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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth at a Royal Opera House Gala Performance for her
Silver Jubilee (photo: Donald Southern/ROH 1977)
In 1986, the Queen enjoyed an electric gala concert from the London Symphony
Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein (Gidon Kremer playing Bernstein’s
Serenade is a must-watch on the LSO Live YouTube channel).
The Golden Jubilee in 2002 saw major classical artists like Kiri Te Kanawa and
Mstislav Rostropovich join the Queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, whilst
Bryn Terfel sang in a special concert for her 80th Birthday.
In 2007 came an exclusive violin recital at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM),
whilst 2016 saw the Queen sit in on an East London rehearsal of the National Youth
Orchestra of Great Britain (NYOGB).
The Queen is Patron of both the RAM and the NYOGB… and many more: the
London Symphony Orchestra, the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
and Help Musicians UK, to name a few. Also on the list is the Piobaireachd Society,
which promotes classical music for bagpipes.
