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Stephen Hough sitting on a concrete bench
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Classical music

Stephen Hough: Sonatina Nostalgica

Appearing as both pianist and composer, Stephen Hough wraps fiery Schumann and Chopin around his own sonatina trip down memory lane. 

Cécile Chaminade Automne
Theme Varie
Les Sylvains
Robert Schumann Fantasie in C major
Stephen Hough Sonatina Nostalgica
Frédéric Chopin Sonata No 3 in B minor
Stephen Hough piano
Abel Selaocoe playing his cello against a black background, with purple and pink triangular shapes framing the photo
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Classical music

Abel Selaocoe: Christmas From Around the World

The BBC Singers join forces once more with their Artist in Association Abel Selaocoe, for a concert of music for the Christmas season from around the world. 

BBC Singers
Abel Selaocoe director, vocals & cello
Photograph of Somali funk band Dur Dur Band on stage
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Contemporary music

Dur Dur Band

Somali funk legends Dur Dur Band are joined by some very special guests and perform alongside the next generation of Somali singer/songwriters making waves internationally. 

Yeol Eum Son
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Classical music

Yeol Eum Son plays Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto

Respighi’s Roman spectacular and a new American classic frame Prokofiev’s most thrilling piano concerto in this BBC Symphony Orchestra debut for conductor Jonathon Hayward and pianist Yeol Eum Son. 

James Lee III Sukkot Through Orion's Nebula (UK premiere)
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 2
Ottorino Respighi Fountains of Rome
Pines of Rome
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward conductor
Yeol Eum Son piano
Musicians from Connaught Brass standing together in a line, smiling at the camera
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Classical music

Christmas with Connaught Brass

For its Barbican debut, multi-prize-winning Connaught Brass despatches season’s greetings in a cracker of a programme that gift wraps festive joy with interludes of serene reflection.

Robin Haigh Get Good
Antonio Vivaldi (arr Jeffrey Stone) Concerto in F major
Lili Boulanger Two Pieces (arr for trumpet and piano)
Terry Johns Paolozzi’s Windows
Billy Moore (arr Every) When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 'Yuletide' from The Seasons
Gustav Holst (arr Blaskowski) 'Venus' from The Planets
Mark-Anthony Turnage 'Elegy for Andy' and 'Tune for Toru' from True Life Stories
Sergei Prokofiev Lieutenant Kijé Suite
Trad (arr Sarah Latto) Little Girl Blue/O come Emmanuel
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr Simon Hogg) Christmas Oratorio
Connaught Brass:
Aaron Akugbo trumpet
Harry Plant trumpet
Annemarie Federle french horn
Chris Brewster trombone
Aled Meredith-Barrett tuba
Zeynep Ozsuca piano
Khatia Buniatishvili wearing a coral pink dress, resting her head on her hand
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Classical music

Khatia Buniatishvili and Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Following last year’s solo recital, accompanied by the perennially stylish Academy of St Martin in the Fields, pianist Khatia Bhuniatishvili returns for two strongly contrasted Mozart concertos. 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni Overture
Piano Concerto No 20
Piano Concerto No 23
Joseph Haydn Symphony No 104
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Khatia Buniatishvili piano
Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO on the Barbican stage, holding a baton, with LSO string players in the foreground of the image and audience members in the background.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

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La rondine, Puccini’s story of love thwarted by society’s conventions, an opera glowing with melody and orchestral colour.

Giacomo Puccini La rondine
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Nadine Sierra Magda
Serena Gamberoni Lisette
Michael Fabiano Ruggero
Paul Appleby Prunier
Ashley Riches Rambaldo
Sarah Dufresne Yvette/Giorgette
Angela Schisano Bianca/Gabriele
Marvic Monreal Suzy/Lolette
London Symphony Chorus
Lisa O'Neill
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Contemporary music

Lisa O’Neill with Britten Sinfonia

The compelling folk singer-songwriter Lisa O'Neill returns alongside the Britten Sinfonia performing new orchestrations by Terry Edwards. 

Sakari Oramo conductor
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Classical music

BBC Symphony Orchestra: Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius

A tribute to Sir Andrew Davis: Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius.

Edward Elgar The Dream of Gerontius
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo conductor
Dame Sarah Connelly mezzo-soprano
Nicky Spence tenor
Roderick Williams baritone
BBC Symphony Chorus
Sir Antonio Pappano conducting, smiling and facing the musicians of the LSO.
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Classical music

Vaughan Williams, Elgar & Bax, with David Cohen

Two reflective works from Ralph Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar, plus Arnold Bax’s evocative portrait of the Cornish countryside.

Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No 9
Edward Elgar Cello Concerto
Arnold Bax Tintagel
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
David Cohen cello
a manger in a dark room
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Classical music

Academy of Ancient Music: Handel's Messiah

Laurence Cummings and AAM join a truly world-class team of soloists for a seasonal performance of Handel’s Messiah.

George Frideric Handel Messiah
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummings director & harpsichord
Louise Alder soprano
Tim Mead countertenor
Nick Pritchard tenor
Cody Quattlebaum bass
Portrait photo of Frank Dupree, smiling and facing the camera.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

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Classical meets jazz with some Christmas favourites – plus a riotous ride with Kapustin, Gershwin’s most swinging tunes, and Bernstein at his exuberant best.

George Gershwin Overture to Girl Crazy
Leonard Bernstein (arr Lukas Foss) Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Nikolai Kapustin Piano Concerto No 4
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn (arr Jeff Tyzik) The Nutcracker Suite
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Selections from The Nutcracker
Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Frank Dupree piano
Sérgio Pires clarinet
Photo of Sir Simon Rattle conducting the London Symphony Orchestra in the Barbican Hall
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Brahms

Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

Johannes Brahms Symphony No 4
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle conductor & presenter
Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle

A bewitching programme of contrasts: Pierre Boulez’s glittering sound world, late Johannes Brahms, and a lyrical world premiere from George Benjamin – to celebrate Sir Simon Rattle’s 70th birthday. 

Pierre Boulez Éclat
George Benjamin Interludes and Aria from Lessons in Love and Violence (world premiere)
Johannes Brahms Symphony No 4
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Barbara Hannigan soprano
Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle

An all-British programme of Tippett, Turnage and Vaughan Williams inspired by opera and jazz – including an unmissable world premiere, to celebrate Sir Simon Rattle’s 70th birthday. 

Michael Tippett 'Ritual Dances' from Midsummer Marriage
Mark-Anthony Turnage Sco – Guitar Concerto (world premiere)
Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No 5
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
John Scofield guitar