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 2012 and 2013 include

Brahms  Requiem  Vladimir Jurowski
Bruckner  Christus factus est  Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Bruckner  Te Deum  Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Delius  Sea Drift  Sir Mark Elder
Elgar  The Dream of Gerontius  Sir Mark Elder
Haydn  Nelson Mass  Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Orff  Carmina Burana  Andrew Greenwood
Orff  Carmina Burana  Hans Graf
Prokofiev  Ivan the Terrible  Vladimir Jurowski
Rachmaninoff  The Bells  Vladimir Jurowski
Schoenberg  A Survivor from Warsaw  Vladimir Jurowski
Stravinsky  Symphony of Psalms  Hans Graf
Suk  Ripening  Vladimir Jurowski
Szymanowski  Symphony No. 3  Vladimir Jurowski
Tippett  A Child of our Time  Ryan Wigglesworth
Zemlinsky  Psalm 23, Op. 14  Vladimir Jurowski

Next concert

Zemlinsky  Psalm 23, Op. 14
Szymanowski  Symphony No. 3

Wednesday 22 February 2012
7.30 pm,  Royal Festival Hall

Vladimir Jurowski  conductor
Joshua Bell  violin
Jeremy Ovenden  tenor

London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir

Mozart  Symphony No. 32
Brahms  Violin Concerto
Zemlinsky  Psalm 23, Op. 14
Szymanowski  Symphony No. 3 (The Song of the Night)

Hallelujah – The Book

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History of the Choir

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Read about how the Choir began, with snapshots over the decades. More...