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Abel Selaocoe playing his cello against a black background, with purple and pink triangular shapes framing the photo
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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. 

Abel Selaocoe Ancestral Affirmations
Arr Karl Jenkins Gaudete
Abel Selaocoe Emmanuele
Ariel Ramírez (arr Peter Knight) La Peregrinación
Mateo Flecha Ríu Ríu Chíu
Vasyl Barvinsky Szczo to za prediwo
Abel Selaocoe Tsohle Tsohle
Anon There is no rose
William Walton Make we joy now in this fest
Abel Selaocoe Tshepo
Johannes Eccard Vom Himmel hoch
Anon, ed Stephen Cleobury Nowell sing we
Francis Grier Alleluia! I bring you news of great joy
Abel Selaocoe Lerato/Love
Hieronymus Praetorius Joseph, lieber Joseph mein
Michael Praetorius Ein Kind geborn in Bethlehem
Michael Praetorius Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Abel Selaocoe iBuyile
Jacobus Gallus Canite tuba
Hans Leo Hassler Hodie Christus natus est
Christian Onyeji Amuworo ayi otu nwa
Abel Selaocoe cello/vocals
Sidiki Dembélé african percussion
Alan Keary electric bass
Fred Thomas piano
BBC Singers choir
Grace Rossiter conductor
Yeol Eum Son
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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 pianist Yeol Eum Son. 

James Lee III Sukkot Through Orion's Nebula (UK premiere)
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 2
Ottorino Respighi Fountains of Rome
Pines of Rome
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Méndez conductor*
Yeol Eum Son piano
Junior Guildhall violinists performing
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Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra and String Ensemble

Two Junior Guildhall ensembles – the Symphony Orchestra and String Ensemble – take to the stage to perform pieces by Nino Rota, Finzi, Strauss and Borodin.

Nino Rota Concerto for Strings
Gerald Finzi Clarinet Concerto
Johann Strauss II Die Fledermaus Overture
Alexander Borodin Symphony No 2
Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
Junior Guildhall String Ensemble
Thomas Young clarinet
Singers in the gospel choir performing on stage
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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
The members of Connaught Brass sitting in a row in front of a white wall, their instruments placed on the floor in front of them.
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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 Haigh Get Good
Antonio Vivaldi (arr Jeffrey Stone) Concerto in F major
Lili Boulanger Two Pieces (arr for trumpet and piano)
Terry Johns Paolozzi’s Windows
Billy Moore (arr Every) When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney
Trad (arr for brass quintet) Come Landlord Fill the Flowing Bowl
Gustav Holst (arr Blaskowski) 'Venus' from The Planets
Mark-Anthony Turnage 'Elegy for Andy' and 'Tune for Toru' from True Life Stories
Sergei Prokofiev Lieutenant Kijé Suite
Trad (arr Sarah Latto) Little Girl Blue/O come Emmanuel
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr Simon Hogg) Christmas Oratorio
Connaught Brass:
Aaron Akugbo trumpet
Harry Plant trumpet
Zoë Tweed french horn
Chris Brewster trombone
Aled Meredith-Barrett tuba
Zeynep Ozsuca piano
Khatia Buniatishvili wearing a coral pink dress, resting her head on her hand
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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 Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni Overture
Piano Concerto No 23
Felix Mendelssohn The Hebrides Overture*
Joseph Haydn Symphony No 104
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Khatia Buniatishvili piano
Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO on the Barbican stage, holding a baton, with LSO string players in the foreground of the image and audience members in the background.
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London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

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La rondine, Puccini’s story of love thwarted by society’s conventions, an opera glowing with melody and orchestral colour.

Giacomo Puccini La rondine
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Carolina López Moreno Magda
Serena Gamberoni Lisette
Michael Fabiano Ruggero
Paul Appleby Prunier
Ashley Riches Rambaldo
Sarah Dufresne Yvette/Giorgette
Angela Schisano Bianca/Gabriele
Marvic Monreal Suzy/Lolette
Hector Bloggs Crebillon
Tom McGowan Perichaud
Sang Eup Son Gobin
London Symphony Chorus
Sakari Oramo conductor
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BBC Symphony Orchestra: Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius

A tribute to Sir Andrew Davis: Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius.

Edward Elgar The Dream of Gerontius
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo conductor
Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
Nicky Spence tenor
Roderick Williams baritone
BBC Symphony Chorus
Sansara Choir standing on the steps of an old, abandoned church
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SANSARA Choir with United Strings of Europe

SANSARA and United Strings of Europe join forces to explore the themes of sanctuary and solidarity in a programme built around Caroline Shaw’s To the Hands.

Basel Saleh oud improvisation
Hildur Guðnadóttir (arr Martin) Fólk fær andlit
Caroline Shaw To the Hands
Piers Connor Kennedy/Julian Azkoul in the midst
Thomas Tallis In manus tuas
Caroline Shaw (arr Kennedy) and the swallow
Basel Saleh oud improvisation
Tahmeel Hijaz
SANSARA Choir
Tom Herring artistic director of SANSARA Choir
United Strings of Europe
Julian Azkoul artistic director of United Strings of Europe
Ellie Slorach guest conductor
Basel Saleh oud
Walid Zaido percussion
Sir Antonio Pappano conducting, smiling and facing the musicians of the LSO.
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Vaughan Williams, Elgar & Bax, with David Cohen

Two reflective works from Ralph Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar, plus Arnold Bax’s evocative portrait of the Cornish countryside.

Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No 9
Edward Elgar Cello Concerto
Arnold Bax Tintagel
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
David Cohen cello
a manger in a dark room
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Academy of Ancient Music: Handel's Messiah

Laurence Cummings and AAM join a truly world-class team of soloists for a seasonal performance of Handel’s Messiah.

George Frideric Handel Messiah
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummings director & harpsichord
Louise Alder soprano
Tim Mead countertenor
Nick Pritchard tenor
Cody Quattlebaum bass
Portrait photo of Frank Dupree, smiling and facing the camera.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

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Classical meets jazz with some Christmas favourites – plus a riotous ride with Kapustin, Gershwin’s most swinging tunes, and Bernstein at his exuberant best.

George Gershwin Overture to Girl Crazy
Nikolai Kapustin Piano Concerto No 4
Leonard Bernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn (arr Jeff Tyzik) The Nutcracker Suite
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Selections from The Nutcracker
Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Frank Dupree piano
Sérgio Pires clarinet
Obi Jenne drum kit
Members of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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Christmas with King's College Choir

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

Philharmonia Orchestra
Daniel Hyde conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Crouch End Festival Chorus
The orchestra performing on stage, surrounded by candles and two Christmas trees
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Candlelit Carols

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

Anon (arr Mark Cullen) Joy to the World
George Frideric Handel Christmas sequence from Messiah
David Willcocks Sussex Carol
Johann Sebastian Bach Air on the G String
Trad Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
O Come, All Ye Faithful
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Once in Royal David's City
Eternal Source of Light Divine
Deck the Hall
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Mozart Festival Orchestra
Steven Devine conductor
Harriet Eyley soprano
Coro Spezzato
Louise Dearman singing into a microphone, with pianist Jonathan Cohen on piano behind her
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Christmas Carol Singalong

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.

Frosty the Snowman
Sleigh Ride
Merry Christmas Everyone
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Winter Wonderland
Away in a Manger
God Rest ye Merry Gentleman
Let it Go
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Once In Royal David's City
The Twelve Days of Christmas
London Concert Orchestra
London Concert Chorus
Jonathan Cohen presenter
Louise Dearman guest singer