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Guildhall School cello and clarinet player in chamber ensemble
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Guildhall Chamber Music Festival: Collaboration Concert

Guildhall's Chamber Music Festival opens with an entrancing programme of chamber works by Bacewicz, Bruch, Haydn, Takemitsu and Turina.

Photograph of a section of the Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, LSO & Sir Antonio Pappano

Wynton Marsalis and Sir Antonio Pappano blend jazz, blues and classical music in the crossover collaboration with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra 

Guildhall School flute, viola and harp trio
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Classical music

Guildhall Chamber Music Festival: Sunday Afternoon Concert

This Sunday afternoon concert offers the chance to enjoy a delightful programme of Brahms, Dohnányi and Sally Beamish as part of the Guildhall Chamber Music Festival.

Levon Chilingirian rehearsing with Guildhall string players
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Classical music

Guildhall School Chamber Music Festival: Finale

For the finale of Guildhall School’s 2025 Chamber Music Festival, Guildhall performers and professors present a rich programme of music by Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Stamitz and Fauré.

Jordi Savall holding a treble viol, directing with his bow
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Classical music

Ibn Battuta: The Traveller of Time with Jordi Savall

Journey into the unknown with musical pioneer Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI in a concert inspired by the 14th-century Islamic scholar Ibn Battuta, and narrated by Peaky Blinders actor Assaad Bouab.

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London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Bartók

Kick-start your evening with a Half Six Fix concert. One piece in a 60-minute concert, introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

Barbara Hannigan conducting the LSO, arms outstretched to either side.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Barbara Hannigan

Miracles and myths abound, from Bartók’s surreal ballet to Sibelius’s Finnish landscape – plus, a captivating new piece by Golfam Khayam.

Guildhall School opera singer with arms raised, smiling against a green background
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Classical music

Guildhall School: Spring Opera Scenes

Outstanding performers from the first year of Guildhall School’s Opera Course present classical and contemporary operatic excerpts with piano accompaniment.

Australian Chamber Orchestra on stage
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Classical music

Australian Chamber Orchestra

'Is there a better chamber orchestra in the world?' (The Guardian). Australia's premiere ensemble performs works by JS Bach, Sofia Gubaidalina and Shostakovich. 

Junior Guildhall tuba player
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Classical music

Junior Guildhall Brass Band & Wind Orchestra

Talented brass and wind players from Junior Guildhall perform a lively concert under the baton of Spencer Down.

A portrait photo of Sir Antonio Pappano, against a grey background, looking away from the camera into the distance.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Tippet's moving pacifist oratorio meets Beethoven’s immense Choral Symphony.

A portrait of Jon Burlingame
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Cinema Classical music Talks & events

Music in Prime Time: A History of TV Themes and Scoring

Jon Burlingame, one of the most respected writers on film and TV music, discusses his book ‘Music in Prime Time’ with London Soundtrack Festival Artistic Director, Tommy Pearson.

Silence of the Lambs film still
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Cinema Classical music Talks & events

The Silence of the Lambs In Concert + Q&A with Howard Shore

The classic, multi-Oscar-winning film screened in synchronisation with Howard Shore's score for the first time, as part of the London Soundtrack Festival.

A female violinist plays with an orchestra in a music hall
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Classical music

Britten Sinfonia: Magnum Opus Composer Scheme 2025

Enjoy three short premieres from the composers embarking on this year’s edition of Britten Sinfonia’s composer development scheme.

Close up black and white photo of Alexandros Kapelis
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Classical music

Berliner Barock Solisten: Bach's Complete Keyboard Concertos

The Berliner Barock Solisten and pianist Alexandros Kapelis come together for Bach’s six concertos for solo keyboard and orchestra: a tour-de-force not seen on the concert stage in recent memory.