John Wilson - Conductor

Unfortunately, John Wilson's concert on the 25^th of April 2021 at the Royal Festival Hall was cancelled due to the pandemic.

His concert scheduled for the 5^th of November 2020 was also cancelled.

Royal Festival Hall, 10-Feb-2022 / 19:30

Franck: Le Chasseur maudit
Walton: Violin Concerto
Elgar: Symphony No. 1

Royal Albert Hall, 4-Sep-2021 / 19:30

Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus – overture
Berg: Seven Early Songs (18 mins)
Ravel: La valse (12 mins)
Korngold: Symphony in F sharp

Sinfonia of London
Francesca Chiejina - Soprano

Mr. Wilson conducted the Philharmonia Orchestra and Benjamin Hulett in a live streamed concert of a works Elgar, Britten's Serenade for tenor, horn & strings and Vaughan Williams' Symphony No.5 in D on the 15th of April 2021.

John Wilson conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in two performances of Bennett's Partita for orchestra, Gershwin's Lullaby and Dutilleux's Le loup on the 21^st of January 2021 at the Barbican Hall.

Battersea Arts Centre, July 2020

Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Philharmonia Orchestra
Sheku Kanneh-Mason

John Wilson conducted the Philharmonia Orchestra and violinist Leonidas Kavakos in a programme including Korngold's Violin Concerto in D Op.35, Barber's Essay No.1, Op.12 and Elgar's Symphony No.3 (sketches elaborated by Anthony Payne) on the 27-Feb-2020 in the Royal Festival Hall.

Royal Albert Hall, 9-Aug-2019 (two performances)

Korngold: The Sea Hawk – Overture
Warren: We’re in the Money
Romberg: The Desert Song
Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Tiomkin: The Old Man and the Sea
Willson: Seventy-Six Trombones
Arlen: Blues in the Night
Kaper: Auntie Mame – M. T.
Loewe: My Fair Lady – Overture
Steiner: Now, Voyager – Suite
Styne: It’s Magic
North: A Streetcar Named Desire
Loewe: If Ever I Would Leave You (from Camelot)
Mancini: The Days of Wine and Roses
Korngold: Tomorrow

Mikaela Bennett
Louise Dearman
Kate Lindsey
Matt Ford
Maida Vale Singers
John Wilson Orchestra
John Wilson conductor

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 18-Apr-2019 / 19:30

Gilbert & Sullivan:
- Overture, The Gondoliers
- Ring forth ye bells from The Sorcerer
- Is life a boon from The Yeomen of the Guard
- Climbing over rocky mountain from The Pirates of Penzance
- Minerva and Oh Goddess wise from Princess Ida
- Overture, Iolanthe
- As someday it may happen from The Mikado
- Never mind the why and wherefore from HMS Pinafore
- Painted emblems of a race from Ruddigore
- When the night wind howls from Ruddigore
- Trial by Jury - comic opera in 1 act

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
John Wilson - Conductor
Simon Butteriss as The Learned Judge
Louise as Angelina (The Plaintiff)
Simon Bailey as Counsel for the Plaintiff
Choir of the Enlightenment

Royal Festival Hall, 15-Dec-2018 / 19:30

The John Wilson Orchestra, Kim Criswell - Vocalist

Programme included music from the musicals and films.

BBC Proms 2010: Rodgers and Hammerstein (Prom 49)

John Wilson conducted :

> the Philharmonia Orchestra and Louis Schwizgebel in a performance of Gershwin's Piano Concerto on the 15th of November 2018. RR Bennett Celebration was also played on the night,
> Gershwin's Porgy and Bess at the London Coliseum from the 31^st of October 2018 onwards for 6 performances.

Royal Albert Hall, 25-Aug-2018 / 19:30

Bernstein: On the Town

Nathaniel Hackmann as Gabey, Louise Dearman as Hildy, London Symphony Orchestra

Mr. Wilson conducted the:

> John Wilson Orchestra, Ross Lekites as Tony and Students from ArtsEd and Mountview in the two concert performances of Bernstein's West Side Story on the 11^th of August 2018 at the Royal Albert Hall.
> BBC Singers in a performance of Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo by Joseph Horovitz in the Milton Court Concert Hall on the 23^rd of June 2018,
> John Wilson Orchestra, chorus and guests at the Royal Festival Hall twice on the 9^th of December 2017 in a programme including Singin' in the Rain, An American in Paris and Show Boat.

Royal Festival Hall, 9-Nov-2017 / 19:30

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.7 (Sinfonia antartica)
Holst: The Planets

Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Voices
Sarah Tynan - Soprano

Royal Albert Hall, 11-Aug-2017 / 18:30

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II: Oklahoma! (semi-staged)

John Wilson Orchestra

Royal Albert Hall, 25-Jul-2017 / 18:30

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 9 in E minor
Holst: The Planets

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
CBSO Youth Chorus (female voices)

Royal Festival Hall, 12-Feb-2017 / 15:00

Philharmonia Orchestra, Lawrence Power

Elgar: Overture, Cockaigne (In London Town)
Julian Anderson: Prayer for solo viola
Walton: Viola Concerto
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.2 (A London Symphony)

Royal Festival Hall, 7-Jan-2017 / 19:30

Brett Dean: Komarov's Fall
Szymanowski: Symphony No.4 (Symphonie concertante) for piano & orchestra, Op.60
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Tamara Stefanovich - Piano

Royal Festival Hall, 3-Dec-2016 (2 performances)

Musical masterpieces from the movies.

John Wilson Orchestra
Vocalist Kim Criswell and Matt Ford.

Royal Albert Hall, 13-Aug-2016 / 19:00

George and Ira Gershwin Rediscovered

John Wilson Orchestra

Royal Albert Hall, 16-Nov-2015 / 19:30

John Wilson Orchestra

Works by George Gershwin's in their original film orchestrations.

Royal Albert Hall, 5-Sep-2015 / 17:30

John Wilson Orchestra, Maida Vale Singers

Music from Bernstein's Broadway musicals plus the suite from On the Waterfront.

Royal Albert Hall, 7-Aug-2015 / 22:15

John Wilson Orchestra, Seth MacFarlane - Vocalist

The John Wilson Orchestra performed 'Frank Sinatra'.

Barbican Hall, 4-Jan-2015 / 19:00

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Bach/Elgar: Fantasia and Fugue in C minor
Respighi: The Pines of Rome
Elgar: Symphony No 1

Mr. Wilson made his BBC Proms debut on the 1st of August 2009 with a celebration of classic MGM Film Musicals.

He was born in Gateshead.

Royal Festival Hall, 4^th and 5^th of December 2013

The John Wilson Orchestra and guest artists performed a sequence from MGM film musicals.

LondonClassicalConcerts