The Sydney Philharmonia Choirs will return to the United Kingdom this summer for their first UK tour in 15 years, bringing Australian voices to some of Britain’s most celebrated concert halls and cathedral spaces.
Led by Artistic and Music Director Brett Weymark, the July and August 2026 tour combines landmark British choral repertoire with contemporary Australian premieres, creating a musical dialogue between the English cathedral tradition and modern Australian composition.
UK Tour Performances
Sunday 26 July 2026 — London
Royal Albert Hall
BBC Proms | 7pm
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The choir joins the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Chorus under conductor Kazuki Yamada for a performance of John Adams’s monumental choral work Harmonium.
Wednesday 29 July 2026 — Ely
Ely Cathedral
Lunchtime Concert | 1pm
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A 130-strong ensemble from the choir will perform beneath Ely Cathedral’s iconic Octagon in a special lunchtime concert.
Saturday 1 August 2026 — Gloucester
Gloucester Cathedral
Three Choirs Festival
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The choir presents a specially curated programme of British cathedral classics alongside contemporary Australian works, including UK premieres by Australian composers Alice Chance and Joseph Twist.
Repertoire Highlights
The tour repertoire spans both historic and contemporary choral traditions, including:
John Adams — Harmonium
Alice Chance — Sanctus (Festival Commission)
Joseph Twist — new Australian choral commissions
Cathedral classics by Hubert Parry, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten and Sir William Harris
Bringing British choral music “home” while introducing new Australian works to UK audiences, the tour marks a significant return for one of Australia’s leading choral ensembles.