Saturday 9th November 2024, 7:30pm
Norwich Cathedral

HAYDN: The Creation

Katherine Crompton - soprano, David de Winter - tenor, Edward Grint - bass
Norwich Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
conducted by Ashley Grote

Saturday 7th December 2024, 7:30pm
The King's Centre, Norwich

HOLST: Indra
SIBELIUS: Pohjola's Daughter
MAHLER: Symphony No.4

Catherin May - soprano
Norwich Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Matthew Andrews

Tuesday 17th December 2024, 7.30pm
Norfolk Events Centre, Norfolk Showground

The Phil's FAMILY CHRISTMAS
Including CAROLS FOR CHOIR AND AUDIENCE

Norwich Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra plus special guests
conducted by Ashley Grote and Matthew Andrews
Please note that this concert is not recommended for children under the age of 5-6 years

Saturday 15th February 2025, 7:30pm
Norfolk Events Centre, Norfolk Showground

programme to include
BORODIN: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
TCHAIKOVSKY: Ballet Suite, Swan Lake
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring

The Workshop Studios Dance Company
Norwich Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Matthew Andrews
An exciting new venture. The Phil joins forces with the Workshop Studios Dance Company to perform the Rite of Spring in its original ballet format.

Saturday 22nd March 2025, 2:30pm and 4:30pm
The King's Centre, Norwich

The Phil's CHILDREN'S CONCERT
Including GASPARD'S FOXTROT, Jonathan Dove's setting of the children's book by Zeb Soanes
Zeb himself will be the narrator and James Mayhew will illustrate the story live on stage. 

and excerpts from:

JAMES NEWTON HOWARD/JOHN WILLIAMS - Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore
TCHAIKOVSKY - Swan Lake
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Dance of the Tumblers from The Snow Maiden

Norwich Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Matthew Andrews
Zeb Soanes narrator
James Mayhew illustrator
A fun and informal concert specially designed for young children and their families. Each performance lasts around 50 mins plus a short interval, when the children are invited to have a go on some of the instruments.
Presented in partnership with the Norfolk County Music Festival as part of their centenary celebrations.

Saturday 5th April 2025, 7.30pm
Norfolk Showground Arena

GERSHWIN: An American in Paris
LAMBERT: Rio Grande
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
RUTTER: Feel the Spirit
MARQUEZ: Danson No.2

Jill Morton, piano (Lambert)
Judy Louie Brown - mezzo soprano (Rutter)
Norwich Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
conducted by Matthew Andrews and Ashley Grote

The Phil still on the Road

As Saint Andrew's Hall will remain closed for our 2024-5 season for refurbishments, the Phil will continue to perform in alternative venues around the city.

Our November concert, Haydn's Creation will be in Norwich Cathedral. Familiar territory for the Cathedral's Master of Music, Ashley Grote, who will be making his first outing as conductor of the Phil Chorus for this concert.

In December, the Phil have chosen the King's Centre in King Street as a venue. It's smaller than St Andrew's Hall, but fine for the smaller scale works planned. Sibelius' Pohjola's Daughter, Holst's Indra and Mahler's 4th Symphony are on the programme.

Nearby parking is really convenient for the King's Centre, with only short walks from Castle Quarter (3 mins) and Rose Lane (6 mins)

For our famous Family Christmas concert, we head out to the Events Centre at Norfolk Showground. Bringing on the festive cheer with lots of well-known Christmas music, and carols for the audience to sing, this has always been extremely popular. Be sure to book your tickets well in advance on our tickets page. And as an added bonus this year, parking is free, and right next to the venue.


We stay at the Showground for our February concert. This is a new venture for the Phil, who are joined by the Workshop Studios Dance Company to perform Stravinsky's Rite of Spring in its original ballet format. It caused a riot at its first performance in 1913, but although much more accepted now, you can still look forward to a really exciting evening.

In March we are back in the King's Centre. This time for a Children's Concert. Two hour-long performances of short classical pieces are planned, each with a short interval when children can see the instruments close up, and even try some of them. There will be bean bags at the front of the audience, so that younger members can see and hear the music really close up. An opportunity for the next generation to experience the wonders of classical music first hand.

Finally, back to the Showground in April for a concert with the Phil's Choir and Orchestra with an American vibe. Gershwin classics like An American in Paris, alongside Rutter's spiritual Feel the Spirit, bring us to the end of our season's 'Road Trip'.