Cadogan Hall
Wednesday 8th October 2025 – 7:30pm
Sibelius Finlandia
Gipps Horn Concerto
Strauss Ein Heldenleben
Conductor James Blair
Soloist Annemarie Federle
Cadogan Hall
Wednesday 26th November 2025 – 7:30pm
Suppé Light Cavalry Overture
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Conductor James Blair
Soloist Salome Jordania
Past Concerts
Cadogan Hall Wednesday 18th June 2025 – 7:30pm
- Elgar Overture 'Cockaigne'
- Stanford Concert Variations upon an English Theme
- Strauss Don Juan
- Ravel Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
- Conductor Scott Wilson
- Soloist Piers Lane
Cadogan Hall Wednesday 26th March 2025 – 7:30pm
- Verdi The Sicilian Vespers: Overture
- Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3
- Mahler Symphony No. 1
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Nicolas Ventura
Cadogan Hall Wednesday 19th February 2025 - 7:30pm
- Nicolai The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture
- Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2
- Puccini Preludio Sinfonico
- Respighi Roman Festivals
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Misha Kaploukhii
Cadogan Hall Monday 4th November 2024 – 7:30pm
- Wagner Lohengrin Prelude to Act III
- Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor
- Dvorak Symphony No. 8
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Kryštof Kohout
Cadogan Hall Tuesday 8th October 2024 – 7:30pm
- Bizet Carmen Overture
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 ‘Emperor’
- Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
- Bernstein Candide Overture
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist William Bracken
Cadogan Hall Tuesday 26th March 2024 - 7.30pm
- Dvorak Carnival Overture
- Schumann Piano Concerto
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Francisco Vilar
Cadogan Hall Thursday 15th February 2024 - 7.30pm
- Suppè Pique Dame Overture
- Bruch Violin Concerto
- Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Deniz Sensoy
Cadogan Hall Tuesday 28th November 2023 - 7.30pm
- Offenbach Orpheus in the Underworld Overture
- Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major
- Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Antonio Oyarzábal
Cadogan Hall Wednesday 11th October 2023 - 7.30pm
- Johann Strauss II Die Fledermaus Overture
- Strauss Oboe Concerto
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Fergus McCready
Cadogan Hall Wednesday 22nd March 2023 - 7.30pm
- Grieg Piano Concerto
- Mahler Symphony No. 6
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Gabrielė Sutkutė
Cadogan Hall Wednesday 15th February 2023 - 7.30pm
- Rossini William Tell Overture
- Elgar Cello Concerto
- Dvorak Symphony No. 9
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Ben Tarlton
Cadogan Hall Tuesday 29th November 2022 - 7.30pm
- Ravel Alborada del Gracioso
- Vine Piano Concerto No. 2
- Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazarde
- Conductor Scott Wilson
- Soloist Piers Lane
Cadogan Hall Wednesday 12th October 2022 – 7.30pm
- Lehár The Merry Widow Overture
- Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 1
- Elgar Symphony No. 1
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Misha Kaploukhii
Cadogan Hall Tuesday 14th June 2022 - 7.30pm
- Wagner The Flying Dutchman Overture
- Poulenc Piano Concerto
- Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Antonio Oyarzabal
Cadogan Hall Thursday 31st March 2022 - 7.30 pm
- Verdi Force of Destiny Overture
- Dvorak Cello Concerto
- Elgar Enigma Variations
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Maxim Calver
Cadogan Hall Wednesday 2nd February 2022 - 7.30 pm
- Strauss Jr Emperor Waltz
- Schumann Konzertstück for Four Horns
- Strauss An Alpine Symphony
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloists Zachary Hayward, Jacob Parker, Alex Willett, Caoime Glavin
St. John's Smith SquareWednesday 24th November 2021 - 7.30 pm
- Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel Overture
- Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major
- Strauss Ein Heldenleben
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Rustam Khanmurzin
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 13th October 2021 - 7.30 pm
- Wagner Lohengrin Prelude
- Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor
- Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist William Bracken
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 16th June 2021 - 7.00 pm
- Elgar In the South
- Glazunov Symphony No. 5 in B flat Major
- Conductor James Blair
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 25 November 2020 - 7.00 pm
- Suppe Light Cavalry Overture
- Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor
- Conductor James Blair
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 14 October 2020 - 7.00 pm
- Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F Major - Conductor James Blair
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 18th March 2020 - 7.30 pm (Cancelled)
- Wagner The Flying Dutchman Overture
- Elgar Sea Pictures
- Strauss An Alpine Symphony
- Conductor James Blair
St. John's Smith Square Tuesday 28th January 2020 - 7.30 pm
- Glazunov Carnival Overture
- Medtner Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Alexander Karpeyev
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 20th November 2019 - 7.30 pm
- Strauss Don Juan
- Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor
- Elgar Falstaff
- Ravel Daphnis and Chloé: Suite No.2
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Savitri Grier
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 9th October 2019 - 7.30 pm
- Berlioz Le carnaval romain
- Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor
- Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, a selection of movements
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Dominic Doutney
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 12th June 2019 - 7.30 pm
- Borodin Polovtsian Dances
- Weber Clarinet Concerto No.1
- Shostakovich Symphony No.5
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Joseph Shiner
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 6th March 2019 - 7.30 pm
- Nicolai The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture
- Sibelius Violin Concerto
- Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Dan-Iulian Druțach
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 23rd January 2019 - 7.30 pm
- Webern Im Sommerwind
- Brahms Double Concerto in A minor
- Mussorgsky (arr Ravel) Pictures at an Exhibition
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloists Federico Piccotti & Erica Piccotti
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 21st November 2018 - 7.30 pm
- Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no.1
- Verdi Force of Destiny Overture
- Mahler Symphony no.1
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Rustam Khanmurzin
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 3rd October 2018 - 7.30 pm
- Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
- Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor
- Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Ronan O'Hora
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 13th June 2018 - 7.30 pm
- Suppé Light Cavalry Overture
- Bruch Violin Concerto No.1
- Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Savitri Grier
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 14th March 2018 - 7.30 pm
- Arnold Tam O'Shanter
- Strauss Oboe Concerto
- Rachmaninov Symphony No.2
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Steven Hudson
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 24th January 2018 - 7.30 pm
- Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major
- Mahler Symphony No. 6
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist: Antonio Oyarzabal
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 29th November 2017 - 7.30 pm
- Berlioz Le Corsaire Overture
- Sir John McEwen Viola Concerto
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Timothy Ridout
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 27th September 2017 - 7.30pm
- Weber Der Freischütz Overture
- Brahms Piano Concerto No.1
- Borodin Symphony No. 2
- Conductor James Blair
- Soloist Nikola Avramovic
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 14th June 2017 - 7.30pm
- Kodály Dances of Galánta
- Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2
- Brahms Symphony no. 4
- James Blair Conductor
- Scott MacIsaac Piano
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 8th March 2017 - 7.00pm
- Rossini William Tell
- Brahms Violin Concerto
- Elgar Enigma Variations
- James Blair Conductor
- Luca Blasio Violin
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 25th January 2017 - 7.30pm
- Nigel Westlake Cudmirrah Fanfare II
- Grainger (arr. Stokowski ) A Medley of Three Short Pieces
- Carl Vine Celebrare Celeberrime
- Sculthorpe Earth Cry
- Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no. 3
- Scott Wilson Conductor
- Piers Lane Piano
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 23rd November 2016 - 7.30pm
- Suppé Poet and Peasant
- Ginastera Harp Concerto
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
- James Blair Conductor
- Oliver Wass Harp
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 28th September 2016 - 7.30pm
- Wagner Die Meistersinger Overture
- Dohnányi Variations on a Nursery Song
- Dvorak Symphony No 7
- James Blair Conductor
- Ke Ma Piano
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 15th June 2016 - 7.30pm
- Verdi Joan of Arc Overture
- Schumann 'Cello Concerto
- Saint-Saens Organ Symphony
- James Blair Conductor
- Oscar Alabau 'Cello
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 9th March 2016 - 7.30pm
- Elgar Overture Cockaigne
- Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3
- Elgar Enigma Variations
- James Blair Conductor
- Aleksandar Djermanovic Piano
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 27th January 2016 - 7.30pm
- Suppé Pique Dame Overture
- Bruch Concerto for Violin and Viola
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6
- James Blair Conductor
- Benjamin Baker Violin
- Timothy Ridout Viola
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 18th November 2015 - 7.30pm
- During this concert we welcomed into the YMSO ten students from the Conservatorio of San Pietro a Majella, Naples
- Mendelssohn Overture from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
- Sibelius Symphony No. 2
- James Blair Conductor
- Charlie Lovell-Jones Violin
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 30th September 2015 - 7.30pm
- Strauss Four Last Songs
- Strauss Alpine Symphony
- James Blair Conductor
- Claire Seaton Soprano
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 24th June 2015 - 7.30pm
- Humperdinck Overture Hansel and Gretel
- Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
- Wagner Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s Rhine Music
- Wagner Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s Funeral Music
- Wagner Götterdämmerung: Brünnhilde’s Immolation
- James Blair Conductor
- Susan Bullock Soprano
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 11th March 2015 - 7.30pm
- Walton Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
- Cecil Forsyth Viola Concerto
- Elgar Symphony No.1
- James Blair Conductor
- Timothy Ridout Viola
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 21st January 2015 - 7.30pm
- Verdi The Sicilian Vespers
- Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- Strauss Ein Heldenleben
- James Blair Conductor
- Martin Bartlett Piano
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 26th November 2014 - 7.30pm
- Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 K466
- Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor
- James Blair Conductor
- Ronan O'Hora Piano
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 8th October 2014 - 7.30pm
- Berlioz Overture Le Corsaire
- Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
- Nielsen Symphony No. 5
- James Blair Conductor
- Vitaly Pisarenko Piano
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 18th June 2014 - 7.30pm
- Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol
- Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.1
- Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Suite
- James Blair Conductor
- Bartholomew LaFollette Cello
St. John's Smith Square Monday 7th April 2014 - 7.30pm
- Walton Crown Imperial
- Walton Viola Concerto
- Parry Symphony No.3
- James Blair Conductor
- Timothy Ridout Viola
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 12th March 2014 - 7.30pm
- Borodin Polovtsian Dances
- Grieg Piano Concerto
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5
- James Blair Conductor
- Vesselina Tchakarova Piano
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 22nd January 2014 - 7.30pm
- Tchaikovsky Overture: Romeo and Juliet
- Elgar 'Cello Concerto
- Brahms Variations on a theme of Haydn
- Sibelius Symphony No.7
- James Blair Conductor
- Oscar Alabau 'Cello
St. John's Smith Square Monday 11th November 2013 - 7.30pm
- Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice
- Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2
- Music from the films including Schindler's List, Dambusters,
ET, Out of Africa, Superman, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Star Wars - James Blair Conductor
- Konstantinos Destounis Piano
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 2nd October 2013 - 7.30pm
- Borodin Overture Prince Igor
- Glazunov Violin Concerto
- Rachmaninov Symphony No.3
- John Wilson Conductor
- Andrew Haveron Violin
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 19th June 2013 - 7.30pm
- Beethoven Overture Fidelio
- Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme for 'Cello and Orchestra
- Dvořák Symphony No.8
- Leander Kippenberg Soloist
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 13th March 2013 - 7.30pm
- Gottschalk Night in the Tropics
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3
- Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte
- Ravel Daphnis and Chloé: Suite No.2
- Ronan O'Hora Soloist
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 23rd Jan 2013 - 7.30pm
- Dvorak Carnival Overture
- Strauss Four Last songs
- Mahler Symphony No.1 "The Titan"
- Susana Gaspar Soprano
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 21st November 2012 - 7.30pm
- Reznicek Overture Donna Diana
- Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4
- Leland Chen Soloist
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 3rd October 2012 - 7.30pm
- Franck Le Chasseur Maudit
- Liszt Totentanz for piano and orchestra
- Puccini Cappricio Sinfonico
- Respighi Pines of Rome
- Ashley Fripp Soloist
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square Wednesday 27th June 2012 - 7.30pm
- Strauss Don Juan
- Shostakovitch Piano Concerto No. 2
- Saint Saëns Organ Symphony
- Bruno Fontaine Soloist
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square 28th March 2012 - 7:00pm
- Delibes Excerpts from Coppélia
- Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2
- Elgar Enigma Variations
- Bruno Ferrari Soloist
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square 2nd January 2012 - 7:30pm
- Programme of Orchestral and Choral Music with the London International Choral Festival
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square 23rd November 2011 - 7:30pm
- Suppé Overture Pique Dame
- Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals (Narrators Worbey and Farrell)
- Arnold Concerto for 2 Pianos (3 hands) (Arranged for 1 piano 4 hands by Worbey and Farrell)
- Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orch Ravel)
- Worbey and Farrell Soloists
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square 21st September 2011 - 7:30pm
- Borodin Prince Igor Overture
- François-Joseph Fétis Fantasie Symphonique for Organ and Orchestra
- Brahms Symphony No.2 in D major
- James O'Donnell Soloist
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square 29th June 2011 - 7:30pm
- Warsaw Concerto from Dangerous Moonlight - Soloist: Gen Li
Dam Busters
Raiders of the Last Ark
633 Squadron
Superman
Where Eagles Dare
Out of Africa
Schindler's List
Fantasia
First of the Few
Die Hard - Gen Li Soloist
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square 2nd March 2011 - 7:30pm
- Weber Overture Der Freischütz
- Shostakovich Symphony No 10
- Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto
- Michael Petrov Soloist
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square 2nd January 2011 - 7:30pm
- Programme of Orchestral and Choral Music with the London International Choral Festival
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square 24th November 2010 - 7:30pm
- Weber Overture The Flying Dutchman
- Schumann Piano Concerto
- Schumann Symphony No.4
- Roberto Plano Soloist
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square 23rd June 2010 - 7.30pm
- Rossini Overture William Tell
- Adrian Beecham Six Spanish Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square 17th February 2010 - 7:30pm
- Elgar In the South
- Guilmant Organ Symphony No.1
- Debussy Prélude à L'après midi d'un faune
- James O' Donnell Soloist
- Jean-Luc Tingaud Guest Conductor
Westminster Cathedral 2nd January 2010 - 7:30pm
- David Bednall A Song for St. Cecilia's Day, 1687 (World Premiere)
- Walton Crown Imperial
- Coates London Suite
- Lehar Gold and Silver Waltz
- Arnold Peterloo Overture
- Handel Zadok the Priest
- Rutter Gloria
- Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No.1
- James Blair Conductor
St. John's Smith Square 18th November 2009 - 7.30pm
- Massenet Overture Le Roi de Lahore
- Debussy Fantaisie pour piano et Orchestre
- Franck Symphony in D minor
- Romain David Soloist
- Jean-Pierre Marty Guest Conductor
St. John's Smith Square 3rd June 2009 - 7.30pm
- Suppé Light Cavalry Overture
- Haydn Trumpet Conerto in Eb
- Elgar Symphony No.1
- Hugh Morgan Soloist
- James Blair Conductor
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