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A truly regal celebration – all the pictures from Crown Imperial
Classic FM took over the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, for an evening of great British music to celebrate the birthday of our longest-reigning monarch.
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1. Theatre Royal, Drury Lane decked out in Classic FM finery
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2. Backstage at rehearsals for Crown Imperial
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3. Christopher Warren-Green rehearses the Philharmonia Orchestra
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4. Crown Imperial rehearsal
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5. So many buttons… the production desk at Crown Imperial
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6. Christopher Warren-Green conducts Vaughan Williams in rehearsal for Crown Imperial
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7. The Philharmonia Orchestra run through some great British music in rehearsal for Crown Imperial
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8. Up-close with the percussion section of the Philharmonia Orchestra at Crown Imperial
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9. The string section of the Philharmonia Orchestra rehearses
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10. In the midst of the action at rehearsals for Crown Imperial
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11. Conductor Christopher Warren-Green rehearses the Philharmonia Orchestra
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12. The view from the brass section of the Philharmonia Orchestra
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13. Rehearsals for Crown Imperial at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in full swing
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14. Christopher Warren-Green conducts at Crown Imperial
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15. Violinist Jennifer Pike rehearses at Crown Imperial
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16. The double basses of the Philharmonia Orchestra at rehearsal for Crown Imperial
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17. Christopher Warren-Green conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra at Crown Imperial
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18. The Philharmonia Orchestra rehearses ahead of Crown Imperial at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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19. The show begins - are you listening at home?
Then you may consider the Theatre Royal Drury Lane your living room for these 90 minutes!
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20. The Philharmonia on stage at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Elgar, Walton, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Malcolm Arnold! The best of (orchestral) British was on show this evening
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21. Laura Wright stuns
The soprano delivers an exquisite performance of Oh Danny Boy.
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22. Tonight's maestro
Christopher Warren-Green leads our Orchestra on Tour, The Philharmonia for tonight's concert.
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23. Full expression from the podium
With full sonorities, hushed pianissimos and sweeping lines, tonight's programme needed everything from it's conductor.
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24. The star violin soloist Jennifer Pike
A deeply-felt performance of Vaughan William's 'The Lark Ascending'
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25. Myleene Klass and Bill Turnbull
Our hosts are the stars of our new weekends on Classic FM. And don't they both look splendid tonight!
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26. Words and muisc
Crown Imperial delivers a unique blend of notes, poems and memories..
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27. The orchestra
Looking good and sounding superb, The Philharmonia!
