Miracles and myths abound, from Bartók’s surreal ballet to Sibelius’s Finnish landscape – plus, a captivating new piece by Golfam Khayam.
Claude DebussySyrinx for Solo Flute
Jean SibeliusLuonnotar
Claude VivierOrion
Golfam KhayamJe ne suis pas une fable à conter
Joseph HaydnSymphony No 39
Béla BartókThe Miraculous Mandarin – Suite
Barbara Hanniganconductor & soprano
Gareth Daviesflute
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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.
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Classical music
Australian Chamber Orchestra
JS Bach hovers over an enticing programme from Australia’s premiere ensemble, embracing Gubaidulina’s sinewy tribute, and Shostakovich’s riveting Chamber Symphony.
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr Tognetti)'Ricercar' from The Musical Offering
Brandenburg Concerto No 3
Dmitri ShostakovichPiano Concerto in C minor
Sofia Gubaidulina (arr for strings)Reflections on the Theme B-A-C-H
Johann Sebastian Bach'Fugue in E-flat major' from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2
Concerto in C minor for violin and oboe
Dmitri ShostakovichChamber Symphony
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognettidirector and violin
Jeroen Berwaerts trumpet
Alexander Melnikov piano
Ivan Podyomov oboe
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Theatre & dance
Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
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Enter the world of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, a spellbinding journey through jealousy, loss, and forgiveness.
80 years after the end of WWII, we hear musical responses from then and now.
Bohuslav MartinůDouble Concerto for two string orchestras, piano and timpani
Richard StraussMetamorphosen
Michael Zev GordonA Kind of Haunting (world premiere)
Britten Sinfonia
Jonathan Bermanconductor
James Newbybaritone
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Classical music
Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 3
The multinational young Kyan Quartet joins the Carduccis as Gubaidulina’s compact Quartet No 2 is stitched into a Shostakovich sequence including the penultimate quartet, with its focus on the cello.
Dmitri ShostakovichQuartet No 14
Quartet No 11
Sofia GubaidulinaQuartet No 2
Dmitri ShostakovichQuartet No 2
Carducci Quartet
Kyan Quartet
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CinemaClassical music
Total Immersion: Pierre Boulez at the BBC (Film)
Two classic BBC Television documentaries - a compilation fronted by Tom Service, and Barrie Gavin presenting one of his own many Boulez films.
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Classical music
Total Immersion: Pierre Boulez - The Second Piano Sonata
Boulez’s shattering Second Piano Sonata, and two extraordinary works for solo clarinet, performed by the talented musicians of the Guildhall School and introduced by BBC Radio 3’s Kate Molleson.
Pierre BoulezDomaines for solo clarinet
Piano Sonata No 2
Dialogue de l’ombre double for clarinet and tape
Guildhall School musicians
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Classical music
Total Immersion: Pierre Boulez - Pli selon pli
An evening-long tribute to the limitless creative mind of Pierre Boulez, culminating in a rare performance of his five-movement epic masterpiece Pli selon Pli.
Pierre BoulezDeux Études, musique concrète for tape
12 Notations
Incises
Cummings ist der Dichter
Pli selon pli
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbinsconductor
Tamara Stefanovichpiano
Anna Dennissoprano
BBC Singers
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Contemporary music
Ichiko Aoba
Japanese folk singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba performs her latest album, Luminescent Creatures alongside 12 Ensemble.
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Classical music
Khatia and Gvantsa Buniatishvili
Our current Artist Spotlight, Khatia Buniatishvili, joins forces with her sister Gvantsa for an exhilarating evening of piano duo music from Mozart to Gershwin via Ravel.
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartThe Magic Flute Overture
Johannes BrahmsHungarian Dances
George GershwinPorgy and Bess Fantasie
Maurice RavelLa Valse
Franz LisztHungarian Rhapsody No 2
Khatia Buniatishvilipiano
Gvantsa Buniatishvilipiano
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda
Shostakovich in both revolutionary and festive mood alongside a MacMillan Concerto, written for Nicola Benedetti.
Dmitri ShostakovichFestive Overture
Sir James MacMillanViolin Concerto No 2
Dmitri ShostakovichSymphony No 12, The Year 1917
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conductor
Nicola Benedetti violin
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Classical musicTheatre & dance
Moving Eastman
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Experience a new dance and sonic performance that takes inspiration from the intersectional life of the Black American composer Julius Eastman.
Elaine Mitchenervocals, movement and music direction
Dam Van Huynhconcept, choreography and direction
The Rolling Calf:
Jason Yardesaxophone, electronics
Neil Charlesbass, electronics
Xhosa Colesaxophone, percussion
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Classical music
Wigglesworth conducts Debussy and Berg
Poetry unlocks the imagination, as Ryan Wigglesworth and soprano Sophie Bevan plunge into the wild, wondrous sonic universe of Claude Debussy and Alban Berg.
