What’s on

Junior Guildhall’s Symphony Orchestra and String Ensemble return to Milton Court Concert Hall under the baton of Julian Clayton. 

A symphony thwarted by history, and a concerto from a composer at his peak.

Enjoy a rare chance to hear Handel’s seasonal masterpiece in Mozart’s compelling re-imagining for late 18th century orchestra.

My soul doth magnify the Lord: Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC SO and Chorus in music from four centuries that aims directly at the human heart. 

Don’t stay Home Alone this Christmas – join the London Concert Orchestra for great music from some of your favourite festive films of all time.

Christmas Carol Singalong is coming to town. Join Jonathan Cohen and Louise Dearman for some festive family fun with some of the very best Christmas songs and seasonal classics.

Celebrate the pioneering composer's 80th birthday, with some of Gavin Bryars’s most iconic works, performed by the Gavin Bryars Ensemble.

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge heralds the Christmas season, joined on stage by the superb Crouch End Festival Chorus. 

The star-studded Christmas favourite Love Actually arrives this December with a full live orchestra.

A sublime concert of carols and seasonal classics, staged in an evocative candle-lit style setting.

Raymond Gubbay Limited presents a brand-new show that promises to bring joy and laughter to audiences of all ages.

An awe-inspiring concert celebrating the iconic scores of John Williams, including music from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Jurassic Park and many more.

An unforgettable all-Beethoven programme featuring the monumental Choral Symphony with its climactic ‘Ode to Joy’ performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Horrible Histories proudly presents the terrific tale of Christmas.

The UK’s most celebrated big band returns, swinging you back in time with Glenn Miller’s own arrangements of favourite wartime chart toppers and hits from the forties.

Experience epic music from Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Game of Thrones and beyond as the worlds of TV, film and fantasy are brought to life by a full symphony orchestra and choir.
 

It's time to settle the scores, as the London Concert Orchestra performs the best scores from two of the greatest film composers of all time in one fabulous programme.

Ring in the new year with a stirring celebration of classical favourites, including a complimentary drink.

Hear a new generation get behind the greatest orchestral music of all time – experience an exhilarating adventure in sound with The National Youth Orchestra.

Callum Au directs the Guildhall Studio Orchestra in a programme of Burt Bacharach's finest musical gifts, heard here in brand new arrangements.

Romantic declarations and dark deeds: the LSSO returns with a sensational programme of music by Rachmaninov, Berlioz and Ethel Smyth.

Janáček’s searing, magnificent opera explores a woman’s limited options in a suffocating small town.

Janáček’s searing, magnificent opera explores a woman’s limited options in a suffocating small town.

Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe takes us on a journey through guitar and lute music across the centuries from 17th century lute music to new work by Thomas Adès.

Join the Guildhall String Ensemble for a wonderful programme of works under the direction of violinist, and director and conductor of Concerto Budapest, András Keller.

Sakari Oramo joins star violinist Vilde Frang to bend time and play the unplayable – whether Andrew Norman’s American odyssey or Sibelius at his most passionate. 

Abel Selaocoe presents a mesmerising fusion of musical worlds, bringing together timeless minimalism and the intricate harmonies of the Baroque era with the unique timbres of African strings.

Two opera singers, a pianist and two signing actors join forces to create a joyous merging of Song and Sign.

Short in length but limitless in imagination, all 24 of Debussy’s magical Préludes for piano are performed by one of their supreme living interpreters, Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

All six of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos in one gloriously life-affirming concert from Laurence Cummings and the Academy of Ancient Music.