Concerts
The RCS performs a wide range of repertoire regularly in the Royal Albert Hall and other venues around the country and abroad with professional soloists and orchestras.
Details of our next concerts are listed below. Click onto each concert to reveal further details:
Coronation Classics
Sunday 2nd June 2013, 7.30pm
Venue: Royal Albert Hall
Glorious music to celebrate sixty years since Her Majesty's Coronation, including:
Zadok the Priest
Jupiter from The Planets
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Music for the Royal Fireworks
Banks of Green Willow
Nimrod
Crown Imperial
Hallelujah Chorus
Jerusalem
Hornpipe
Land of Hope and Glory
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY
Fanfare Trumpeters of the Band of the Royal Artillery
Julian Lloyd-Webber cello
Ruth Jenkins soprano
Anthony Inglis conductor
To buy tickets, please call the Royal Albert Hall Box Office on 0845 401 5034 or via the RAH website: www.royalalberthall.com
The Great Classics: Ode to Joy
Friday 7th June 2013, 7.30pm
Venue: Royal Albert Hall
A spectacular performance of two of Beethoven’s most celebrated works in the magnificent surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall.
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.5, ‘Emperor’
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.9, ‘Choral’
CONDUCTOR - Andrew Greenwood
Piano - Alexandra Dariescu
Soprano - Rachel Nicholls
Mezzo-soprano - Louise Winter
Tenor - Christopher Turner
Baritone - Stephen Gadd
Royal Choral Society
Guildford Choral Society
Tickets £5.00 - £40.00 via the RAH website: www.royalalberthall.com
20% discount available - use code 13167 at RAH box office/online
Mendelssohn's Elijah
Tuesday 2nd July 2013, 7.30pm
Venue: Barbican Hall
The Royal Choral Society returns to the Barbican to perform Mendelssohn's Biblical epic, Elijah. Singing the original German libretto, the assembled ranks of this 'Rolls Royce of choirs' (Classical Source) will bring power and drama to this magnificent oratorio. The brilliant bass Christopher Purves sings the role of Elijah/Elias alongside a stellar line up of soloists and the Philharmonia Orchestra, all conducted by Richard Cooke.
Royal Choral Society
Richard Cooke conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra
Sophie Bevan: Soprano
Anna Starushkevych: Alto
Benjamin Hulett: Tenor
Christopher Purves: Bass
Tickets: £10-£35 www.barbican.org.uk
