Sibelius Violin Concerto – Cadogan Hall, London

Date: Thursday, 8 October 2026
Time: 19:30
Duration: 02:10
Venue: Cadogan Hall
Address: 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ, UK
City: London
Organisation: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Price range: 5 £ – 60 £

About this event

This concert is part of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's 2026–27 season at Cadogan Hall, marking the orchestra's 80th anniversary. Three 20th‑century works span distinct national voices: the programme opens with Grażyna Bacewicz's bold, defiant Overture, a six‑minute burst of rhythmic energy and dissonant colour. The centrepiece is Sibelius's Violin Concerto, performed by the RPO's 2026–27 Artist‑in‑Residence, Liya Petrova, whose refined tone and interpretive poise meet the work's icy lyricism and blazing virtuosity. The concert concludes with Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 5, composed amid the Second World War and often described as a vision of peace. Adam Hickox, the RPO's Conductor‑in‑Residence, frames the Sibelius concerto between two powerful 20th‑century landscapes by Bacewicz and Vaughan Williams.

Cast & creative

Violin
Liya Petrova
Conductor
Adam Hickox
Conductor
Adam Hickox
Conductor
Adam Hickox
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Composer
Grażyna Bacewicz
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Composer
Jean Sibelius
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Composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams