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The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no government funding.
Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage. It is the venue for the BBC Proms concerts, which have been held there every summer since 1941.
The Proms is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall in central London. The Proms were founded in 1895, and are now organised and broadcast by the BBC. Each season consists of concerts in the Royal Albert Hall, chamber music concerts at Cadogan Hall, additional Proms in the Park events across the UK on the Last Night of the Proms and associated educational and children's events. The season is a significant event in British culture and in classical music. Czech conductor Jiřà Bělohlávek described the Proms as "the world's largest and most democratic musical festival".
Prom is short for promenade concert, a term which originally referred to outdoor concerts in London's pleasure gardens, where the audience was free to stroll around while the orchestra was playing. In the context of the BBC Proms, promming refers to the use of the standing areas inside the hall (the Arena and Gallery) for which ticket prices are much lower than for the seating. Proms concert-goers, particularly those who stand, are sometimes referred to as "Prommers" or "Promenaders".
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"Music is the art medium that communicates interiority, being only perceived by the ears, and received by the mind"
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Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1
Anticipation mounts, just minutes to go... after three long, covid-fuelled years away, it was a great pleasure to return to London’s Royal Albert Hall this week – and what better way to celebrate than the triumphant joy of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the Choral.
The orchestra was the Philharmonia, conducted by Toby Purser, Head of Conducting at the Royal College of Music – plus the thrilling sound of the 150-strong Crouch End Festival Chorus and the spectacular finale, Ode to Joy. Simply glorious.
Regno Unito, Londra, Royal Albert Hall, Estate 2016
La Royal Albert Hall è una sala da concerti a South Kensington, Londra, Regno Unito. Ha una capacità di 5.272 posti a sedere. Fin dalla sua apertura nel 1871 ad opera della regina Vittoria, i principali artisti del mondiali di molti generi si sono esibiti sul suo palco facendolo diventare uno degli edifici più preziosi e caratteristici del Regno Unito. Ogni anno ospita più di 390 spettacoli nella sala principale, tra classica, rock e concerti pop, balletto, opera, proiezioni di film con orchestra dal vivo, sport, premiazioni, eventi scolastici e di comunità , spettacoli di beneficenza e banchetti. Il nome originale è stato cambiato dalla regina Vittoria in memoria del suo amato consorte marito, il principe Alberto. Esso costituisce la parte pratica di un memoriale per il Principe Consorte di cui la parte decorativa è l’Albert Memorial nei vicini giardini di Kensington.
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall in South Kensington, London, United Kingdom. It has a capacity of up to 5,272 seats. Since its opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage and it has become one of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings. Each year it hosts more than 390 shows in the main auditorium, including classical, rock and pop concerts, ballet, opera, film screenings with live orchestra, sports, award ceremonies, school and community events, charity performances and banquets. The original name was changed by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband consort, Prince Albert. It forms the practical part of a memorial to the Prince Consort - the decorative part is the Albert Memorial in the nearby Kensington Gardens.
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London.
One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings,
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Taken from the steps below the Albert Memorial. Getting the horizon was tricky given the main road slopes towards the right.
One of the most notable features of London’s Royal Albert Hall is the extraordinary domed roof installed in 1869, together with the 85 ‘flying saucer’ discs (added decades later) which act as sound diffusers.
For generations, musicians and audiences alike frequently complained about the Hall's acoustics, which were pretty awful – particularly the long, lingering echoes caused by the shape of the roof. But in the late 1960s, sound engineers came up with the answer – a series of discs suspended from the roof to absorb the sound and eliminate the long echoes.
And it worked! Over the years since then, the quality and effectiveness of the discs has been markedly improved, and it was a terrific decision by the RAH management to make them a stand-out feature, rather than try to hide or disguise them.
This was my view of the roof the other night, just before a superb Beethoven concert.
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall in London. Opened on March 29, 1871, it is one of the most emblematic theaters in the world and one of the most distinctive buildings in the United Kingdom. It is located in Albertopolis, at the northern end of the South Kensington area, in the city of Westminster. The Royal Albert Hall was built to fulfill the vision of Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, of a "Central Hall" that was used to promote the arts and sciences in South Kensington.
Royal Albert Hall
El Royal Albert Hall es una sala de conciertos en Londres. Inaugurado el 29 de marzo de 1871, es uno de los teatros más emblemáticos del mundo y una de las construcciones más distintivas del Reino Unido. Está ubicado en Albertopolis, en el extremo norte del área de South Kensington, en la ciudad de Westminster. El Royal Albert Hall fue construido para cumplir la visión del prÃncipe Alberto, consorte de la reina Victoria, de un "Salón Central" que fuera utilizado para promover las artes y las ciencias en South Kensington.
The Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington with the 'Europe' statue that forms just a small part of the Prince Albert Memorial which is situated in Kensington Gardens. Commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her Husband Albert who died in 1861, aged 42.
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I'm about to stick my mitt out to flag down RM1005 (5CLT) as it begins the Routemaster heritage route 9 outside the Royal Albert Hall (left) in Kensington Gore, so am obliged to press the camera shutter sooner than ideal. RM1005 is not one of the regular performers in this route, but is the personal possession of TfL Transport Commissioner Peter Hendy, who is at the wheel. We have a blue chip crew, as on the platform is Leon Daniels, TfL's Managing Director, Surface Transport.
After several rather unsatisfactory visits over the past few weeks, I was finally able to just about get the shot I've been trying to get today.
I'd been waiting for the right combination of being able to set up a tripod for a long exposure, combined with a vaguely interesting sky, the sun in the right position to be able to avoid harsh shadows on the building, and not so many people all around it that I wouldn't be able to largely blend them away with the long exposure.
I had to wait quite a while for the sun to be out long enough to meaningfully register in the two minute exposure. And although I was hoping for some nice blue sky with a smattering of clouds, we ended up with this rather moody grey sky which I feel does the job of making the sky at least interesting.
On a couple of previous occasions the sky was just plain featureless blue which was a bit boring. And the last time I visited was a total blow out as there were teenage fans sitting all over the steps already queueing at lunchtime for the evening concert that day, so even a long exposure wouldn't have done any good in removing them!
In this frame, there was a couple with their son (obviously a recent music graduate) who spent an awfully long time taking pictures of him in front of the Albert Hall from every conceivable angle, sometimes standing still for minutes on end in various positions, but they are rendered as a vague blur here.
Anyway, this seemingly pretty simple and basic photograph took quite some time and effort to finally achieve! Now I can call it 'done' for the time being and move onto the next on my hit list. I have to say I'm really impressed again with the performance of the Firecrest 16-stop screw-in ND filter at doing a great job here. Having struggled for years battling odd colour casts with my previous ND filters this one really does seem to hold up with minimal changes needed in Lightroom.
This is another prime example of a Grade I listed building in London, officially #1217742 at Kensington Gore, Kensington, London, SW7 2AP.