Open Rehearsal takes place this weekend as part of the Visit London campaign, allowing the public to experience music, theatre and dance for free across the capital. This includes several of the London orchestras and the RPO Brass Ensemble, who can be heard rehearse on Friday afternoon for their evening concert of opera highlights.

Geoffrey Boyd conducts The Brass of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
29th September, Cadogan Hall (Sloane Square)
Free rehearsal from 3.30pm. Concert at 8pm
To book, telephone the box office on 020 7730 4500.

Also:

• LPO/Jurowski rehearse Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and Bizet’s Carmen Suite.
• BBC SO/Bĕlohlávek rehearse Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 ‘Eroica’, Dvořák’s Suite in A major and Hojoki - a world première by Jonathan Dove.
• LSO/Zhang rehearse Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and Steve Reich’s Three Movements.
• Philharmonia/Dohnányi rehearse Weber’s Overture Der Freischütz, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 in G major.
• RPO/Gatti rehearse Prokofiev’s Symphony No.1 ‘Classical’, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Elgar’s Enigma Variations.