Carmina Burana

Carl Orff’s enduringly popular 1937 choral classic is performed by over 400 voices from three wonderful choirs including the Royal Choral Society. The, at times, bawdy text – drawn from medieval poems – has been set to thrilling music that gives audience and musicians a real roller-coaster ride.

Saint-Saën's ever-popular Organ Symphony, with the Royal Albert Hall's 9999 pipes on full throttle provides another pinnacle of the evening, with Glinka's fast and furious overture setting the scene at the outset.