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, Gardner, Gatti, Haitink, Jurowski, Masur, Nézet-Séguin, 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 travel abroad. Past tours have been to Le Touquet, 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.
"The orchestral playing was wonderfully vibrant, and the choral singing outstandingly secure and controlled throughout, the polyphony crystal clear over a wide dynamic range."
Concerts in 2024 and 2025 include
John Adams On the Transmigration of Souls Vladimir Jurowski
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Oliver Gooch
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Christopher Warren-Green
Haydn Missa in tempore belli Vladimir Jurowski
Haydn The Creation Edward Gardner
Mahler Symphony No. 8 Edward Gardner
Mozart Mass in C minor Edward Gardner
Rachmaninoff The Bells Edward Gardner
Schoenberg A Survivor from Warsaw Andrey Boreyko
Shostakovich Symphony No. 13 Andrey Boreyko
Wagner Götterdämmerung Vladimir Jurowski
Next concert
Wagner Götterdämmerung
Saturday 27 April 2024
3.00 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
PJ Harris director
Burkhard Fritz Siegfried
Svetlana Sozdateleva Brünnhilde
Albert Dohmen Hagen
Günter Papendell Gunther
Sinéad Campbell-Wallace Gutrune
Robert Hayward Alberich
Kai Rüütel Waltraute
Claudia Huckle First Norn
Claire Barnett-Jones Second Norn
Evelina Dobračeva Third Norn
Alina Adamski Woglinde
Alexandra Lowe Wellgunde
Angharad Lyddon Flosshilde
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Voices
London Philharmonic Choir
Wagner Götterdämmerung
Please note the start time is 3.00 pm.
Sung in German with English surtitles.