Anna Lapwood plays Max Richter, Hans Zimmer and more

Classical music sensation and Royal Albert Hall associate artist Anna Lapwood brings the organ to the fore in her Royal Albert Hall headline debut, accompanied by the Philharmonia Orchestra and Philharmonia Chorus, conducted by André de Ridder.

This special concert will include two new commissions: the premiere of a work for organ, chorus and orchestra, written for her by acclaimed composer Max Richter, and a piece by exciting young composer Kristina Arakelyan, alongside renditions of Hans Zimmer’s Chevaliers de Sangreal and Interstellar Suite, and Camille Saint Saëns’ Symphony No. 3.

Max Richter’s organ composition is a co-commission by the Royal Albert Hall, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Hallé, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra (US).

Hailed as 'a phenomenon' by the Guardian, Anna has been widely credited with popularising the classical organ, having performed alongside pop artists like RAYE, AURORA and Florence and the Machine, and introduced stars including Tom Cruise and Benedict Cumberbatch to the delights of the instrument, amassing 870,000 TikTok followers in the process.

In the past year, she has sold out performances with the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Antonio Pappano, and performed major recitals at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles and Boardwalk Hall, New Jersey.