Classic FM Live with Viking returns to the Royal Albert Hall in April 2026!

10 March 2026, 08:24 | Updated: 16 March 2026, 16:24

By Classic FM

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Pianist Alice Sara Ott and operatic mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina have just joined the all-star line-up for Classic FM Live.

Classic FM Live with Viking is back for 2026...

On Monday 20 April 2026, our spectacular biannual concert returns to the Royal Albert Hall for a celebration of the greatest classical music hosted by Classic FM presenters.

There will be performances from an all-star line-up of soloists – pianist Alice Sara Ott, operatic tenor Lawrence Brownlee, mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina, violinist Nemanja Radulović and guitarist Rosie Bennet – who will perform favourites including ‘Habanera’ from Bizet’s Carmen, Monti’s Czardas, Grieg's Piano Concerto (3), Debussy’s Arabesque No.1 and ‘Ah! mes amis’ from Donizetti’s La fille du régiment.

Other musical highlights will include Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Rossini’s William Tell Overture and Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No.5, performed by the renowned City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Seal.

Dramatic lights and fireworks will accompany the musicians in a stunning finale.

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The concert will take place on Monday 20 April 2026 at 7.30pm, with doors opening at 6.45pm.

How to buy tickets

Tickets are on general sale now via the Royal Albert Hall website.

With thanks to our friends at Kawai pianos.