Handel: Messiah

Priority Live & Subscription pre-sales: Tue 6 May 2025 General on-sale: Fri 16 May 2025, 10am Silver Subscription - 3 Concerts Gold Subscription - 4 Concerts Platinum Subscription - 5-6 Concerts The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra returns to G Live with a programme of masterworks by Dvořák, Mendelssohn and Beethoven.   ‘I am the new Bacchus, pressing out glorious wine for the human spirit’: Ludwig van Beethoven never pulled his punches, but until you’ve heard his Seventh Symphony in full flight, you’ve never known just how intoxicating music can be. That’s just the climax to a whole concert that highlights some of these composers’ most well-known works.   Before that, British virtuoso violinist Jack Liebeck brings his ‘flawless technical mastery’ and a ‘beguiling silvery tone’ to Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. One of the foremost violin pieces of the Romantic era, it took Mendelssohn over six years to complete and was the last concerto he composed before his untimely death at the age of 38.  Kevin John Edusei launches the evening with Dvořák’s joyous Carnival Overture, the third a final work in his Nature, Life and Love trilogy; a celebration of the composer’s love for his native land and its majestic landscape. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor - Kevin John Edusei  Soloist - Jack Liebeck, violin Dvořák -Carnival Overture  Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor  Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 This season we are proud to introduce The Cheryl King Trust as our charity partner. Please note: For the enjoyment of all those attending, and in respect of those performing, please note that latecomers will not be admitted until the end of a work. Similarly, should you need to leave the auditorium during the concert, re-admittance will also be at the end of the work. For clarity, latecomers and re-admittance is not permitted between movements.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra return to G Live for a performance filled with drama, conducted by Kristian Sallinen. We begin with the thrilling Overture to Beethoven’s Egmont. The music was written for Goethe’s play about Count Egmont, who tried and failed to overthrow the Duke of Alba, resulting in his execution. Listen out for the final, fateful movement of the sword, which is audibly played out by the violins. The RPO’s Principal Clarinet, Katherine Lacy, will then take to the stage to perform Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, a cornerstone of the clarinet repertoire and regarded as one of the finest pieces for the instrument. The concert concludes with Brahms’ monumental First Symphony, which took the composer nearly fifteen years to write, as evidenced by the pure musical intensity throughout the work. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor - Kristian Sallinen Soloist - Katherine Lacy, clarinet Beethoven - Egmont Overture   Mozart - Clarinet Concerto   Brahms - Symphony No. 1 We are pleased to renew our partnership with The Cheryl King Trust, whose vital work ensures that young people across Surrey can access music lessons regardless of financial barriers, and experience the transformative benefits of learning an instrument. Please note: For the enjoyment of all those attending, and in respect of those performing, please note that latecomers will not be admitted until the end of a work. Similarly, should you need to leave the auditorium during the concert, re-admittance will also be at the end of the work. For clarity, latecomers and re-admittance is not permitted between movements.