Our Music Director Vasily Petrenko explains what Rachmaninoff and Elgar's symphonic portraits had in common, as well as his own relationship with the composers' music.

These striking works – one, satirical and ambivalent, the other lyrical and funereal – extended the life of a dying romanticism by pushing it beyond its boundaries.

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Can't wait for more stunning orchestral music at the Hall? We'll be back on Tuesday 25 November with Antony Hermus and contralto Jess Dandy for Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony, Elgar's Sea Pictures and Wagner's Overture from the Flying Dutchman. See you then!

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In this celebration of the music, culture and community along Kilburn High Road we'll be joined by vocalists Anna-Jane Casey and Iain Mackenzie and conductor Ben Pope for an evening of pop, rock and film classics. See you soon! 🎤🎶🎻

We are also excited to present the London premiere of our Composer-in-Association Joe Hisaishi's The Border, a Concerto for Three Horns and Orchestra.

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It's just stunning!

Hear Poulenc's Gloria with the City of London Choir on Tuesday 11 November at Cadogan Hall: www.rpo.co.uk/whats-on/eventdetail/2714/85/poulencs-gloria

Poulenc made intimate connections with orchestras, audiences and critics in London throughout the twentieth century. Read more in our latest blog: www.rpo.co.uk/news-and-press/79-blog/1041-a-skip-across-the-pond-poulenc-in-london