2021: a milestone year of celebrations and challenges
This year has been anything but ordinary. As the world adjusted to a ‘new normal’, we continued to find every way possible to share the magic of music with our audience.
This year has been anything but ordinary. As the world adjusted to a ‘new normal’, we continued to find every way possible to share the magic of music with our audience.
On Thursday 9 December 2021 John Rutter CBE returned to the Royal Albert Hall for a joyous live return of his Christmas Celebration concerts.
We have some blooming marvellous news to share with you: to commemorate our 75th anniversary, we have teamed up with Harkness Roses to share our very own RPO Celebration Rose! What’s more, if you order the bare root rose before 17 December, it will arrive before Christmas, making it the perfect gift for any green-fingered friends or family to enjoy.
On Thursday 18 November the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra returned to St Paul’s Cathedral for the first time in two years for a performance of Mozart’s Requiem. Composer John Rutter conducted the joint forces of the Orchestra and The Bach Choir in a sold-out concert that made for a truly special experience, with a magnificent choral programme set in the truly breath-taking surroundings of the Cathedral.
Read on to view photos and reactions from the day…