Concerts for Schools

The RPO welcomes thousands of schoolchildren to concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall and Cadogan Hall every year.

Our concerts feature music from all of the major exam boards, and we offer tickets from just £5 for performances at Cadogan Hall and Royal Albert Hall and £7 for concerts at the Royal Festival Hall. Staff and student ticket prices are the same, but students must outnumber staff.

Please reserve through our dedicated groups booking team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on 020 7608 8840.

Confirmation of final numbers and payment is only needed two months before the performance. Take a look at the list of performances below, and please do get in touch if you would like to make a reservation.

OCR

The Concerto Through Time

Shostakovich x Beethoven | Tuesday 3 February 2026, 7.30pm | Royal Festival Hall
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Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky | Sunday 8 February 2026, 3pm | The Glasshouse, Gateshead
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Dvořák, Brahms and Mozart | Thursday 19 February 2026, 7.30pm | Cadogan Hall
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Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Dvořák | Saturday 21 February 2026, 7.30pm | Crawley The Hawth
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Classical Greats: Encore | Sunday 22 February 2026, 3.30pm | Cadogan Hall
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Alexandra Tirsu plays Prokofiev | Wednesday 4 March 2026, 7:30pm | Cadogan Hall
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Beethoven's Pastoral | Sunday 8 March 2026, 7:30pm | Cadogan Hall
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Rachmaninov's Symphony No.1 | Tuesday 31 March 2026, 7:30pm | Cadogan Hall
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Elgar: Enigma Variations | Tuesday 7 April 2026 | Guildford G Live
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Mahler x Korngold | Tuesday 12 May 2026, 7:30pm | Royal Albert Hall
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Makoto Ozone plays Gershwin | Wednesday 27 May 2026, 7.30pm | Cadogan Hall
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto | Friday 29 May 2026, 7.30pm | Guildford G Live
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Hisaishi x Scriabin | Friday 5 June 2026, 7. 30pm | Royal Festival Hall
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Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.5 | Wednesday 10 June 2026 7. 30pm | Cadogan Hall
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Film Music

Film Music Gala: Action and Adventure- Matinee | Saturday 30 May 2026, 3.00pm | Royal Albert Hall
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Film Music Gala: Action and Adventure- Evening | Saturday 30 May 2026, 7.30pm | Royal Albert Hall
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Innovations in Music 1900 to the Present Day

Shostakovich x Beethoven | Tuesday 3 February 2026, 7:30pm | Royal Festival Hall
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Mahler 6 | Wednesday 18 March 2026, 7.30pm | Royal Albert Hall
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Messiaen's Turangalîla | Thursday 23 April 2026, 7:30pm | Royal Festival Hall
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Mahler x Korngold | Tuesday 12 May 2026, 7:30pm | Royal Albert Hall
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Hisaishi x Scriabin | Friday 5 June 2026, 7:30pm | Royal Festival Hall
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Popular song: Blues, Jazz, Swing and Big Band/ Conventions of Pop

Symphonic Soul | Sunday 4 October 2026, 3pm & 7:30pm | Royal Albert Hall
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Programme Music 1820–1910

Mahler 6 | Wednesday 18 March 2026, 7.30pm | Royal Albert Hall
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Hisaishi x Scriabin | Friday 5 June 2026, 7.30pm | Royal Festival Hall
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Edexcel

Vocal Music

Strauss' Four Last Songs | Thursday 26 February 2026, 7:30pm | Cadogan Hall
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Music For Film, Stage and Screen

Western Classical Tradition 1650- 1910

Dvořák, Brahms and Mozart | Thursday 19 February 2026, 7.30pm | Cadogan Hall
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Mahler 6 | Wednesday 18 March 2026, 7.30pm | Royal Albert Hall
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Wagner x Taneyev | Sunday 17 May 2026, 7.30pm | Royal Festival Hall
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Popular Music/ Music for Media and Theatre

Shostakovich x Beethoven | Tuesday 3 February 2026, 7:30pm | Royal Festival Hall
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