London Soundtrack Festival Gala Concert
Composer Howard Shore receives the inaugural London Soundtrack Festival Inspiration Award during a gala concert of music from throughout his career.
The London Soundtrack Festival Gala Concert celebrates the career of LSF Inspiration Award recipient Howard Shore, featuring music from his Oscar-winning scores for Lord of the Rings together with music from his over 40-year-long collaboration with director David Cronenberg and other highlights from Shore’s incredible career.
The concert also features music by the festival’s other Featured Artists, including Harry Gregson-Williams, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Stephen Barton and Anne Dudley, brought to the stage by some very special guest presenters.
Part of the London Soundtrack Festival.
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Ben Palmer conductor
Lior vocalist
London Philharmonic Choir
Repertoire
Anna Meredith: Nautilus
Natalie Holt: Music from Loki
Stephen Barton: Picard Suite
Anne Dudley: American History X
Harry Gregson-Williams: Suite from Gladiator II
Hildur Guðnadóttir: Excerpts from Tár
TV Quiz Theme Suite arr. Iain Farrington
Interval
Howard Shore: The Fly Suite; Main title from Dead Ringers; Main title from Ed Wood; The Aviator Suite; I Roderyn (The Noble Wood) from The Hobbit; Main theme from M. Butterfly; The Prophecy from The Fellowship of the Ring; The Lighting of the Beacons from Lord of the Rings
Need to know
For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open six days a week.
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.