Glowing colours and grand passions: Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra join violinist Ilya Gringolts in Szymanowski’s gorgeous concerto – plus music by Wagner, Strauss and Dora Pejačević.
Dora PejačevićOverture for Orchestra in D minor
Karol SzymanowskiViolin Concerto No 1
Richard WagnerSiegfried-Idyll
Richard StraussDeath and Transfiguration
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramoconductor
Ilya Gringoltsviolin
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Theatre & dance
CRIPtic Arts
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A searingly honest, bold, and gripping piece of theatre, bringing together performances from five of the UK’s most exciting disabled theatre makers and companies.
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Klaus Mäkelä
Tales of ancient spirits and savage dreams from Sibelius and Stravinsky, alongside the fluid, lyrical melodies of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto.
Jean SibeliusTapiola
Sergei ProkofievViolin Concerto No 2
Igor StravinskyThe Rite of Spring
London Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkeläconductor
Andrej Powerviolin
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Classical music
Academy of Ancient Music: Viennese Virtuosity
Musical metamorphoses: Mozart, Haydn and their colleagues come together as AAM celebrates a friendship that transformed music for ever.
Johann Baptist WanhalSymphony in D major, BryVa D17
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartSymphony No 36, Linz
Carl Ditters von DittersdorfSymphony No 4 from Symphonies after Ovid’s Metamorphosis
Joseph HaydnSymphony No 80
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummingsdirector & harpsichord
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Contemporary music
Charles Tolliver celebrates Max Roach @ 100
Celebrating the legendary drummer Max Roach, Charles Tolliver brings to the stage special guests and an orchestra assembled by Toni Kofi in this new spectacular show.
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Classical music
Orchestre symphonique de Montreal/Rafael Payare
Conducted by Rafael Payare, the Montréal orchestra’s Barbican concert launches a European tour. Preceding symphonic Berlioz, Daniil Trifonov is the soloist in Beethoven’s playful Piano Concerto No 1.
Iman HabibiJeder Baum spricht
Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Concerto No 1
Hector BerliozSymphonie fantastique
Orchestre symphonique de Montreal
Rafael Payareconductor
Daniil Trifonovpiano
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra x seed. featuring Cassie Kinoshi
The LSO is joined by the Mercury Prize-nominated ensemble seed., led by saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi, for an evening of new music and collaboration.
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Contemporary music
Marilyn Mazur’s Shamania
The modern tribal gathering, Shamania bring a display of musical power with their new album, REROOTING.
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Contemporary music
Sikelela, thirty years on
Marking the 30th anniversary of democracy in South Africa, this evening celebrates the outburst of avant-garde jazz coming out of this inspirational musical landscape.
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Contemporary music
Gotts Street Park and Friends
The Leeds based trio present their favourite studio moments and collaborations so far.
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Half Six Fix – Lachenmann
Kick-start your evening with a Half Six Fix concert. A 60-minute concert, introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Helmut LachenmannMy Melodies (Music for Eight Horns and Orchestra)
Ludwig van BeethovenExcerpt from Symphony No 7
London Symphony Orchestra
François-Xavier Rothconductor & presenter
LSO Horns
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/François-Xavier Roth
Two sound worlds, two centuries apart: Lachenmann’s Melodies meets Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony.
Helmut LachenmannMy Melodies (Music for Eight Horns and Orchestra)
Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No 7
London Symphony Orchestra
François-Xavier Rothconductor
LSO Horns
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Classical music
Haydn and Strauss: Nelson Mass and A Hero’s Life
Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life), Haydn’s Nelson Mass and pure sonic wonder from Samy Moussa. Hannu Lintu conducts a concert of outsize emotions and truly spectacular sounds.
Samy MoussaElysium
Joseph HaydnNelson Mass (Hob XXII/11)
Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintuconductor
BBC Symphony Chorus
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanashasoprano
Jennifer Johnstonmezzo-soprano
Derek Weltonbass-baritone
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Classical music
Her Stories with Samantha Ege
‘Bold, brilliant, and daring women’ nourish Samantha Ege’s recital of 20th and 21st century piano music, including a work by Havanan ‘fusionista’ Camila Cortina Bello.
Florence PricePiano Sonata
Camila Cortina BelloBravura
Odaline de la MartinezStudies in Rhythm
Chen YiVariations on Awariguli
Gabriela OrtizPreludio e Estudio No 3
Samantha Egepiano
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Classical musicContemporary music
Sō Percussion with Caroline Shaw
Powerhouse percussion ensemble Sō Percussion and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and singer Caroline Shaw return to perform music from their upcoming album, Rectangles and Circumstance.
