The Moonwalkers: Live in Concert

Performances of The Moonwalkers: Live in Concert

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Tue 20 Oct 2026 7.30pm

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Doors open
6.45pm
Show starts
7.30pm
Interval
25 minutes
Approx. end time
9.50pm

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Need to know

Repertoire

Whitacre Deep Field
Nikitin arr. Kelly The Moonwalkers

Features

Anthony Gabriele Conductor
Grace Davidson Soprano
Dessislava Stefanova Soprano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Location

Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 2AP United Kingdom

Venue information

Ticket price

Tickets from £24 (price includes a £4 transaction fee, charged once per order).

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Description

Narrated on film by Tom Hanks

Join the RPO for an evening delving into deep space in high definition.

Grammy® award-winning American composer Eric Whitacre’s symphonic work Deep Field was inspired by the world’s most famous space observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope, and its greatest discovery – the iconic Deep Field image.

After the interval, the RPO presents Anne Nikitin’s score to Lightroom’s critically acclaimed The Moonwalkers. Narrated and co-written by Tom Hanks, The Moonwalkers provides an insight into the impending return of crewed surface missions to the moon by going behind-the-scenes of the Artemis programme, including interviews between Hanks and Artemis astronauts. Shown on a big screen in the Royal Albert Hall, this will be the first chance to hear Anne Nikitin’s original soundtrack, performed live in concert by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Accompanying the evening’s music, our big screen will feature two specially created films. This concert offers audiences their first opportunity to experience The Moonwalkers outside its original Lightroom setting, in a specially curated edition featuring original NASA footage, Andy Saunders’ Apollo Remastered images, and a pre-recorded narration by Tom Hanks – transporting you to the lunar surface. Opening the evening, Eric Whitacre’s music is paired with Deep Field: The Impossible Magnitude of Our Universe, combining Hubble’s breathtaking imagery with bespoke animations.

The Moonwalkers is narrated on film by Tom Hanks, written by Tom Hanks and Christopher Riley with an original score by Anne Nikitin, and created by Lightroom. Directed and designed by 59, A Journey Studio. In association with ESK live.

“A thrill-ride into the wonder of space.”

“To me this is the most important image produced in human history; we not only see the impossible magnitude of space – how truly large it is – but we can really feel for the first time how truly small we are. This image became for me the inspiration for the piece Deep Field.’”

Eric Whitacre

Offers and discounts

RPO Club members receive priority booking for this concert (two days in advance of general sale) and can book full price tickets via their RPO account (please note that RPO Club discounts do not apply to this concert).

Find out more about the RPO Club and sign up here.

A limited number of discounted tickets are available via the RPO website at £29* (Circle) and £39* (Stalls/Arena) to RPO Under 30s members (two per member, subject to availability). Members should ensure that they are logged into their RPO account for their discount to apply.

Aged 18 to 29? Find out more about the RPO Under 30s and sign up for free here.

*Ticket price includes a £4 transaction fee (charged once per order). All offers are available to book until 48 hours before the concert begins.

A limited number of £5 adult tickets (two per member, subject to availability) and two FREE under-18 tickets* are available via the RPO website* to RPO Brent members in the Rear Circle and Upper Choir.

To book tickets, members should make sure that they are logged into their RPO account. The offer will then automatically be applied in the basket.

Tickets are limited and sell out quickly, so if the offer is not applied that may be because there are no longer any tickets available for this offer.

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*Under-16s must be accompanied by an adult. All offers are available to book until 48 hours before the concert begins.

Reserve now, pay later. Access generous discounts and benefits by bringing a group to this concert.

6+ people save 10% (discount applied directly at checkout)
10+ people save 20%
30+ people save 30%
A free pair of tickets for the organiser (12+ parties)
Free programmes for the entire party (Vasily Petrenko concerts only)
No payment needed until two months before the concert

School party tickets (8+ people, pupils must outnumber staff) are available for £5* at Cadogan Hall and for £7* at the Royal Albert Hall. Phone 020 7608 8840 or visit our group booking page to find out more.

* For group and school bookings of up to 10 tickets, a £4 transaction fee applies. For group bookings of 10 or more, a £1 fee per ticket applies (capped at £30 per booking).

Prices may be subject to change; book as early as you can to secure the best choice of seats at the best possible prices. All requests are subject to availability.

Under 18 offers apply: £11* for children aged 7–17 in Second Tier boxes, Rear Arena and Front Circle seats.

*Ticket price includes a £4 transaction fee (charged once per order).

Please note:

all offers are subject to availability
this event is not recommended for children under 5
all customers aged 14 years or below must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 years or over.

Large print programmes

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.