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Andre J Thomas facing the audience in the Barbican concert hall
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Gospel – Celebration

André J Thomas celebrates the power of American gospel music, alongside the LSO and over 250 voices from communities across London.

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

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

Gabriela Montero wearing a colourful dress sitting by a piano
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Classical music

Gabriela Montero with the Calidore Quartet: Canaima

Celebrated Venezuelan pianist and composer Gabriela Montero is joined by the Calidore Quartet for a programme of chamber music including a new work, Canaima, by Montero herself. 

Simon Rattle/BRSO
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Classical music

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in an exhilarating programme of Janáček and Bruckner. 

The Diaspora Suite
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Cinema Contemporary music

Jazz on Screen: The Diaspora Suite by Ephraim Asili

A film series created over the course of seven years exploring Black culture and the African diaspora through jazz and shared histories, using music to shape its rhythm, energy and visual language.

Aja monet on stage
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Contemporary music Talks & events

aja monet: Live reading and Q&A with presenter Zakia Sewell

Join us for an unforgettable evening of poetry and conversation with acclaimed surrealist blues poet aja monet, hosted by broadcaster and writer, Zakia Sewell.

Soweto Kinch against a dark background, holding two saxophones
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Classical music Contemporary music

Soweto Kinch/LSO: Soundtrack to the Apocalypse

The saxophonist, rapper and composer Soweto Kinch presents the final instalment of a trilogy of works in collaboration with the LSO, which began with The Black Peril in 2019 and White Juju in 2021.

A painting of a woman's foot and a loose shoe
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Classical music

Academy of Ancient Music: Haydn in Paris

Paris in the 1780s was the musical centre of Europe. Academy of Ancient Music plays showpieces by Mozart, Haydn and the Chevalier de Saint-Georges: three geniuses on the edge of a volcano.

aja monet singing in front of a jazz band
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Contemporary music

aja monet with guests

The GRAMMY-nominated surrealist blues poet and this year’s Artist in Residence brings her debut album, When The Poems Do What They Do, to our Hall.

So Watt Derek Bailey
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Cinema Contemporary music

Jazz on Screen: So Watt: Derek Bailey's On the Edge – The...

A rare chance to see Derek Bailey and Jeremy Marre's landmark series about improvisation and invention in music – screening in full, in stereo and across a single afternoon.

An image of two drummers playing on stage
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Contemporary music

Melbourne International Jazz Festival presents

Melbourne International Jazz Festival and EFG London Jazz Festival are proud to showcase exceptional artists, celebrating the unique and diverse sounds of the Australian jazz scene.

Dee Dee Bridgewater
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Contemporary music

We Exist! The Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet

Grammy and Tony-winning jazz icon Dee Dee Bridgewater showcases her fearless artistry and genre-defying vocal mastery with WE EXIST! The Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet.

Ben Webster in Europe & Cecil Taylor à Paris
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Cinema Contemporary music

Jazz on Screen: Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe & Cecil Ta...

This double bill offers two distinct portraits of ground-breaking American jazz musicians living and working in Europe, each navigating cultural displacement in their own unique way.

An image of the band Immortal Onion in front of an orange background
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Contemporary music

Polish Jazz FreeStage

3 exceptional bands redefining Polish Jazz bring their dynamic sounds to our FreeStage.

Shri Sriram playing a string instrument in front of a classical brass band
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Contemporary music

Dhamaal

A dynamic collaboration like no other, fusing classical brass bands, jazz improvisations and south Asian music in a thrilling performance designed to explore new possibilities in music. 

Image of Anthony Joseph in a hat against a red background
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Contemporary music

Anthony Joseph: Rowing Up River to Get Our Names Back

Poet and musician Anthony Joseph joins visionary producer Dave Okumu for an electrifying Afrofuturist journey blending funk, jazz and soul to reclaim lost names and celebrate Black musical heritage.

Image of Cate Le Bon with her hands on her head
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Contemporary music

Cate Le Bon

Welsh multi-disciplinary artist and producer Cate Le Bon’s work has long defied categorization—an architect of sound who builds emotional landscapes from abstraction, texture, and tone.

Camilla George, SHABAKA and Jason Yarde
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Contemporary music

The Evolution of UK Jazz—20 Years On

An evening of pioneering jazz celebrating 20 years of Serious' Take Five programme for a world premiere collaboration of two revolutionary voices of British Jazz.

Maxime Pascal conducting the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Maxime Pascal

An evening celebrating music at the forefront of composition, as we hear three world premieres, alongside Pierre Boulez’s magnetic memoriam to fellow composer Bruno Maderna.

Hiromi on the piano
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Contemporary music

Hiromi’s Sonicwonder

Virtuosic jazz pianist Hiromi brings her electrifying Sonicwonder quartet to the stage, delivering a high-energy fusion of jazz, funk, and classical brilliance.

the five band members are standing under a tree on a sunny day
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Contemporary music

Tortoise + Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia

Widely considered one of the most influential contemporary music groups of the last 40 years, Tortoise will perform new pieces alongside classics from their catalogue of boundary-defying music.

An image of Synesthetic 4tet  sitting on a park bench with a fish eye effect
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Contemporary music

European Jazz Freestage: Synesthetic 4tet & Lőrinc Barabás

Discover artists from across the incredible European Jazz scene at EFG London Jazz Festival.

Black and White image of Soweto Kinch with a jazzy illustrated background
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Contemporary music

Round Midnight

'Round Midnight & Soweto Kinch curate and host a special edition of their BBC Radio 3 show, featuring artists in the EFG London Jazz Festival line-up.

A slightly blurry image of Aikiko
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Contemporary music

Japanese Jazz

Join us for the closing night of the EFG London Jazz Festival as we bring you a one-of-a-kind performance, celebrating the bold, beautiful sound of Japanese Jazz.

Image for Hania Rani NON FICTION
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Contemporary music Classical music

Hania Rani: Non Fiction: A Piano Concerto In Four Movements

Hania Rani performs the world premiere of Non Fiction alongside Manchester Collective assembled as a 45-piece Orchestra, conductor Hugh Tieppo-Brunt, Jack Wyllie & Valentina Magaletti. 

12 Ensemble performing on stage
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Classical music

12 Ensemble / GBSR Duo: Pärt Refracted

For the final Barbican concert in celebration of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s 90th birthday, the London based 12 Ensemble bring a contemporary slant to the 20th century titan’s compositions.

Image for Hania Rani NON FICTION
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Contemporary music Classical music

Hania Rani: Non Fiction: A Piano Concerto In Four Movements

Hania Rani performs the world premiere of Non Fiction alongside Manchester Collective assembled as a 45-piece Orchestra, conductor Hugh Tieppo-Brunt, Jack Wyllie & Valentina Magaletti. 

Pianist Alice Sara Ott leaning on the piano, her reflection is visible on the instrument.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Alexandre Bloch & Alice Sara Ott

Debussy’s impressionistic colours give way to Ravel’s dazzling concerto and wild, untamed waltz; Lutosławski exhilarates in his Concerto for Orchestra. 

Opera singer dressed in white ruffled outfit and roman crown holding bow and arrow
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Classical music Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Autumn Opera Scenes

Outstanding first-year singers from Guildhall School’s Opera department perform a captivating selection of classical and contemporary operatic excerpts.

Ligeti Quartet
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Classical music

Ligeti Quartet: Sunrise Missions

The remarkable Ligeti Quartet traces the shifting contours of memory, nature, and change, through music by Kaija Saariaho, Cassandra Miller, John Luther Adams and many more.