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Concerts: 2025-26 Season<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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19:30 Saturday, 28th February 2026 | St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN’S WAR REQUIEM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Musical forces from Imperial join Coventry Cathedral Chorus<\/strong>, Orpheus Sinfonia<\/strong> and the choristers of St George’s Chapel<\/strong> for an anniversary performance of Britten’s monumental War Requiem. First performed at the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962, it is widely regarded as one of the greatest choral works of the twentieth century. Britten’s great artistic statement of pacifism is a modern classic, provocatively juxtaposing the vivid anti-war poetry of Wilfred Owen with the Latin Requiem Mass in a passionate outcry against man’s inhumanity to man. It still resonates today as a timely reminder of both the horrors of war and the importance of forgiveness and solidarity for all mankind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colin Durrant<\/strong> \u2013 Conductor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oliver Gooch<\/strong> \u2013 Conductor (Chamber Orchestra)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Vivian<\/strong> \u2013 Conductor (Choristers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Niovi Klavdianou<\/strong> \u2013 <\/strong>Soprano<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ed Lyon<\/strong> \u2013 Tenor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gareth Brynmor John<\/strong> \u2013 Baritone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imperial College Symphony Orchestra and Choirs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coventry Cathedral Chorus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orpheus Sinfonia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choristers of St George’s Chapel, Windsor<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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19:30 Sunday, 23rd November 2025 | Amaryllis Fleming Hall, Royal College <\/strong>of Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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AFTER THE STORM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Benjamin Britten’s Four Sea Interludes (1944-45)<\/strong> captures scenes drawn from his opera, Peter Grimes. Written in wartime Britain, it is a powerful reflection of humanity and turmoil still relevant in our modern world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Violin Concerto (1945)<\/strong> is a lush, romantic and virtuosic work consisting of 3 movements; each movement draws inspiration from film scores he wrote in America after fleeing Nazi-occupied Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dmitri Shostakovich’s 9th Symphony (1945) <\/strong>is a work full of sardonic wit. From the Allegro movement’s military-like snare drums to the darkly comedic bassoon solo in the final movement, this symphony is a window into Soviet post-war society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Performers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Imperial College Symphony Orchestra<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oliver Gooch<\/strong> \u2013 conductor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaelyn Soh <\/strong>\u2013 violin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Past Concerts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Spring concert at Cadogan Hall \u2013 Soloist: Bendit Chan<\/strong>, who performed Rachmaninov’s 3rd Piano Concerto.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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