This season, Karen makes her debut with the Hallé and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestras, at the Royal Festival Hall and further affield with the New Japan Philharmonic in Tokyo.
London Symphony Orchestra
11 March 2026
Barbican Hall
Key Stage 3: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
20 March 2026
Barbican Hall
Key Stage 2: ‘The King Who Tried to Change his Fate’ – An Orchestral Storytelling
London Symphony Orchestra
23 March 2026
Barbican Hall
Key Stage 2: ‘The King Who Tried to Change his Fate’ – An Orchestral Storytelling
New Japan Philharmonic
11 April 2026
Sumida Triphony Hall Large Hall, Japan
Featuring pianist Aimi Kobayashi and organist Motoko Murozumi
Bacewicz Overture for Orchestra
Clara Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 78
New Japan Philharmonic
12 April 2026
Suntory Hall, Japan
Featuring pianist Aimi Kobayashi and organist Motoko Murozumi
Bacewicz Overture for Orchestra
Clara Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 78
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
26 April 2026
National Concert Hall, Dublin
Discover Peter and the Wolf & The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf with shadow puppetry
The Lark Ascending – Sinfonia Viva
6 June 2026
Derby Cathedral
Featuring violinist Sophie Rosa, baritone Jolyon Loy and Derby Cathedral Choir
Purcell Chacony
Elgar Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Tom Coult La Folia (after Vivaldi)
Bridge Valse Intermezzo à cordes
Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
7 June 2026
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Family Concert: Dance Across America
Programme to include West Side Story, Princess and the Frog, Route 66, Short Ride in a Fast Machine and Hoedown
