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Bharathi Prathap singing, sitting cross-legged and wearing colourful clothes
Darbar
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Eeshar Singh sits on a chair in the woods
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Classical music Contemporary music

Guru Nanak and Indian Classical Music

Eeshar Singh takes us on a musical journey that is both meditative and profound, exploring Guru Nanak's connection between spiritual verses and music.

Eeshar Singh santoor
Gurprit Chanda jori
A collage of two people singing with their hands up in front of them
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Classical music

One Voice: Guru Nanak's Message of Unity in Choir and Raag

Join directors Kavi Pau and Nigel Short on a pioneering collaboration bringing together Indian classical musicians with the rich harmonies of a western choir.

Painting of Guru Nanak
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Classical music Contemporary music

Guru Nanak’s Message of Peace through Music 

Immerse yourself in inspired spiritual music as we mark Guru Nanak’s 555th birth celebration, paying homage through kirtan, qawaali and bhajans performed together for the first time under one roof.

Anantvir Singh gurbani kirtan
Amrita Kaur gurbani kirtan
Aruna Sairam abang/bhajan
Zeeshan Ali sufi singer
Momin Khan sarangi
Gurdain Rayatt tabla
Surdarshan Chana jori/tabla
Patri Satish Kumar mridangam
Giridhar Udupa ghatam
Prospect Cottage
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Classical music Contemporary music Theatre & dance

Derek Jarman: MODERN NATURE

Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature is adapted by Living Productions & Bold Tendencies in a unique tribute to the iconic artist, author & activist, combining readings, music & footage from his Super 8 Films.

Conductor Gianandrea Noseda holds a microphone and presents his pre-concert Half Six Fix talk
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Prokofiev 2

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.

Franz Schubert Die Zauberharfe – Overture, ‘Rosamunde’
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No 2
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conductor & presenter
Pianist Alice Sara Ott performing on the Barbican Hall stage. She has short black hair and is wearing a sleevless black top.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda

Prokofiev’s mind-blowing second Symphony, plus early Beethoven and a charming opener from Schubert.

Franz Schubert Die Zauberharfe – Overture, ‘Rosamunde’
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No 1
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No 2
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conductor
Alice Sara Ott piano
Sakari Oramo conducting, with pink orange swirls around him
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Classical music

BBC Symphony Orchestra: Oramo conducts Vaughan Williams

England’s dreaming: Sakari Oramo rediscovers rare and wonderful British masterpieces by Vaughan Williams, Doreen Carwithen and Malcolm Arnold. 

Ralph Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music
Doreen Carwithen Concerto for Piano and Strings
Malcolm Arnold Symphony No 5
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo conductor
Alexandra Dariescu piano
BBC Singers
Sunwook Kim sitting at a grand piano
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Classical music

Sunwook Kim plays Beethoven

Pianist Sunwook Kim multi-tasks with the high octane Chamber Orchestra of Europe in a concert featuring Beethoven's Piano Concertos 3 and 4. 

Anna Clyne Stride
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3
Ludwig van Beethoven Rondino in Eb Major for wind octet
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Sunwook Kim piano/director
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili and conductor Gianandrea Noseda perform on the Babrican Hall stage
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda

Orchestral fireworks with early Shostakovich and Schnittke, joined by the London Symphony Chorus for some stirring Brahms.

Alfred Schnittke Violin Concerto No 1 (Allegro non tanto; Andante; Allegro scherzando)
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No 2, To October
Johannes Brahms Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conductor
Lisa Batiashvili violin
London Symphony Chorus
London Schools Symphony Orchestra
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Classical music

London Schools Symphony Orchestra

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

Canticles performers
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Classical music

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
Sakari Oramo conducting, with blue circular swirls framing him
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Classical music

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
Lang Lang
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Classical music

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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Classical music

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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Classical music

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.