Name: John Barrowman
Start: 2025-03-28T19:00:00
Location: Cadogan Hall

Cadogan Hall in London is set to host a spectacular array of musical events in early 2025, bringing together world-renowned musicians and orchestras. From Johan Dalene's anticipated performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto to the Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra's youthful spirit, and Chris de Burgh's timeless hits, this season promises an unforgettable musical journey. Highlighting diverse genres and legendary compositions, Cadogan Hall remains a pivotal stage for both classical masterpieces and modern storytelling.

A Symphony of Culture: Cadogan Hall's Stellar Line-up for 2025

Cadogan Hall invites you to a series of captivating performances that span a variety of musical genres and themes. From the evocative melodies of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto to the vocal brilliance of Donizetti's forgotten songs, these events promise an unforgettable experience. With performances by renowned artists like Johan Dalene and Chris de Burgh, and the return of Ennio Morricone's celebrated scores, there is something for everyone. Join us in London as we celebrate the timeless beauty and power of music.

Cadogan Hall's Musical Extravaganza: A Journey Through Time and Sound

Cadogan Hall in London is set to host a series of extraordinary musical events from March to June 2025, featuring an array of captivating performances. From Broadway classics by John Barrowman to the profound emotional depths explored by Kingston Choral Society, and the exhilarating symphonies performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, this concert series promises a rich tapestry of sounds and styles. Join us as we delve into the details of each event, celebrating the artists and their exceptional contributions to the world of music.

A Musical Odyssey: Exploring Cadogan Hall's Diverse Concert Series

Cadogan Hall in London is set to host a spectacular array of musical events, showcasing renowned artists and orchestras from around the world. From the Scottish charm of John Barrowman to the vibrant Buenos Aires Symphony Orchestra, each event promises a unique blend of musical genres and cultural influences. Join us as we explore this captivating lineup of performances that feature classic symphonies, contemporary hits, and timeless masterpieces.

Cadogan Hall's Musical Extravaganza: A Symphony of Cultures and Sounds

Cadogan Hall

Experience the beauty and drama of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, performed by candlelight by the acclaimed chamber ensemble London Concertante. From the icy winds of winter to the gentle bloom of spring, this iconic work remains one of the most evocative pieces of classical music ever written.

Alongside it, enjoy Vaughan Williams’ soaring masterpiece The Lark Ascending – a meditative, pastoral work that captures the stillness and poetry of the English landscape.

The Four Seasons & The Lark Ascending by Candelight

Cadogan Hall 

He’s too modest to admit it, but Sir John Rutter might just be the world’s best-loved living classical composer. Millions have sung his music, millions more have been touched by it: fresh, sincere and written with genuine love, it’s part of all our lives.

For the RPO, any chance to work with Sir John is a special occasion, and tonight’s concert is no exception as he conducts the UK premiere of Reflections, a brand new piano concerto which will be performed by British pianist Steven Osborne.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Sir John Rutter conducts Reflections

Streatham Choral and the Brandenburg Sinfonia bring the brilliance of Haydn’s The Creation to Cadogan Hall, directed by Calum Fraser.

Impressed and inspired by Handel’s great oratorios which he heard during visits to London, Haydn said, “I was struck as if I had been put back a hundred years in my art.”

The resulting 1798 masterpiece bursts with vivid orchestral colour, soaring choruses, and movements of awe and wonder, as it celebrates the dawn of light and life in the story of Genesis.

Haydn: The Creation

A spectacular evening of timeless arias and crossover classics – from the golden era of Maria Callas to the romantic voice of Andrea Bocelli – interpreted by soprano Tamara Rađenović, accompanied by the London Concert Orchestra.

Tamara Radjenović, the internationally acclaimed soprano, returns to Cadogan Hall’s stage after a series of outstanding performances across the globe, from New York to Tokyo, through Europe’s most prestigious venues. Following her unforgettable debut at our renowned venue in 2025, which ended with a standing ovation, this performance marks another key milestone in her remarkable career.

A Gala Night with Tamara Radjenović

A rhythm, a flute, and a melody you’ll never forget… it’s hard to say what exactly makes Ravel’s Boléro so irresistible. But this French composer had Spanish blood, and tonight’s concert is filled with the sunshine, the fragrance and the pure, intoxicating passion of Spain at its most seductive. Wild, whirling dances from Falla and Turina, delicate fairy tales from Ravel – it’s a fiesta in sound, even before Boléro strikes up that unstoppable beat.

But we couldn’t spend a night in Spain without hearing the classical guitar, and tonight the Coruña-based Spanish Galicia Symphony Orchestra is joined by dazzling young French guitarist Thibaut Garcia in that most Spanish of all guitar concertos: Rodrigo’s haunting and much-loved Concierto de Aranjuez.

Spanish Galicia Symphony Orchestra

This compelling programme is headlined by the world premiere of Critical Mass by the prominent American-British composer Tarik O’Regan and Mozart’s Solemn Vespers.

Critical Mass, a work commissioned by Wimbledon Choral, centres around the coronation Agnus Dei which was first sung at the coronation of King Charles III. It reflects the spirit of the coronation, combining solemnity and tradition with a sense of vibrant new beginnings.

Tarik O’Regan: Critical Mass & Mozart: Solemn Vespers

Take a step back into the 1930s and ’40s with the world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, directed by legendary conductor Ray McVay, for the definitive celebration of Glenn Miller’s incredible musical legacy.

Join the Orchestra as it takes you on a guided tour through Glenn Miller’s most iconic hits. From ‘In the Mood’, ‘Moonlight Serenade’ and ‘American Patrol’, through to ‘Little Brown Jug’, ‘Tuxedo Junction’ and ‘Pennsylvania 6-500’ … plus many more timeless classics.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra

Following huge demand after their last SOLD OUT performance, the UK’s No. 1 tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons returns to Cadogan Hall for one night only!

Celebrating an epic 10 years of touring, Frankie’s Guys are internationally renowned for their astonishing vocal harmonies, slick dance moves, and the electric atmosphere they bring to the stage.

Frankie’s Guys

Bassist and songwriter Bruce Foxton – best known for his work with The Jam and Stiff Little Fingers – and Chris Difford of Squeeze play Cadogan Hall as part of their highly anticipated 2026 tour.

With a career spanning nearly five decades, Foxton first rose to fame as bassist/vocalist and songwriter for The Jam, writing and performing lead vocals on ‘News of the World’, ‘Smithers-Jones’, and their celebrated cover of The Kinks’ ‘David Watts’.

Following The Jam’s split, Foxton released his solo album Touch Sensitive in 1984, before joining punk-rock pioneers Stiff Little Fingers, with whom he toured and recorded for over 15 years.

Bruce Foxton + Chris Difford

Kensington Symphony Orchestra returns to Cadogan Hall to perform Nielsen’s Fifth Symphony (1922), likened by the composer to “the division of dark and light, the battle between evil and good”.

Alternately explosive and calm, the work features a famous battle between the orchestra and a snare drummer, who is instructed to improvise “as though determined at all costs to stop the progress of the orchestra”.

KSO is joined by former BBC Young Musician keyboard finalist Firoze Madon for Grieg’s much-loved Piano Concerto (1868), written when the composer was just 24. A lyrical Andante is bookended by a dramatic Allegro and an energetic Finale, both featuring motifs influenced by Norwegian folk music.

Kensington Symphony Orchestra

The Sistine Chapel is one of the world’s great sacred spaces and over the centuries, it has inspired and nourished a musical tradition without parallel in Western culture. The Tallis Scholars share its treasures tonight in a concert that embraces both Allegri’s transcendent Miserere and the first UK performance of a recently rediscovered Requiem by the great Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.

The Tallis Scholars

Tchaikovsky never did anything by halves, and he poured all his heartache, his sorrow and his matchless gift for melody into a final symphony like no other. Don’t be misled by the name: ‘Pathétique’ means ‘full of feelings’ and when Krzysztof Urbański conducts the Warsaw Philharmonic, that’s exactly what they’ll bring – as well as glowing colours and some of the greatest tunes even Tchaikovsky ever composed.

These superb Polish musicians are always a big hit at Cadogan Hall; tonight they share a lost masterpiece by the postwar Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz and join pianist Alexandra Dariescu in the teenage Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto – true romance, played with love. Hear it, and feel your heart melt.

Warsaw Philharmonic

In Laid Bare, every song, whether a Broadway classic or a contemporary hit, showcases John’s inimitable style and his dazzling voice. His stories and personal anecdotes burst with his keen wit, Scottish charm, and infectious energy.

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