Previous Seasons
A record of the Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra’s concerts since 2011, with full programme details and soloists.
| Date | Programme | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2024–2025 | ||
| Elgar, In the South; Bernstein, On the Waterfront; Bliss, A Colour Symphony | St John’s Waterloo | |
| Walton, Spitfire Prelude and Fugue; Mozart, Violin Concerto in A, K.219; Mahler, Symphony No. 5 | St John’s Waterloo | |
| Haydn, The Creation (collaborative concert with Islington Choral Society) | St Andrew’s Holborn | |
| Dvořák, Carnival Overture; Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 2 (Aidan Chan, piano); Prokofiev, Lieutenant Kijé; Bartók, Concerto for Orchestra | St John’s Waterloo | |
| 2023–2024 | ||
| Berlioz, Royal Hunt & Storm from The Trojans; Elgar, Cello Concerto (Edwin Gatward, cello); Wagner, Symphony No. 1 | St John’s Waterloo | |
| Tchaikovsky, Francesca da Rimini; Debussy, Danse sacrée et Danse profane (Heather Brooks, harp); R. Strauss, Ein Heldenleben | St John’s Waterloo | |
| Sibelius, Symphony No. 7; Saint-Saëns, Violin Concerto No. 3 (Youngwoo Choi, violin); Elgar, Symphony No. 3 | St Giles Cripplegate | |
| Wagner, Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (Janice Watson, soprano); Mahler, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Janice Watson, soprano); Elgar, Symphony No. 3 | St John’s Waterloo | |
| 2022–2023 | ||
| Tippett, Ritual Dances from A Midsummer Marriage; Mozart, Concerto for Flute and Harp (Judith Lewis, flute; Heather Brooks, harp); Ruth Gipps, Symphony No. 5 | St John’s Waterloo | |
| Borodin, Prince Igor Overture; Philip White, Cello Concerto (Joseph Spooner, cello); Bruckner, Symphony No. 4 | St Giles Cripplegate | |
| Mozart, The Magic Flute Overture; Bliss, Checkmate (Prologue and Five Dances); Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde (Janice Watson, soprano) | St John’s Waterloo | |
| Bridge, The Sea; Bruch, Scottish Fantasy (Peter Bussereau, violin); Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 | St Giles Cripplegate | |
| 2021–2022 | ||
| Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake; Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto (Mathilde Milwidsky, violin); Rachmaninoff, Symphonic Dances | ||
| Berg, Suite from Lulu (Mariya Krywaniuk, soprano); Mahler, Symphony No. 4 (Mariya Krywaniuk, soprano) | ||
| Walton, Portsmouth Point; Vaughan Williams, Symphony No. 3 (Pastoral) (Janice Watson, soprano); Elgar, Falstaff | ||
| Coleridge-Taylor, Variations on an African Theme; Ravel, Piano Concerto in G (Ugnius Pauliukonis, piano); Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 (New World) | ||
| 2019–2020 | ||
| Sibelius, Pelléas et Mélisande; Mahler, Symphony No. 9 | ||
| Bantock, Fifine at the Fair; Nino Rota, Divertimento Concertante (Martin Ludenback, double bass); Elgar, Symphony No. 2 | ||
| Shostakovich, Symphony No. 9; Maxwell Davies, Violin Concerto No. 1 (Charlie Lovell-Jones, violin); Brahms, Symphony No. 2 | ||
| 2018–2019 | ||
| Tchaikovsky, Romeo & Juliet; R. Strauss, Oboe Concerto (Bruno Bower, oboe); Vaughan Williams, Symphony No. 6 | ||
| Respighi, Fountains of Rome; Percy Sherwood, Concerto for Violin and Cello (Rupert Marshall-Luck, violin; Joseph Spooner, cello); Grieg, Norwegian Dances; Janáček, Taras Bulba | ||
| Brahms, Academic Festival Overture; Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5 (Florian Mitrea, piano); David Hackbridge Johnson, Symphony No. 9 | ||
| Szymanowski, Concert Overture; Britten, Violin Concerto (Charlie Lovell-Jones, violin); Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 2 | ||
| 2017–2018 | ||
| Bernstein, Fanfare for the Inauguration of JFK; Bernstein, Candide Overture; Bernstein, Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety” (George Fu, piano); Bernstein, Serenade after Plato’s Symposium (Louisa Staples, violin); Bernstein, Symphonic Dances from West Side Story | ||
| Beethoven, Violin Concerto (Emily Sun, violin); Liszt, A Faust Symphony | ||
| Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis; Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola (Songha Choi, violin; Otaha Tabata, viola); R. Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel | ||
| Paul Carr, Sinfonietta; Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme (Kristiana Ignatjeva, cello); Sibelius, Tapiola; Shostakovich, Symphony No. 6 | ||
| 2016–2017 | ||
| Copland, Appalachian Spring; Rodrigo, Concierto de Aranjuez (Andrew Lebedev, guitar); Walton, Variations on a Theme by Hindemith; Rachmaninoff, The Isle of the Dead | ||
| Mozart, Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter); Bruckner, Symphony No. 7 | ||
| Dvořák, Symphony No. 7; Prokofiev, Sinfonia Concertante (Raphael Wallfisch, cello); Weber, Der Freischütz Overture | ||
| Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 2 (Dinara Klinton, piano); Shostakovich, Symphony No. 10 | ||
| 2015–2016 | ||
| Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man; Finzi, Romance; Dvořák, Cello Concerto (Ella Rundle, cello); Brahms, Symphony No. 4 | ||
| Ravel, Ma Mère l’Oye; Mahler, Symphony No. 6 | ||
| Nielsen, Helios Overture; Khachaturian, Piano Concerto (Peter Foggitt, piano); Sibelius, Symphony No. 5 | ||
| Bernstein, Candide Overture; Holst, Beni Mora; Berg, Violin Concerto (Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin); Prokofiev, Symphony No. 7 | ||
| 2014–2015 | ||
| Berlioz, Roman Carnival Overture; Finzi, Cello Concerto (Raphael Wallfisch, cello); Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5 | ||
| Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen Suite; Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto (Joo Yeon Sir, violin); Brahms/Schoenberg, Piano Quartet in G minor | ||
| Britten, Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes; Britten, Passacaglia from Peter Grimes; de Falla, Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Alan Brown, piano); Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 3 | ||
| Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin; Mahler, Symphony No. 7 | ||
| 2013–2014 | ||
| Glinka, Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture; Schubert, Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished); R. Strauss, Serenade for Wind; Ravel, Pavane pour une infante défunte; Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 | ||
| Borodin, In the Steppes of Central Asia; Tippett, Symphony No. 1; Verdi, Sicilian Vespers Overture; Wagner, Wesendonck Lieder (Hannah Kirk, soprano) | ||
| Britten, Piano Concerto (Alexander Sitkovetsky, piano); Copland, Rodeo; Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade | ||
| Bach/Stokowski, Toccata and Fugue in D minor; Lalo, Symphonie espagnole (Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin); R. Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra | ||
| 2011–2012 | ||
| Ives, Three Places in New England; Saint-Saëns, Symphony No. 3 (Organ) (Tom Mohan, organ); Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 2 (Christopher Guild, piano) | ||
| Borodin, Prince Igor Overture; Elgar, Enigma Variations; Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 | ||
| Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel (complete opera) | ||
| Bax, Symphony No. 6; Elgar, In the South; Walton, Viola Concerto | ||