The Polish pianist and composer, Hania Rani brings her ethereal album Ghosts, specially rearranged for a large ensemble.
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Prokofiev 2
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.
Franz SchubertDie Zauberharfe – Overture, ‘Rosamunde’
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No 2
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Nosedaconductor & presenter
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda
Prokofiev’s mind-blowing second Symphony, plus early Beethoven and a charming opener from Schubert.
Franz SchubertOverture (Rosamunde) from Die Zauberharfe
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No 1
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No 2
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Nosedaconductor
Alice Sara Ottpiano
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Classical music
BBC Symphony Orchestra: Oramo conducts Vaughan Williams
England’s dreaming: Sakari Oramo rediscovers rare and wonderful British masterpieces by Vaughan Williams, Doreen Carwithen and Malcolm Arnold.
Ralph Vaughan WilliamsSerenade to Music
Doreen CarwithenConcerto for Piano and Strings
Malcolm ArnoldSymphony No 5
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramoconductor
Alexandra Dariescupiano
BBC Singers
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Classical music
Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Sunwook Kim
Pianist Sunwook Kim multi-tasks with the high octane Chamber Orchestra of Europe in a concert featuring a Beethoven double.
Anna ClyneStride
Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Concerto No 3
Ludwig van BeethovenRondino in Eb Major for wind octet
Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Concerto No 4
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Sunwook Kimpiano/director
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda
Orchestral fireworks with early Shostakovich and Schnittke, joined by the London Symphony Chorus for some stirring Brahms.
Alfred Schnittke Violin Concerto No 1
Johannes Brahms Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)
Dmitri ShostakovichSymphony No 2, To October
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Nosedaconductor
Lisa Batiashviliviolin
London Symphony Chorus
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Classical music
Britten's Canticles
Three outstanding young singers unite in a programme of love, loss, and remembrance, where Schubert and Errollyn Wallen are entwined in Britten’s five haunting canticles.
Benjamin BrittenCanticle I
Errollyn WallenMy Lazy Goodheart
Franz SchubertAuf dem Strom
Benjamin BrittenCanticle III
Canticle V
Franz SchubertDes Fisches Liebesglück
Benjamin BrittenCanticle IV
Canticle II
James Waytenor
Natalie Burchpiano
Lotte Betts-Deanmezzo-soprano
Ross Ramgobinbaritone
Alis Huwsharp
Annemarie Federlehorn
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Classical music
Oramo conducts Mahler's Fourth Symphony
Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler’s playful Fourth Symphony – and plays the violin too, as Kurt Weill retells the myth of Orpheus in his own, utterly original style.
Dorothy HowellLamia
Kurt WeillDer neue Orpheus, Op 15
Gustav MahlerSymphony No 4
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramoconductor
Anu Komsisoprano
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Classical music
Academy of Ancient Music: Bach's St John Passion
Laurence Cummings and AAM bring an Easter tradition to life: a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion.
Johann Sebastian BachSt John Passion
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummingsdirector and harpsichord
Nicholas Mulroy Evangelist
Dingle YandellChristus
Carolyn Sampsonsoprano
Helen Charlstonalto
Ed Lyontenor
Jonathan Brownbass
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Theatre & dance
Queer East: When the Cloud Catches Colours
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Thought-provoking theatre exploring the experience of two queer Singaporeans as they grow older. Based on true accounts, the show delves into relationships, family, insecurity, kindness and safety.
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Classical music
Hough plays Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto
Stephen Hough plays Beethoven and Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler’s First Symphony. Genius, pure and simple, from the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Concerto No 3
Gustav MahlerSymphony No 1
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramoconductor
Stephen Houghpiano
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Classical music
Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 4
Three quartets unite to perform the Chamber Symphony enlargement of Shostakovich’s 8th quartet, crowning a programme including Firsova’s ardent, deftly-plotted Quartet No 4.
Dmitri ShostakovichQuartet No 4
Quartet No 13
Elena FirsovaQuartet No 4
Dmitri ShostakovichQuartet No 8
Carducci Quartet
Elmore Quartet
Kyan Quartet
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Classical music
Seong-Jin Cho: A Ravel-athon
A sold-out hall greeted Seong-Jin Cho’s Barbican debut in 2023. His much-anticipated return navigates a scintillating all-Ravel programme, saluting the composer in his 150th anniversary year.
Maurice RavelSerenade grotesque
Menuet antique
Pavane pour une infante defunte
Jeux d'eau
Sonatine
Miroirs
Gaspard de la nuit
Menuet sur le nom de Haydn
Valses nobles et sentimentales
Prélude
A la maniere de Borodine
A la maniere de Chabrier
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Seong-Jin Cho
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Classical music
Mahan Esfahani
Splicing classic Baroque works with a reminder that the harpsichord is no mere museum piece, Mahan Esfahani has opened up inspiring new territories.
