Sinfonia of London/John Wilson with Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Embedding the intricacies of the patter song, Kenneth Hesketh’s orchestral show-stopper prefaces two compelling Russian master works as John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London return.
Kenneth HeskethPatterSongs
Dmitri ShostakovichCello Concerto No 2
Sergei RachmaninovSymphony No 1
Sinfonia of London
John Wilsonconductor
Sheku Kanneh-Masoncello
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Classical music
Life on Our Planet in Concert (PG)
From esk film, in association with Netflix and Silverback Films, comes a natural history concert experience: Netflix’s Life on Our Planet, with highlights from the series and an incredible live score.
Lorne BalfeLife on Our Planet
London Symphony Orchestra
Anthony Gabrieleconductor
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Classical music
Dudok Quartet: Abandoned Voices
Alongside something hot off the press, death, despair, and eternity stalk the Dudoks’ typically ear-opening programme in which Messiaen tempers the anguished ardour of Gesualdo and Schubert.
Olivier Messiaen (arr Dudok Quartet)Oraison
Bushra El TurkThree Tributes
Carlo Gesualdo (arr Dudok Quartet)'Deh come invan sospiro' from Libro Sesto Madrigali
Franz SchubertString Quartet No 14, Death and the Maiden
Dudok Quartet
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Contemporary music
Nala Sinephro
The electrifying composer Nala Sinephro will perform a special one-off show, bringing her unique, blended jazz sound to the Hall.
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Contemporary music
Caroline Rose
Caroline Rose performs songs from her cinematic new album The Art of Forgetting and previous releases, accompanied by players from the London Contemporary Orchestra.
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Contemporary music
Oysterband and June Tabor
One of the UK’s foremost folk rock bands, Oysterband will perform live for the last time with June Tabor.
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas
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Big questions asked in a big piece – Gustav Mahler’s glorious Resurrection Symphony – as the LSO celebrates Michael Tilson Thomas’ 80th birthday.
Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2, Resurrection
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
London Symphony Chorus
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Theatre & dance
Finn Beames & Company: Quiet Songs
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Sounding out the hidden depths of a human voice, this new show creates a beautifully unsettling world where string instruments are played with swords.
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Classical music
Huang Ruo’s M. Butterfly
A smash-hit Broadway play turned movie, David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly metamorphoses into music theatre as the UK premiere of Huang Ruo’s operatic reworking takes wing.
Huang RuoM. Butterfly
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Carolyn Kuanconductor
BBC Singers
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/ Half Six Fix – Beethoven
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.
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No 1
London Symphony Orchestra
François-Xavier Rothconductor & presenter
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/François-Xavier Roth
Composers being playful: early Beethoven's wit and jokes pair with a cat-and-mouse chase around the orchestra from Ondřej Adámek.
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No 1
Ondřej AdámekFollow Me (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No 4
London Symphony Orchestra
François-Xavier Rothconductor
Isabelle Faustviolin
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Classical music
Gerstein plays Busoni’s Piano Concerto
Expect epic visions and piano playing that’s out of this world when Kirill Gerstein and Sakari Oramo champion Ferruccio Busoni’s stupendous Piano Concerto, as well as music by Grazyna Bacewicz.
Grazyna BacewiczSymphony No 2
Ferrucio BusoniPiano Concerto
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramoconductor
Kirill Gersteinpiano
BBC Symphony Chorus (lower voices)
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Classical music
Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma reunites with long-time duo partner Kathryn Stott in two masterly sonatas and sublimely unruffled Arvo Pärt.
Gabriel FauréBerceuse
Antonín DvořákSongs My Mother Taught Me
Sérgio AssadMenino
Nadia BoulangerCantique
Gabriel FauréPapillon
Dmitri ShostakovichSonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Arvo PärtSpiegel im Spiegel
César FranckSonata in A Major for Violin and Piano
Yo-Yo Macello
Kathryn Stottpiano
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Gospel
Experience the unrestrained power of American gospel music, with the symphonic sound of the LSO and a chorus of voices from across the London community, curated and conducted by André J Thomas.
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Daniele Rustioni
A spotlight on Romanticism with three beautifully contrasting pieces: Liszt in fine form, late Mendelssohn and ‘Great’ Schubert.
