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Robert Levin headshot
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Classical music Talks & events

Robert Levin – Mozart Double Piano Concerto & Requiem

Hear the transcendent Mozart Requiem, completed by Robert Levin and featuring four outstanding Guildhall singers as soloists.

A person with a clay mask on their face sits on a chair and takes off their boots,
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Theatre & dance

MimeLondon: Not a Word

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Mask, music and movement combine in this new piece of physical theatre about the forgotten Irish navvies who worked hard, faltered and slowly faded from memory.

A puppet man sits at a desk with a red jacket on. He is surrounded by figures of death.
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Theatre & dance

MimeLondon: Moby Dick

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A spectacular stage adaptation of Herman Melville's great novel about ambition, obsession and the power of nature, featuring large-scale puppetry, live action, video projection and music.

Sakari Oramo conductor
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Classical music

Oramo conducts Mahler's Tenth and The Lark Ascending

An evening-long meditation on life and the hereafter, devised by Sakari Oramo and featuring the UK premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s astonishing final masterpiece Hush. 

Gustav Mahler 'Adagio' from Symphony No 10
Ralph Vaughan Williams Toward the Unknown Region
Kaija Saariaho Hush
Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo conductor
Verneri Pohjola trumpet
Igor Yuzefovich violin
BBC Symphony Chorus
Lloyd Cole thermal imaging
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Contemporary music

Lloyd Cole

The singer-songwriter brings a special show joined by founding members of The Commotions, performing songs from 1984 to his 2023 album, On Pain. 

Black and white portrait of Pierrre Boulez
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra

Celebrating Pierre Boulez and his influences, in the composer’s centenary year: his beloved Debussy, alongside three intriguing world premieres. 
 

Claude Debussy Gigues from ‘Trois images pour orchestre’
Olga Neuwirth Tombeau II. Hommage à Pierre Boulez (world premiere, LSO co-commission)
Claude Debussy Ibéria from ‘Trois images pour orchestre
Rafael Marino Arcaro invention in the language of child (LSO Panufnik commission, world premiere)
Lara Agar suntime bedtime moontime (LSO Panufnik commission, world premiere)
Claude Debussy Rondes de printemps from ‘Trois images pour orchestre’
Pierre Boulez Notations – Nos 1, 2, 3, 4 & 7
London Symphony Orchestra
Maxime Pascal conductor
Composer Pierre Boulez sitting down. He is wearing a dark jacket and has white hair.
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Classical music Talks & events

The Boulez Effect

Explore the legacy of Pierre Boulez in this afternoon symposium at Milton Court.

Composer Pierre Boulez sitting down. He is wearing a dark jacket and has white hair.
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Classical music

LSO Chamber Ensemble

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

Pierre Boulez Messagesquisse
Dérive 1
Initiale
Sonatine for Flute and Piano
Anthèmes 2 for Electronics and Violin
Musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra
Maxime Pascal conductor
Benjamin Marquise Gilmore violin
people filming a miniature set
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Theatre & dance

MimeLondon: Five Lines

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A remarkable UK premiere of micro cinema-theatre that explores human nature through the lens of one couple's relationship in a dystopian world shaped by today's extreme greed. 

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
Installation view of Citra Sasmita, Ode to the Sun, Yeo Workshop, Singapore, 2020
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Art & design

Citra Sasmita

Free

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The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration. 

Jakub Hrusa
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Classical music

Hrůša conducts Beethoven and Shostakovich

The Year 1905: Shostakovich’s monumental symphony meets Beethoven at his brightest. Unchained energy from conductor Jakub Hrůša, 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 Hrůša conductor
Jonathan Biss piano
Roo Panes looks over his shoulder at the camera, surrounded by a rugged landscape
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Contemporary music

Roo Panes and the Delphi Quartet

For this special one-off show, singer-songwriter Roo Panes will be joined by the Delphi Quartet.

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
The Staves
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Contemporary music

If I Could Only Remember My Name – The Music of David Crosby

An evening celebrating the musical genius of songwriter David Crosby, featuring The Staves, BC Camplight, Kris Drever (Lau) and Liam Ó Maonlaí (Hothouse Flowers) .