I absolutely adore London. I am so grateful to have grown up here with all of the diversity of cultures, food and endless opportunities. I am still amazed whenever I take a trip into town (at least once a week) and I always find something new which I haven’t experienced before.
Last night I was lucky enough to see the London Philharmonic Orchestra at The Royal Festival Hall for the second time. I managed to take one sneaky photo (as photography during the performance is not permitted) – this one was taken before it started, I might add.
I was seated behind the orchestra, facing the conductor
As someone who loves live music and concerts of any kind, this was no exception. I am not a connoisseur of classical music by any stretch of the imagination, but I can still appreciate genius when I hear it. If you have not experienced such an event, and you have the possibility to do so, I would say try it at least once. The tickets range from £9.00 to £55.00 – mine was one of the cheapest seats, but I still had a fabulous view of the whole orchestra and I was able to see all of the faces of the musicians and the conductor, which definitely added to the experience. The orchestra played Beethoven’s 4th and Mahler’s 1st symphonies.
The Royal Festival Hall’s principal conductor Vladimir Jurowski