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Composer Anselm McDonnell conducing with a baton. He has a colourful patterned shirt, glasses and red hair.
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Classical music Contemporary music

The Expanded Violin/Anselm McDonnell

A deep dive into the potential of the violin, expanding and enhancing the instrument through microtonality, electronics, and the sound of multiple violins.

A person stands in an angular pose on a sheet of material.
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Theatre & dance

Dance Umbrella: Mathroo Basha

Acclaimed visual artist and filmmaker Hetain Patel presents this preview of his latest work which uses movement and audio interviews to explore generational change across his Brit-Gujarati family.

Bertrand Chamayou
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Classical music

BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sousa

Channel waves, folk rhythms and the heartbeat of the cosmos, as conductor Dinis Souza, pianist Bertrand Chamayou and the BBC Symphony Orchestra play Debussy, Bartók and Unsuk Chin. 

Unsuk Chin Alaraph: Ritual of the Heartbeat
Béla Bartók Piano Concerto No 3
Claude Debussy La mer
Maurice Ravel Boléro
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Dinis Sousa conductor
Bertrand Chamayou piano
Dance Umbrella Hatched Ensemble
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Theatre & dance

Dance Umbrella: HATCHED ENSEMBLE

Urgent and subtly spectacular work from choreographer Mamela Nyamza featuring ten dancers, an opera singer and an African traditional multi-instrumentalist.

Sweet Honey in the Rock
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Contemporary music

Sweet Honey in the Rock

Ever vibrant, versatile and relevant, the African American vocal ensemble mark their 50th anniversary with a celebration that honours its storied past. 

The cast of The Golden Stool performing on stage, wearing long golden dresses
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Classical music

The Golden Stool, or the story of Nana Yaa Asantewaa

Interweaving singing, dance, and cutting-edge theatre, Gorges Ocloo’s ground-breaking AfrOpera re-examines Nana Yaa Asantewaa’s defiant stance against colonialism and cultural appropriation.

Gorges Ocloo The Golden Stool
LOD Musiktheater
Nobulumko Mngxekeza-Nziramasanga soprano
Nonkululeko Nkwinti mezzo-soprano
Sheku Kanneh-Mason sitting on a wooden stool with his cello, in front of a pale blueish gray background
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Classical music

Sinfonia of London/John Wilson with Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Embedding the intricacies of the patter song, Kenneth Hesketh’s orchestral show-stopper prefaces two compelling Russian master works as John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London return. 

Kenneth Hesketh PatterSongs
Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concerto No 2
Sergei Rachmaninov Symphony No 1
Sinfonia of London
John Wilson conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Bill Ryder-Jones sits surrounded by alpacas
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Contemporary music

Bill Ryder-Jones

Bill Ryder-Jones makes his debut in the Hall, performing his new album Iechyd Da for the first time in full. 

On the bottom right of the image, an orchestra is performing on stage. Behind them is a projection of a still from Life on Our Planet, showing a huge shark appearing to swim towards the audience.
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Classical music

Life on Our Planet in Concert (PG)

From esk film, in association with Netflix and Silverback Films, comes a natural history concert experience: Netflix’s Life on Our Planet, with highlights from the series and an incredible live score.

Lorne Balfe Life on Our Planet
London Symphony Orchestra
Anthony Gabriele conductor
The Dudok Quartet playing their instruments. They are positioned in a close huddle, each person facing a different direction. They are against a cream coloured background.
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Classical music

Dudok Quartet: Abandoned Voices

Alongside something hot off the press, death, despair, and eternity stalk the Dudoks’ typically ear-opening programme in which Messiaen tempers the anguished ardour of Gesualdo and Schubert.

Olivier Messiaen (arr Dudok Quartet) Oraison
Bushra El Turk Three Tributes
Carlo Gesualdo (arr Dudok Quartet) 'Deh come invan sospiro' from Libro Sesto Madrigali
Franz Schubert String Quartet No 14, Death and the Maiden
Dudok Quartet
Nala Sinephro
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Contemporary music

Nala Sinephro

The electrifying composer Nala Sinephro will perform a special one-off show, bringing her unique, blended jazz sound to the Hall.

Caroline Rose stands against a lime green background, her hands framing her face
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Contemporary music

Caroline Rose

Caroline Rose performs songs from her cinematic new album The Art of Forgetting and previous releases, accompanied by players from the London Contemporary Orchestra. 

June and Oysterband stand in the ruins of the temple
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Contemporary music

Oysterband and June Tabor

One of the UK’s foremost folk rock bands, Oysterband will perform live for the last time with June Tabor. 

Michael Tilson Thomas conducting
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas

Big questions asked in a big piece – Gustav Mahler’s glorious Resurrection Symphony – as the LSO celebrates Michael Tilson Thomas’ 80th birthday.

Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2, Resurrection
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
London Symphony Chorus
Tim Peake
Event
Talks & events

Tim Peake: Astronauts - The Quest to Explore Space

After multiple sell-out tours with his debut show, My Journey to Space, Tim Peake returns to venues across the UK with his hugely anticipated new show, Astronauts: The Quest to Explore Space.

A person does a headstand in their pants against an orange and brown patterned wall.
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Theatre & dance

RSC/Wise Children: The Buddha of Suburbia

This ‘glorious and intoxicating five-star’ (Times) production based on Hanif Kureishi’s award-winning novel transfers for a limited 4-week season only.

A person with cello holes in their neck looks upwards as four strings pull down their throat from their mouth.
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Theatre & dance

Finn Beames & Company: Quiet Songs

Sounding out the hidden depths of a human voice, this new show creates a beautifully unsettling world where string instruments are played with swords.

Michael Tilson Thomas conducting
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas

Big questions asked in a big piece – Gustav Mahler’s glorious Resurrection Symphony – as the LSO celebrates Michael Tilson Thomas’ 80th birthday.

Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2, Resurrection
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
London Symphony Chorus
A person does a headstand in their pants against an orange and brown patterned wall.
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Theatre & dance

RSC/Wise Children: The Buddha of Suburbia

This ‘glorious and intoxicating five-star’ (Times) production based on Hanif Kureishi’s award-winning novel transfers for a limited 4-week season only.

A person with cello holes in their neck looks upwards as four strings pull down their throat from their mouth.
Event
Theatre & dance

Finn Beames & Company: Quiet Songs

Sounding out the hidden depths of a human voice, this new show creates a beautifully unsettling world where string instruments are played with swords.

Dilshad and Jayanthi
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Classical music Contemporary music

Dilshad Khan + Jayanthi Kumaresh

Experience the mastery of India's premier sarangi virtuoso as he mesmerises with soulful ragas, followed by the hypnotic sounds of the veena by Jayanthi Kumaresh.

A person does a headstand in their pants against an orange and brown patterned wall.
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Theatre & dance

RSC/Wise Children: The Buddha of Suburbia

This ‘glorious and intoxicating five-star’ (Times) production based on Hanif Kureishi’s award-winning novel transfers for a limited 4-week season only.

A person with cello holes in their neck looks upwards as four strings pull down their throat from their mouth.
Event
Theatre & dance

Finn Beames & Company: Quiet Songs

Sounding out the hidden depths of a human voice, this new show creates a beautifully unsettling world where string instruments are played with swords.

Anindo and Anubratta Chatterjee playing the tabla, smiling at each other
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Classical music Contemporary music

Pandit Anindo and Anubrata Chatterjee

Witness a much-awaited, turbo charged tabla duet by India’s finest tabla legend with his son Anubrata.

Pandit Anindo Chatterjee tabla
Anubrata Chatterjee tabla
Dilshad Khan sarangi
Jasdeep and Shalmalee
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Classical music Contemporary music

Jasdeep Singh Degun + Shalmalee Joshi

Experience a double bill of sitar brilliance by Jasdeep Singh Degun followed by Joshi's impeccable execution of the Jaipur-Atruli style of khayal.

A person does a headstand in their pants against an orange and brown patterned wall.
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Theatre & dance

RSC/Wise Children: The Buddha of Suburbia

This ‘glorious and intoxicating five-star’ (Times) production based on Hanif Kureishi’s award-winning novel transfers for a limited 4-week season only.

Carolyn Kuan conducting
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Classical music

Huang Ruo’s M. Butterfly

A smash-hit Broadway play turned movie, David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly metamorphoses into music theatre as the UK premiere of Huang Ruo’s operatic reworking takes wing.

Huang Ruo M. Butterfly
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Carolyn Kuan conductor
BBC Singers
A person with cello holes in their neck looks upwards as four strings pull down their throat from their mouth.
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Theatre & dance

Finn Beames & Company: Quiet Songs

Sounding out the hidden depths of a human voice, this new show creates a beautifully unsettling world where string instruments are played with swords.

Kanwal Ahluwalia directing a Yogabliss session
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Classical music Contemporary music

Yogabliss to Live Music

Join us for an enriching Yogabliss session with Kanwal Ahluwalia, where you can gently stretch, bend, twist, and calm your mind in a fun, easy-going class open to all levels.

Kanwal Ahluwalia yoga teacher
Kirpal Panesar esraj
Jayanthi Kumaresh smiling while looking to her right
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Classical music Contemporary music

Jayanthi Kumaresh: Veena Unwrapped

An enlightening exploration of the veena's timeless beauty and enduring legacy by one of its foremost proponents.