Royal Albert Hall and Royal Philharmonic extend partnership
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's (RPO) status as the Royal Albert Hall's (RAH) Associate Orchestra will be extended to 2029.
The partnership, formalised in 2019, was initially scheduled to run for five years.
RPO said that following the extension of Vasily Petrenko's contract as Music Director until 2030 and the appointment of Joe Hisaishi as the Orchestra’s Composer-in-Association, the continuation of the relationship will allow both organisations to build on their "shared mission to broaden artistic programmes and the audiences for orchestral music at the Hall".
James Williams, Managing Director at the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, said: “The sheer diversity of our concerts at the Royal Albert Hall enables us to present the joy of orchestral music to the broadest possible audience."
Matthew Todd, Director of Programming at the Royal Albert Hall, said: “With 750,000 people experiencing the thrill of listening to a live orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in 2023, our partnership will help us in our ambition to share orchestral music with as wide an audience as possible."
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