London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Academy of Arts

Ravel Rapsodie espagnole
Chausson Poème pour violon
Ravel Une barque sur l'océan
Duparc Mélodies
Dukas La Péri
Ravel La valse


Fabien Gabel conductor
Danielle de Niese soprano
Simone Lamsma violin

The London Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Academy of Arts join forces to present Music in the Courtyard, a unique outdoor concert that celebrates Impressionist masterpieces from the realms of visual arts and orchestral music, with kind support from JTI.

We are filming the concert and it will be streamed live online, for free. It will also be available to watch again on demand for a further 14 days. More information >



The expansive melodies and subtly shifting harmonies you can hear the London Philharmonic Orchestra perform in works by Ravel, Chausson and Dukas are the perfect musical counterpart to the paintings by Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Degas, and others, that feature in the Royal Academy’s From Paris: A Taste for Impressionism exhibition. Danielle de Niese described as ‘Opera’s coolest soprano’ by the New York Times Magazine, takes centre stage to sing Duparc’s Mélodies and violinist Simone Lamsma, regarded as one of the leading artists of her generation, joins the Orchestra on stage to perform Chausson’s Poème, both under the baton of French conductor Fabien Gabel.

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