The internet sensation known as “the world’s most visible organist” (The New York Times) returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall to perform a selection of music that unleashes the astounding power of 6,134 pipes.

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Anna Lapwood

Walt Disney Concert Hall

In her Australian debut recital, Lapwood takes the keys to the Sydney Opera House Grand Organ, one of the largest and most majestic instruments in the world. And when Lapwood plays it, the Concert Hall becomes a portal into new realms.

An Organ Recital with Anna Lapwood

Sydney Opera House

The Grand Organ is a force unto itself. 10,244 pipes of thunder and clarity, embedded in the walls of the Sydney Opera House.

Pull Out All The Stops

Film music on the concert organ, how does that work together? Anna Lapwood herself says: "In recent years, I have increasingly stopped defining music by genres, and started thinking about what music brings joy to me and my listeners. The boundaries between genres are so flexible anyway, and it's really fun to experiment with blurring these boundaries even more." You can feel this joy in this concert as well, when she plays her transcriptions from the films "The Da Vinci Code," "Interstellar," and "Pirates of the Caribbean" (Hans Zimmer) and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (Alan Menken). In addition, classics such as the famous Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach, which was turned into "Ave Maria" by Charles Gounod, and Benjamin Britten's "Four Sea Interludes" from the opera "Peter Grimes" can be heard, as well as new works written for Anna Lapwood.

Interstellar

Palace of Culture

Our first Rush Hour concert of the season, conducted by Kahchun Wong and featuring Anna Lapwood, is packed full of musical treats – a perfect excuse to skip the traffic.

Rush Hour: Enigma Variations

The Bridgewater Hall

The Hallé’s first Rush Hour concert of the season, conducted by Kahchun Wong and featuring Anna Lapwood, is packed full of musical treats – a perfect excuse to skip the traffic. Max Richter’s breadth of work is celebrated for its seamless sonic blend of electronic and orchestral elements, making him one of the most streamed classical composers of all time. Launching Anna Lapwood as Hallé Featured Artist for the 2025/26 season, we hear the Manchester premiere of Cosmology, written for the superstar organist, sopranos and altos of the Hallé Choir, and the full forces of the orchestra followed by a luminescent solo performance of Olivia Belli’s Limina Luminis.

The Hallé – Enigma Variations

Hailed as “the dream ambassador for classical music” by Gramophone, organist Anna Lapwood is bringing a mix of her favourite traditional classical and contemporary music arranged for organ together in one sublime concert, performing music from composers including those listed above.

Olivia Belli

Events

Past events

May 3, 2026

Anna Lapwood · Los Angeles Philharmonic

22 - 28 Mar, 2026

An Organ Recital with Anna Lapwood · Sydney Symphony Orchestra

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