Sir John Rutter has been appointed the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's Artist Laureate. One of the UK’s most accomplished living composers and an icon of choral music, his appointment recognises his close relationship with the RPO spanning several decades, including composing, arranging, conducting, recording and programming. We'll be performing with John on Wednesday 5 November at St Paul's Cathedral as part of his 80th birthday celebrations, and December will see us return to the Royal Albert H

2K views · 1.6K reactions | Live music returns to Liverpool Philharmonic Hall this Spring! Concerts include works by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky with our Chief Conductor Vasily Petrenko. | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic | Facebook

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra on Demand – tickets on sale now! If you’re unable to join us for live events, don’t worry as on 30 September we’re launching Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra on Demand, bringing the Orchestra to your living room with an innovative online experience. Enjoy new concerts filmed at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall this Autumn, with Zoom preconcert talks by Stephen Johnson, and post concert Q and As with musicians and conductors after the broadcast. https://www

86 reactions | Did you know that, according to Operabase, Verdi is currently the most-performed opera composer in the world? Discover Verdi's Requiem with our Music Director Vasily Petrenko and The Philharmonia Chorus in the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday 23 April. | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Facebook

74 reactions · 3 comments | Did you know that Rachmaninov only composed six pieces after he left Russia in 1917 until the end of his life? Hear Rachmaninov's Symphony No.2 conducted by Music Director Vasily Petrenko in Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall on Thursday 8 February: www.rpo.co.uk/whats-on/eventdetail/2063/192/icons-rediscovered-rachmaninovs-symphony-no-2 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Facebook