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Performance TitleRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra at 75 - A Star Studded Celebration
Performance Date21 September 2021
Performance DayTuesday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersSheku Kanneh-Mason - cello,
Sir Bryn Terfel - vocal
Orchestra or BandRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO)
ChoirsPhilharmonia Chorus
ConductorsVasily Petrenko
Set List'Over the Hills and Far Away', Delius,
'Cello Concerto', Elgar,
'Belshazzar’s Feast', Walton
Performance NotesJoin the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as it celebrates 75 years at the forefront of music-making in the UK with a star-studded concert at the Royal Albert Hall. This very special occasion will also welcome Vasily Petrenko as the RPO’s new Music Director.

The programme will feature masterpieces written by three of the greatest English composers, Delius, Elgar and Walton, all of whom are synonymous with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and its founder Sir Thomas Beecham.

Joining Vasily Petrenko and the RPO will be two of the musical world’s biggest stars: Sheku Kanneh-Mason will play Elgar’s beautiful and introspective Cello Concerto, whilst Sir Bryn Terfel will draw out the wicked excitement and intense joy in William Walton’s dramatic cantata, Belshazzar’s Feast, supported by the Philharmonia Chorus.

Passion, versatility and uncompromising artistic standards, as well as a belief that music is a gift that can bring people together and inspire positive change, have been RPO hallmarks for the past 75 years. As we embark on the next exciting chapter, we invite you to join the journey and share the thrill of live orchestral music.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the support of RPO President, Mrs Aline Foriel-Destezet.
Related Archival MaterialDigital Photographs,
Handbill (RAHE/6/2021/1)
Programme (RAHE/1/2021/54)
Ticket Prices£20-£75
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/2021/54Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at 75 - A Star Studded Celebration21 September 2021
RAHE/6/2021/1Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) at 7521 September 2021
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work12288Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Concert1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/21933Kanneh-Mason; Sheku (4 April 1999-); English cellist
DS/UK/891Terfel; Bryn (9 November 1965); CBE; Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer
DS/UK/41Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO); 1946-; British orchestra
DS/UK/3536Philharmonia Chorus; 1957-; English choir
DS/UK/1277Petrenko; Vasily (1976-); Russian conductor
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