On Thursday 8 February, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will be joined by British soprano Jennifer France for a performance of Richard Strauss' Six Songs After Poems by Brentano in Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall. We asked France a few questions about the piece and the key influences that have shaped her as a musician. Read on to find out what she had to say...
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has returned to the USA this January for a winter tour with our Music Director Vasily Petrenko, featuring Isata Kanneh-Mason and more special guests.
On 29 October 2023, we were thrilled to welcome a group to our Icons Rediscovered: Elgar’s Symphony No.1 concert at the Southbank Centre with Vasily Petrenko. They were taking part in Creative Playground Crawley’s ‘Come With Us’ project - an initiative which encourages Crawley locals to "experience new things" by joining the Creative Playground staff in attending shows, exhibitions and creative events in Crawley, Brighton, London and other places in Sussex and Surrey.
For 30 years, RPO Resound has been at the forefront of using music-making to enrich the lives of people in communities across the UK and internationally. 2023 marked RPO Resound’s 30th Anniversary, and we explore some of its life-changing projects that will continue in 2024 and beyond, hearing from musicians, practitioners and participants about the impact RPO Resound has had, and looking ahead to this next exciting chapter.
