Events

The UK’s most popular classical music station returns to the Royal Albert Hall for a 25th anniversary musical extravaganza – Classic FM Live at 25!

John will be conducting his own choral music as part of his 80th birthday celebrations.

The renowned Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and 100-strong Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, conducted by Mark Wigglesworth, will perform anthems including Handel’s ‘Zadok the Priest’, Parry’s ‘Jerusalem’ and Puccini’s great aria – made famous by Luciano Pavarotti – ‘Nessun dorma’.

There will be performances from special guest artists: renowned bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel will make a special appearance in his 60th birthday year.  Plus, there will be performances from violinist Esther Abrami, tenor Pene Pati, Classic FM’s composer in residence Debbie Wiseman OBE, and Diana Newell, winner of Channel 4’s The Piano.

Classic FM presenters will be on stage to host this special concert with other musical highlights including the ‘Grand March’ from Verdi’s Aida, Khachaturian’s Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia, and Piazzolla’s ‘Libertango’.

With a breathtaking lights-and-fireworks finale, this is your chance to experience one of the year’s most unforgettable classical events. Secure your seat now!

John returns to Storkyrkan to conduct his beloved Requiem, one of the most cherished choral works of our time. Together with the Stockholm Cathedral Choir, chamber orchestra, and soloist, Rutter offers an evening filled with light and solace.

Rutter’s Requiem (1985) is a beautiful, moving interpretation of the traditional Mass for the Dead, weaving together lyrical melodies and warm harmonies. The concert also features Fartein Valen’s evocative setting of Psalm 121, capturing the psalm’s message of comfort in expressive music.  After the great success of “Christmas with Rutter,” we are thrilled to once again collaborate with Sir John Rutter for a night where music brings hope, light, and comfort.

Stockholm Cathedral Choir
Kathrin Lorenzen, soprano
Chamber Orchestra from The Royal Court Orchestra
Sir John Rutter, conductor
Johan Hammarström, conductor

Join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at St Paul’s Cathedral for a concert celebrating the 80^th birthday of John, conducted by the man himself.

Be one of the first to hear the world premiere of a new piece specially composed by John for the occasion, I’ll make me a world, before a performance of Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No.5. Only two years older than the evening’s conductor, it is a piece that manifests a vision of peace and tranquillity amid times of war; its heart-piercing Romanza will make you feel as though time itself has stopped.

The celebration’s centrepiece will be The Gift of Life, a work that the composer set out to write as a counterpoint to his earlier Requiem – a celebration of creation and life itself in all its majesty and manifold beauty. The six-movement piece, set to a blend of liturgical passages, poetry and original text, bursts with unabashed jubilation. Its central movement, the Hymn to the Creator of Light for double choir, is an intricate layering of voices and instruments that envelopes the listener in an array of radiant colours.

John Rutter – Conductor
The Bach Choir
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Manteliusensemble is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with an unforgettable musical event centered around singing and making music together. During the weekend of November 22-23, there will be a two-day jubilee happening with the theme of “The Gift of Life.”

In addition to the two concerts (22nd and 23rd November), there will be a unique workshop (22nd November) where everyone is warmly invited to sing along under the expert guidance of John Rutter.  Workshop participants can sing along with the choir during the concert performances for some of the practiced pieces.  

Back by popular demand, John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration returns to the Royal Albert Hall with even more festive fun and cheer.

Join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and John, for his much-loved Christmas spectacular that will no doubt get you well and truly into the Yuletide spirit.

A programme of choral and symphonic seasonal classics awaits you, as well as all your favourite sing-along carols. Don’t miss out: bring your family and friends and join us in this magical Christmas celebration!

Back by popular demand, John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration returns to the Royal Albert Hall with even more festive fun and cheer.

Join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and John, for his much-loved Christmas spectacular that will no doubt get you well and truly into the Yuletide spirit.

A programme of choral and symphonic seasonal classics awaits you, as well as all your favourite sing-along carols. Don’t miss out: bring your family and friends and join us in this magical Christmas celebration!

Mr Christmas is back!

Bath Camerata is thrilled to announce that John will be returning to Bath as guest conductor for this year’s Christmas Concert.  Join the award-winning chamber choir in the beautiful surroundings of Bath Abbey for what promises to be a thoroughly uplifting celebration of music for the festive season.  There will be Christmas songs old and new, alongside some favourite carols for the audience to sing – all presided over with gusto and style by the maestro himself! What better way to get into the Christmas spirit?

Cambridge Summer Music are delighted to announce details of their ever-popular Christmas Concert. This year, as well as festive carols and other seasonal gems, the concert will feature John’s much-loved musical fable Brother Heinrich’s Christmas. This delightful work tells the story of the 14th-century Dominican monk Heinrich Suso who, according to legend, notated the carol In dulci jubilo after it had been sung to him by a band of angels. Told with warmth and droll humour the piece features Sigismund – Brother Heinrich’s donkey, as well as a Christmas celebration at the monastery, and a hard-to-please abbot!

Join John and choir, together with television and radio presenter Katie Derham, who will narrate the piece, for what promises to be a very special occasion.

The concert takes place in the beautiful setting of Our Lady & the English Martyrs Catholic Church, Cambridge, and will include plenty of opportunities for the audience to join in and sing.

Join John at Guildford Cathedral and step into the spirit of Advent with an unforgettable evening of music.

Be uplifted by a programme of carols and Christmas favourites performed by the Guildford Cathedral Choir, with the rich sounds of brass, organ and the audience joining in. Blending cherished traditions with fresh arrangements, this promises to be a joyful celebration of the season.

If you love singing, and can read a bit of music, this inspiring workshop is for you. John will be returning to the Concert Hall in Nottingham for an afternoon of choral singing to lift the spirits.

Music will be a mixture of old and new, including some of John’s own well-loved choral works. If you’re not a singer yourself, come along as a supporter instead.

John conducts the UK premiere of Reflections, his brand new piano concerto which will be performed by British pianist Steven Osborne.

That’s the highlight of a concert that features two of John’s favourite American classics: Bernstein Candide: Overture and Copland Appalachian Spring: Suite – pure uplift – and another, very special treat, as he conducts RPO principal oboe John Roberts in a delightful solo showpiece.

Sir John Rutter conductor
Steven Osborne piano
John Roberts oboe
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra