RPO: ’S Wonderful - Timeless Love Songs

A Valentine's Day concert by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Cadogan Hall, built around songs from the Great American Songbook. The programme is titled 'S Wonderful - Timeless Love Songs.

The programme takes its inspiration from the Great American Songbook, the body of popular songs written in the United States that drew on jazz clubs in New York and the film musicals of classic Hollywood. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra presents it as a voyage back to a period when swing rhythms filled dance halls and love songs were heard in theatres late into the night.

The concert is framed as a Valentine's Day event, and its focus is on romantic songs from that tradition, performed by a full symphonic orchestra rather than a jazz combo. The material available describes the evening in broad terms, so the repertoire is best checked against the programme on the night.

Cadogan Hall is a concert venue at 5 Sloane Terrace in Chelsea, south-west London, and the evening suits listeners who enjoy orchestral arrangements of American standards.