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 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.

Concerts in 2008 and 2009 include

Beethoven  Missa Solemnis  Christoph Eschenbach
Beethoven (arr. Mahler)  Symphony No. 9  Neeme Järvi
Beethoven  Symphony No. 9  Christopher Warren-Green
Brahms  Requiem  Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Britten  Spring Symphony  David Parry
Dvořák  Requiem  Neeme Järvi
Haydn  The Creation  Ádám Fischer
Holst  The Planets  Yutaka Sado
Poulenc  Gloria  David Parry
Rachmaninoff  The Bells  Edo de Waart
Stravinsky  Symphony of Psalms  Edo de Waart
Tippett  A Child of Our Time  Sir Andrew Davis
Verdi  Requiem  Vladimir Jurowski

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