Young Musicians

Oramo conducts Mahler's Tenth and The Lark Ascending

An evening-long meditation on life and the hereafter, devised by Sakari Oramo and featuring the UK premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s astonishing final masterpiece Hush.

KlangKüken

This text explores the sounds of a joyful day, from hopping out of bed to the silvery moonbeams of evening. It asks how to musically express these moments, from breakfast songs to the flavors of lunch and the dreams of an afternoon nap.

KlangKüken

This text explores the sounds of a joyful day, from hopping out of bed to the silvery moonbeams of evening. It asks how to musically express these moments, from breakfast songs to the flavors of lunch and the dreams of an afternoon nap.

KlangKüken

This text explores the sounds of a joyful day, from hopping out of bed to the silvery moonbeams of evening. It asks how to musically express these moments, from breakfast songs to the flavors of lunch and the dreams of an afternoon nap.

London Symphony Orchestra/Maxime Pascal

Celebrating Pierre Boulez and his influences, in the composer’s centenary year: his beloved Debussy, alongside three intriguing world premieres.

The Boulez Effect

Explore the legacy of Pierre Boulez in this afternoon symposium at Milton Court.

LSO Chamber Ensemble

Fanfares, massed cellos and electronics – a fascinating celebration of the music of Pierre Boulez, in his centenary year.

Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 1

Marking 50 years since the composer’s death, the Carduccis inaugurate a five-concert odyssey through the complete string quartets – works that enshrine his inner life, loves and closest friendships.

Collage Concerts

Carte blanche – Berlin, hör mal!

In the Karajan Akademie of the Berliner Philharmoniker, outstanding young musicians are prepared for artistic work in a world-class orchestra. The concert series Carte blanche – Berlin, hör mal! particularly highlights the Academy’s educational mission. Here, the young musicians step out of the orchestra to perform as soloists or in ensembles. They select the repertoire and design the programmes themselves – a true Carte blanche in every sense of the term.

Hrůša conducts Beethoven and Shostakovich

The Year 1905: Shostakovich’s monumental symphony meets Beethoven at his brightest. Unchained energy from conductor Jakub Hrůša, pianist Jonathan Biss and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

London Symphony Orchestra/Daniel Harding

Night music and love songs – Mahler and Schumann at their romantic best.

London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Walton

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.

Collage Concerts

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Bringing together Walton’s turbulent first Symphony with passionate statements of love and outrage from two American greats.

Italian Legacies: Geminiani and his English Contemporaries

Swinging London meets Italian flair, 18th century style. AAM presents Georgian England in the company of Arne, Boyce, Geminiani and Bach. But not the Bach you’re expecting…

Jacquot conducts Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

Grand passions and big tunes from Mendelssohn, Korngold and Augusta Holmès, as conductor Marie Jacquot makes her debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Evocative portraits of night and the sea in an all-British programme: enigmatic Maconchy, meditative Walton, and awe-inspiring Vaughan Williams.

London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Vaughan Williams

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.

Hindoyan conducts Barber's Violin Concerto

Big skies and new worlds: Domingo Hindoyan conducts three musical salutes to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, including Barber’s glorious Violin Concerto.

ROBESON with Davóne Tines and The Truth

Davóne Tines and The Truth’s new work ROBESON explodes the musical repertoire of Paul Robeson alongside pianist John Bitoy and sound artist Khari Lucas.

Ennio Morricone and 100 Years of Cinema

In tribute to Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone, the Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra takes us on a journey through 100 years of cinema with music from some of the greatest films of all time.

Sketches of Spain

The Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra takes us to sunny Spain in a celebration of some of the best classical music from and about their homeland.

Commemorating Shostakovich: Evgeny Kissin and friends

A glittering constellation of string players joins Evgeny Kissin for an immersive dive into three sonatas that together span Shostakovich’s creative evolution – the last a soul-searing farewell.

Women of the Windrush

Nadine Benjamin stars in Shirley J. Thompson’s one-woman, one-act opera which weaves together filmic documentary and song in a heart-warming love letter to the resilience of the Windrush settlers.

Total Immersion: Iridescence

The UK premiere of Juste Janulyte’s Iridescence by the BBC Singers opens a portal into the expanding musical universe of symphonic electronics – 'symphonic' in the ancient Greek meaning 'harmonious'.

Total Immersion: Iridescence

The UK premiere of Juste Janulyte’s Iridescence by the BBC Singers opens a portal into the expanding musical universe of symphonic electronics – 'symphonic' in the ancient Greek meaning 'harmonious'.

Total Immersion: Continents, Computers and Electronic Dreams

Continents, computers and electric dreams: Tristan Murail’s non-electronic orchestral classic Gondwana charts a course to new worlds with electronics sound from Steven Daverson and Misato Mochizuki.

Total Immersion: Continents, Computers and Electronic Dreams

Continents, computers and electric dreams: Tristan Murail’s non-electronic orchestral classic Gondwana charts a course to new worlds with electronics sound from Steven Daverson and Misato Mochizuki.