The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s (RPO) mission to enrich lives by offering orchestral experiences that are uncompromising in their excellence and inclusive in their appeal places it at the forefront of music making in the UK. Performing approximately two hundred concerts each season and with a worldwide audience of more than half a million people, the RPO embraces a broad repertoire that enables it to reach the most diverse audience of any British symphony orchestra. While artistic integrity remains paramount, the RPO is unafraid to push boundaries and is equally at home recording video game, film and television soundtracks and working with pop stars as it is performing the great symphonic repertoire.

The RPO aims to place orchestral music at the heart of contemporary society, collaborating with creative partners to foster a deeper engagement with communities to ensure that live orchestral music is accessible to as many people as possible. To achieve this, in 1993 the Orchestra launched RPO Resound, which has grown to become the most innovative and respected orchestral community and education programme in the UK and internationally.

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