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Experience the power of American gospel music, combined with the symphonic sound of the LSO and a chorus of over 250 voices from across the London community, curated and conducted by André J Thomas.

The life stories of two eponymous female heroes are explored in this double bill of captivating operatic works by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi: Maria egiziaca and La bella dormente nel bosco.

The life stories of two eponymous female heroes are explored in this double bill of captivating operatic works by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi: Maria egiziaca and La bella dormente nel bosco.

The life stories of two eponymous female heroes are explored in this double bill of captivating operatic works by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi: Maria egiziaca and La bella dormente nel bosco.

The life stories of two eponymous female heroes are explored in this double bill of captivating operatic works by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi: Maria egiziaca and La bella dormente nel bosco.

Nigel Kennedy and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra celebrate one of the greatest composers of all time with a programme of concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Join the Turner Prize-nominated artist Sin Wai Kin and singer-songwriter, producer and composer Planningtorock as they explore world building at the intersections of visual arts and music.

South African and European traditions meet in the transformative music of Abel Selaocoe alongside folk and jazz-flecked music from Gary Carpenter and Bartók.

Heaven and earth: Mat Collishaw’s mesmerising projections accompany sacred music by Fauré and Gounod, connecting these spiritual works to human experience and the natural world.

Leading Dutch conductor Antony Hermus joins Guildhall Symphony Orchestra for a fascinating and fantastical evening of music by Unsuk Chin, Bartók and Zemlinsky.

Duncan Ward and the LSO set out to sweep you off your feet with symphonic poems from Janáček and Debussy, while Isabelle Faust offers sensitive insights into the music of Bartók.

The Academy of Ancient Music travels to the Vienna of Empress Maria Theresa – where genius paid court, and music flourished in magnificent (and unexpected) new ways.

Two different centuries, and two very different – but equally heartfelt – fourth symphonies. Semyon Bychkov conducts music by Detlev Glanert and Johannes Brahms. 

Presented in a fun and informative way, LSO Family Concerts feature music based on a theme and offer the chance for everyone to get involved by playing or singing along with audience participation.

Pianist Lucy Parham, known internationally for her Composer Portraits in words and music, and Sir Simon Russell Beale present Elégie to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rachmaninov.

Celebrated clarinettist Anthony McGill embarks on his residency at Milton Court, in an evening of conversation and performance with Britten Sinfonia.

Outstanding performers from the first year of Guildhall School’s Opera Course present classical and contemporary operatic excerpts.

Pianist Kirill Gerstein continues his spotlight series with one of the pinnacles of the repertoire.

Anthony McGill – the New York Philharmonic’s Principal Clarinet – shares his ‘lustrous sound and dynamic range’ (Bachtrack) with budding musicians from Guildhall School in an evening masterclass.

Outstanding performers from the first year of Guildhall School’s Opera Course present classical and contemporary operatic excerpts.

Beethoven’s Eroica, Ravel’s Shéhérazade, and the adventures of the Argonauts: mezzo Jennifer Johnston joins Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and no emotion is off-limits.

Kicking off the festive season, special guest Clare Teal joins the BBC Singers and Principal Guest Conductor Owain Park for a night of popular show tunes from London's West End and Broadway. 

Clarinettist Anthony McGill, Milton Court’s Artist-in-Residence, performs an exhilarating all-American programme with pianist Michael McHale.

Drift amid music of seductive illusion and brilliant colour from Debussy, Ravel and Scriabin.

Outstanding performers from the first year of Guildhall School’s Opera Course present classical and contemporary operatic excerpts.

Outstanding performers from the first year of Guildhall School’s Opera Course present classical and contemporary operatic excerpts.

Gianandrea Noseda conducts and introduces Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, deeply private and deeply felt.

Soprano Natalie Dessay guides us through a gallery of unforgettable women, from composers Alma Mahler, Clara Schumann and Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn to great operatic heroines.

Deeply private, deeply felt: Tchaikovsky and Brahms pour out their emotions in an ardent torrent of music. 

From the elemental grandeur of Sibelius to the miracle of a globe-skimming dragonfly, Sakari Oramo joins violinist Johan Dalene to explore new horizons and old.