A Russian in exile, an Englishman in despair, and a Puerto Rican take on fantastical fandangoes: a welcome visit from the RLPO under its charismatic Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan.
Roberto SierraFandangos
Edward ElgarCello Concerto
Sergei RachmaninovSymphonic Dances
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Domingo Hindoyanconductor
Pablo Ferrandezcello
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/ Half Six Fix – Berlioz
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Hector BerliozSymphonie fantastique
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor & presenter
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano
Dreams and fantasies from enigmatic Szymanowski to Berlioz’s most rock’n’roll work, the Symphonie fantastique.
Hector BerliozOverture: Le corsaire
Karol Szymanowski Violin Concerto No 1
Hector BerliozSymphonie fantastique
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Lisa Batiashviliviolin
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Classical music
BBC Symphony Orchestra: Elder conducts Mahler
Goodnight, Vienna: Sir Mark Elder conducts Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, as the BBC Symphony Orchestra brings its season to an unforgettable close.
Franz SchrekerChamber Symphony
Gustav MahlerDas Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Mark Elderconductor
Alice Cootemezzo-soprano
David Butt Philiptenor
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano
Two portraits from a magician of orchestral colour, Richard Strauss – plus a young Mozart dances on the violin
Richard StraussTill Eulenspiegel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No 5
Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Lisa Batiashviliviolin
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Contemporary music
Hawkwind
Legendary space rock pioneers Hawkwind return to the UK with their latest studio album Stories From Time And Space.
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Classical music
Cassie Kinoshi x Ensemble Intercontemporain
Spearheaded by France’s flagship contemporary music group, the new, the nearly new, and a 20th century classic are stitched into a programme that explores slavery and the Caribbean experience.
Hannah Kendallshouting forever into the receiver
Cassie KinoshiNew work
Pierre BoulezSur Incises
Cassie Kinoshi
Ensemble intercontemporain
NikNakturntables
Tyrone Isaac-Stuartchoreographer
Julien Creuzet visuals
Event
Cinema
Animation at War: When The Wind Blows
A haunting classic of British animation that dramatises the worst fears of the Cold War era’s nuclear anxiety, told through the misfortunes of an ill-prepared elderly couple.
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Classical music
Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 5
Our Shostakovich cycle began with the Quartet No 1, and ends, inevitably, with No 15, staring death resolutely in the face, a work heart-stopping in its searing intensity.
Dmitri ShostakovichQuartet No 10
Quartet No 7
Quartet No 15
Carducci Quartet
Kyan Quartet
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Contemporary music
Actress x Suzanne Ciani present Concrète Waves
A groundbreaking live music collaboration between two titans of avant-garde electronic music, Actress and Suzanne Ciani.
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Cinema
MET Opera Live: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
A barber helps two young lovers who are held apart, in this tale of love, loss, and deceit.
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Contemporary music
Moin
Moin are a three piece based in London featuring Tom Halstead and Joe Andrews of the electronic outfit Raime and percussionist visionary Valentina Magaletti.
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Classical music
ECHO Rising Stars at 30: Lukas Sternath
Join pianist Lukas Sternath for a mesmerising recital featuring an eclectic programme full of contrasts.
Sofia GubaidulinaChaconne
Erik Satie3 Gymnopédies
Patricia KopatchinskajaNew work
György LigetiArc-en-ciel (Etudes pour piano, Livre I)
L'escalier du diable (Etudes pour piano, Livre II)
Lukas Sternathpiano
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Classical music
ECHO Rising Stars at 30: Carlos Ferreira
Jazz-inspired music meets a brand new commission plus one of the cornerstones of the clarinet repertoire, with Portuguese clarinettist Carlos Ferreira.
Pierre BoulezDomaines
Joseph HorovitzSonatina for Clarinet and Piano
Claude DebussyPremière Rhapsodie
Lanqing DingNew work
Carlos Ferreiraclarinet
Pedro Emmanuel Pereirapiano
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Classical music
ECHO Rising Stars at 30: Quatuor Agate
The Quatuor Agate pairs Ligeti's Bartók-inspired Métamorphoses Nocturnes with Ravel's masterful String Quartet.
György LigetiString Quartet No 1, Métamorphoses Nocturnes
Anna KorsunNew work
Maurice Ravel String Quarter in F Major
Quatuor Agatestring quartet
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Classical music
ECHO Rising Stars at 30: Sào Soulez Larivière
Embark on a journey from the Baroque to the present day with Sào Soulez Larivière, as he brings electronics on board to explore a whole new side to the viola.
Julia WolfeCloth for Viola Solo + electronics (new work)
Igor Stravinsky Elegie
György LigetiSonata for Solo VIola
Johann Sebastian BachViolin Partita No. 2 BWV 1004 arr. for Viola in G minor
Sào Soulez Larivièreviola
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Classical music
ECHO Rising Stars at 30: Benjamin Kruithof
Kickstart your morning with music from some of the most influential composers of the late 19th and 20th centuries, performed by cellist Benjamin Kruithof.
Nadia BoulangerThree pieces for cello and piano
Maurice RavelPièce en Forme de Habanera
Sally BeamishReverie (new work)
Sergei Rachmaninov Cello Sonata
Benjamin Kruithofcello
Marco Sanna piano
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Classical music
Anam: Music to move the soul
As part of VOCES8’s 20th anniversary celebrations, sister ensemble APOLLO5 celebrates its own 15th anniversary performing the group’s new album Anam.
Fraser Wilson Anam
Philipe Verdelot Donna, se fiera stella
Cipriano de Rore Hor che l’aria e la terra
Lucy Walker My heart, my God, is steadfast
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry My Soul, There is a Country
Paul SmithA Soul
Scottish trad arr Adrian Peacock Ca’ the Yowes
Paul Mealor Beneath Thy Compassion
Henrik Dahlgren Without Knowing
Scottish trad arr Blake Morgan Black is the Colour
Michael McGlynn Am gaeth i m-muir
Penelope Appleyard Wildflowers - Wailin’ Jennies
APOLLO5:
Penelope Appleyardsoprano
Clare Stewartmezzo-soprano
Oscar Golden-Lee tenor
Joseph Taylor tenor
Augustus Perkins-Raybass
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Classical music
ECHO Rising Stars at 30: Matilda Lloyd
British trumpeter Matilda Lloyd presents a thrilling programme of music that tells a story.
Arthur HoneggerIntrada
George EnescoLégende
Claude DebussyL'isle joyeuse
Dani HowardSonata for Trumpet and Piano, Continuum (new work)
Maurice RavelMiroirs, 3. Une barque sur l'océan
Pauline ViardotChanson de la Pluie
Gabriel Fauré Le Papillon et la Fleur, Op. 1/1
Pauline ViardotHavanaise, VWV 1019
Matilda Lloydtrumpet
Jonathan Warepiano
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Classical music
ECHO Rising Stars at 30: Rakhi Singh & Friends
Rakhi Singh, violinist and co-founder of Manchester Collective, is joined by a stellar string quartet for an afternoon of contemporary chamber music.
Dobrinka TabakovaInsight
Edmund FinnisBrother
Caroline ShawLimestone & Felt for cello and viola
Maurice RavelSonata for Violin and Cello
Edmund FInnisQuartet No 2
Rakhi Singh and friends
Rakhi Singhviolin
Simmy Singh violin
Ruth Gibson viola
Nicholas Trygstadcello
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Classical music
VOCES8 20th Anniversary Concert
Join VOCES8 for its official 20th anniversary concert, celebrating two decades of inspiring music-making with its Barbican debut.
VOCES8
VOCES8 Scholars
BBC Singers
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Classical music
Khatia Buniatishvili
Following April’s duo recital with her sister, Khatia Buniatishvili takes centre stage in a programme exploring the relationship between Chopin and prolific woman-of-letters George Sand.
Programme to be announced
Khatia Buniatishvilipiano
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Classical musicContemporary music
No Friend but the Mountains
Inspired by Behrouz Boochani's book of his refugee journey and six-year-long incarceration in Manus Island, the LSO and Jonathan Lemalu give the UK premiere of this heart-stopping song-cycle.
Luke StylesNo Friend but the Mountains
Jonathan Lemalubaritone
London Symphony Orchestra
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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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CinemaClassical music
Ligeti Quartet: Nuc
The Ligeti Quartet perform tracks from their 2023 album Nuc, fusing acoustic and electronic music for string quartet by Mercury-nominated composer Anna Meredith alongside visual projections.
Ligeti Quartet
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra: LSO on Film
A selection of film music recorded by the LSO, including scores by Alexandre Desplat, Philippe Sarde, Philippe Chany and Guillaume Roussel for films such as Harry Potter, Black Beauty (2020) and Tess.
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Classical music
Evgeny Kissin
Chopin at his most mercurial, and Shostakovich’s response to Bach as well as his piano sonata swansong all come under the spotlight as the great pianist attends to unfinished business.
Johann Sebastian BachPartita No 2
Frédéric ChopinNocturne No 3, Op 15
Nocturne No 2, Op 55
Scherzo No 4
Dmitri ShostakovichPiano Sonata No 2
Three Preludes and Fugues
Evgeny Kissinpiano
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Classical music
LSO Discovery Showcase
Curated by LSO animateur Rachel Leach, this showcase brings together the Orchestra with participants from all across LSO Discovery’s work.
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Classical music
Academy of Ancient Music: Beethoven's Symphony No 5
Struggles, seduction and sparkling wit: Laurence Cummings and AAM play Beethoven, Haydn and Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt.
Maria Theresia AhlefeldtTelemachus on Calypso’s Isle
Joseph HaydnTrumpet Concerto
Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No 5
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummingsconductor
David Blackaddertrumpet
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts a concert performance of Strauss’ scandalous opera Salome, with the brilliant soprano Asmik Grigorian in the title role.