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Seven members of the National Open Youth Orchestra holding instruments against a blue background surrounded by neon vectors
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Classical music

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
The Carducci Quartet in a forest, standing in a row holding their instruments
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Classical music

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
Mahan Esfahani at the harpsichord
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Classical music

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
Jess Gillam playing the saxophone in front of a pile of giant oranges
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Classical music

Her Ensemble: The Three Dancers

Three beautifully-conceived 21st century works inspired by the visual arts, culminating in a celebration of Balkan folk tunes herald the return of Ellie Consta’s pioneering Her Ensemble.

Caroline Shaw Thousandth Orange
Dobrinka Tabakova Insight
Elena Kats-Chernin The Three Dancers
Ezo Dem Sarici Balkan folk tunes
Her Ensemble
Laura Van Der Heijden cello
Jess Gillam saxophone
Junyan Chen piano
A view from the ground up of tall buildings
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Classical music

Academy of Ancient Music: Bach's The Art of the Fugue

Four actors, four musicians, one unparalleled musical genius. From the theatrical imagination of Bill Barclay, a completely new journey into Bach’s astonishing The Art of Fugue.

Quatuor Diotima holding broken instruments.
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Classical music

Quatuor Diotima: Boulez Anniversary Concert

Performed by one of its outstanding interpreters, Boulez’s uncompromising Livre pour quatuor is at the heart of a centenary tribute to the composer referencing Webern, Bach, and impassioned Debussy. 

Johann Sebastian Bach 'Contrapunctus I' from Die Kunst der Fuge
Pierre Boulez I, Livre pour quatuor
Johann Sebastian Bach 'Contrapunctus IX' from Die Kunst der Fuge
Pierre Boulez II, Livre pour quatuor
Anton Webern String Quartet Op 28
Pierre Boulez III, Livre pour quatuor
Johann Sebastian Bach 'Contrapunctus XVIII' from Die Kunst der Fuge
Claude Debussy String Quartet in G minor
Quatuor Diotima
The Carducci Quartet standing in a line in front of an old, dilapidated building, their instruments in cases on the floor beside them.
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Classical music

Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 5

Our Shostakovich cycle began with the Quartet No 1, and ends, inevitably, with No 15, staring death resolutely in the face, a work heart-stopping in its searing intensity.

Dmitri Shostakovich Quartet No 10
Quartet No 7
Quartet No 15
Carducci Quartet
Kyan Quartet
Alison Balsom
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Trumpet Masterclass with Alison Balsom

Free

An unmissable opportunity to see celebrated Guildhall School alumna Alison Balsom work with outstanding trumpet players from the School in this free evening masterclass.