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Orchestra da Camera di Pordenone
Fri 6 Jun 2025, 20:45, Duomo Concattedrale di San Marco, Pordenone, Italy
WAGNER Siegfried-Idyll
BRITTEN Sinfonietta Op. 1
SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No. 1
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Ben Palmer conductor
Babylon Orchester Berlin
Sun 15 Jun 2025, 18:00, Babylon, Berlin, Germany
GOTTFRIED HUPPERTZ Metropolis
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Music Academy of the West: Academy Festival Orchestra
Sat 21 Jun 2025, 19:30, Granada Theater, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
JOHN WILLIAMS Jaws in Concert
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Ben Palmer conductor
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Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Thu 10 Jul 2025, 18:30, BST Hyde Park, London, UK
All Things Orchestral
MICHAEL GIACCHINO Marvel Ident
MICHAEL GIACCHINO Fantastic Four: Suite (world premiere)
ELGAR Enigma Variations: Nimrod
KHACHATURIAN Gayane: Sabre Dance
WAGNER Tannhäuser: O, du mein holder Abendstern
FIRL New Beginnings
JOHN WILLIAMS Hedwig’s Theme
JOHN WILLIAMS The Imperial March
COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man
RON GOODWIN 633 Squadron
HENRY ROWLEY BISHOP Home Sweet Home
BERNSTEIN On The Town: Lucky To Be Me
DEBUSSY (arr. FIRL) Clair de lune
MICHAEL GIACCHINO The Incredibles: Suite
JOHN WILLIAMS Raiders March
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Michael Giacchino guest composer
Myleene Klass presenter
Benjamin Appl baritone
FIRL
Ben Palmer conductor
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Babylon Orchester Berlin
Sun 20 Jul 2025, 18:00, Babylon, Berlin, Germany
Sun 3 Aug 2025, 18:00, Babylon, Berlin, Germany
Sun 10 Aug 2025, 18:00, Babylon, Berlin, Germany
GOTTFRIED HUPPERTZ Metropolis
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London Symphony Orchestra (recording)
Fri 22 Aug 2025, Henry Wood Hall, London, UK
Music by MICHAEL BARRY
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Ben Palmer conductor
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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Ben Palmer conductor
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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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Ben Palmer conductor
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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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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Ben Palmer conductor
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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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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, 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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Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Sat 10 Jan 2026, 19:30, Philharmonie Luxembourg
BERNARD HERRMANN Vertigo in Concert
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Ben Palmer conductor
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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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Ben Palmer conductor
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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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Ben Palmer conductor
MDR-Sinfonieorchester
Fri 5 Jun 2026, Leipzig, Germany
BERND SCHULTHEIS Faust - eine deutsche Volkssage
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Ben Palmer conductor
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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Ben Palmer conductor