Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
@royalphilorchestra.bsky.social
A symphony orchestra on a journey to bring people together through the power of orchestral music, wherever they are and whatever they do.
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🖌 Announcing our 2025–26 Season with our Music Director Vasily Petrenko at the Royal Albert Hall and Southbank Centre
From the raw power of Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony, to the boundless imagination of Messiaen's Turangalîla, join us as we create music that speaks directly to you.
rpo.co.uk/RPOxVP
From the raw power of Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony, to the boundless imagination of Messiaen's Turangalîla, join us as we create music that speaks directly to you.
rpo.co.uk/RPOxVP
On this day in 1953: Shostakovich's Symphony No.10 was premiered by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Yevgeny Mravinsky.
December 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
On this day in 1953: Shostakovich's Symphony No.10 was premiered by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Yevgeny Mravinsky.
“I’m thrilled to be starting with the RPO. I’m especially excited to join the fantastic RPO trombone section for major projects around the world - including Mahler’s Sixth Symphony in the new year. I can’t wait to get started.”
We're very happy to announce our new Sub-Principal Trombone, Tom Berry.
We're very happy to announce our new Sub-Principal Trombone, Tom Berry.
December 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
“I’m thrilled to be starting with the RPO. I’m especially excited to join the fantastic RPO trombone section for major projects around the world - including Mahler’s Sixth Symphony in the new year. I can’t wait to get started.”
We're very happy to announce our new Sub-Principal Trombone, Tom Berry.
We're very happy to announce our new Sub-Principal Trombone, Tom Berry.
This morning (on Christmas Jumper Day!) we held sessions of our Sound Sanctuary programme at Brent Mencap, working to improve local residents' wellbeing through the power of making music. We'd like to thank Brent Mencap for all the support they've given us for this programme throughout 2025! 🎶🎹🥁
December 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This morning (on Christmas Jumper Day!) we held sessions of our Sound Sanctuary programme at Brent Mencap, working to improve local residents' wellbeing through the power of making music. We'd like to thank Brent Mencap for all the support they've given us for this programme throughout 2025! 🎶🎹🥁
Our staff had a fantastic time yesterday visiting our neighbours at Punchdrunk Enrichment, one of our partners in the Vi-Brent consortium of creative organisations in Brent, to experience their brand-new immersive show for families, Fireside Tales 🔥📖
December 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Our staff had a fantastic time yesterday visiting our neighbours at Punchdrunk Enrichment, one of our partners in the Vi-Brent consortium of creative organisations in Brent, to experience their brand-new immersive show for families, Fireside Tales 🔥📖
What a fantastic time we had @cadoganhall.bsky.social on Saturday for Christmas Cracker with conductor Stephen Bell and vocalists Juliette Crosbie and Matt Ford as we delivered a stocking full of musical treats 🎁
📷 Danny Kaan
📷 Danny Kaan
December 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
What a fantastic time we had @cadoganhall.bsky.social on Saturday for Christmas Cracker with conductor Stephen Bell and vocalists Juliette Crosbie and Matt Ford as we delivered a stocking full of musical treats 🎁
📷 Danny Kaan
📷 Danny Kaan
'Rachmaninov had his whole life in front of him, so he wanted to give this message of hope, a sense of rebirth.'
Our recording of Rachmaninoff's The Bells and Elgar's Falstaff, released via harmonia mundi, is an Editor's Choice for the December 2025 issue of Gramophone!
Our recording of Rachmaninoff's The Bells and Elgar's Falstaff, released via harmonia mundi, is an Editor's Choice for the December 2025 issue of Gramophone!
December 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
'Rachmaninov had his whole life in front of him, so he wanted to give this message of hope, a sense of rebirth.'
Our recording of Rachmaninoff's The Bells and Elgar's Falstaff, released via harmonia mundi, is an Editor's Choice for the December 2025 issue of Gramophone!
Our recording of Rachmaninoff's The Bells and Elgar's Falstaff, released via harmonia mundi, is an Editor's Choice for the December 2025 issue of Gramophone!
The festive spirit has well and truly descended after @johnrutter.bsky.social's Christmas Celebration at the Royal Albert Hall with The Bach Choir, @kingssingers.bsky.social and BSL interpreter Angie Newman for carols old and new, seasonal fanfares and John's famous Christmas quiz!
📷 Gurnoor Singh
📷 Gurnoor Singh
December 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The festive spirit has well and truly descended after @johnrutter.bsky.social's Christmas Celebration at the Royal Albert Hall with The Bach Choir, @kingssingers.bsky.social and BSL interpreter Angie Newman for carols old and new, seasonal fanfares and John's famous Christmas quiz!
📷 Gurnoor Singh
📷 Gurnoor Singh
This #GivingTuesday we’re launching our Big Give Christmas Challenge, running until 9 December, to raise money for RPO Resound, our ground-breaking community and education programme.
Any donation you make is matched for double the impact: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005BSKfYAO
Any donation you make is matched for double the impact: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005BSKfYAO
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This #GivingTuesday we’re launching our Big Give Christmas Challenge, running until 9 December, to raise money for RPO Resound, our ground-breaking community and education programme.
Any donation you make is matched for double the impact: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005BSKfYAO
Any donation you make is matched for double the impact: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005BSKfYAO
From the Royal Albert Hall with love 🍸🤵🏻♂️💌
Last night we gave the music of cinema's great spy a spectacular symphonic treatment in The Music of Bond, featuring conductor Stephen Bell, vocalists Alison Jiear and Matt Ford, presenter Charlie Higson and BSL interpreter Kate Green.
📷 Danny Kaan
Last night we gave the music of cinema's great spy a spectacular symphonic treatment in The Music of Bond, featuring conductor Stephen Bell, vocalists Alison Jiear and Matt Ford, presenter Charlie Higson and BSL interpreter Kate Green.
📷 Danny Kaan
November 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
From the Royal Albert Hall with love 🍸🤵🏻♂️💌
Last night we gave the music of cinema's great spy a spectacular symphonic treatment in The Music of Bond, featuring conductor Stephen Bell, vocalists Alison Jiear and Matt Ford, presenter Charlie Higson and BSL interpreter Kate Green.
📷 Danny Kaan
Last night we gave the music of cinema's great spy a spectacular symphonic treatment in The Music of Bond, featuring conductor Stephen Bell, vocalists Alison Jiear and Matt Ford, presenter Charlie Higson and BSL interpreter Kate Green.
📷 Danny Kaan
'The deeps have music soft and low
When winds awake the airy spry...'
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday at a sea-swept Cadogan Hall with conductor Antony Hermus for Wagner's The Flying Dutchman, Elgar's Sea Pictures with @jessdandy.bsky.social, and Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony.
When winds awake the airy spry...'
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday at a sea-swept Cadogan Hall with conductor Antony Hermus for Wagner's The Flying Dutchman, Elgar's Sea Pictures with @jessdandy.bsky.social, and Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony.
November 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
'The deeps have music soft and low
When winds awake the airy spry...'
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday at a sea-swept Cadogan Hall with conductor Antony Hermus for Wagner's The Flying Dutchman, Elgar's Sea Pictures with @jessdandy.bsky.social, and Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony.
When winds awake the airy spry...'
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday at a sea-swept Cadogan Hall with conductor Antony Hermus for Wagner's The Flying Dutchman, Elgar's Sea Pictures with @jessdandy.bsky.social, and Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony.
Today we're off on a spectacular voyage at Cadogan Hall with conductor Antony Hermus as we embark on Wagner's The Flying Dutchman, ride the impassioned waves of Elgar's Sea Pictures with contralto @jessdandy.bsky.social, and traverse the wild Highlands in Mendelssohn's Symphony No.3, 'Scottish' 🌊⛵⛰️
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Today we're off on a spectacular voyage at Cadogan Hall with conductor Antony Hermus as we embark on Wagner's The Flying Dutchman, ride the impassioned waves of Elgar's Sea Pictures with contralto @jessdandy.bsky.social, and traverse the wild Highlands in Mendelssohn's Symphony No.3, 'Scottish' 🌊⛵⛰️
💿 Our latest release has hit No.5 in the Classical Charts!
Recorded live at Southbankcentre's Royal Festival Hall, our Music Director Vasily Petrenko conducts two seldom-heard masterpieces from 1913 - Elgar's Falstaff and Rachmaninoff's The Bells.
Recorded live at Southbankcentre's Royal Festival Hall, our Music Director Vasily Petrenko conducts two seldom-heard masterpieces from 1913 - Elgar's Falstaff and Rachmaninoff's The Bells.
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
💿 Our latest release has hit No.5 in the Classical Charts!
Recorded live at Southbankcentre's Royal Festival Hall, our Music Director Vasily Petrenko conducts two seldom-heard masterpieces from 1913 - Elgar's Falstaff and Rachmaninoff's The Bells.
Recorded live at Southbankcentre's Royal Festival Hall, our Music Director Vasily Petrenko conducts two seldom-heard masterpieces from 1913 - Elgar's Falstaff and Rachmaninoff's The Bells.
Out now! 💿
Today we launched our collaboration with harmonia mundi with the release of Rachmaninoff’s The Bells and Elgar’s Falstaff conducted by Vasily Petrenko, recorded live at performances at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.
Today we launched our collaboration with harmonia mundi with the release of Rachmaninoff’s The Bells and Elgar’s Falstaff conducted by Vasily Petrenko, recorded live at performances at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Out now! 💿
Today we launched our collaboration with harmonia mundi with the release of Rachmaninoff’s The Bells and Elgar’s Falstaff conducted by Vasily Petrenko, recorded live at performances at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.
Today we launched our collaboration with harmonia mundi with the release of Rachmaninoff’s The Bells and Elgar’s Falstaff conducted by Vasily Petrenko, recorded live at performances at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.
👏👏👏 to the City of London Choir and soprano Ailish Tynan for a magnificently soulful performance of Poulenc's Gloria last night at Cadogan Hall, under the baton of Daniel Hyde.
We also performed Lili Boulanger's Psalm 24, Barber's Adagio for Strings and Knoxville 1915, and Debussy's Clair de Lune.
We also performed Lili Boulanger's Psalm 24, Barber's Adagio for Strings and Knoxville 1915, and Debussy's Clair de Lune.
November 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
👏👏👏 to the City of London Choir and soprano Ailish Tynan for a magnificently soulful performance of Poulenc's Gloria last night at Cadogan Hall, under the baton of Daniel Hyde.
We also performed Lili Boulanger's Psalm 24, Barber's Adagio for Strings and Knoxville 1915, and Debussy's Clair de Lune.
We also performed Lili Boulanger's Psalm 24, Barber's Adagio for Strings and Knoxville 1915, and Debussy's Clair de Lune.
"When I first worked with the RPO back in 2019, I was instantly made to feel at home by the warm and welcoming atmosphere. I’m so proud to now be joining as a member of this fantastic trumpet section."
Today we're excited to welcome Kaitlin Wild as our new Sub-Principal Trumpet! 🎺
Today we're excited to welcome Kaitlin Wild as our new Sub-Principal Trumpet! 🎺
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
"When I first worked with the RPO back in 2019, I was instantly made to feel at home by the warm and welcoming atmosphere. I’m so proud to now be joining as a member of this fantastic trumpet section."
Today we're excited to welcome Kaitlin Wild as our new Sub-Principal Trumpet! 🎺
Today we're excited to welcome Kaitlin Wild as our new Sub-Principal Trumpet! 🎺
Did you know that this Art Deco landmark in Kilburn once hosted Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Shirley Bassey, The Rolling Stones and Tom Jones?
Today we're performing the first concert at the Gaumont State Cinema for nearly 50 years as part of the Kilburn Music Mile Festival.
Today we're performing the first concert at the Gaumont State Cinema for nearly 50 years as part of the Kilburn Music Mile Festival.
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Did you know that this Art Deco landmark in Kilburn once hosted Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Shirley Bassey, The Rolling Stones and Tom Jones?
Today we're performing the first concert at the Gaumont State Cinema for nearly 50 years as part of the Kilburn Music Mile Festival.
Today we're performing the first concert at the Gaumont State Cinema for nearly 50 years as part of the Kilburn Music Mile Festival.
Yesterday at St Paul's Cathedral @johnrutter.bsky.social conducted the premiere of his I'll Make Me a World with mezzo-soprano Melanie Marshall, baritone Jonathan Brown and The Bach Choir.
We also performed John's The Gift of Life, as well as Vaughan Williams' Symphony No.5.
📷 Duncan Wood
We also performed John's The Gift of Life, as well as Vaughan Williams' Symphony No.5.
📷 Duncan Wood
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Yesterday at St Paul's Cathedral @johnrutter.bsky.social conducted the premiere of his I'll Make Me a World with mezzo-soprano Melanie Marshall, baritone Jonathan Brown and The Bach Choir.
We also performed John's The Gift of Life, as well as Vaughan Williams' Symphony No.5.
📷 Duncan Wood
We also performed John's The Gift of Life, as well as Vaughan Williams' Symphony No.5.
📷 Duncan Wood
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This Saturday, join @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social, plus Soprano Francesca Chiejina and Tenor Sam Furness, for An Evening at the Opera (at the Hexagon) - and immerse yourself in a majestic array of operatic classics, including music by Puccini, Verdi and Gershwin.
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buff.ly/Hn3DIkd
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This Saturday, join @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social, plus Soprano Francesca Chiejina and Tenor Sam Furness, for An Evening at the Opera (at the Hexagon) - and immerse yourself in a majestic array of operatic classics, including music by Puccini, Verdi and Gershwin.
buff.ly/Hn3DIkd
buff.ly/Hn3DIkd
Want to hear a world premiere by our Artist Laureate @johnrutter.bsky.social in the stunning surroundings of @stpaulscathedral.bsky.social?
Sound-only seats for Wednesday 5 November are available to book for just £15: rpo.co.uk/soundonlystpauls
Sound-only seats for Wednesday 5 November are available to book for just £15: rpo.co.uk/soundonlystpauls
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Want to hear a world premiere by our Artist Laureate @johnrutter.bsky.social in the stunning surroundings of @stpaulscathedral.bsky.social?
Sound-only seats for Wednesday 5 November are available to book for just £15: rpo.co.uk/soundonlystpauls
Sound-only seats for Wednesday 5 November are available to book for just £15: rpo.co.uk/soundonlystpauls
And that's a wrap on our tour to Spain! We had a fantastic final concert in Madrid's Auditorio Nacional de Música with Vasily Petrenko and Simon Trpčeski, who played Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3, and we also performed Guinovart's La Vida Secreta and Stravinsky's ballet Petrushka 🩰
#RPOonTour
#RPOonTour
October 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
And that's a wrap on our tour to Spain! We had a fantastic final concert in Madrid's Auditorio Nacional de Música with Vasily Petrenko and Simon Trpčeski, who played Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3, and we also performed Guinovart's La Vida Secreta and Stravinsky's ballet Petrushka 🩰
#RPOonTour
#RPOonTour
Stage Team Move A Piano Down Stairs, c.2025, digital, smartphone
📷 The backstage crew of Valencia's Palau de la Música
📷 The backstage crew of Valencia's Palau de la Música
October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Stage Team Move A Piano Down Stairs, c.2025, digital, smartphone
📷 The backstage crew of Valencia's Palau de la Música
📷 The backstage crew of Valencia's Palau de la Música
Thank you to everyone who came to our sold-out concert in Madrid's Auditorio Nacional de Música last night with our Music Director Vasily Petrenko and pianist Mao Fujita!
We're back here tonight with Simon Trpčeski for the final concert of our Spain tour. #RPOonTour
📷 Rafa Martin/Ibermusica
We're back here tonight with Simon Trpčeski for the final concert of our Spain tour. #RPOonTour
📷 Rafa Martin/Ibermusica
October 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Thank you to everyone who came to our sold-out concert in Madrid's Auditorio Nacional de Música last night with our Music Director Vasily Petrenko and pianist Mao Fujita!
We're back here tonight with Simon Trpčeski for the final concert of our Spain tour. #RPOonTour
📷 Rafa Martin/Ibermusica
We're back here tonight with Simon Trpčeski for the final concert of our Spain tour. #RPOonTour
📷 Rafa Martin/Ibermusica
Our season at Southbank Centre with Vasily Petrenko in spring/summer 2026 is now on sale!
From the raw power of Shostakovich's Tenth, the cosmic visions of Wagner's Parsifal, and Scriabin's ecstatic Third Symphony, we'll make music that speaks directly to you.
rpo.co.uk/rpoxvp
📷 Frances Marshall
From the raw power of Shostakovich's Tenth, the cosmic visions of Wagner's Parsifal, and Scriabin's ecstatic Third Symphony, we'll make music that speaks directly to you.
rpo.co.uk/rpoxvp
📷 Frances Marshall
October 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Our season at Southbank Centre with Vasily Petrenko in spring/summer 2026 is now on sale!
From the raw power of Shostakovich's Tenth, the cosmic visions of Wagner's Parsifal, and Scriabin's ecstatic Third Symphony, we'll make music that speaks directly to you.
rpo.co.uk/rpoxvp
📷 Frances Marshall
From the raw power of Shostakovich's Tenth, the cosmic visions of Wagner's Parsifal, and Scriabin's ecstatic Third Symphony, we'll make music that speaks directly to you.
rpo.co.uk/rpoxvp
📷 Frances Marshall
Thank you to everyone who came to Barcelona's @palaumusicacat.bsky.social to support us last night!
Tonight we'll be in the Auditorio de Zaragoza with Simon Trpčeski - see you there! 🎺 #RPOonTour
Tonight we'll be in the Auditorio de Zaragoza with Simon Trpčeski - see you there! 🎺 #RPOonTour
October 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Thank you to everyone who came to Barcelona's @palaumusicacat.bsky.social to support us last night!
Tonight we'll be in the Auditorio de Zaragoza with Simon Trpčeski - see you there! 🎺 #RPOonTour
Tonight we'll be in the Auditorio de Zaragoza with Simon Trpčeski - see you there! 🎺 #RPOonTour
😍 This evening we're performing Grieg, Sibelius and Albert Guinovart in the stunning @palaumusicacat.bsky.social, Barcelona, with Vasily Petrenko and pianist Mao Fujita 🎹 #RPOonTour
📷 Rebecca Rimmington, Sali-Wyn Ryan, Richard Ion
📷 Rebecca Rimmington, Sali-Wyn Ryan, Richard Ion
October 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
😍 This evening we're performing Grieg, Sibelius and Albert Guinovart in the stunning @palaumusicacat.bsky.social, Barcelona, with Vasily Petrenko and pianist Mao Fujita 🎹 #RPOonTour
📷 Rebecca Rimmington, Sali-Wyn Ryan, Richard Ion
📷 Rebecca Rimmington, Sali-Wyn Ryan, Richard Ion