MAHLER 2
Friday August 21st, 2026, 7.30pm
Alexandra Palace
MAHLER – Symphony No.2 ‘Resurrection’
Conductor : Mandel Cheung
Soprano : Elizabeth Watts
Mezzo-soprano : Jennifer Johnston
Brighton Festival Chorus
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
HYMNUS PARADISI. Howells
Saturday 18th July 2026
All Saints Church Hove, 7.30pm
Howells – Hymnus Paradisi
Conductor: James Morgan
Soprano : Emma Tring
Tenor : Thomas Elwin
Viola : Caroline Harrison
Brighton Festival Chorus
Brighton Festival Youth Choir
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra
Programme :
Vaughan Williams – Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’
Walton – Touch her soft lips and part (from Henry V)
Howells – Elegy for Viola
Britten – Deo Gracias
Students of BHASVIC – Nature’s Lament
Howells – Hymnus Paradisi
St John Passion
Monday 4th May 2026, 7.30pm
Dome Concert Hall, Brighton
ST JOHN PASSION
Bach
with the Britten Sinfonia
Conductor/Director: James Morgan
Evangelist: Nick Pritchard
Christ: Benjamin Schilperoort
Pilate: Edward Grint
Soprano: Lauren Lodge Cambell
Alto: Helen Charlston
Tenor: Bastien Rimondi
Bass: Olivier Bergeron
CARMINA BURANA
Friday 27th February 2026
Royal Festival Hall, London
CARMINA BURANA
Orff
With the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Conductor: Robert Ziegler
Organ: Richard Gowers
Soprano: Fflur Wyn
Tenor: Adrian Dwyer
Baritone: Marcus Farnsworth
Brighton Festival Chorus
Southend Boys’ Choir
Programme:
Wagner: Prelude to Act 3 from Lohengrin
Saint-Saëns: Allegro moderato – Presto – Maestoso – Allegro
(2nd movement) from Symphony No.3 in C minor (Organ)
Interval
Orff: Carmina Burana
Elgar Cello Concerto & The Music Makers
Sunday 8th February 2026
Elgar Cello Concerto & The Music Makers
With the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Cello: Adrian Bradbury
Conductor: James Morgan
Venue: The Anvil, Churchill Way, Basingstoke, RG21 7QR
Join the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and Brighton Festival Chorus for an evening of Elgar’s most personal and deeply moving music. Elgar’s Cello Concerto is widely regarded as one of the greatest pieces in the cello repertoire, admired for its raw honesty and emotional depth. Paired with this, is Elgar’s choral masterpiece. The Music Makers, in which Elgar creates a composite of some of his finest moments in a hymn to the role of artists and dreamers in shaping the world. This will be a concert full of profound emotion and beauty showcasing Elgar at his most personal and visionary.
Christmas with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sunday 14th December 2025
Christmas with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: James Morgan
Venue: Brighton Dome Studio Theatre
Join the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and special guest singers for our annual joyful celebration of Christmas.
Come and sing along to all your favourite carols, rousing fanfares and Yuletide songs. As ever, we’ll read out your best and worst Christmas jokes and there’s a chance to try your hand at conducting!