm Fri 5 Jun 2026 7.30pm
Vasily Petrenko: Hisaishi x Scriabin
Mozart The Magic Flute: Overture
Taneyev John of Damascus
Wagner Parsifal: Orchestral Suite
Vasily Petrenko Conductor
Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead
Hisaishi The Border (Concerto for Three Horns and Orchestra) UK premiere Scriabin Symphony No.3, ‘The Divine Poem’
Vasily Petrenko Conductor
Alexander Edmundson, Ben Hulme, Katy Woolley Horns
Groups save up to 35%
Plus free programmes for your entire party
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.
Cadogan Hall
See the Orchestra in its most intimate surroundings at its resident home, Cadogan Hall, for an exploration of favourite melodies, contemporary classics, new discoveries and sonic surprises. This season, we are delighted to welcome Kevin John Edusei as our Conductor-in-Residence, 2025–26, who will join us for three captivating concerts here. There’ll be fireworks, serenity, and composers who speak across continents and centuries – from Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky and Strauss to the timeless beauty of Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms.
Midori plays Sibelius
Thu 25 Sep 2025 7.30pm
Stravinsky’s The Firebird
Tue 30 Sep 2025 7.30pm
Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Hisaishi Sinfonia for Chamber Orchestra
European premiere
Strauss Der Rosenkavalier: Suite
Alexander Shelley Conductor
Midori Violin
Sibelius En saga
Pejačević Phantasie Concertante*
Ravel Mother Goose: Suite
Stravinsky The Firebird: Suite (1919)
Emilia Hoving Conductor
Alexandra Dariescu Piano
* Supported by the ABO Trust’s Sirens programme
© Nigel Parry
© Laura Oja
© Simon Pauly
Thu 16 Oct 2025 7.30pm
Tue 11 Nov 2025 7.30pm
Boris Giltburg plays Grieg
Smith Field Guide
Grieg Piano Concerto
Sibelius Symphony No.2
Kevin John Edusei Conductor
Boris Giltburg Piano
RPO Annual Legacy Giving Concert
Tue 25 Nov 2025 7.30pm
Mendelssohn, Elgar and Wagner
Wagner The Flying Dutchman: Overture
Elgar Sea Pictures*
Mendelssohn Symphony No.3, ‘Scottish’
Antony Hermus Conductor
Jess Dandy Contralto
*Kindly supported by The Elgar Society
Poulenc’s Gloria
Boulanger Psalm 24 ‘La terre appartient à l’Éternel’
Barber Adagio for Strings
Bizet L’Arlésienne: Suite No.1
Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Debussy, arr. Caplet Clair de Lune
Poulenc Gloria
Daniel Hyde Conductor
Sally Matthews Soprano
City of London Choir
Christmas Cracker
Sat 6 Dec 2025 3pm & 7.30pm
Programme to include: Let It Snow!,
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, The Christmas Song, Winter Wonderland, Sleigh Ride, All I Want for Christmas is You, Jingle Bells… and much more!
Stephen Bell Conductor
Juliette Crosbie Vocalist
Matt Ford Vocalist
Selling fast
Sat 14 Feb 2026 7.30pm
Valentine’s Opera Gala
A romantic evening featuring much-loved music from well-known operas. Enjoy outstanding overtures, poignant arias and exquisite duets from Bizet, Mozart, Puccini, Verdi and more.
Jordan de Souza Conductor
Anne-Marie MacIntosh Soprano
Nicky Spence OBE Tenor
Strauss’ Four Last Songs
Thu 26 Feb 2026 7.30pm
Thu 19 Feb 2026 7.30pm
Dvořák, Brahms and Mozart
Mozart The Marriage of Figaro: Overture
Brahms Piano Concerto No.2
Dvořák Symphony No.7
Adam Hickox Conductor
Pavel Kolesnikov Piano
Moussa Adgilis Deda: Hymn for Orchestra
R. Strauss Four Last Songs
Beethoven Symphony No.7
Kevin John Edusei Conductor
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha Soprano
Wed 4 Mar 2026 7.30pm
Alexandra Tirsu plays Prokofiev
Boulanger Marche gaie
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.1
Rachmaninov Symphony No.2
Eun Sun Kim Conductor
Alexandra Tirsu Violin
© Alexandra Mar
© Vera Elma
Vacek
© Chris Christodolou
Tue 31 Mar 2026 7.30pm
Thu 9 Apr 2026
7.30pm
Rachmaninov’s Symphony No.1
Rossini The Barber of Seville: Overture
Rubbra Piano Concerto*
Rachmaninov Symphony No.1
Nil Venditti Conductor
Mark Bebbington Piano
*Kindly supported by Adrian Yardley
Wed 27 May 2026
Makoto Ozone plays Gershwin
Ligeti Concert Românesc
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
Kevin John Edusei Conductor
Makoto Ozone Piano
This concert is generously supported by
Sir John Rutter conducts Reflections
Bernstein Candide: Overture
Rutter Reflections (Piano Concerto)
Rutter New work for oboe and orchestra
World premiere
Copland Appalachian Spring: Suite
Sir John Rutter Conductor
Steven Osborne Piano
John Roberts Oboe
Generously supported by The 1916 Foundation in Montchanin, Delaware
Wed 10 Jun 2026
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5
Hisaishi Encounter for String Orchestra
European premiere
Britten Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5
Cornelius Meister Conductor
Clara-Jumi Kang Violin
© Marco Borggreve
Groups save up to 35%
The RPO at Cadogan Hall Groups save up to 35% and receive free programmes for the entire party
Christmas Cracker and Valentine’s Opera Gala Groups save up to 30%
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.
GREAT GROUP DISCOUNTS
30+ people save up to 35% off all ticket prices
10+ people save up to 25% off all ticket prices
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
Call: 020 7608 8840
Please note that discounts will be calculated according to the number of tickets booked, not the number reserved.
© Andy Paradise
