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A composite image of the musicians in the Magnum Opus showcase
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Classical music

Britten Sinfonia: Magnum Opus Composer Showcase

Discover three new chamber concertos by composers whose careers are just taking off. 

Anibal Vidal Trumpet Concerto (world premiere)
Eden Lonsdale Concerto for Voice (world premiere)
Alex Groves Violin Concerto (world premiere)
Britten Sinfonia
Tom Fetherstonhaugh conductor
Imogen Whitehead trumpet/flugelhorn
Alexandra Achillea voice
Rakhi Singh violin
Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott
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Classical music

Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma reunites with long-time duo partner Kathryn Stott in two masterly sonatas and sublimely unruffled Arvo Pärt.

Gabriel Fauré Berceuse
Antonín Dvořák Songs My Mother Taught Me
Sérgio Assad Menino
Nadia Boulanger Cantique
Gabriel Fauré Papillon
Dmitri Shostakovich Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Arvo Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel
César Franck Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano
Yo-Yo Ma cello
Kathryn Stott piano
Conductor Andre J Thomas takes his bow on the Barbican stage with the London Symphony Orchestra and LSO Community Gospel Choir
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Gospel

Experience the unrestrained power of American gospel music, with the symphonic sound of the LSO and a chorus of voices from across the London community, curated and conducted by André J Thomas.

A person wearing a black mask
Event
Classical music Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Die Fledermaus

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150 years after its first performance in Vienna, Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus arrives at Silk Street Theatre this Autumn.

Conductor Daniele Rustinoi and violinist Francesca Dego chatting in a park
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Daniele Rustioni

A spotlight on Romanticism with three beautifully contrasting pieces: Liszt in fine form, late Mendelssohn and ‘Great’ Schubert.

Franz Liszt Les préludes
Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Op 64
Franz Schubert Symphony No 9, The Great
London Symphony Orchestra
Daniele Rustioni conductor
Francesca Dego violin
Presenter Rachel Leach clapping.
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Classical music

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Relaxed Concert

Our relaxed concerts are tailored for people who have sensory and communication impairments, learning disabilities, or who are neurodiverse. 

Ilya Gringolts
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Classical music

Oramo conducts Strauss and Wagner

Glowing colours and grand passions: Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra join violinist Ilya Gringolts in Szymanowski’s gorgeous concerto – plus music by Wagner, Strauss and Dora Pejačević.

Dora Pejačević Overture for Orchestra in D minor
Karol Szymanowski Violin Concerto No 1
Richard Wagner Siegfried-Idyll
Richard Strauss Death and Transfiguration
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo conductor
Ilya Gringolts violin
Klaus Makela is conducting in front of a black background, his right hand holding the baton and his left hand above his shoulder
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Klaus Mäkelä

Tales of ancient spirits and savage dreams from Sibelius and Stravinsky, alongside the fluid, lyrical melodies of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto.

Jean Sibelius Tapiola
Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 2
Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
London Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä conductor
Andrej Power violin
A statue of a Viennese gentleman
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Classical music

Academy of Ancient Music: Viennese Virtuosity

Musical metamorphoses: Mozart, Haydn and their colleagues come together as AAM celebrates a friendship that transformed music for ever.

Johann Baptist Wanhal Symphony in D major, BryVa D17
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No 36, Linz
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf Symphony No 4 from Symphonies after Ovid’s Metamorphosis
Joseph Haydn Symphony No 80
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummings director & harpsichord
Black and white image of a forest on the Isle of Mull
Event
Classical music Contemporary music

Waves Crash on Old Street/Rufus Isabel Elliot

Composer Rufus Isabel Elliot and artists Miek Zwamborn and Rutger Emmelkamp bring the Isle of Mull’s wild Atlantic rainforest of Tireragan to LSO St Luke’s.

Rafael Payare striking a pose with his baton held above his head
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Classical music

Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

Conducted by Rafael Payare, the Montréal orchestra launches a European tour. Preceding Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Javier Perianes is the soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 1. 

Iman Habibi Jeder Baum spricht
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No 1
Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Rafael Payare conductor
Javier Perianes* piano
A planet in space
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Classical music

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra: The Planets

Principal Guest Conductor of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker and Music Director of Birmingham Opera Company Alpesh Chauhan leads Guildhall Symphony Orchestra in an out-of-this-world programme.

Thomas Adès Polaris: Voyage for Orchestra
Kaija Saariaho Orion
Gustav Holst The Planets
Colin Matthews Pluto, the Renewer
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan conductor
The jazz ensemble seed.
Event
Classical music Contemporary music

Nature's Heart: LSO x Cassie Kinoshi's seed.

The LSO is joined by the Mercury Prize-nominated ensemble seed., led by saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi, for an evening of new and classic music celebrating the natural world.

Birdseye view of concert at LSO St Luke's
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Classical music

LSO Discovery Friday Lunchtime Concert

Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert, suitable for everyone over the age of 5. Hear live music up close, with small groups of LSO musicians.

Ballerina and pianist performing next to animated ballerinas
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Classical music Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: The Nutcracker and I

A pianist, a ballerina, state-of-the-art animations and digital effects. The Nutcracker for the 21st century.

Alexandra Dariescu performer and producer
Nick Hillel director
Adam Smith art director and director of animation
Jenna Lee choreographer
Imogen Ash ballerina
Sander Loonen technical producer
Yeast Culture video design