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Silhouette of a musician playing a double bass under blue stage lights, with large text reading “50 years of Bohemian Rhapsody” in bold red and white lettering.
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Contemporary music Classical music

50 Years of Bohemian Rhapsody: Guildhall Session Orchestra

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?  

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody in this exhilarating concert with the professional musicians of Guildhall Session Orchestra.

A red large boat shot on 35mm against a blue sky.
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Cinema

Experiments in Film: The Cinema of Peter Hutton + Intro...

Step into the contemplative world of acclaimed experimental filmmaker Peter Hutton with a rare screening of three of his most poetic works: Landscape (for Manon), Study of a River, and Time and Tide.

Toddlers running around with orbs of light hanging from the ceiling while two people overlook them
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Theatre & dance

Engruna Teatre: Univers

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Live music, movement and poetic storytelling combine in this fun, sensory show that gives 0–2-year-olds the space to explore in magical and unexpected ways. 

Chiaroscuro Quartet
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Classical music

Consone Quartet X Chiaroscuro Quartet: Mendelssohn’s Octet

Two leading string quartets join forces to present a powerful evening of classical quartets by Haydn and Beethoven, culminating in Mendelssohn’s gorgeous Octet.

Joseph Haydn String Quartet in G major, Op 33, No 5
Ludwig van Beethoven Quartet in D major Op 18 No 3
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Felix Mendelssohn Octet in E flat major, Op 20
Consone Quartet
Chiaroscuro Quartet
An image of Daphne Oram playing electronic music in front of a crowd
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Contemporary music

Vari/ations – An Ode to Oram

A vibrant celebration of past, present and future in electronic music. Six of today’s most exciting sonic innovators offer a resonant testament to the radical imagination of Daphne Oram.

An image of Ermonela Jaho posing surrounded by a blue circle against a blue background
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Classical music

Puccini's 'La rondine'

Ermonela Jaho stars in Puccini’s bittersweet romance, his opera La rondine, incorporating music that has not been heard this century. 

Giacomo Puccini La rondine
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Carlo Rizzi conductor
Ermonela Jaho Magda de Civry
Iván Ayón-Rivas Ruggero Lastouc
Nicola Alaimo Rambaldo Fernandez
Ellie Neate Lisette
Juan Franciso Gatell Prunier
Jessica Robinson Yvette/ Georgette / Fleury
Julieth Lozano Rolong Bianca / Gabriella / Mariette
Joanna Harries Suzy/ Lolette / Rorò
Robert Lewis Gobin
David Shipley Périchaud
William Thomas Crébillon / Il maggiordomo
BBC Singers
Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra violin players
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Classical music

Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra

Experience the next generation of orchestral talent in this concert conducted by Julian Clayton, in a richly varied programme spanning impressionistic colour, sparkling virtuosity and symphonic power.

Image of Renee Fleming in a champagne gown
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Renée Fleming: Voice of Nature

We regret to announce that this performance has been cancelled. Renée Fleming has had to withdraw from this performance because of necessary knee surgery which must be scheduled in this period.

Programme to include songs and arias by Handel, Canteloube, Maria Schneider, Nico Muhly, Kevin Puts, Howard Shore, and Björk, with an original film provided by the National Geographic Society.
Renée Fleming soprano
Howard Watkins piano
A person sat by a river bank with headphones on
Event
Classical music Contemporary music

The Hermes Experiment: Let Us Be a Mighty River

Cancelled

We regret to inform that due to illness within the production team, the artists have taken the difficult decision to cancel this performance. We are very sorry for any inconvenience.  

The Hermes Experiment:
Héloïse Werner voice
Oliver Pashley clarinet
Alina Bzhezhinska harp
Marianne Schofield double bass
Sonic essayists
Sandeep Bhagwati
Monthati Masebe
Bint Mbareh
Kathy Hinde
Martha Hincapié Charry
Hanna Grześkiewicz curator
Kathy Hinde live installation
Bint Mbareh voice
Martha Hincapié Charry movement
Violist Antoine Tamestit in front of a black background imitating playing his instrument without the actual instrument being there. His eyes are closed.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Tchaikovsky faces his demons in the fate-filled Fourth Symphony, before the ravishing pastoral music of English composer Vaughan Williams with soloist Antoine Tamestit.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikosvky Symphony No 4
Ralph Vaughan Williams Flos Campi for Viola & Chorus
Ralph Vaughan Williams Dona nobis pacem
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Antoine Tamestit viola
Julia Sitkovetsky soprano
Ashley Riches bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus
Marian Consort dressed in black
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Classical music

The Marian Consort: The Language of Flowers

Acclaimed choral ensemble Marian Consort pays tribute to flowers and gardens both actual and allegorical, with music from the late Renaissance to the present day.

Rodrigo de Ceballos Hortus Conclusus
Amy Bryce Madrigals for Plants
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla Missa Ego flos campi – Kyrie and Gloria
Sebastián de Vivanco Veni dilecte mi
Benjamin Britten Flower Songs
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla Missa Ego flos campi – Credo
Tomás Luis de Victoria Vidi speciosam
Sebastián de Vivanco Sicut lilium
Leo Chadburn Flower Dictionary
Francisco Guerrero Ego flos campi
The Marian Consort vocal ensemble
Image of a band perfoming with the guitarist's back to the camera and drummer in the background
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Contemporary music

Dirty Three

The Australian band return for a rare live performance. For their first real tour in over 12 years, they'll bring their unmistakable raw, lyrical, and unpredictable sound. 

Sir Antonio Pappano standing on the podium on the Barbican stage, facing the audience and talking into a microphone
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Vaughan Williams

Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, showcasing two works by Vaughan Williams. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

Ralph Vaughan Williams Flos Campi for Viola and Chorus
Ralph Vaughan Williams Dona nobis pacem
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Antoine Tamestit viola
Julia Sitkovetsky soprano
Ashley Riches bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus
Antoine Tamestit facing the camera, holding a viola upright and facing forwards, in front of the side of his face
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Thea Musgrave paints with radiant colours, Walton gives flight to the viola, and Vaughan Williams dreams of London.

Thea Musgrave Phoenix Rising
William Walton Viola Concerto
Ralph Vaughan Williams A London Symphony (Symphony No 2)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Antoine Tamestit viola
Image of Adrian Scarborough
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Classical music

A Christmas Odyssey

Following the success of their festive 'Live from London' collab in 2024, Adrian Scarborough (History Boys, Gavin and Stacey) joins the BBC Singers on a Christmas journey of carols & literature.