Damien Chazelle's Whiplash screens in full at the Royal Albert Hall as composer Justin Hurwitz leads the London Intercollegiate Jazz Orchestra, with Greyson Nekrutman on drums.
Damien Chazelle’s Academy Award-winning Whiplash screens in full at the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington on Friday 14 May 2027, with its score played live. Composer Justin Hurwitz leads the London Intercollegiate Jazz Orchestra.
Chazelle wrote and directed the film, released in 2014. It follows Andrew, an ambitious young drummer at an elite conservatory, and Fletcher, the instructor who pushes him to the brink.
Miles Teller plays Andrew and J. K. Simmons plays Fletcher. Hurwitz has scored each of Chazelle’s films since, La La Land, First Man and Babylon among them. The Hall stages La La Land in Concert on Thursday 31 December 2026.
The Hall counts Whiplash among the most requested titles in the history of its Films in Concert series. It plays here for one performance only, with Hurwitz conducting his own score.
Greyson Nekrutman plays the film’s drum solos beat for beat. He has been the drummer of the Brazilian metal band Sepultura since 2024.