Orchestral Masterworks: La mer

Name: Orchestral Masterworks: La mer
Start: 2025-10-16 18:00:00
Location: Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Dates
16 October 2025, 6:00pm

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Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

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£10, £8; £5 under 35

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Booking opens on Wednesday 13 August. RCM Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 6 August.

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16 October 2025, 6:00pm

Venue
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Tickets
£10, £8; £5 under 35

Season launch announcement

Booking opens on Wednesday 13 August. RCM Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 6 August.

Become a member and benefit from priority booking.

Ben Palmer conductor
RCM Philharmonic

Ravel Une barque sur l’océan
Missy Mazzoli Violent, Violent Sea
John Williams Jaws: Suite
Debussy La mer

Set sail on a musical voyage with the RCM Philharmonic in a concert themed around the sea and culminating in Debussy’s majestic seascape, La mer – which he worked on while he was staying in Eastbourne.

Captaining the ship is conductor Ben Palmer, who directs a programme that evokes every facet of the ocean, from lapping waves to ferocious storms. Ravel sets the scene with the sparkling colours of Une barque sur l’océan, inspired by a cruise on a friend’s yacht.

American composer Missy Mazzoli has been praised for her ‘apocalyptic imagination’, audible in her dramatic seascape – but, thanks to John Williams’ iconic score, things take an even more sinister turn with the most threatening two-note motif ever composed...

This performance is generously supported by the RCM Performance Programme Syndicate

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