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Sinfonia of London
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Classical music

Sinfonia of London: Serenade

The barnstorming Sinfonia of London have garnered rave reviews since their relaunch in 2018, and this concert presents a rare opportunity to hear them in a smaller, more intimate arrangement.

Ralph Vaughan-Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Benjamin Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horns and Strings
Arthur Bliss Music for Strings
Frederic Delius Late Swallows
Edward Elgar Introduction and Allegro
Sinfonia of London
John Wilson conductor
Laurence Kilsby tenor
Christopher Parkes horn
Johan Dalene playing the violin
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Adès

Thomas Adès leads us through Sibelius’ Finland and conjures magical images in his own evocation of a Celtic legend.

Jean Sibelius Symphony No 4
Einojuhani Rautavaara Deux Sérénades
Thomas Adès The Origin of the Harp (for chamber orchestra)
Jean Sibelius Symphony No 6
London Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Adès conductor
Johan Dalene violin
FRAME by Baukunst/Bruther 3
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Art & design Talks & events

Architecture on Stage: Baukunst

Join us for a live conversation with Adrien Verschuere, founder of Baukunst, as he shares his studio’s unique approach and their latest project, FRAME, a striking TV studio designed with Bruther.

Hannu Lintu with his arms raised against a red bakcground
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Classical music

Lintu conducts Shostakovich's Eighth Symphony

Shostakovich’s shattering Eighth Symphony is the climax of a gripping all-Russian programme from BBC Symphony Orchestra guest conductor Hannu Lintu and viola phenom Timothy Ridout.

Alfred Schnittke Viola Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No 8
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu conductor
Timothy Ridout viola
Seth Parker Woods
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Classical music

Seth Parker Woods: Thus Spoke Their Verse

Anchored by three Bach Sarabandes, cellist Seth Parker Woods explores three centuries of cello music, focusing on identity, storytelling, and polyphony.

Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No 1, BWV 100: Sarabande
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Calvary Ostinato from Lamentations: Black Folk/Song Suite
Giacinto Scelsi Maknongan for solo cello
Fredrick Gifford Difficult Grace, for speaking cellist and electronics
Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No 2, BWV 1008: Sarabande
Nathalie Joachim Dam Mwen Yo or cello and electronics
Alvin Singleton Argoru II for cello solo
Monty Adkins Winter Tendrils for cello and fixed electronics
Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No 5, BWV 1011: Sarabande
Conrad Beck Drei Epigramme für solo cello - I. Moderato and II. Tranquillo
Carlos Simon Between Worlds for solo cello
Chinary Ung Khse Buon for solo cello
Seth Parker Woods cello
An older woman sits on the grass with a younger woman at her feet.
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Cinema

Imitation of Life (12) with Introduction + Reception

Douglas Sirk’s 1959 masterpiece centers on the relationship between two single mothers, Lora (Lana Turner) and Annie (Juanita Moore), whose lives become deeply intertwined after a chance encounter. 

Two dancers
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Classical music

Julius Eastman: A Power Greater Than

Barbican artist-in-residence Davóne Tines performs a multidisciplinary all-Julius Eastman program curated by Seth Parker Woods, alongside AMOC* & Kyle Marshall Dance Company. 

Julius Eastman Touch Him When
Holy Presence of Joan D'Arc
Piano 2
Gay Guerilla
Davóne Tines baritone
JIJI guitar
Seth Parker Woods cello
Adam Tendler piano
Richard Valitutto piano
Conor Hanick piano
Kyle Marshall Dance Company
AMOC* American Modern Opera Company
Conductor Ryan Bancroft in front of a wall looking into the camera
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Stravinsky

Conductor Ryan Bancroft makes his debut with the LSO, introducing and conducting Stravinsky's The Firebird, music that paints a fantastical world of mythical lands and creatures.

Igor Stravinsky The Firebird – Ballet
London Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Bancroft conductor & presenter
Woman on orange-lit stage with camera; large projected face creates surreal, haunting atmosphere.
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Theatre & dance

KISS WITNESS/Elisabeth Gunawan: Prayers For A Hungry Ghost

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Shattering, sardonic, funny and tender, this ensemble production combines horror, physical performance, live cinema and Chinese mythology to bring audiences into 'the realm of hungry ghosts'.

Violinist Clara-Jumi Kang resting her violin in her shoulder while looking into the camera
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Ryan Bancroft & Clara-Jumi Kang

Stravinsky and Gubaidulina breathe vivid, visceral life into Russian fairy tales, plus Shostakovich’s most beautiful and riveting concerto. 

Sofia Gubaidulina Märchen – Poem
Dmitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 1
Igor Stravinsky The Firebird – Ballet
London Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Bancroft  conductor
Clara-Jumi Kang violin
a 3D city
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Cinema

Experiments in Film: Both Sides Now 10

Curated and produced by videoclub (UK) and Dr. Isaac Leung (HK), Both Sides Now 10 presents a dynamic compilation of artists’ film and video works from the UK and Hong Kong.

Image of Martin Helmchen surrounded by a blue circle against a blue background
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Classical music

Mozart's Requiem

Dark fire and glittering ice: Mozart’s Requiem crowns an evening of deep emotions and natural wonders from Sakari Oramo and pianist Martin Helmchen.

Camille Pépin Inlandsis
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo conductor
Martin Helmchen piano
Francesca Chiejina soprano
Claire Barnett-Jones mezzo-soprano
Caspar Singh tenor
Frazer Scott bass
BBC Symphony Chorus
Catherine Lamb
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Classical music

Explore Ensemble & EXAUDI: Eight Lines

Bringing an alternative slant to American minimalism, London's Explore Ensemble and the EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble present a major new work by Catherine Lamb, alongside music by James Tenney & Steve Reich.

James Tenney In a large, open space
Steve Reich Eight Lines
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Catherine Lamb New work*
Explore Ensemble
EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble
James Weeks conductor
Scales of Justice, one side with an axe and one side with a red rose dropping petals on table
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Classical music Theatre & dance

Opera Double Bill: Smyth's Der Wald & Respighi's Lucrezia

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Two powerful stories. Two rarely heard operas. One unforgettable evening.

Stephen Barlow director
Dominic Wheeler conductor
Jon Morrell designer
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra on stage at Barbican Hall
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Classical music

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra: Ravel & Tchaikovsky

Ravel’s Piano Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony feature in a vibrant programme of colour and contrast performed by the next generation of professional musicians.