Presented in the Auditorium Hosting breath-taking events with the world’s greatest artists since 1871. Get directions More in this series... View All Royal Albert Hall presentsCarols at the Royal Albert Hall 2025 Sunday 14 - Wednesday 24 December 2025 ...
The road map for the World Orchestra for Peace takes in Berlin, Moscow and Beijing, but began here with a sensational display of musical chairs. The players hail from about 70 ensembles, but many are section principals or even concert masters, so swapping seats between pieces is the fairest...
In 1790 the Earl of Westmoreland, the Lord Lieutenant, laid the first stone of a lock at Phibsborough, at what is now Cross Guns Bridge. At the time, the lock and the bridge were named after the Earl, and theOrdnance Survey mapof 1907/11 still shows his name ...
The hall was longnotoriousfor its poor acoustics—especially its echo—but they were improved by modifications made in the late 1960s. Classical andpopular musicconcerts, sports events, balls, and festivals take place at the hall. It seats more than 5,000 but held a record audience of 9,000...