In 2004 , following a semi-staged concert performance of Weber ’s Der Freischütz at the Edinburgh Festival the previous year , Sir Charles Mackerras agreed to become the Chorus ’s first President , which post he held until his death in 2010 . The 50th anniversary was celebrated in June 2007 with a performance of Verdi ’s '' Requiem '' with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Riccardo Muti in the presence of its Patron The Prince of Wales . In Autumn 2008 Edward Caswell became Artistic Director , training the Chorus for a performance of Bernstein ’s Kaddish Symphony in London ’s Barbican Centre conducted by John Axelrod in a concert to mark the 70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Philharmonia Chorus