THAT’S ALL FOLK!

Limited Availability - please call the box office on 020 7840 4242 to book.

Hear the supersonic London Philharmonic Orchestra in full flight playing selections of its favourite pieces – some you would expect and some you would not!

So many composers from Brahms to Britten have been fascinated by folk music – come and hear some of the best.

Nicholas Collon conductor
Chris Jarvis presenter
Joe Townsend violin
Gabriela Istoc soprano
Callum Armstrong bagpipes

Brahms Hungarian Dance No.1
Bartok Romanian Folk Dances
Berio Azerbaijan Love Song
Liadov Melancholy song, Op.58 No.3
Liadov Dance song, Op.58 No.7
Grieg March of the Trolls
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Excerpt from An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise for bagpipes & orchestra
Bill Whelan Riverdance

Come and join the party!

Throughout the day there are free musical events around the building.

10.00am–2.30pm: Have-a-go at an orchestral instrument of choice under expert instruction; join our music-making workshops in The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, a fun and interactive way-in to the concert; explore the site with our activity sheet.

1.15pm: The music continues in The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall – Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music &
Dance's Noisy Travelling Band entertain with a selection of great tunes.