Romeo and Juliet
The London Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates the star-cross’d lovers, and is joined by Randall Goosby for Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3.
‘How silver-sweet sound lovers’ tongues by night, Like softest music to attending ears!’ Shakespeare’s tragedy has inspired composers for centuries, but nothing quite matches Prokofiev’s great Soviet ballet: Romeo and Juliet retold in music as sharp as a rapier and as tender as a kiss.
The love theme from Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture, meanwhile, is still the ultimate musical shorthand for passion.
It’s hot stuff, but conductor Gemma New and soloist Randall Goosby cool things down in the most elegant (and enjoyable) way imaginable – with a delicious concerto by the teenage Mozart.
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Gemma New conductor
Randall Goosby violin
Repertoire
Tchaikovsky: Fantasy Overture, Romeo and Juliet (vers. standard, 1880)
Mozart: Violin Concerto No.3 in G, K.216
Prokofiev: Montagues and Capulets
Prokofiev: The young Juliet
Prokofiev: Masks
Prokofiev: The death of Tybalt
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet before parting
Prokofiev: The balcony scene
Prokofiev: Madrigal
Prokofiev: Minuet (The Arrival of the Guests)
Prokofiev: Romeo at Juliet's Tomb (Juliet's funeral) from Romeo and Juliet
Need to know
Royal Festival Hall at 6pm: Crisis Creates, a pre-concert performance from members of Crisis, all of whom have experienced homelessness. Free.
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For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open six days a week.
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
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Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.