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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

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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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

Ben Palmer conductor


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

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)

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

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

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

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

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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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

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

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Ben Palmer conductor


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

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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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

Ben Palmer conductor


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
#metropolis2027
GOTTFRIED HUPPERTZ Metropolis

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Royal Northern Sinfonia
Sun 31 Jan 2027, The Glasshouse, Gateshead, UK
Programme TBA

Ben Palmer conductor


Royal Northern Sinfonia
Sat 8 May 2027, The Glasshouse, Gateshead, UK
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GOTTFRIED HUPPERTZ Metropolis

Ben Palmer conductor


Royal Northern Sinfonia
Sun 9 May 2027, The Glasshouse, Gateshead, UK
Programme TBA

Ben Palmer conductor