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 WaltonSymphony No 1
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Event
Classical music
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 WalkerSinfonia No 5, Visions
Leonard Bernstein Serenade
William Walton Symphony No 1
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Janine Jansenviolin
Event
Classical music
Paul Huang plays Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
Grand passions and big tunes from Mendelssohn, Korngold and Augusta Holmès, as conductor Marie Jacquot makes her debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
August HolmèsRoland furieux
Felix MendelssohnViolin Concerto in E minor
Erich Wolfgang KorngoldSinfonietta
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Marie Jacquotconductor
Paul Huangviolin
Event
Classical music
Academy of Ancient Music: Italian Legacies
Swinging London meets Italian flair, 18th century style. AAM presents Georgian England in the company of Arne, Boyce, Geminiani and Bach. But not the Bach you’re expecting…
Thomas ArneOverture No 3 in G major
Richard MudgeConcerto No 1 in D major
GeminianiConcerto Grosso in C major, Op 7 No 3
Thomas LinleyMusic for The Tempest
William Boyce'Overture' from Peleus and Thetis
Thomas LinleyViolin Concerto in F major
Johann Christian BachLa Tempest
Academy of Ancient Music
Bojan Čičićdirector and violin
Event
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 Pappanoconductor
Rebecca Gillivercello
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha soprano
Will Liverman baritone
London Symphony Chorus
Event
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 WilliamsSymphony No 1, A Sea Symphony
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor & presenter
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanashasoprano
Will Livermanbaritone
London Symphony Chorus
Event
Classical music
Hindoyan conducts Barber's Violin Concerto
Big skies and new worlds: Domingo Hindoyan conducts three musical salutes to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, including Barber’s glorious Violin Concerto.
Gabriela OrtizKauyumari (London premiere)
Samuel BarberViolin Concerto
Aaron CoplandSymphony No 3
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Domingo Hindoyanconductor
Tessa Larkviolin
Event
Classical music
James Macmillan: Ordo Virtutum (UK Premiere)
As part of their centenary season, the BBC Singers present the UK premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s epic new work in four sections, Ordo Virtutum.
Sir James MacmillanOrdo Virtutum
Andrew Barclay percussion
National Youth Voices
BBC Singers
Sofi Jeanninconductor
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Classical musicContemporary music
ROBESON with Davóne Tines and The Truth
Davóne Tines and The Truth’s new work ROBESON explores the musical repertoire of Paul Robeson alongside pianist John Bitoy and sound artist Khari Lucas.
ROBESONconceived by Davóne Tines and Zack Winokur
directed by Zack Winokur
Davóne Tinesbaritone
Khari Lucasbass and sound
John Bitoypiano
Event
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 Furonesconductor
Event
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 ChabrierEspaña
Salvador Bacarisse'Romanza' from Concertino para guitarra y orquesta
Isaac Albéniz'Sevilla' from Suite Española
Joaquín RodrigoEl Concierto de Aranjuez
Francisco TarregaGran Jota
Gerónimo GiménezLa Boda de Luis Alonso
Gioacchino RossiniOverture to The Barber of Seville
Antonio Álvarez AlonsoSuspiros de España
Georges Bizet'Les Toreadors' from Carmen
Manuel de FallaEl Amor Brujo
'Danza final' from El Sombrero de Tres Picos
Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra
Kynan Johnsconductor
Alejandro Hurtadoguitar
Inmaculada Salomónbailaora (dancer)
Event
Classical music
Commemorating Shostakovich: Evgeny Kissin and friends
A glittering constellation of performers join Evgeny Kissin for an immersive dive into three works that together span Shostakovich’s creative evolution – the last a soul-searing farewell.
Dmitri ShostakovichFour Verses of Captain Lebyadkin, Op 146
Piano Trio No 2, Op 67
Viola Sonata, Op 147
Evgeny Kissinpiano
Gidon Kremerviolin
Maxim Rysanovviola
Geidrė Dirvanauskaitėcello*
Alexander Roslavetsbass*
Event
Classical music
Women of the Windrush
Abigail Kelly stars in Shirley J. Thompson’s one-woman, one-act opera which weaves together filmic documentary and song in a heart-warming love letter to the resilience of the Windrush settlers.
Shirley J ThompsonWomen of the Windrush
Abigail Kellysoprano *
Melissa Morrispiano *
Callie Nestlerothstaging director
Shirley J Thompsonartistic director
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Classical musicContemporary music
Symphonic Electronics: Iridescence
The UK premiere of Juste Janulyte’s Iridescence by the BBC Singers opens a portal into the expanding musical universe of symphonic electronics – 'symphonic' in the ancient Greek meaning 'harmonious'.
Programme to include:
Juste JanulyteIrridescene (UK premiere)
Guildhall School musicians
BBC Singers
Event
Classical musicContemporary music
Symphonic Electronics: Continents, Computers and Electronic
Continents, computers and electric dreams: Tristan Murail’s non-electronic orchestral classic Gondwana charts a course to new worlds with electronics sound from Steven Daverson and Misato Mochizuki.
Steven DaversonFigures outside a Dacha, with Snowfall, and an Abbey in the Background