# Lord Mayor of London pulls out all the stops for fundraising concert - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/15/lord-mayor-london-pulls-stops-fundraising-concert/ - Published: 2017-03-15T15:44:05+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake **The Lord Mayor of London has attended a fundraising concert in aid of the Lord Mayor’s Appeal, and he was the guest soloist at the organ.** The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor, Alderman Dr Andrew Parmley, performed at St Paul’s Cathedral last night with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Luisi and the St Paul’s Cathedral Choir. Dr Parmley was the organ soloist in Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony. > Has it ever been done before? [@citylordmayor](https://twitter.com/citylordmayor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > playing the [@StPaulsLondon](https://twitter.com/StPaulsLondon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > organ…once in a lifetime concert this evening .a few tickets left [pic.twitter.com/lxFGFAj5SY](https://t.co/lxFGFAj5SY) > — Lord Mayor's Appeal (@LMAppeal) [March 14, 2017](https://twitter.com/LMAppeal/status/841635409369190400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Tickets for the fundraising concert ranged from £20 to £100, with Gala Dinner tickets available for £500 per person, or £4,500 per table of 10.   [Embed from Getty Images](http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/653392538) This year’s [Lord Mayor’s Appeal](https://www.thelordmayorsappeal.org/) has chosen musical charities as its beneficiaries – LSO Discovery programme, St Paul’s Music Outreach and Music in Hospitals. Alderman Parmley was educated at the Royal Academy of Music, and has been Honorary Organist of St James Garlickhythe in Vintry Ward for over 30 years. He is also patron of several choirs. > OC [@LMAppeal](https://twitter.com/LMAppeal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@londonsymphony](https://twitter.com/londonsymphony?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > breathtaking musical beauty in a heart stopping space [#speechless](https://twitter.com/hashtag/speechless?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/ncT4sZqjrX](https://t.co/ncT4sZqjrX) > — St Paul's Cathedral (@StPaulsLondon) [March 14, 2017](https://twitter.com/StPaulsLondon/status/841740997310722048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   > The fantastic [@StPaulsLondon](https://twitter.com/StPaulsLondon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > event may be over but it still makes a fabulous backdrop for [@CityAM](https://twitter.com/CityAM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > leading light article for [#cgd](https://twitter.com/hashtag/cgd?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/XMmxy5WDUK](https://t.co/XMmxy5WDUK) > > ## Advertisement > > — Lord Mayor's Appeal (@LMAppeal) [March 15, 2017](https://twitter.com/LMAppeal/status/841938366383951873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   * **[Ed Sheeran joins Kurupt FM for Comic Relief while ukuleles take over Liverpool St station](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/23/ed-sheeran-joins-kurupt-fm-comic-relief-ukuleles-take-liverpool-st-station/)**( 23 March 2017) * **[CRUK shortens Vivaldi’s Spring to highlight charitable gifts in Wills](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/04/05/cruk-shortens-vivaldis-spring-highlight-charitable-gifts-wills/)**( 5 April 2017) * **[Festivalgoers bet on event’s weather for charity](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/07/04/festivalgoers-bet-events-weather-charity/)**( 4 July 2017) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)