London Symphony Orchestra/Half Six Fix – Lachenmann
Kick-start your evening with a Half Six Fix concert. A 60-minute concert, introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Helmut LachenmannMy Melodies (Music for Eight Horns and Orchestra)
Ludwig van BeethovenExcerpt from Symphony No 7
London Symphony Orchestra
François-Xavier Rothconductor & presenter
LSO Horns
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/François-Xavier Roth
Two sound worlds, two centuries apart: Lachenmann’s Melodies meets Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony.
Helmut LachenmannMy Melodies (Music for Eight Horns and Orchestra)
Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No 7
London Symphony Orchestra
François-Xavier Rothconductor
LSO Horns
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Classical music
Haydn and Strauss: Nelson Mass and A Hero’s Life
Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life), Haydn’s Nelson Mass and pure sonic wonder from Samy Moussa. Hannu Lintu conducts a concert of outsize emotions and truly spectacular sounds.
Samy MoussaElysium
Joseph HaydnNelson Mass (Hob XXII/11)
Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintuconductor
BBC Symphony Chorus
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanashasoprano
Jennifer Johnstonmezzo-soprano
Derek Weltonbass-baritone
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Contemporary music
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Desert Slide
Celebrated as one of the world's most versatile and expressive Mohan Veena (slide guitar) players, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt brings his Desert Slide ensemble to the Hall.
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra: Family Concert
A fun opportunity for families to learn more about music and the instruments of the orchestra, with music based on a theme and free workshops before the concert.
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Classical music
Her Stories with Samantha Ege
‘Bold, brilliant, and daring women’ nourish Samantha Ege’s recital of 20th and 21st century piano music, including a work by Havanan ‘fusionista’ Camila Cortina Bello.
Florence PricePiano Sonata
Camila Cortina BelloBravura
Odaline de la MartinezStudies in Rhythm
Chen YiVariations on Awariguli
Gabriela OrtizPreludio e Estudio No 3
Samantha Egepiano
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Classical musicContemporary music
Sō Percussion with Caroline Shaw
Powerhouse percussion ensemble Sō Percussion and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and singer Caroline Shaw return to perform music from their upcoming album, Rectangles and Circumstance.
Sō Percussion
Caroline Shawvocals
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Talks & events
Yotam Ottolenghi: The Comfort Tour
Spend a delicious evening with the inimitable chef and restaurateur Yotam Ottolenghi, as he celebrates his anticipated new cookbook, Comfort, Ottolenghi’s most personal work since Simple and Flavour.
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Theatre & dance
RSC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Experience a ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian) as this smash-hit sell-out production transfers to London to brighten up your winter.
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Theatre & dance
RSC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Experience a ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian) as this smash-hit sell-out production transfers to London to brighten up your winter.
Event
Classical music
Stephen Hough: Sonatina Nostalgica
Appearing as both pianist and composer, Stephen Hough wraps fiery Schumann and Chopin around his own sonatina trip down memory lane.
Cécile ChaminadeAutomne
Theme Varie
Les Sylvains
Robert SchumannFantasie in C major
Stephen HoughSonatina Nostalgica
Frédéric ChopinSonata No 3 in B minor
Stephen Houghpiano
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Theatre & dance
First Light
Bathe in sound and light with your baby as you explore the wonders of how their senses develop. Sit, lie down or stand while sharing this immersive, intimate experience.
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Theatre & dance
RSC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Experience a ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian) as this smash-hit sell-out production transfers to London to brighten up your winter.
Event
Classical music
Abel Selaocoe: Christmas From Around the World
The BBC Singers join forces once more with their Artist in Association Abel Selaocoe, for a concert of music for the Christmas season from around the world.
BBC Singers
Abel Selaocoedirector, vocals & cello
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Contemporary music
Dur Dur Band
Somali funk legends Dur Dur Band are joined by some very special guests and perform alongside the next generation of Somali singer/songwriters making waves internationally.
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Theatre & dance
First Light
Bathe in sound and light with your baby as you explore the wonders of how their senses develop. Sit, lie down or stand while sharing this immersive, intimate experience.
Event
Theatre & dance
RSC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Experience a ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian) as this smash-hit sell-out production transfers to London to brighten up your winter.
Event
Classical music
Yeol Eum Son plays Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto
Respighi’s Roman spectacular and a new American classic frame Prokofiev’s most thrilling piano concerto in this BBC Symphony Orchestra debut for conductor Jonathon Hayward and pianist Yeol Eum Son.
James Lee IIISukkot Through Orion's Nebula (UK premiere)
Sergei ProkofievPiano Concerto No 2
Ottorino RespighiFountains of Rome
Pines of Rome
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heywardconductor
Yeol Eum Sonpiano
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Theatre & dance
First Light
Bathe in sound and light with your baby as you explore the wonders of how their senses develop. Sit, lie down or stand while sharing this immersive, intimate experience.
Event
Theatre & dance
RSC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Experience a ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian) as this smash-hit sell-out production transfers to London to brighten up your winter.
Event
Classical music
A Gospel Christmas
Join Flames Collective for A Gospel Christmas. A choir like no other in the UK, they have received huge praise for their sensational performances with RAYE at the 2024 Brit Awards and at the O2.
Includes:
Joyful Joyful
Holy Night
Shackles
Love Theory
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Flames Collective
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Theatre & dance
First Light
Bathe in sound and light with your baby as you explore the wonders of how their senses develop. Sit, lie down or stand while sharing this immersive, intimate experience.
Event
Classical music
Christmas with Connaught Brass
For its Barbican debut, multi-prize-winning Connaught Brass despatches season’s greetings in a cracker of a programme that gift wraps festive joy with interludes of serene reflection.
Robin HaighGet Good
Antonio Vivaldi (arr Jeffrey Stone)Concerto in F major
Lili BoulangerTwo Pieces (arr for trumpet and piano)
Terry JohnsPaolozzi’s Windows
Billy Moore (arr Every)When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky'Yuletide' from The Seasons
Gustav Holst (arr Blaskowski)'Venus' from The Planets
Mark-Anthony Turnage'Elegy for Andy' and 'Tune for Toru' from True Life Stories
Sergei ProkofievLieutenant Kijé Suite
Trad (arr Sarah Latto)Little Girl Blue/O come Emmanuel
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr Simon Hogg)Christmas Oratorio
Connaught Brass:
Aaron Akugbotrumpet
Harry Planttrumpet
Annemarie Federlefrench horn
Chris Brewstertrombone
Aled Meredith-Barretttuba
Zeynep Ozsucapiano
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Theatre & dance
First Light
Bathe in sound and light with your baby as you explore the wonders of how their senses develop. Sit, lie down or stand while sharing this immersive, intimate experience.
Event
Theatre & dance
RSC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Experience a ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian) as this smash-hit sell-out production transfers to London to brighten up your winter.
Event
Classical music
Khatia Buniatishvili and Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Following last year’s solo recital, accompanied by the perennially stylish Academy of St Martin in the Fields, pianist Khatia Bhuniatishvili returns for two strongly contrasted Mozart concertos.
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartDon Giovanni Overture
Piano Concerto No 20
Piano Concerto No 23
Joseph HaydnSymphony No 104
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Khatia Buniatishvilipiano
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano
La rondine, Puccini’s story of love thwarted by society’s conventions, an opera glowing with melody and orchestral colour.
Giacomo PucciniLa rondine
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Nadine SierraMagda
Serena GamberoniLisette
Michael FabianoRuggero
Paul ApplebyPrunier
Ashley RichesRambaldo
Sarah DufresneYvette/Giorgette
Angela SchisanoBianca/Gabriele
Marvic MonrealSuzy/Lolette
London Symphony Chorus
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Theatre & dance
RSC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Experience a ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian) as this smash-hit sell-out production transfers to London to brighten up your winter.
Event
Theatre & dance
First Light
Bathe in sound and light with your baby as you explore the wonders of how their senses develop. Sit, lie down or stand while sharing this immersive, intimate experience.
Event
Theatre & dance
RSC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Experience a ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian) as this smash-hit sell-out production transfers to London to brighten up your winter.