Diary
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London Symphony Orchestra (recording)
Fri 22 Aug 2025, Henry Wood Hall, London, UK
MICHAEL BARRY Exercise in Delirium
MICHAEL BARRY Four Tones of Red
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Babylon Orchester Berlin
Sun 24 Aug 2025, 18:00, Babylon, Berlin, Germany
GOTTFRIED HUPPERTZ Metropolis
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Babylon Orchester Berlin
Sun 7 Sep 2025, 18:00, Babylon, Berlin, Germany
CHARLIE CHAPLIN The Gold Rush
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Babylon Orchester Berlin
Sun 21 Sep 2025, 18:00, Babylon, Berlin, Germany
GOTTFRIED HUPPERTZ Metropolis
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Orchestra da Camera di Pordenone
Sat 4 Oct 2025, Teatro Verdi, Pordenone, Italy
Le Giornate del Cinema Muto
KURT KUENNE Cyrano de Bergerac
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Babylon Orchester Berlin
Sun 12 Oct 2025, 18:00, Babylon, Berlin, Germany
GOTTFRIED HUPPERTZ Metropolis
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Royal College of Music Philharmonic
Thu 16 Oct 2025, 18:00, Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, London, UK
RAVEL Une barque sur l’océan
MISSY MAZZOLI Violent, Violent Sea
JOHN WILLIAMS Jaws: Suite
DEBUSSY La mer
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MDR-Sinfonieorchester
Thu 30 Oct 2025, 19:00, Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Halle, Halle, Germany
GOTTFRIED HUPPERTZ Metropolis
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Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Sun 2 Nov 2025, 13:30, Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Sun 2 Nov 2025, 17:30, Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
JOHN POWELL How To Train Your Dragon in Concert
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Crouch End Festival Chorus
Ben Palmer conductor
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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thu 6 Nov 2025, 19:30, City Halls, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
FRANZ WAXMAN The Bride of Frankenstein
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London Symphony Orchestra
Thu 13 Nov 2025, 20:00, Barbican Centre, London, UK
SOWETO KINCH (orch. Ben Palmer) Soundtrack to the Apocalypse (world premiere)
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Soweto Kinch saxophone
Ben Palmer conductor
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Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Wed 19 Nov 2025, 19:30, Maison Symphonique, Montréal, Canada
KHATCHATURIAN/LIGETI/J. STRAUSS/R. STRAUSS 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Chœur de l’OSM
Ben Palmer conductor
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Royal Northern Sinfonia
Sat 6 Dec 2025, 14:00, The Glasshouse, Gateshead, UK
Sat 6 Dec 2025, 19:30, The Glasshouse, Gateshead, UK
Sun 7 Dec 2025, 13:30, The Glasshouse, Gateshead, UK
Sun 7 Dec 2025, 17:00, The Glasshouse, Gateshead, UK
JOHN WILLIAMS Home Alone in Concert
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Voices of the River’s Edge
Ben Palmer conductor
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Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Fri 12 Dec 2025, 19:00, Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
Sat 13 Dec 2025, 14:30, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Scotland
Sat 13 Dec 2025, 19:00, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Scotland
JOHN WILLIAMS Home Alone in Concert
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RSNO Chorus
Ben Palmer conductor
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Covent Garden Sinfonia
Sun 21 Dec 2025, 13:30, Brighton Dome, UK
Sun 21 Dec 2025, 16:30, Brighton Dome, UK
JOHN WILLIAMS Harry Potter: Suite
HOWARD BLAKE The Snowman
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Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Sat 10 Jan 2026, 19:30, Philharmonie Luxembourg
BERNARD HERRMANN Vertigo in Concert
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Orchestre National de Bretagne / BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Fri 23 Jan 2026, 20:00, Couvent des Jacobins, Rennes, France
Sat 24 Jan 2026, 14:30, Couvent des Jacobins, Rennes, France
Sat 24 Jan 2026, 18:00, Couvent des Jacobins, Rennes, France
LUKE STYLES Saxophone Concerto: Tracks in the Orbit
GERSHWIN American in Paris
GUILLAUME SAINT-JAMES Saxophone Concerto: Ruptures
BERNSTEIN West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
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Iain Ballamy saxophone
Guillaume Saint-James saxophone
Ben Palmer conductor
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Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Fri 30 Jan 2026, 19:00, Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
Sat 31 Jan 2026, 14:30, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Scotland
Sat 31 Jan 2026, 19:00, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Scotland
JOHN POWELL How To Train Your Dragon in Concert
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Ben Palmer conductor
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Hofer Symphoniker
Fri 13 Feb 2026, 19:30, Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany
Sat 14 Feb 2026, 19:30, Freiheitshalle Hof, Germany
The Sound of James Bond
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Dietmar Wunder presenter
Ben Palmer conductor
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Royal Northern Sinfonia
Sun 22 Feb 2026, 14:00, The Glasshouse, Gateshead, UK
Sun 22 Feb 2026, 18:00, The Glasshouse, Gateshead, UK
JOHN WILLIAMS Jurassic Park in Concert
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Copenhagen Phil
Sat 14 Mar 2026, Copenhagen, Denmark
Programme TBA
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Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Sat 4 Apr 2026, 14:00, Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Sat 4 Apr 2026, 19:30, Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Sun 5 Apr 2026, 13:00, Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Sun 5 Apr 2026, 18:30, Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Programme TBA
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Residentie Orkest
Fri 10 Apr 2026. 20:00, RTM Stage, Rotterdam Ahoy, Netherlands
Sat 11 Apr 2026, 20:00, RTM Stage, Rotterdam Ahoy, Netherlands
Sun 12 Apr 2026, 20:00, Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp, Belgium
ALAN MENKEN Aladdin in Concert
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21st Century Orchestra
Fri 1 May 2026, 19:30, KKL Luzern, Switzerland
Sat 2 May 2026, 19:30, KKL Luzern, Switzerland
Sun 3 May 2026, 14:00, KKL Luzern, Switzerland
The Sound of Hans Zimmer and John Williams
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21st Century Chorus
Ben Palmer conductor
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Orchestre national d’Île-de-France
Tue 5 May 2026, 20:00, Opera de Massy, France
Thu 7 May 2026, 20:00, Espace culturel du quartier du baillet, Drancy, France
Tue 12 May 2026, 20:00, Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique, Paris, France
BERNARD HERRMANN Vertigo in Concert
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Ben Palmer conductor
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BBC Concert Orchestra
Fri 15 May 2026, Djanogly Theatre, Nottingham, UK
Programme TBA
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MDR-Sinfonieorchester
Fri 5 Jun 2026, Leipzig, Germany
BERND SCHULTHEIS Faust - eine deutsche Volkssage
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Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
Sun 10 Jan 2027, Potsdam, Germany
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GOTTFRIED HUPPERTZ Metropolis
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Nürnberger Symphoniker
Fri 22 Jan 2027, Nürnberg, Germany
Sun 24 Jan 2027, Nürnberg, Germany
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GOTTFRIED HUPPERTZ Metropolis
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Royal Northern Sinfonia
Sun 31 Jan 2027, The Glasshouse, Gateshead, UK
Programme TBA
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Ben Palmer conductor
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Sat 8 May 2027, The Glasshouse, Gateshead, UK
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GOTTFRIED HUPPERTZ Metropolis
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Royal Northern Sinfonia
Sun 9 May 2027, The Glasshouse, Gateshead, UK
Programme TBA
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Ben Palmer conductor