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Maria Schneider and Oslo Jazz Ensemble perform on stage, surrounded by orange and yellow lights
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Contemporary music

Maria Schneider and Oslo Jazz Ensemble

One of the jazz world's most original and respected voices, Maria Schneider presents Data Lords alongside the highly acclaimed Oslo Jazz Ensemble.

John Butt directing the Dunedin Consort
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Classical music

Reformations: Cantata with the Dunedin Consort

Beguiling baroque expressions of loss and longing tempered with Bohemian lamentation accompany an intriguing world premiere that originates from a chance find in an Irish peat bog.

Jan Dismas Zelenka Lamentation V
Georg Philipp Telemann Du aber, Daniel
Johann Sebastian Bach Actus Tragicus
David Fennessy Bog Cantata
Dunedin Consort
John Butt conductor
Hilary Cronin soprano
Jess Dandy alto
Ed Lyon tenor
Roderick Williams baritone
Roberto Gonzalez-Monjas conducting Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
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Classical music

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra: An Alpine Symphony

Join Guildhall Symphony Orchestra for an awe-inspiring evening of music in Barbican Hall, conducted by alumnus Roberto González-Monjas.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason sitting with his cello in a mountainous landscape, with a lake in the distance behind him
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Classical music

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Bychkov: Shostakovich 5

An orchestra blazing burnished colours, rich string tone, and boundless refinement, the Czech Philharmonic launches a two-day residency with a concert of Shostakovich.

Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concerto No 1
Symphony No 5
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Katia and Marielle Labèque posing with two grand pianos
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Classical music

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Bychkov: Mahler 5

The second concert in the Czech Philharmonic’s residency boasts Mozart's vivacious concerto written for (and tonight performed by) two siblings alongside Mahler's Symphony No 5. 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos
Gustav Mahler Symphony No 5
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov conductor
Katia and Marielle Labèque piano
Dalia Stasevska sitting down, resting her arm on a wooden block. There are blue circular swirls around her.
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Classical music

BBC Symphony Orchestra: Stasevska conducts Ravel

For sheer sonic splendour, it’s hard to top Janáček’s Sinfonietta – but when Dalia Stasevska and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet perform Bartók and Ravel with the BBC SO, they’ll give it their best shot. 

Béla Bartók Cantata Profana
Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Leoš Janáček Sinfonietta
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska conductor
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano
Robin Tritschler tenor
Miklos Sebestyen bass-baritone
Barbara Hannigan conducting the LSO, lunging forwards
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Barbara Hannigan

Albert Roussel and Maurice Ravel paint vivid portraits of the animal kingdom, Benjamin Britten conjures up a savage parade, and Joseph Haydn takes a trip to London for his final symphony.

Albert Roussel Le festin de l’araignée
Maurice Ravel arr Anthony Girard Histoires naturelles
Benjamin Britten Les illuminations
Joseph Haydn Symphony No 104, London
Barbara Hannigan conductor & soprano
Stéphane Degout baritone
A photo of a sunset over the ocean
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Classical music

Academy of Ancient Music – Transatlantic: Classical Masters

AAM rediscovers the glorious music of Brazilian composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia – in the company of his heroes Mozart and Haydn.

José Maurício Nunes Garcia Overture in D major
Dilexisti justitiam
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A major
José Maurício Nunes Garcia Tantum ergo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ave verum corpus
Joseph Haydn Divertimento in G major
José Maurício Nunes Garcia Litany of the Sorrows of Our Lady
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummings director and harpsichord
Katherine Spencer clarinet
Alec Dankworth holding double bass against black background
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Contemporary music

Guildhall Jazz Orchestra: Dankworth Seven

Immerse yourself in the golden era of jazz as the nucleus of the Guildhall Jazz Orchestra brings the vibrant spirit of the legendary Dankworth Seven to life.

Photograph of a section of the Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra
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Classical music Contemporary music

Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra, LSO & Sir Antonio Pappano

Wynton Marsalis and Sir Antonio Pappano blend jazz, blues and classical music in the crossover collaboration with the Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra 

Duke Ellington Selections
Wynton Marsalis Symphony No 4 The Jungle
London Symphony Orchestra
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Photo of musician Wynton Marsalis
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Contemporary music

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Led by Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra presents the European Premiere of The Democracy! Suite as well as a selection drawn from their vast canon of jazz masterworks.

Jordi Savall holding a treble viol, directing with his bow
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Classical music

Ibn Battuta: The Traveller of Time with Jordi Savall

Journey into the unknown with musical pioneer Jordi Savall, his Hespèrion XXI ensemble and guests, in a concert inspired by the 14th-century Islamic scholar Ibn Battuta.

Hespèrion XXI
Lingling Yu pipa
Minh Trang Nguyen zheng
Yurdal Tokcan oud
Hakan Güngör kanun
Daud Sadozai rebab & sarod
Prabhu Edouard tablas & zir baghali
Pierre Hamon cornamuse & flutes
Effren López medieval lute & vielle a rue
Guillermo Pérez organetto
David Mayoral percussion
Dimitris Psonis santur
Jordi Savall conductor
Barbara Hannigan Image 230302
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Bartók

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.

Golfam Khayam Je ne suis pas une fable à conter
Joseph Haydn Excerpts from Symphony No 39
Béla Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin – Suite
London Symphony Orchestra
Barbara Hannigan conductor
Barbara Hannigan conducting the LSO, arms outstretched to either side.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Barbara Hannigan

Miracles and myths abound, from Bartók’s surreal ballet to Sibelius’s Finnish landscape – plus, a captivating new piece by Golfam Khayam.

Claude Debussy Syrinx for Solo Flute
Jean Sibelius Luonnotar
Claude Vivier Orion
Golfam Khayam Je ne suis pas une fable à conter
Joseph Haydn Symphony No 39
Béla Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin – Suite
Barbara Hannigan conductor & soprano
Gareth Davies flute
Guildhall School opera singer with arms raised, smiling against a green background
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Classical music

Guildhall School: Spring Opera Scenes

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Outstanding performers from the first year of Guildhall School’s Opera Course present classical and contemporary operatic excerpts with piano accompaniment.