What’s on

17 Jan 2019, 19:30

Put aside any casual assumptions about what a harpsichord can do – or can be – in the 21st century: Mahan Esfahani plans to light up Milton Court with an ear-opening contemporary recital.

1 Feb 2019, 19:30

The Casals Quartet’s playing has been described as refreshing and exhilarating. But today they dive deep into Haydn’s powerful musical meditations on suffering, loss – and redemption. 

3 Feb 2019, 11:00

Part 1 in an immersive day of music, readings and visuals exploring the towering trio of Hungarian composers, Bartók, Ligeti and Kurtág, whose utterly individual sounds helped define modern music.

3 Feb 2019, 15:00

Part 2 in an immersive day of music, readings and visuals exploring the towering trio of Hungarian composers, Bartók, Ligeti and Kurtág, whose utterly individual sounds helped define modern music.

3 Feb 2019, 19:30

Part 3 in an immersive day of music, readings and visuals exploring the towering trio of Hungarian composers, Bartók, Ligeti and Kurtág, whose utterly individual sounds helped define modern music.

10 Feb 2019, 15:00

Let the BBC Singers take you on a thrilling journey full of mystery and music, as they tell the story of a King, a magical child, a secret underground lake and not one, but two dragons.

11 Feb 2019, 19:30

Prepare for a different kind of chamber music with a delightful 19th-century rediscovery: a scaled-down version of Chopin’s First Piano Concerto for piano quintet.

19 Feb 2019, 19:30

Behind its modest title, Hugo Wolf’s Italienisches Liederbuch tells a deeply Romantic tale of love, longing and loss. Roderick Williams heads a hand-picked cast in a new staging.

24 Feb 2019, 17:00

This programme explores the full emotional gamut of baroque music, from the heartbreaking beauty of Bach’s ‘Erbarme dich’ to the many extrovert moods of Vivaldi’s ‘La notte’ concerto.