Choral at Cadogan 26-27: The Tallis Scholars Rachmaninov Vespers + Pärt

TITLE: The Tallis Scholars --- SUBTITLE: Rachmaninov Vespers + Arvo Pärt --- DATE/TIME: Wednesday 7 October 2026, 7.30pm --- PROGRAMME: Rachmaninov – Vespers (nos. 1–4); Arvo Pärt – Tribute to Caesar; Rachmaninov – Vespers (nos. 5–12); Arvo Pärt – Da Pacem, Domine; Arvo Pärt – O Holy Father Nicholas; Rachmaninov – Vespers (nos. 13–15) --- PERFORMERS: The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips (conductor) --- BOOKING INFO: Priority booking opens Wednesday 8 July, 10am; general booking opens Wednesday 15 July, 10am --- EVENT COPY: One of the great works for a capella choir, Rachmaninov's Vespers grips hold of you from the start and never lets go. The richly burnished, resonant sound and the combination of ancient Slavonic chant and echoes of Russia's indigenous choral traditions create an exotic yet persuasive musical language. Interspersing it with shorter works by Arvo Pärt is a beautifully con