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Yunchan Lim performs Chopin

Tuesday 20 May 2025, 7.30pm
Royal Albert Hall

Mussorgsky, orch. Rimsky-Korsakov Night on the Bare Mountain
Chopin
Piano Concerto No.2      
Strauss An Alpine Symphony

Vasily Petrenko Conductor 
Yunchan Lim Piano

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Frederic Chopin took the piano and transformed it into the ultimate vehicle for the Romantic imagination. There’s a burning fire beneath the poetry of his music, or as one contemporary put it ‘cannons hidden in flowers’. In the hands of Yunchan Lim – who in 2022 became the youngest-ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition – his Second Piano Concerto will blaze as never before. But first comes Mussorgsky, battling his demons in music of spine-tingling drama.

And then Vasily Petrenko is our guide as we join Richard Strauss on a sonic ascent into the Bavarian Alps. Expect waterfalls, glaciers, alpine meadows and soul-shaking vistas, all painted in some of the most dazzling sounds ever imagined for a supersized orchestra.


Part of Lights in the Dark


Large print versions and digital formats of the programme for this concert are available on request for customers with accessibility requirements. Please email your request to Doran Crowhurst crowhurstd@rpo.co.uk at least one full week before the performance.


Ticket information

Doors: 6.45pm

Concert starts: 7:30pm (approximate end time: 9.45pm)

Tickets from £15* (prices subject to change)

Under-18 offers apply: £7* for children aged 7–17 in 2nd Tier boxes, Rear Circle, and Upper Choir.

Limited student tickets available: book via Student Pulse.

This event is not recommended for children under 5. All customers aged 14 years or below must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 years or over.


RPO Club

RPO Club members save 50% on two tickets per London Season concert and receive a host of other benefits – phone 020 7608 8840 or email rpoclub@rpo.co.uk to find out more. (Complimentary tickets are not valid on premium-priced tickets at the Royal Albert Hall). 


Groups

Groups of just 6+ save up to 30%, and £7 tickets are available for schools; phone 020 7608 8840 or email groups@rpo.co.uk to find out more. (Book 6 to 9 tickets online now and immediately save 10%.)


*All Royal Albert Hall orders are subject to fees of 10% of the total transaction, plus a recovery levy of £2 per ticket. 

All RPO orders are subject to a £4 transaction fee. For group bookings of 10+, a £1 fee per ticket applies (capped at £30 per booking).

Book as early as you can to secure the best choice of seats at the best possible prices. Ticket prices will be adjusted in real-time and will reflect the most current price for each performance based on demand. Prices are subject to change without notice.


Tickets for RPO Brent Members

A limited number of tickets are available for this performance at a special price for RPO Brent members in the Rear Circle and Upper Choir (only).

To book tickets, members should make sure that they are logged into their RPO account. The offer will then automatically be applied in the basket.

Tickets are limited so if the offer is not applied that may be because there are no longer any tickets available for this offer.

Find out more about the RPO Brent membership and sign up here.

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