Archive Concerts

Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius at Fairfield Halls

Fairfield Halls

KSO and Epiphoni return to Fairfield Halls with Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius

Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements at St John's Smith Square

Smith Square Hall

KSO plays Dohnányi, Mahler, Boulanger and Stravinsky with guest conductor Paul Hoskins at St John's Smith Square

Beethoven's Eroica at Cadogan Hall

Cadogan Hall

KSO continues the season with a concert of music by Chen Yi, Ruth Gipps and Beethoven at Cadogan Hall

Czech Myths and Legends

Smith Square Hall

KSO continues the season at St John's Smith Square with Martinů's 3rd symphony plus music by Dvořák and Janáček

Vaughan Williams, McCabe and Elena Kats-Chernin

Smith Square Hall

Our 2023/24 season begins with Vaughan Williams's A London Symphony, plus music by Elena Kats-Chernin and John McCabe with soprano Donna Lennard

Sibelius, Maw and Tchaikovsky

Cadogan Hall

KSO ends the season at Cadogan Hall with Tchaikovsky’s sixth symphony ('Pathétique’), plus music by Sibelius and Maw

Mahler’s Third Symphony with Helen Charlston

Fairfield Halls

KSO is joined at Fairfield Halls by the acclaimed mezzo-soprano, a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, for this monumental work

Stravinsky and Rachmaninov

Cadogan Hall

Guest conductor Paul Hoskins joins KSO for Stravinsky’s ballet Agon and Rachmaninov’s epic second symphony at Cadogan Hall

Britten’s opera Peter Grimes

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO gives a concert performance of Britten’s postwar opera, with the tenor John Hudson in the title role, at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Berlioz, Blacher and Brahms

Smith Square Hall

Brahms’s Symphony No.2 is paired with Berlioz and a little-known gem by Boris Blacher for a KSO concert at St John’s Smith Square

Stravinsky, Sibelius and Anna Clyne

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs the original 1911 version of Stravinsky’s Petrushka, plus works by Sibelius and Anna Clyne, at St John’s Smith Square

Bacewicz, Shostakovich and Dvořák

Cadogan Hall

KSO performs music by Bacewicz, Shostakovich and Dvořák at Cadogan Hall

Belshazzar’s Feast

Fairfield Halls

KSO performs Strauss, Sibelius and Walton in its Fairfield Halls debut

Gershwin, Korngold and Prokofiev

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO is joined by violinist Fenella Humphreys for Gershwin, Korngold and Prokofiev at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Bruckner’s 5th Symphony

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony at St John’s Smith Square

Helen Grime, Casella and Rachmaninov

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Helen Grime, Alfredo Casella and Rachmaninov at St John’s Smith Square

Shostakovich’s 11th Symphony

Smith Square Hall

KSO and guest conductor Michael Seal perform Bernstein and Shostakovich at St John’s Smith Square

James MacMillan and Brahms

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Brahms and James MacMillan at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Weber, Hindemith and Beethoven

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Weber, Hindemith and Beethoven at St John’s Smith Square

Anna Clyne, Berg and Prokofiev

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Anna Clyne, Berg and Prokofiev at St John’s Smith Square

Kodály, Chris Long and Dvořák

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Kodály, Dvořák and a commission from Chris Long at St John’s Smith Square

Lyadov, Sibelius and Huw Watkins

Cadogan Hall

KSO performs Lyadov, Sibelius and Huw Watkins at Cadogan Hall

Enescu, Mahler and Lutosławski

Smith Square Hall

KSO is joined by guest conductor Holly Mathieson for Enescu, Mahler and Lutosławski at St John’s Smith Square

Daphnis et Chloé at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO and the Ephiphoni Consort perform Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Holst, Rachmaninov and Vaughan Williams

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Holst, Rachmaninov and Vaughan Williams at St John’s Smith Square

Americana ’18 at St John’s Smith Square

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Joan Tower, Bernstein, John Adams and Schuman as part of the Americana ’18 season at St John’s Smith Square

Delius, Bridge and Sibelius

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Delius, Bridge and Sibelius at St John’s Smith Square

Puccini's La bohème

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Puccini’s La bohème in concert at St John’s Smith Square

Sponsored Play XVI

Westfield London

KSO’s Sponsored Play XVI - a continuous concert in aid of War Child and the Kensington and Chelsea Foundation at Westfield London

Bruckner’s 8th Symphony

Smith Square Hall

KSO and guest conductor Michael Seal performs Bruckner’s 8th Symphony at St John’s Smith Square

Stravinsky and Schubert

Cadogan Hall

KSO performs Stravinsky and Schubert at Cadogan Hall

Bach, Schoenberg and Brahms

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Bach, Schoenberg and Brahms at St John’s Smith Square

Strauss, Joseph Phibbs and Stravinsky

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Strauss, Joseph Phibbs and Stravinsky at St John’s Smith Square

Nielsen and Arnold

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Nielsen and Arnold at St John’s Smith Square

KSO’s 60th Anniversary: Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony

Barbican Hall

KSO’s 60th Anniversary Gala at Barbican Hall

Beethoven, Korngold and Brett Dean

Smith Square Hall

KSO and guest conductor Holly Mathieson perform Beethoven, Korngold and Brett Dean at St John’s Smith Square

Stravinsky and Bruckner

Cadogan Hall

KSO performs Stravinsky and Bruckner at Cadogan Hall

Debussy, Dutilleux and Berlioz

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs at St John’s Smith Square

John Adams, Colin Matthews and Bartók

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs John Adams, Collin Matthews and Bartók at St John’s Smith Square

Walton, Britten and Elgar

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Walton, Britten and Elgar at St John’s Smith Square

Janáček, Judith Weir and Martinů

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Janáček, Judith Weir and Martinů at St John’s Smith Square

Britten and Shostakovich

Smith Square Hall

KSO and guest conductor Michael Seal perform Britten and Shostakovich at St John’s Smith Square

Moeran, Ravel and Vaughan Williams

Cadogan Hall

KSO performs Moeran, Ravel and Vaughan Williams at Cadogan Hall

Malcolm Williamson, Bliss and Copland

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Malcolm Williamson, Bliss and Copland at St John’s Smith Square

Strauss, John McCabe and Mussorgsky

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Strauss, John McCabe and Mussorgsky at St John’s Smith Square

Dukas, Ibert, Chabrier and Roussel

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Dukas, Ibert, Chabrier and Roussel at St John’s Smith Square

Stravinsky, Beethoven and Seán Doherty

Milton Court

KSO performs Stravinsky, Beethoven and Seán Doherty at Milton Court

Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Charlotte Bray

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Charlotte Bray at St John’s Smith Square

Sponsored Play XV

Westfield London

KSO’s Sponsored Play XV - a continuous concert in aid of War Child at Westfield London

Heroes and Villains at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO presents Heroes and Villains of the Movies at Queen Elizabeth Hall

A Concert in Memory of Leslie Head

Smith Square Hall

KSO presents a concert in memory of Leslie Head, with Sir John Tomlinson at St John’s Smith Square

Rachmaninov, Debussy and Lutosławski

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Berlioz, Blacher and Brahms at St John’s Smith Square

Tchaikovsky, Kodály and Nielsen

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Tchaikovsky, Kodály and Nielsen at St John’s Smith Square

Berlioz, Tippett and Brahms

Milton Court

KSO performs Berlioz, Tippett and Brahms at Milton Court

Arnold, Britten and Walton

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Arnold, Britten and Walton at St John’s Smith Square

A Night of the Macabre

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Mussorgsky, Liszt and Berlioz at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Prokofiev and Bruckner

Milton Court

KSO performs Prokofiev and Bruckner at Milton Court

Bartók, Barber and John Adams

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Joan Tower, Bernstein, John Adams and Schuman at St John’s Smith Square

Lyadov, Dvořák and Matthew Taylor

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Lyadov, Dvořák and the London première of Matthew Taylor’s Storr at St John’s Smith Square

Mahler’s 7th Symphony

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Mahler’s 7th Symphony at St John’s Smith Square

Glinka, Schoenberg and Rimsky-Korsakov

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Glinka, Schoenberg and Rimsky-Korsakov at St John’s Smith Square

Sponsored Play XIV

Westfield London

KSO’s Sponsored Play XIV - a continuous concert in aid of War Child at Westfield London

A Night at the Oscars at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO invites you to A Night at the Oscars at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Live Music for Ice-Skating at Westfield London

Westfield London

KSO plays live music to accompany the ice-skaters at Westfield London

Magnus Lindberg, Prokofiev and Schumann

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Magnus Lindberg, Prokofiev and Schumann at St John’s Smith Square

Berlioz, Berg and Stravinsky

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Berlioz, Berg and Stravinsky at St John’s Smith Square

Edwardes Square Bicentenary Gala Concert

Edwardes Square

KSO performs a gala concert to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Kensginton’s Edwardes Square

Sibelius, Brahms and Peter Nagle

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Puccini’s opera Tosca in concert at St John’s Smith Square

Puccini’s Tosca

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Puccini’s opera Tosca in concert at St John’s Smith Square

Elgar, Walton and Janáček

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Elgar, Walton and Janáček at St John’s Smith Square

Hindemith, Brahms and Dvořák

Cadogan Hall

KSO performs Hindemith, Brahms and Dvořák at Cadogan Hall

Arvo Pärt, Shostakovich and Vaughan Williams

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Arvo Pärt, Shostakovich and Vaughan Williams at St John’s Smith Square

Maxwell Davies, Rachmaninov and Stephen Goss

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Maxwell Davies, Rachmaninov and Stephen Goss at St John’s Smith Square

Smetana, Richard Ayres and Dvořák

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Smetana, Richard Ayres and Dvořák at St John’s Smith Square

Lutosławski and Mahler

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Lutosławski and Mahler’s 4th symphony at St John’s Smith Square

Martinů, Stravinsky and Vaughan Williams

Smith Square Hall

KSO and guest conductor Andrew Gourlay perform Martinů, Stravinsky and Vaughan Williams at St John’s Smith Square

Poulenc, Rachmaninov and Beethoven

Cadogan Hall

KSO performs Sibelius, Maw and Tchaikovsky at Cadogan Hall

HK Gruber, Dukas and Tchaikovsky

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs HK Gruber, Dukas and Tchaikovsky at St John’s Smith Square

Thomas Adès, David Matthews and Elgar

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Thomas Adès, David Matthews and Elgar at St John’s Smith Square

Wagner, Sibelius, Arnold and Nielsen

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Wagner, Sibelius, Arnold and Nielsen at St John’s Smith Square

Schubert 8, Bruckner 9

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Schubert and Bruckner at St John’s Smith Square

Brett Dean, Britten and Holst

Smith Square Hall

KSO and guest conductor Andrew Gourlay perform Brett Dean, Britten and Holst at St John’s Smith Square

Dohnányi, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky

Cadogan Hall

KSO performs Dohnányi, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky at Cadogan Hall

John McCabe, Janáček and Shostakovich

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs John McCabe, Janáček and Shostakovich at St John’s Smith Square

Debussy, Ullmann and Stravinsky

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Debussy, Ullmann and Stravinsky at St John’s Smith Square

Elgar, Richard Strauss and Brahms

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Elgar, Richard Strauss and Brahms at St John’s Smith Square

Mahler’s 9th symphony

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Mahler’s 9th symphony at St John’s Smith Square

Michael Torke, Ives, Gershwin and Copland

Smith Square Hall

KSO and guest conductor Nicholas Collon perform Michael Torke, Ives, Gershwin and Copland at St John’s Smith Square

Fauré, Beethoven and Sibelius

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Fauré, Beethoven and Sibelius at Cadogan Hall

Roberto Gerhard and Tchaikovsky

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Roberto Gerhard and Tchaikovsky at St John’s Smith Square

Ravel, Britten and Falla

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Ravel, Britten and Falla at St John’s Smith Square

Smetana, Myaskovsky and Dvořák

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Smetana, Myaskovsky and Dvořák at St John’s Smith Square

Richard Strauss and Robert Keeley

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Richard Strauss and Robert Keeley at St John’s Smith Square

Korngold and Shostakovich

Smith Square Hall

KSO and guest conductor Nicholas Collon perform Korngold and Shostakovich at St John’s Smith Square

Stravinsky, Beethoven and Martinů

Cadogan Hall

KSO performs Stravinsky, Beethoven and Martinů at Cadogan Hall

Sibelius 4, Schubert 9

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Sibelius and Schubert at St John’s Smith Square

Joby Talbot, Julian Anderson and Prokofiev

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Joby Talbot, Julian Anderson and Prokofiev at St John’s Smith Square

Dvořák, Sibelius and John Woolrich

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Dvořák, Sibelius and John Woolrich at St John’s Smith Square

Ravel, Shchedrin and Stravinsky

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Ravel, Shchedrin and Stravinsky at St John’s Smith Square

An Evening with EMI Classics

Cadogan Hall

KSO celebrates 10 years of the EMI Sound Foundation with Thomas Kaurich, Myleene Klass, Natalie Clein, Natasha Marsh and Alfie Boe at Cadogan Hall

Hindemith, Richard Strauss and Brahms

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Hindemith, Richard Strauss and Brahms at St John’s Smith Square

KSO presents Film Music of the 80s and 90s

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO presents Film Music of the 80s and 90s at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Arnold 1, Mahler 1

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Arnold and Mahler symphonies at St John’s Smith Square

KSO’s 50th anniversary concert

Barbican Hall

KSO’s 50th anniversary concert: Korngold, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev at Barbican Hall

Britten, Elgar and Hugh Wood

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Britten, Elgar and Hugh Wood at St John’s Smith Square

William Alwyn, Colin Matthews and Bartók

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Thomas Adès, David Matthews and Elgar at St John’s Smith Square

Handel’s Messiah at Southwark Cathedral

Southwark Cathedral

The London Oriana Choir and Kensington Symphony Orchestra perform Handel’s Messiah at Southwark Cathedral

Mahler’s 5th symphony

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Mahler’s 5th symphony at St John’s Smith Square

Tippett and Beethoven

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Tippett and Beethoven at St John’s Smith Square

Rachmaninov, Poul Ruders and Aulis Sallinen

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Rachmaninov, Poul Ruders and Aulis Sallinen at St John’s Smith Square

Sibelius 6, Tchaikovsky 5

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Sibelius and Tchaikovsky at St John’s Smith Square

Bruckner’s 7th Symphony

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Bruckner’s 7th Symphony at St John’s Smith Square

Debussy, Ravel and Vaughan Williams

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Debussy, Ravel and Vaughan Williams at St John’s Smith Square

Verdi’s Requiem with the London Oriana Choir

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Verdi’s Requiem with the London Oriana Choir at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Lloyd Webber Symphonic Musicals

Henry Wood Hall

KSO presents Lloyd Webber Symphonic Musicals at Henry Wood Hall

KSO presents Film Music of the 70s

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO presents Film Music of the 70s at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Beethoven, Richard Strauss and Joby Talbot

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Beethoven, Richard Strauss and Joby Talbot at St John’s Smith Square

Errollyn Wallen’s Spirit Symphony with KSO & BBC Concert Orchestra

Royal Festival Hall

KSO and BBC Concert Orchestra perform Errollyn Wallen’s Spirit Symphony at Royal Festival Hall as part of the Listen Up! Festival

Messiaen, Saint-Saëns and Eric Tanguy

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Messiaen, Saint-Saëns and Eric Tanguy at St John’s Smith Square

Dvořák and Elgar

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Dvořák and Elgar at St John’s Smith Square

Britten, Shostakovich and John Woolrich

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Britten, Shostakovich and John Woolrich at St John’s Smith Square

Stravinsky, Webern and Beethoven

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Stravinsky, Webern and Beethoven at St John’s Smith Square

Henry Walford Davies’s Everyman

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO and the London Oriana Choir present Henry Walford Davies’s oratorio Everyman at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Chabrier, Tchaikovsky and Korngold

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO presents Chabrier, Tchaikovsky and Korngold at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Knussen and Lutosławski

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Knussen and Lutosławski at St John’s Smith Square

Ravel, Rachmaninov and David Matthews

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Ravel, Rachmaninov and David Matthews at St John’s Smith Square

Rachmaninov and Sibelius

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Rachmaninov and Sibelius at St John’s Smith Square

Beethoven, Tippett and Dvořák

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Beethoven, Tippett and Dvořák at St John’s Smith Square

Mahler’s 10th Symphony

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Mahler’s 10th Symphony at St John’s Smith Square

KSO presents Film Music of the 60s

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO presents Film Music of the 60s at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Shchedrin, Woolrich and Mussorgsky

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Shchedrin, Woolrich and Mussorgsky at St John’s Smith Square

Donatoni, Wagner and Stravinsky

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Donatoni, Wagner and Stravinsky at St John’s Smith Square

Bax, Dvořák and James MacMillan

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Bax, Dvořák and James MacMillan at St John’s Smith Square

Two operas in concert: Violanta and Faust et Hélène

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO presents two one-act operas: Boulanger’s Faust et Hélène and Korngold’s Violanta in concert at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Brahms 4, McCabe 4

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs fourth symphonies by Brahms and John McCabe at St John’s Smith Square

Walton, Elgar and Britten

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Walton, Elgar and Britten at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Respighi, Bartók and Stravinsky

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Respighi, Bartók and Stravinsky at St John’s Smith Square

Webern, Richard Strauss and Shostakovich

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Webern, Richard Strauss and Shostakovich at St John’s Smith Square

Glazunov, Tchaikovsky and Robin Holloway

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Glazunov, Tchaikovsky and Robin Holloway at St John’s Smith Square

Beethoven 4, Sibelius 1

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs symphonies by Beethoven and Sibelius at St John’s Smith Square

Bartók and Mahler

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Bartók and Mahler at St John’s Smith Square

KSO presents Film Music of the 50s

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO presents Film Music of the 50s at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Honegger 4, Rachmaninov 2

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs symphonies by Honegger and Rachmaninov at St John’s Smith Square

Walton, Richard Strauss and Stravinsky

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Walton, Richard Strauss and Stravinsky at St John’s Smith Square

Lutosławski, Sibelius and Brahms

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Lutosławski, Sibelius and Brahms at St John’s Smith Square

Janáček and Prokofiev

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Janáček and Prokofiev at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Bruckner’s 5th Symphony

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Bruckner’s 5th Symphony at St John’s Smith Square

Nielsen, Gershwin and Michael Torke

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Nielsen, Gershwin and Michael Torke at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Dukas, Berlioz and John Woolrich

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Dukas, Berlioz and John Woolrich at St John’s Smith Square

Maxwell Davies, Copland and Richard Strauss

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Maxwell Davies, Copland and Richard Strauss at St John’s Smith Square

Tchaikovsky, Barber and Dvořák

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Tchaikovsky, Barber and Dvořák at St John’s Smith Square

Elgar, Stravinsky, David Matthews and Russell Keable

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO presents Elgar, Stravinsky, David Matthews and Russell Keable at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Mahler’s 6th Symphony

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Mahler’s 6th Symphony at St John’s Smith Square

KSO presents Film Music of the 30s and 40s

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO presents Film Music of the 30s and 40s at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Die Walküre Act I in concert

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Die Walküre Act I in concert at St John’s Smith Square

Rachmaninov, Walton and Richard Strauss

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Rachmaninov, Walton and Richard Strauss at St John’s Smith Square

A Leroy Anderson Celebration

Smith Square Hall

KSO presents A Leroy Anderson Celebration at St John’s Smith Square

John Adams, Prokofiev and Copland

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs John Adams, Prokofiev and Copland at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Nielsen, Sibelius and Beethoven

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Nielsen, Sibelius and Beethoven at St John’s Smith Square

Brahms and Rachmaninov

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Brahms and Rachmaninov at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Wagner, Schoenberg and Mahler

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Wagner, Schoenberg and Mahler at St John’s Smith Square

Shostakovich and Richard Strauss

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Shostakovich and Richard Strauss at St John’s Smith Square

Dvořák’s 8th Symphony

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Dvořák’s 8th symphony at St John’s Smith Square

Bartók, Richard Strauss and Edward Longstaff

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Brahms and Rachmaninov at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Kensington Strings at St Paul’s Knightsbridge

St Paul’s Knightsbridge

The strings of KSO perform Tippett, Britten and Schoenberg at St Paul’s Knightsbridge

Bruckner’s 8th Symphony

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Berlioz, Stravinsky and Beethoven at St John’s Smith Square

Sibelius, Brahms and Robert Simpson

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Sibelius, Brahms and Robert Simpson at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Berlioz, Stravinsky and Beethoven

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Berlioz, Stravinsky and Beethoven at St John’s Smith Square

Bliss, Falla, Debussy and Stravinsky

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Bliss, Falla, Debussy and Stravinsky at St John’s Smith Square

KSO’s 40th Anniversary Concert

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Tippett, Elgar and Matthew Taylor at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Bernstein, Hanson, Barber and Copland

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Bernstein, Hanson, Barber and Copland at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Korngold’s Die tote Stadt

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO presents the UK première of Korngold’s opera Die tote Stadt at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Nielsen, Lutosławski and Nicholas Sackman

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Nielsen, Lutosławski and Nicholas Sackman at St John’s Smith Square

Hovhaness, Martin and Beethoven

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Hovhaness, Martin and Beethoven at St John’s Smith Square

Shostakovich 15, Tchaikovsky 4

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs symphonies by Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky at St John’s Smith Square

Pelléas et Mélisande

KSO performs Sibelius’s Pelléas et Mélisande

Stravinsky, Mahler and Judith Weir

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Stravinsky, Mahler and Judith Weir at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Kensington Sinfonietta at Chelsea Festival

St Luke’s Chelsea

Kensington Sinfonietta performs Beethoven and Mozart at Chelsea Festival

Tippett and Berlioz

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Tippett and Berlioz at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Holst, Sullivan and Benedict Mason

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Holst, Sullivan and Benedict Mason at St John’s Smith Square

Walton, Shostakovich and Robert Simpson

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Walton, Shostakovich and Robert Simpson at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Sibelius, Tavener and Rachmaninov

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Sibelius, Tavener and Rachmaninov at St John’s Smith Square

Sponsored Play 1993 - Tchaikovsky!

Whiteleys

KSO Conducted by members of the public in return for charitable donations at Whiteleys of Bayswater

Schumann, Beethoven and Dvořák

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Schumann, Beethoven and Dvořák at St John’s Smith Square

Ibert and Ravel

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Ibert and Ravel at St John’s Smith Square

Havering 1994

Bedfords Park, Havering

KSO performs an outdoor concert with fireworks for the Romford Lions at Bedfords Park, Havering

Debussy, Tchaikovsky and Bartók

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Debussy, Tchaikovsky and Bartók at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Beethoven, Stravinsky and Mozart

Smith Square Hall

Kensington Sinfonietta plays Beethoven, Stravinsky and Mozart at St John’s Smith Square

Glinka, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Glinka, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Grieg, Nielsen and Sibelius

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Grieg, Nielsen and Sibelius at St John’s Smith Square

Brahms, Beethoven and Dvořák

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Sponsored Play 1994 - First Symphonies

Whiteleys

KSO plays Tchaikovsky conducted by members of the public in return for charitable donations at Whiteleys of Bayswater

Beethoven, Bartók and Brahms

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Beethoven, Bartók and Brahms at St John’s Smith Square

Dvořák’s Dimitrij

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO presents the London première of Dvořák’s opera Dimitrij at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Nielsen, Britten and Sibelius

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Nielsen, Britten and Sibelius at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Beethoven and Stravinsky

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Beethoven and Stravinsky at St John’s Smith Square

Verdi, Tchaikovsky and Dvořák

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Verdi, Tchaikovsky and Dvořák at St John’s Smith Square

Brahms, Beethoven and Dvořák

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Brahms, Beethoven and Dvořák at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Mahler, Tippett and Arvo Pärt

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Mahler, Tippett and Arvo Pärt at St John’s Smith Square

Sponsored Play 1992 - Sixes & Sevens

Whiteleys

KSO is conducted by members of the public in return for charitable donations at Whiteleys of Bayswater

Dvořák, Korngold and Brahms

Smith Square Hall

Kensington Sinfonietta performs Dvořák, Korngold and Brahms at St John’s Smith Square

Rawsthorne, Britten and Elgar

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Rawsthorne, Britten and Elgar at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Prokofiev and Mahler

All Hallows, Gospel Oak

KSO performs Prokofiev and Mahler at All Hallows Gospel Oak

Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Fauré and Poulenc

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Kensington Sinfonietta performs Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Fauré and Poulenc at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Beethoven, Strauss and Britten

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Beethoven, Strauss and Britten at St John’s Smith Square

Elgar and Bruckner

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Elgar and Bruckner at St John’s Smith Square

Berlioz and Massenet

St Michael’s School

KSO performs Berlioz and Massenet at St Michael’s School

Janáček, Sibelius and Debussy

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Janáček, Sibelius and Debussy at St John’s Smith Square

Sponsored Play 1991

Natural History Museum

KSO is conducted by members of the public in return for charitable donations at the Natural History Museum

Haydn, Mozart and Schubert

St James’s Clerkenwell

KSO performs Haydn, Mozart and Schubert at St James’s Clerkenwell

Weill and Mahler

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Weill and Mahler at St John’s Smith Square

Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Paul Parkinson

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Paul Parkinson at Queen Elizabeth Hall

First Symphonies by Honegger and Rachmaninov

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Honegger and Rachmaninov at St John’s Smith Square

Vaughan Williams 5, Walton 1

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Vaughan Williams and Walton at St John’s Smith Square

Falla and Dvořák

St Michael’s School

KSO performs Falla and Dvořák at St Michael’s School

Sibelius, Nielsen and Beethoven

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Sibelius, Nielsen and Beethoven at St John’s Smith Square

Sponsored Play 1990

School of Pharmacy

KSO is conducted by members of the public in return for charitable donations at the School of Pharmacy

Dvořák’s cello concerto with Alexander Baillie

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Stravinsky, Brahms and Dvořák with cellist Alexander Baillie at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Tippett and Brahms

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Brahms and Tippett at St John’s Smith Square

Vaughan Williams, Elgar and Sibelius

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Vaughan Williams, Elgar and Sibelius at St John’s Smith Square

Suk, Schumann and Martinů

St Michael’s School

KSO performs Suk, Schumann and Martinů at St Michael’s School

Debussy, Beethoven and Bartók at Southwark Cathedral

Southwark Cathedral

KSO performs Debussy, Beethoven and Bartók at Southwark Cathedral

Sponsored Play I

School of Pharmacy

KSO is conducted by members of the public in return for charitable donations in the inaugural Sponsored Play at the School of Pharmacy in aid of the Jacqueline du Pré Memorial Fund

Copland, Barber, Harris and Gershwin

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Copland, Barber, Harris and Gershwin at St John’s Smith Square

Haydn 99, Mahler 6

Hammersmith Town Hall

KSO performs symphonies by Haydn and Mahler at Hammersmith Town Hall

Hindemith, Mozart and Stravinsky

Hammersmith Town Hall

KSO performs Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, plus music by Mozart and Hindemith at Hammersmith Town Hall

Tippett, Stravinsky and Rachmaninov

Southwark Cathedral

KSO performs Tippett, Stravinsky and Rachmaninov at Southwark Cathedral

Elgar, Debussy and Berlioz

Southwark Cathedral

KSO performs Elgar, Debussy and Berlioz at Southwark Cathedral

Beethoven, Sibelius and Brahms

Hammersmith Town Hall

KSO performs Beethoven, Sibelius and Brahms at Southwark Cathedral

Weber, Berg and Strauss

Hammersmith Town Hall

KSO performs Weber, Berg and Strauss at Hammersmith Town Hall

Berlioz, Roussel and Shostakovich

Hammersmith Town Hall

KSO performs Berlioz, Roussel and Shostakovich at Southwark Cathedral

Beethoven and Stravinsky

Southwark Cathedral

KSO performs Beethoven and Stravinsky at Southwark Cathedral

Chausson, Szymanowski, Debussy and Poulenc

Hammersmith Town Hall

KSO performs Chausson, Szymanowski, Debussy and Poulenc at Hammersmith Town Hall

Smetana, Bartók and Tchaikovsky

Southwark Cathedral

KSO performs Smetana, Bartók and Tchaikovsky at Southwark Cathedral

Grande messe des morts

Ely Cathedral

KSO performs the Grande messe des morts by Berlioz at Ely Cathedral

Wagner and Mahler

Hammersmith Town Hall

KSO performs Mahler’s 10th symphony and Wagner’s Prelude and Liebestod at Hammersmith Town Hall

Berlioz Te Deum

Hornsey Town Hall

KSO performs Berlioz’s Te Deum at Hornsey Town Hall

Dvořák and Rachmaninov

Hammersmith Town Hall

KSO performs Dvořák and Rachmaninov at Hammersmith Town Hall

Bernstein, Bloch and Copland

Southwark Cathedral

KSO performs Bernstein, Bloch and Copland at Southwark Cathedral

KSO’s 30th Anniversary Concert

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Wilfred Josephs, Bax, Stanford and Walton at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Beethoven and Brahms

St Mark’s Regents Park

KSO performs Beethoven and Brahms at St Mark’s, Regents Park

Smythe, Walton and Elgar

St Paul’s Hammersmith

KSO performs Smythe, Walton and Elgar at St Paul’s, Hammersmith

Bruckner and Martinů

St Paul’s Hammersmith

KSO performs Bruckner and Martinů at St Paul’s, Hammersmith

Sibelius, Beethoven and Brahms

Southwark Cathedral

KSO performs Sibelius, Beethoven and Brahms at Southwark Cathedral

Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel

St Michael’s School

KSO performs Berlioz and Massenet at St Michael’s School

Strauss, Britten and Prokofiev

St Paul’s Hammersmith

KSO performs Strauss, Britten and Prokofiev at St Paul’s, Hammersmith

Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony

St Paul’s Hammersmith

KSO performs the Organ Symphony by Saint-Saëns at St Paul’s, Hammersmith

Fricker, Bax and Moeran

St Peter’s Eaton Square

KSO performs Fricker, Bax and Moeran at St Peter’s, Eaton Square

Mahler’s 7th Symphony

St Paul’s Hammersmith

KSO performs Mahler’s 7th Symphony at St Paul’s, Hammersmith

Ireland, Bruch and Dvořák

St Peter’s Eaton Square

KSO performs Ireland, Bruch and Dvořák at St Peter’s, Eaton Square

Delius, Harty, Britten and Bax

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs premières Delius, Harty, Britten and Bax at St John’s Smith Square

The Music of Arthur Bliss

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs music by Sir Arthur Bliss at St John’s Smith Square

Verdi’s Requiem

Westminster Central Hall

KSO performs Verdi’s Requiem at Westminster Central Hall

Leslie Head conducts Bax and Baines premières

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs premières Arnold Bax and William Baines at St John’s Smith Square

Kensington Orchestral and Choral Society

Smith Square Hall

Kensington Orchestral and Choral Society at St John’s Smith Square

Brian’s Symphony No.2 at St John’s Smith Square

Smith Square Hall

KSO performs Strauss, Berlioz and Brian at St John’s Smith Square

Brian’s Symphony No.2 at Victoria Hall, Hanley

Victoria Hall, Hanley

KSO performs Strauss, Berlioz and Brian at Victoria Hall, Hanley

Brian’s Symphony No.2 at Brighton Dome

Brighton Dome

KSO performs Strauss, Berlioz and Brian at Brighton Dome

Havergal Brian World Premières

Smith Square Hall

KSO presents two Havergal Brian premières at St John’s Smith Square

Walton, Stanford, Brian and Bax

Kensington Town Hall

KSO performs Walton, Stanford, Brian and Bax at Kensington Town Hall

Puccini’s La rondine

Fulham Town Hall

KSO presents Puccini’s opera La Rondine at Fulham Town Hall

Verdi’s Giovanna d’Arco

Kensington Town Hall

KSO presents the British première of Verdi’s opera Giovanna d’Arco at Kensington Town Hall

Prokofiev and Alan Bush

Friends House

KSO performs Prokofiev and and an Alan Bush première at Friends House

Bliss’s Beatitudes at Westminster Central Hall

Westminster Central Hall

KSO performs Bliss’s The Beatitudes at Westminster Central Hall

Mahler and Vaughan Williams

Westminster Central Hall

KSO performs Mahler and Vaughan Williams at Westminster Central Hall

Bruckner, Britten and Stravinsky

St Pancras Town Hall

KSO performs Bruckner, Britten and Stravinsky at St Pancras Town Hall

Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder

Friends House

KSO performs Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder at Friends House

Bellini, Menotti and Villa-Lobos British premières

St Pancras Town Hall

KSO performs Bellini, Menotti and Villa-Lobos premières at St Pancras Town Hall

Berlioz, Brahms and Sibelius

St Pancras Town Hall

KSO performs Berlioz, Brahms and a Sibelius British première at St Pancras Town Hall

Opera Concert at St Pancras Town Hall

St Pancras Town Hall

KSO presents an opera concert at St Pancras Town Hall

Vaughan Williams, Sibelius, Beethoven and Elgar

Holy Trinity Brompton

KSO performs Vaughan Williams, Sibelius, Beethoven and Elgar at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton Road

Puccini centenary concert

St James’s Piccadilly

KSO performs a centenary concert for Giacomo Puccini at St James’s Piccadilly

Puccini’s Messa di Gloria

St James’s Piccadilly

KSO performs Vaughan Williams, Dvořák and the British première of Puccini’s Messa di Gloria at St James’s Piccadilly

Berlioz, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Walton

Queen Alexandra’s House

KSO performs Berlioz, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Walton at Queen Alexandra’s House

Concert in Aid of the Hungarian Relief Fund

Hove Town Hall

KSO’s inaugural concert at Hove Town Hall, in aid of the mayor of Hove’s Hungarian Relief Fund