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St Paul”s Tickets: £40–£8.40 (after discounts)

Dear Group Travel Organiser I’m delighted to bring you the autumn 2015 highlights of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO)’s London season. From John Rutter at St Paul’s Cathedral to The Music of Bond; The Magic of Christmas with Debbie Wiseman to classical favourites at Cadogan Hall, there’s something for everyone! Groups of just 10+ save up to 35% off all ticket prices and receive many other exclusive benefits. We look forward to seeing you and your group at an RPO concert soon!

With best wishes, Jo Thomson Friends’ and Groups’ Manager

ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL Tickets: £40–£8.40 (after discounts)

John Rutter’s 70th Birthday Concert Thursday 5th November 2015, 7.30pm A unique opportunity to see the hugely popular composer John Rutter conduct within the wondrous surroundings of St Paul’s Cathedral.

This celebratory event features the London premiere of The Gift of Life: Six Canticles of Creation – Rutter’s highly anticipated new choral work, written in celebration of his 70th birthday this year, as well as Mozart’s monumental Requiem. Featuring Andrew Lucas (organ) and The Bach Choir, this truly special concert is definitely not to be missed!

John Rutter Conductor • Andrew Lucas Organ • The Bach Choir

Prices for St Paul’s Cathedral Stage Transept

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Seating Areas (please refer to the seating plan above) Dome / Front Nave Middle Nave / Front Transepts Middle Nave / Front Transepts Rear Nave / Rear Transepts Restricted View Booking fees apply Page 2

Ticket Price

20% off 10–29 people

30% off 30+ people

£50 £42 £32 £22 £12

£40 £33.60 £25.60 £17.60 £9.60

£35 £29.40 £22.40 £15.40 £8.40

www.rpo.co.uk/groups

ROYAL ALBERT HALL £40.07–£11.15

(after discounts)

The Music of Bond Friday 9th October 2015, 7.30pm The Music of Bond is back! Watch the Orchestra, along with special guest vocalists Alison Jiear (Les Misérables) and Lance Ellington (Strictly Come Dancing), perform timeless hits from over fifty years of iconic films about everyone’s favourite Secret Service agent. With sensational songs and thrilling themes from: Goldfinger, Casino Royale, From Russia With Love, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever and Live and Let Die, to name just a few. Featuring special guest presenter Fiona Fullerton (A View to a Kill)!

Gareth Hudson Conductor • Alison Jiear Vocals Lance Ellington Vocals • Fiona Fullerton Presenter

The Golden Age of Hollywood Wednesday 4th November 2015, 7.30pm Drama, romance, glamour and heart-pounding action justly sum up Hollywood’s ‘Golden Age’. Take a step back in time to cinema’s most captivating era for a stunning selection of some of the most celebrated film scores ever written. Featuring classic themes from timeless films, from the 1920s right up until the 1960s, including: Gone With the Wind, Ben Hur, Sunset Boulevard, Robin Hood, Psycho, The Sea Hawk, Taxi Driver, North by Northwest and Psycho. Presented by Tommy Pearson (‘Saturday Night at the Movies’, Classic FM).

José Serebrier Conductor • Tommy Pearson Presenter • Roderick Elms Piano

Dedicated group bookings line: 020 7608 8840

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ROYAL ALBERT HALL £31.62–£6.05 (after discounts)

The Great Classics: Berlioz’s Grande Messe des Morts Monday 30th November 2015, 7.30pm One of Hector Berlioz’s most well-known works, Grande Messe des Morts is, without doubt, a classical tour-de-force. This emotionally stirring requiem, commemorating soldiers from the 1830 French Revolution, was written for an enormous orchestra, including over two hundred voices and thrilling massed brass, displaying Berlioz’s exquisite and colourful orchestration. The RPO is proud to be joined by two prestigious choirs – Goldsmiths Choral Union and Brighton Festival Chorus – for this remarkable performance.

Brian Wright Conductor • James Edwards Tenor • Goldsmiths Choral Union • Brighton Festival Chorus

Prices for The Music of Bond and The Golden Age of Hollywood Seating Areas (please refer to the seating plan on the left) Stalls Loggia Boxes Second Tier Boxes Front Arena (rows 1-15) Rear Arena (rows 16-29) Front Circle (rows 1-4) Mid Choir (rows 1-3) Rear Circle (rows 5-7) Upper Choir (rows 4-9) Side Circle (restricted view) Booking fees apply

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Ticket Price

35% off 25% off 10–29 people 30+ people

£53.43 £53.43 £48.52 £45.58 £40.68 £35.78 £29.90 £25 £25 £17.16

£40.07 £40.07 £36.39 £34.19 £30.51 £26.84 £22.43 £18.75 £18.75 £12.87

£34.73 £34.73 £31.54 £29.63 £26.44 £23.26 £19.44 £16.25 £16.25 £11.15

Prices for The Great Classics Seating Areas (please refer to the seating plan above) Stalls Loggia Boxes Side Stalls / Second Tier Boxes Front Arena (rows 1-15) Rear Arena (rows 16-29) Front Circle (rows 1-4) Rear Circle (rows 5-7) Side Circle (restricted view) Booking fees apply

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Stalls • Loggia Boxes

Ticket Price

25% off 10–29 people

35% off 30+ people

£42.16 £42.16 £35 £35 £25 £20.10 £14.02 £9.31

£31.62 £31.62 £26.25 £26.25 £18.75 £15.08 £10.52 £6.98

£27.40 £27.40 £22.75 £22.75 £16.25 £13.07 £9.11 £6.05

www.rpo.co.uk/groups

CADOGAN HALL Tickets: £30–£9.75 (after discounts)

Sounds from the New World Tuesday 6th October 2015, 7.30pm Leon Botstein conducts the iconic sounds of 20th-century America, including Gershwin’s energetic Piano Concerto in F, performed here by the highly regarded British pianist Mark Bebbington (pictured), and Dvorˇák’s evergreen ‘New World’ Symphony, for which the composer’s inspirations came from the Native American music he heard and the ‘wide open spaces’ he saw in America and features the popular ‘Largo’ movement – known better to some of you as the ‘Hovis’ bread theme!

Leon Botstein Conductor • Mark Bebbington Piano Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from On the Town • Gershwin Piano Concerto in F Dvorˇák Symphony No.9, ‘From the New World’

Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony Tuesday 27th October 2015, 7.30pm Eduardo Portal (pictured) conducts Weber’s Oberon Overture, which opens softly with the ‘magic horn call’ and Grieg’s only piano concerto, which ranks amongst some of the most popular classical works ever written, performed here by the exhilarating pianist Alessandro Taverna.

Also featuring is Beethoven’s life-affirming ‘Pastoral’ Symphony, a firm favourite with audiences, which evokes vivid scenes of merry folk, storms, and shepherd’s songs.

Eduardo Portal Conductor • Alessandro Taverna Piano Weber Oberon Overture • Grieg Piano Concerto • Beethoven Symphony No.6, ‘Pastoral’

Choral Masterpieces Monday 2nd November 2015, 7.30pm Hilary Davan Wetton (pictured) conducts an impressive concert celebrating two of the Classical era’s greatest geniuses: Haydn and Mozart.

The acclaimed City of London Choir and a host of sensational soloists join the Orchestra for Haydn’s ‘Nelson Mass’, a magnificent work that contrasts dark, dramatic writing with radiant and joyful movements. Also featuring Mozart’s sparkling Piano Concerto No.23, performed by the dazzling Tom Poster.

Hilary Davan Wetton Conductor • Tom Poster Piano • Rachel Nicholls Soprano • Victoria Simmonds Mezzo-soprano • Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts Tenor • Darren Jeffery Baritone • City of London Choir Mozart Regina Coeli, K 276 • Mozart Concert Aria: Ch’io mi scordi di te (K505) • Mozart Piano Concerto No.23 in A major (K488) • Haydn ‘Nelson Mass’ (Missa in Angustiis, Hob. XXII:11)

Dedicated group bookings line: 020 7608 8840

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CADOGAN HALL Tickets: £30–£9.75 (after discounts)

From Paris to New York Tuesday 10th November 2015, 7.30pm Writing masterpieces from opposite sides of the world, these four composers were inspired by two great cities – Paris and New York.

The RPO’s new Principal Associate Conductor, Alexander Shelley (pictured), leads this programme that balances driving intensity with playful comedy in equal proportions. Opening with Gershwin, featuring Prokofiev’s fiendishly difficult Piano Concerto No.3 – performed here by the skilful Boris Giltburg – and closing with an homage to the bright lights of Broadway with Bernstein.

Alexander Shelley Conductor • Boris Giltburg Piano Gershwin Strike up the Band Overture • Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 Gershwin Variations on ‘I Got Rhythm’ • Gershwin An American in Paris Stravinsky Suite No.2 for Small Orchestra • Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Seating plan and prices Gallery

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Prices (classical) Ticket Price Stalls/Gallery

25% off 10–29 people

35% off 30+ people

£40 £32.50 £25 £15

£30 £24.38 £18.75 £11.25

£26 £21.13 £16.25 £9.75

Prices for The Magic of Christmas and Christmas Cracker Ticket Price Stalls/Gallery

20% off 10–29 people

30% off 30+ people

£48 £38 £28 £18

£38.40 £30.40 £22.40 £14.40

£33.60 £26.60 £19.60 £12.60

www.rpo.co.uk/groups

CADOGAN HALL Tickets: £38.40–£12.60 (after discounts)

The Magic of Christmas in association with Breast Cancer Care Sunday 6th December 2015, 3.30pm Enter into the festive spirit with this splendid seasonal concert, conducted by one of the UK’s finest film and television composers, Debbie Wiseman MBE (pictured). Featuring a wide variety of Christmas numbers, including: The Blue Danube Waltz, Winter Wonderland, White Christmas and Sleigh Ride plus several of Wiseman’s own compositions from Wolf Hall, Father Brown, The Whale and more. With Simon Bates as presenter, George Layton as narrator, and heartfelt singing by the charming James Loynes, this concert promises to herald in all the cheer of Christmas.

Debbie Wiseman Conductor • James Loynes Vocalist • Simon Bates Presenter • George Layton Narrator

Christmas Cracker Saturday 19th December 2015, 3pm & 7.30pm Back by popular demand – it’s the RPO’s Christmas Cracker show! This year, the Orchestra is delighted to be joined by West End and television stars Anna-Jane Casey (Chicago) and Lance Ellington (Strictly Come Dancing) in a magical festive concert of seasonal songs, joyful sing-along carols and Yuletide pieces, including: Mary’s Boy Child, Santa Baby, Sleigh Ride, Bugler’s Holiday and Let it Snow. As the beautiful Christmas tree illuminates Cadogan Hall’s stage and mulled wine is served to complement the wintry weather, there will be no doubt in your minds that Christmas has well and truly begun!

Nick Davies Conductor • Anna-Jane Casey Vocalist • Lance Ellington Vocalist

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