John Rutter’s Requiem at St Paul’s Cathedral

This event has now passed, but you can book for John Rutter's Birthday Celebration at St Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday 5 November.

Tickets for the performance at St Paul's Cathedral will be available online until 6.30pm on Wednesday 15 November. Any remaining tickets will be available to purchase in person at St Paul's Cathedral from 6.30pm onwards. 

John Rutter conducts his life-affirming Requiem under the great dome of St Paul’s Cathedral, returning with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and The Bach Choir for this entrancing concert of music by one of the world’s most cherished living composers.

Alongside the stirring choral work Lord, thou hast been our refuge is A Ukrainian Prayer, a work that moves the listener in its plea for protection and courage.

Hear the UK premiere of St Cataldo, a new work that charts the journey of the Irish saint to Taranto, Italy, and is inspired by the beauty of the city’s cathedral that is named after him.

John Rutter’s widely-acclaimed Requiem draws from the traditional Latin text as well as English Psalm settings, and mediates between their themes of death, faith and spiritual ascension with a rich and tender lyricism.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous support of The 1916 Foundation in Montchanin, Delaware.

Large print versions and digital formats of the programme for this concert are available on request for customers with accessibility requirements. Please email your request to Doran Crowhurst crowhurstd@rpo.co.uk at least one full week before the performance.

Access: The main West Front Entrance is accessed by twenty-four steps (with a handrail available both sides). The South Churchyard Entrance is step-free, and is the recommended access for entry for wheelchair users and people who cannot negotiate the steps.

Security checks: Please note that all bags will be checked upon entering the Cathedral. To help keep these checks as swift as possible and to avoid long queues forming, please keep hand luggage to a minimum.

No interval: Please note that this concert will not include a full interval, but a short ‘pause’ (approximately 5 minutes) – just enough time for you to stand and stretch your legs.

Doors open: 6.30pm

Concert start time: 7.30pm

Concert end time: approximately 9pm

Toilets & facilities: The nearest toilet facilities will be the public toilets, which are located outside the Cathedral in Paternoster Square and which will be open before and after the concert. Bags will need to be rechecked if toilets are use. Please note that there is no cloakroom facility.

Strictly no photography, filming or recording is permitted inside the Cathedral.