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ANOHNI looks into the camera
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Contemporary music

ANOHNI and the Johnsons

For the first time in a decade, ANOHNI presents a concert with the Johnsons, drawing from her new album My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross as well as from throughout her catalogue. 

Whiplash screened behind a live band
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Contemporary music

Whiplash - In concert

Immerse yourself in the cut-throat world of a prestigious New York jazz school & rediscover Damien Chazelle’s masterpiece on a big screen with a live performance of Justin Hurwitz’s soundtrack. 

Members of the Fourth Choir singing on stage
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Classical music

Classical Pride: My Beloved Man

My Beloved Man – a celebration by the Fourth Choir, London’s LGBTQ+ classical choir, of the love affair between Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears.

An illustration by Quentin Blake, depicting characters Jack and Nancy floating through a forest scene, using a red umbrella as a parachute.
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Cinema Classical music

Quentin Blake's Box of Treasures with the BBC SO

Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures bursts open, as the BBC Symphony Orchestra plays a live accompaniment to two wonderful animated adventures. 

Woodwind section with focus on flautist
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Classical music

Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra

Julian Clayton conducts the outstanding young musicians of Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra.

Oliver Zeffman conducting
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Classical music

Classical Pride: LSO with Oliver Zeffman & Nick Grimshaw

The culmination of 2024’s Classical Pride, the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Oliver Zeffman celebrate LGBTQ+ classical music in this diverse programme presented by Nick Grimshaw.

Nils Frahm standing between two red curtains, wearing a flat cap with a black hoodie
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Contemporary music

Nils Frahm: Music for London

The pioneering composer-producer-pianist performs his new project Music For London.

Ilê Aiyê performing on stage in traditional costume
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Contemporary music

Margareth Menezes & llê Aiyê

An incredible double bill brimming with the best AfroBrazilian artists from Bahia; featuring singer Margareth Menzes and Ilê Aiyê, the first Afro-Bloco movement in Brazil. 

Magnetic Fields sit in a glowing red room
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Contemporary music

The Magnetic Fields perform 69 Love Songs

Beloved indie pop band The Magnetic Fields perform their landmark triple album 69 Love Songs over two nights. 

Cornelius
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Contemporary music

Cornelius

Shibuya-kei pioneer Cornelius makes his Hall debut, playing music from his latest album Dream In Dream.

Photo of country folk music artist Dawn Landes
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Contemporary music

Dawn Landes & Friends

Lamenting the roll-back on women’s rights around the world folk singer-songwriter Dawn Landes re-imagines The Liberated Woman’s Songbook. 

A pale purple, oval shape, reflective of a mirror or window, sits in the centre of the image, surrounded by a dark orange colour with candle smoke and lens flares creating textural elements.
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Classical music

Rolf Hind: Sky in a Small Cage

Direct from the Copenhagen Opera Festival, Mahogany Opera opens our season with the UK premiere of Rolf Hind’s much-anticipated new work inspired by the influential Sufi mystic and poet, Rumi. 

Sir Antonio Pappano conducting
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Sir Antonio Pappano opens a new chapter as Chief Conductor of the LSO, conjuring stunning landscapes from Nielsen and Sibelius - and a world premiere from James MacMillan. 

Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO on the Barbican stage, with LSO cellos and violas in the background.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Two giants of British music, two blistering orchestral works from the early 20th century, as Sir Antonio Pappano begins his first season as Chief Conductor of the LSO.

Organist Anna Lapwood
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Hector Berlioz goes to a Roman Carnival, Saint-Saëns gives a Symphony from the organ loft, and Serge Rachmaninov sings the blues in his Fourth Piano Concerto.