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Royal Albert Hall Will Host Attack on Titan Orchestral Concert on October 17
posted on by Andrew Osmond
In a press release, London's Royal Albert Hall has announced that it will host the world premiere of the Attack on Titan: Symphony from Paradis orchestral concert on Saturday October 17. There will be two performances on that day, at 2.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m.
Tickets will be available at the Royal Albert Hall's website.
The tickets will go on general sale at 10 a.m. on Thursday 30 April. They will be available to Royal Albert Hall Friends and Patrons a day earlier at 10 a.m. on Wednesday 29 April.
The festival is described on the press release:
"Featuring newly created symphonic arrangements curated by the series' original composers Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto, footage from the award-winning anime will be accompanied live by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and London Voices, conducted by Alexandra Cravero. As the first official orchestral concert dedicated to the series, this production will allow fans the chance to experience the beloved story with the scale, colour, and dynamic range of a fully symphonic event."
The symphonic arrangements are being handled by the composer Nobuko Toda, who Hiroyuki Sawano describes as "a composer and orchestrator I have long hoped to collaborate with."
The press release adds that Royal Albert Hall premiere will be followed by a world tour, including an Asian premiere in Hong Kong and an American premiere at New York's Carnegie Hall. The tour will run across 15 cities for 27 performances, with more to be announced.
Hajime Isayama launched the original Attack on Titan manga in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in 2009, and ended the series in April 2021. The manga's 34th and final volume shipped in June 2021. Kodansha USA Publishing released the manga in English digitally and in print, and released the 34th volume in October 2021.
The first television anime season premiered in April 2013, and the second season premiered in April 2017. The first part of the third season premiered in July 2018, and the second half premiered in April 2019. Attack on Titan The Final Season premiered on NHK in December 2020 and aired for 16 episodes. Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 2 premiered with episode 76 on the NHK General channel in January 2022, and aired for 12 episodes.
The Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS (Shingeki no Kyojin The Final Season Kanketsu-hen) Part 1 anime aired as a one-hour special in March 2023. The Part 2 anime aired in November 2023.
Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS parts 1 and 2 also streamed in Japan in single-episode format, serving as episodes 88-94 of the anime. Toonami aired the anime beginning in January 2024.
Attack on Titan The Movie: THE LAST ATTACK, a compilation of Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS, opened in November 2024 for a three-week limited engagement in Japanese cinemas.
