Poetry unlocks the imagination, as Ryan Wigglesworth and soprano Sophie Bevan plunge into the wild, wondrous sonic universe of Claude Debussy and Alban Berg.
Alban BergThree Pieces from the Lyric Suite
Claude Debussy (arr Adams)Le livre de Baudelaire
Alban BergThe Wine
Claude Debussy Nocturnes
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Sophie Bevansoprano
BBC Symphony Chorus
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Contemporary music
Hania Rani & Ensemble present: Ghosts
The Polish pianist and composer, Hania Rani brings her ethereal album Ghosts, specially rearranged for a large ensemble.
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Home: Family Drawing Workshops
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Draw, paint and collage at these fun family workshop sessions that explore what home and family means to you and your loved ones.
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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 SchubertDie Zauberharfe – Overture, ‘Rosamunde’
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No 2
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Nosedaconductor & presenter
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Barbican Young Poets: In Response to Citra Sasmita
Free
Join Barbican Young Poets for an evening of performances and readings inspired by Citra Sasmita's exhibition, Into Eternal Land.
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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 SchubertDie Zauberharfe – Overture, ‘Rosamunde’
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No 1
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No 2
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Nosedaconductor
Alice Sara Ottpiano
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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 WilliamsSerenade to Music
Doreen CarwithenConcerto for Piano and Strings
Malcolm ArnoldSymphony No 5
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramoconductor
Alexandra Dariescupiano
BBC Singers
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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 ClyneStride
Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Concerto No 3
Ludwig van BeethovenRondino in Eb Major for wind octet
Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Concerto No 4
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Sunwook Kimpiano/director
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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 ShostakovichSymphony No 2, To October
Johannes Brahms Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Nosedaconductor
Lisa Batiashviliviolin
London Symphony Chorus
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Art & design
Listening Session: Hannah Catherine Jone & the Chiron Choir
Led by Hannah Catherine Jones, Chiron Choir present a live set of somatic chants, vocal improvisations and compositions.
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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.
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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 BrittenCanticle I
Errollyn WallenMy Lazy Goodheart
Franz SchubertAuf dem Strom
Benjamin BrittenCanticle III
Canticle V
Franz SchubertDes Fisches Liebesglück
Benjamin BrittenCanticle IV
Canticle II
James Waytenor
Natalie Burchpiano
Lotte Betts-Deanmezzo-soprano
Ross Ramgobinbaritone
Alis Huwsharp
Annemarie Federlehorn
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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 HowellLamia
Kurt WeillDer neue Orpheus, Op 15
Gustav MahlerSymphony No 4
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramoconductor/violin
Anu Komsisoprano
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Contemporary musicTheatre & dance
The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady
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The stage transforms into a vibrant gig venue with live music and dancing as the ★★★★★ 'joyful celebration of movement' (Guardian) returns following a sold-out, critically acclaimed run here in 2024.
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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.
