Following a string of sold out local and international dates, the genre-defying Orchestral Qawwali Project brings Sufi music to the Royal Albert Hall in a special one-off show with the National Youth Chamber Choir, London Voices and Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Made up of composer and arranger Rushil Ranjan and singer Abi Sampa, and featuring some of the most celebrated Indian Classical dancers from around the country (including Aakash Odedra, Vidya Patel), this promises to be Orchestral Qawwali's most exciting show to date, reframing traditional and well known qawwali compositions at a scale never before seen. Presented in association with Glynis Henderson Productions and the Bagri Foundation. Supported by Ragatip. Widely regarded as the biggest step forward for the art-form in decades, the Orchestral Qawwali Project has experienced a meteoric rise to prominence, captivating audiences through its unique combination of Sufi poetry, Indian Classical dance and orchestral arrangements.
Written and directed by critically acclaimed composer and arranger, Rushil Ranjan, the project features the soaring vocals of Abi Sampa in effortless combination with rich orchestral arrangements and powerful chants. All of these elements come together seamlessly to create a sound that is deeply universal and that truly encapsulates qawwali's original intention - to lead the listener to spiritual rapture.
Classical Coffee Mornings: Ruifan Xuan (1/25/26-1/25/26)
Late Night Jazz: Arjuna Oakes (1/29/26-1/29/26)
Classical Coffee Mornings: Emily Wishart (2/1/26-2/1/26)
Late Night Jazz: Robyn's Rocket (2/3/26-2/3/26)
Classical Coffee Mornings: Fiora Quartet (2/8/26-2/8/26)
Late Night Jazz: Sophia Thakur (2/14/26-2/14/26)
Classical Coffee Mornings: Hope Cramsie (2/15/26-2/15/26)
Late Night Jazz: ORII COMMUNITY and Hillarynx (2/19/26-2/19/26)
Classical Coffee Mornings: Leo Behrend and Inez Karlsson (2/22/26-2/22/26)
Late Night Jazz: Tom Ford (2/26/26-2/26/26)
Classical Coffee Mornings: Trio Musae (3/1/26-3/1/26)
Late Night Jazz: The Forever Presence (3/5/26-3/5/26)
Anna Lapwood - International Women’s Day (3/8/26-3/8/26)
Late Night Jazz: Gigi Wilde (3/12/26-3/12/26)
Classical Coffee Mornings: Miriam Grant, Justin Li and Jacqueline Yang (3/15/26-3/15/26)
Late Night Jazz: Ankora and Tomorrow’s Warriors Frontline (3/19/26-3/19/26)
Classical Coffee Mornings: Duo Eunoia (3/22/26-3/22/26)
Classical Coffee Relaxed: Duo Eunoia (3/22/26-3/22/26)
Late Night Jazz: The Egyptian Jazz Projekt (3/30/26-3/30/26)
Late Night Jazz: Orchard (4/9/26-4/9/26)
Royal Albert Hall is at Kensington Gore, London.
Late Night Jazz: Jazz at the Movies (12/10/25-12/10/25)
Late Night Jazz: Billy Marrows' Grande Família Sextet (12/4/25-12/4/25)
Nicola Benedetti (11/27/25-11/27/25)
Classical Coffee Mornings: Rishi Mirchandani (11/23/25-11/23/25)
Late Night Jazz: Roella Oloro (11/20/25-11/20/25)
Tara Lily (11/18/25-11/18/25)
Late Night Jazz: Olivia Murphy, Andrew Woodhead and Lewis Daniel (11/17/25-11/17/25)
Late Night Jazz: Gray by Silver (11/15/25-11/15/25)
Late Night Jazz: Joseph Tawadros (11/14/25-11/14/25)
Classical Coffee Mornings: Kezia Colton with the RCMJD Saxophone Quartet (11/9/25-11/9/25)