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Composer Pierre Boulez sitting down. He is wearing a dark jacket and has white hair.
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LSO Chamber Ensemble/François-Xavier Roth

Fanfares, massed cellos and electronics – a fascinating celebration of the music of Pierre Boulez, in his centenary year.

Pierre Boulez Messagesquisse
Dérive 1
Fanfare for the 80th Birthday of Georg Solti
Sonatine for Flute and Piano
Anthèmes 2 for Electronics and Violin
Musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra
François-Xavier Roth conductor
Carducci Quartet
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Classical music

Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 1

Marking 50 years since the composer’s death, the Carduccis inaugurate a five-concert odyssey through the complete string quartets – works that enshrine his inner life, loves and closest friendships.

Dmitri Shostakovich Quartet No 1
Quartet No 5
Galina Ustvolskaya Clarinet Trio
Dmitri Shostakovich Quartet No 9
Carducci Quartet
Sonoro Quartet
Guildhall School musicians
Jakub Hrusa
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Classical music

Hrusa conducts Beethoven and Shostakovich

The Year 1905: Shostakovich’s monumental symphony meets Beethoven at his brightest. Unchained energy from conductor Jakub Hrusa, pianist Jonathan Biss and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Pavel Haas Scherzo Triste, Op 5
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No 2
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No 11, The Year 1905
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrusa conductor
Jonathan Biss piano
Daniil Trifonov standing next to a tree trunk
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Daniel Harding

Night music and love songs – Mahler and Schumann at their romantic best.

Robert Schumann Piano Concerto
Gustav Mahler Symphony No 7
London Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding conductor
Daniil Trifonov piano
LSO Violinist Maxine Kwok introducing the LSO on the Barbican stage, at a Half Six Fix concert.
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London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Walton

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.

William Walton Symphony No 1
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Violinist Janine Jansen performing on the Barbican Hall stage. She is wearing a laced black top and has long dark hair.
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London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Bringing together Walton’s turbulent first Symphony with passionate statements of love and outrage from two American greats.

George Walker Sinfonia No 5, Visions
Leonard Bernstein Serenade
William Walton Symphony No 1
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Janine Jansen violin
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Evocative portraits of night and the sea in an all-British programme: enigmatic Maconchy, meditative Walton, and awe-inspiring Vaughan Williams.

Elizabeth Maconchy Nocturne for Orchestra
William Walton Cello Concerto
Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No 1, A Sea Symphony
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Rebecca Gilliver cello
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha soprano
Will Liverman baritone
London Symphony Chorus
Audience members talking to each other at a Half Six Fix concert.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Vaughan Williams

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. 

Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No 1, A Sea Symphony
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor & presenter
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha soprano
Will Liverman baritone
London Symphony Chorus
Ennio Morricone conducting, with an image of a reel of film in glowing red colours overlaid
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Classical music

Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra: 100 Years of Cinema

In tribute to Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone, the Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra takes us on a journey through 100 years of cinema with music from some of the greatest films of all time.

Includes music from:
The Untouchables
Ben-Hur
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in America
Lawrence of Arabia
Gone with the Wind
Out of Africa
For a Few Dollars More
Jurassic Park
1900
Cinema Paradiso
Gladiator
Titanic
Casablanca
The Godfather
Conan the Barbarian
Schindler's List
The Mission
The Lord of the Rings
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Star Wars
Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra
Fernando Furones conductor
A Spanish flamenco dancer dancing in a red dress. An image of a guitar is Photoshopped on top of her dress.
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Classical music

Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra: Sketches of Spain

The Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra takes us to sunny Spain in a celebration of some of the best classical music from and about their homeland.

Emmanuel Chabrier España
Salvador Bacarisse 'Romanza' from Concertino para guitarra y orquesta
Isaac Albéniz 'Sevilla' from Suite Española
Joaquín Rodrigo El Concierto de Aranjuez
Francisco Tarrega Gran Jota
Gerónimo Giménez La Boda de Luis Alonso
Gioacchino Rossini Overture to The Barber of Seville
Antonio Álvarez Alonso Suspiros de España
Georges Bizet 'Les Toreadors' from Carmen
Manuel de Falla El Amor Brujo
'Danza final' from El Sombrero de Tres Picos
Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra
Kynan Johns conductor
Alejandro Hurtado guitar
Inmaculada Salomón bailaora (dancer)
Martha Argerich playing the piano
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Martha Argerich with the Oxford Philharmonic

Following sensational concerts in Oxford and Germany last season, Martha Argerich returns to perform with the Oxford Philharmonic with concerts in both Oxford and London.

Martha Argerich piano
Marios Papadopoulos conductor
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Photo of Carducci Quartet in formal dress smiling at the camera
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Classical music

Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 2

Sofia Gubaidulina contemplates unfinished J S Bach as the Carduccis survey Shostakovich in triplicate across some two decades.

Dmitri Shostakovich Quartet No 12
Quartet No 6
Sofia Gubaidulina Reflections on the Theme B-A-C-H
Dmitri Shostakovich Quartet No 3
Carducci Quartet
The London Symphony Orchestra on the Barbican Hall stage in front of a full audience of families
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Family Concert

A fun opportunity for families to learn more about music and the instruments of the orchestra, with music based on a theme and free workshops before the concert. 

Barbara Hannigan conducting the LSO, lunging forwards
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Barbara Hannigan

Albert Roussel and Maurice Ravel paint vivid portraits of the animal kingdom, Benjamin Britten conjures up a savage parade, and Joseph Haydn takes a trip to London for his final symphony.

Albert Roussel Le festin de l’araignée
Maurice Ravel arr Anthony Girard Histoires naturelles
Benjamin Britten Les illuminations
Joseph Haydn Symphony No 104, London
Barbara Hannigan conductor & soprano
Stéphane Degout baritone
Photograph of a section of the Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra
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Jazz at Lincoln Centre 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 Centre Orchestra 

Duke Ellington Selections
Wynton Marsalis Symphony No 4 The Jungle
London Symphony Orchestra
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor