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Bharathi Prathap singing, sitting cross-legged and wearing colourful clothes
Darbar
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London Schools Symphony Orchestra
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London Schools Symphony Orchestra

London’s premier youth orchestra returns to Milton Court with leading British conductor and violinist Christopher Warren-Green. 

Sakari Oramo conducting, with blue circular swirls framing him
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Oramo conducts Mahler's Fourth Symphony

Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler’s playful Fourth Symphony – and plays the violin too, as Kurt Weill retells the myth of Orpheus in his own, utterly original style. 

Dorothy Howell Lamia
Kurt Weill Der neue Orpheus, Op 15
Gustav Mahler Symphony No 4
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo conductor/violin
Anu Komsi soprano
Canticles performers
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Britten's Canticles

Three outstanding young singers unite in a programme of love, loss, and remembrance, where Schubert and Errollyn Wallen are entwined in Britten’s five haunting canticles.

Benjamin Britten Canticle I
Errollyn Wallen My Lazy Goodheart
Franz Schubert Auf dem Strom
Benjamin Britten Canticle III
Canticle V
Franz Schubert Des Fisches Liebesglück
Benjamin Britten Canticle IV
Canticle II
James Way tenor
Natalie Burch piano
Lotte Betts-Dean mezzo-soprano
Ross Ramgobin baritone
Alis Huws harp
Annemarie Federle horn
Lang Lang
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Lang Lang

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One of the most influential pianists of the 21st century plays music by Fauré, Schumann and Chopin.

Gabriel Fauré Pavane in F-sharp minor
Robert Schumann Kreisleriana
Frederic Chopin Mazurkas:
Op 7, No 3
Op 17, Nos 1, 2 & 4
Op 24, Nos 2 & 4
Op 30, No 3 & 4
Op 33, No 3, 4 & 2
Op 59, No 3
Polonaise in F# minor, Op 44
Lang Lang piano
A close up shot of a sheep's head against a black background. There is a small drop of blood dripping from the sheep's ear.
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Academy of Ancient Music: Bach's St John Passion

Laurence Cummings and AAM bring an Easter tradition to life: a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion. 

Johann Sebastian Bach St John Passion
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummings director and harpsichord
Nicholas Mulroy Evangelist
Dingle Yandell Christus
Carolyn Sampson soprano
Helen Charlston alto
Ed Lyon tenor
Jonathan Brown bass
A school orchestra on stage with a conductor standing in front of them
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The MiSST 12th Annual Concert

The Music in Secondary Schools Trust returns for its 12th Annual Concert celebrating the achievements of their students in a spectacular showcase.

A photo of Stephen Hough with pink circular swirls around him
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Hough plays Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto

Stephen Hough plays Beethoven and Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler’s First Symphony. Genius, pure and simple, from the BBC Symphony Orchestra. 

Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3
Gustav Mahler Symphony No 1
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo conductor
Stephen Hough piano
Seven members of the National Open Youth Orchestra holding instruments against a blue background surrounded by neon vectors
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National Open Youth Orchestra: Ring Out! No more barriers

Experience the emotionally charged performances of one of the most exciting youth orchestras in the world.

Liam Taylor-West Ring Out! (world premiere)
Yfat Soul Zisso Fragile (world premiere)
Lucky Chops Behroozi
Meredith Monk Parlour Games
Kate Whitley Falling
Oliver Cross Barriers
National Open Youth Orchestra
Two members of band Kaavish on stage
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Kaavish Live in Concert

Experience the soulful melodies of acclaimed Pakistani contemporary classical band, Kaavish, as they bring their signature sound to the stage.

The Carducci Quartet in a forest, standing in a row holding their instruments
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Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 4

Four quartets unite to perform the Chamber Symphony enlargement of Shostakovich’s 8th quartet, crowning a programme including Firsova’s ardent, deftly-plotted Quartet No 4.

Dmitri Shostakovich Quartet No 4
Quartet No 13
Elena Firsova Quartet No 4
Dmitri Shostakovich Quartet No 8
Carducci Quartet
Elmore Quartet
Kyan Quartet
Oculus Quartet
Chris West double bass
Seong-Jin Cho standing next to a piano
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Seong-Jin Cho: A Ravel-athon

A sold-out hall greeted Seong-Jin Cho’s Barbican debut in 2023. His much-anticipated return navigates a scintillating all-Ravel programme, saluting the composer in his 150th anniversary year.

Maurice Ravel Serenade grotesque
Menuet antique
Pavane pour une infante defunte
Jeux d'eau
Sonatine
Miroirs
Gaspard de la nuit
Menuet sur le nom de Haydn
Valses nobles et sentimentales
Prélude
A la maniere de Borodine
A la maniere de Chabrier
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Seong-Jin Cho
Mahan Esfahani standing in front of a brick wall
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Mahan Esfahani: Harpsichord recital

Splicing classic Baroque works with a reminder that the harpsichord is no mere museum piece, Mahan Esfahani has opened up inspiring new territories.

Hans Werner Henze Six Absences
Jean-Philippe Rameau Suite en mi-mineur
Luciano Berio Rounds
Johann Pachelbel Chaconne f-moll
Haïm Alexander Improvisation on a Persian Folksong
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre Pièces de Clavecin:
Prélude
Allemande
Courante I
Courante II
Sarabande
Gigue
Canaries
Chaconne
Menuet
Mark Applebaum October 1582 for harpsichord and live electronics
Mahan Esfahani harpsichord
Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO
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London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle

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Janáček’s hilarious satire about art, lunar travel, nationalism – and sausages. 

Leoš Janáček The Excursions of Mr Brouček
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Peter Hoare Brouček
Aleš Briscein Mazal/Blankytný/Petřík
Lucy Crowe Málinka/Etherea/Kunka
Gyula Orendt Sakristán/Lunobor/Domšík
Lukáš Zeman Svatopluk/Würfl/Čaroskvoucí/Ratsherr
Doubravka Novotná Číšníček/Wunderkind/Student
Arttu Kataja Artist/Dohuslav/Vojta
Linard Vrielink Skladatel/Harfoboj/Miroslav
Hanna Hipp Kedruta
Tenebrae
The woodwind section of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on stage
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Robert Ziegler leads you on a journey through space and time with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 

Manu Martin Lim Cosmic Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
George Gershwin (arr Schoenfeld/Rothman) I Got Rhythm Variations
Gustav Holst The Planets
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Ziegler conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
City of London Choir
London Voices
Joyce DiDonato in a black dress, leaning with her back against a wall
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Handel: Jephtha with Il Pomo D’oro and Joyce DiDonato

Joyce DiDonato and Michael Spyres star in Handel’s Jephtha – the composer's valedictory oratorio. 

George Frideric Handel Jephtha
Il Pomo d'Oro
Francesco Corti conductor
Michael Spyres Jephtha
Joyce DiDonato Storge
Mélissa Petit Ipihis
Cody Quattlebaum Zebul
Jasmin White Hamor
Il Pomo d'Oro Choir