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Boris Giltburg plays Grieg

Thursday 16 October 2025, 7.30pm
Cadogan Hall

Smith Field Guide
Grieg Piano Concerto
Sibelius Symphony No.2

Kevin John Edusei Conductor (RPO Conductor-in-Residence, 2025–26)
Boris Giltburg Piano

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

‘Titanic’ was how one critic described the playing of pianist Boris Giltburg, and they didn’t stop there: ‘Giltburg had enormous reserves of firepower – and of musing poetry, too – to open up whole worlds of feeling and imagination.’ Now imagine him bringing all his wizardry to one of the best-loved showpieces of all time – Grieg’s evergreen (and gloriously tuneful) Piano Concerto. With an extra touch of magic from the RPO’s charismatic Conductor-in-Residence Kevin John Edusei, it’s the big heart of a concert that begins in California, with Gabriella Smith’s ingenious musical nature notebook and ends beneath the Northern Lights of Finland, as Sibelius’ mighty Second Symphony grows from tranquil beginnings to a soaring hymn of triumph. Prepare to be swept away.

‘He made me listen to the music afresh... the whole trajectory of the piece became clearer. The audience’s reaction was fervent and impassioned, and rightly so.’ Seen and Heard International on Boris Giltburg, February 2024

RPO Annual Legacy Giving Concert


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Ticket information

Doors: 6.45pm

Concert starts: 7.30pm (approximate end time: 9.45pm)

Tickets from £18* (prices may be subject to change)

*All RPO orders are subject to a £4 transaction fee.


Series Discount

This concert is part of our 2025–26 Series at Cadogan Hall.

Book 2 or 3 concerts in the series to save 15%

Book 4 or 5 concerts in the series to save 25%

Book 6 or more concerts in the series to save 30%

Excludes Christmas Cracker concerts

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