RCM Cello Ensemble: All-Night Vigil

Dates
19 November 2026, 6:00pm

Venue
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Tickets
£6.50 (incl ticket fee)

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A young man playing the cello raises his bow in the air

19 November 2026, 6:00pm

Venue
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Tickets
£6.50 (incl ticket fee)

A ticket fee of £1.50 is included in the price of all paid tickets. No other charges are added at the point of sale. This fee helps to cover administration and handling costs, allowing ticket income to support training and performance opportunities for our students.

Season launch announcement

Booking opens on Wednesday 5 August. RCM Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 29 July. 

Become a member and benefit from priority booking.

Raphael Wallfisch curator
RCM Cello Ensemble

Rachmaninov (arr White) Vespers
Elgar (arr Seymour) Serenade for String Orchestra op 20
Villa-Lobos Bachianas brasileiras no 1 W246

Hear the rich, layered harmonies of eight cellos playing together in specially arranged repertoire.

The programme includes Rachmaninov’s emotional, goosebump‑inducing masterpiece All‑Night Vigil and Elgar’s much‑loved early work, Serenade for Strings. In contrast, the atmosphere shifts with Villa‑Lobos’ rousing first Bachianas brasileiras – roughly translating as ‘Bach‑inspired Brazilian pieces.’

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