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Sarah Bardwell reflects on her first few weeks as Managing Director
I joined the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as Managing Director on 23 September 2024, and, one month in, I am taking a moment to reflect on what I have discovered about this amazing organisation. My initial observation is, simply, WOW! The RPO does a lot and wants to do a lot, it is nimble, flexible and keen to make anything work and aims for excellence in everything it does. A can-do and will-do attitude runs throughout the organisation, which is essential in the current challenging cultural and financial context.
Read MoreListen to the RPO Journeys of Discovery podcast with guest Petroc Trelawny
The Journeys of Discovery series of podcasts from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Seven Hills continues with broadcaster and writer Petroc Trelawny. Journeys of Discovery explores the life stories and passions of special guests from a range of careers, and delves into how music has shaped their journeys.
Read MoreSTROKESTRA® helps stroke patients in Florida
After three strokes, Jenni Moore is still keeping a beat and a smile. In an AdventHealth Central Florida neurology wing, Moore was jamming away on a xylophone with the hospital’s developing program “Strokestra,” an ensemble of musicians and stroke patients making music to encourage positive healing.
Read MoreAnnouncement on HM King Charles III's patronage of the Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is delighted to have received confirmation that His Majesty King Charles III has retained his Patronage of the Orchestra.
Read MoreThe RPO tours the USA - Week 2 round-up
Travelling state to state and city to city, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) enjoyed another busy week of touring in the USA, performing in some amazing venues across the Midwest and the East Coast.
Read MoreThe RPO tours the USA - Week 1 round-up
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has returned to the USA this January for a winter tour with our Music Director Vasily Petrenko, featuring Isata Kanneh-Mason and more special guests.
Read More#RPOonTour Photo Blog: Annual Orlando Residency
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra made a triumphant return to Orlando's Dr Phillip's Center for the Performing Arts in October to begin the first of two residencies for the 2023/24 Season.
Read More2023/24 US Tour Announcement
Following a hugely successful 2022/23 tour of the US, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra are excited to announce that they will be returning to the US and be 'in residence' in two states - Orlando and California - as part of a 10 concert tour during the 2023/24 season.
Read MoreSTROKESTRA® in the US
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra team travelled to Orlando, Florida, in September 2022 to work with Dr Phillips Center and their healthcare partner AdventHealth on a two-day learning exchange featuring a STROKESTRA® demonstration with local patients and public dissemination event.
Read More#RPOonTour Photo Blog: The East Coast and Carnegie Hall
The last leg of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's tour to the USA along the East Coast topped off an ambitious project that involved months of planning, with the logistics of navigating changing pandemic restrictions to move 80 players from the UK to California, to Orlando and finally New York.
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