London Philharmonic Choir
Patron - HRH Princess Alexandra
President - Sir Roger Norrington
Artistic Director - Neville Creed
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About the Choir

The London Philharmonic Choir was founded in 1947 as the chorus for the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Working under conductors such as Boulez, Elder, Gatti, Haitink, Jurowski, Masur, Norrington, Rattle, Solti, Tennstedt and Welser-Möst, the Choir has always met with critical acclaim. Now widely regarded as one of the nation's finest choirs, we perform regularly with the LPO and other world-class orchestras at major venues and festivals throughout the year.

From time to time we tour abroad – recently to Budapest, Paris, Lucerne, Rome, Athens, Spain, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, the Canary Islands, and further afield to Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Perth. In January 2004 we were invited to sing in the Vatican's Papal Concert of Reconciliation. We have also built up an impressive discography throughout our history and continue to participate in recordings for CD, radio and television.

Our standards are high, but it's not all hard work - we're a very friendly and relaxed choir, enjoying not only the singing but a bit of socialising too. You'll find out more about what we do - including information about joining us - on the following pages.


[Mark Elder rehearsing the Choir]


"Yet if any one element really made this performance it was the singing of the London Philharmonic Chorus, who, as peasants, drunkards, demons or angels, rose magnificently to every challenge Berlioz could throw at them."

Berlioz  La Damnation de Faust,  Elder
The Guardian

Concerts in 2013 and 2014 include

John Adams  El Niño  Vladimir Jurowski
Julian Anderson  Alleluia  Vladimir Jurowski
Beethoven  Symphony No. 9  David Hill
Britten  War Requiem  Vladimir Jurowski
Elgar  The Dream of Gerontius  Sir Mark Elder
Orff  Carmina Burana  Hans Graf
Pärt  Berlin Mass  Tõnu Kaljuste
Pärt  Magnificat  Tõnu Kaljuste
Poulenc  Stabat Mater  Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Shostakovich  Symphony No. 13  Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Stravinsky  Symphony of Psalms  Hans Graf
Tippett  A Child of Our Time  Ryan Wigglesworth
Weill  The Threepenny Opera  Vladimir Jurowski

Next concert

Doctor Who Prom
Saturday 13 July 2013, 7.30 pm &
Sunday 14 July 2013, 10.30 am
Royal Albert Hall
Prom 2 & 3

Ben Foster  conductor

BBC National Orchestra of Wales
London Philharmonic Choir

Programme to include:

Murray Gold  Music from the Doctor Who series

and other music from the series, including the Habanera from Bizet's Carmen Suite No. 2, Debussy's La fille aux cheveux de lin and Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor

Hallelujah – The Book

To celebrate 60 years of the LPC in 2007, Daniel Snowman interweaves his own vivid recollections of life in the LPC with those of fellow members and others. More...

Podcasts

Listen to past and present Choir members tell their stories about life in the LPC over the years. More...

History of the Choir

Want to know more?
Read about how the Choir began, with snapshots over the decades. More...