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A mountainous landscape, with a reservoir and dam in the foreground and a river winding through the hills beyond.
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Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

North American artist Lucy Raven brings together moving image and sculpture to examine themes of cyclical violence and unrelenting force in the formation of the Western United States. 

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
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Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

Image of the Manchester trio GoGo Penguin standing next to each other against a white backdrop.
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Contemporary music

GoGo Penguin

GoGo Penguin, the Manchester trio who inspirationally blend jazz, classical and electronic influences, return with a powerful new album, Necessary Fictions. 

Blondie in Camera 1978
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Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

Young children run around a space interacting with large, colourful objects in a sensory show.
Event
Theatre & dance

Engruna Teatre: Univers

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. 

A model stands in front of a blue door and red wall, wearing earth toned distressed clothing
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Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

A mountainous landscape, with a reservoir and dam in the foreground and a river winding through the hills beyond.
Event
Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

North American artist Lucy Raven brings together moving image and sculpture to examine themes of cyclical violence and unrelenting force in the formation of the Western United States. 

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

Chiaroscuro Quartet
Event
Classical music

Consone Quartet X Chiaroscuro Quartet

Two leading instrumental groups – period ensemble Consone Quartet and the acclaimed Chiaroscuro Quartet – join forces to present an evening of beloved classical works.

Joseph Haydn String Quartet in G major, Op 33, No 5
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet Op 18
-Interval-
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
Event
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.

Blondie in Camera 1978
Event
Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

Young children run around a space interacting with large, colourful objects in a sensory show.
Event
Theatre & dance

Engruna Teatre: Univers

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. 

A model stands in front of a blue door and red wall, wearing earth toned distressed clothing
Event
Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

A mountainous landscape, with a reservoir and dam in the foreground and a river winding through the hills beyond.
Event
Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

North American artist Lucy Raven brings together moving image and sculpture to examine themes of cyclical violence and unrelenting force in the formation of the Western United States. 

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

An image of Ermonela Jaho posing surrounded by a blue circle against a blue background
Event
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
Blondie in Camera 1978
Event
Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

Young children run around a space interacting with large, colourful objects in a sensory show.
Event
Theatre & dance

Engruna Teatre: Univers

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. 

A model stands in front of a blue door and red wall, wearing earth toned distressed clothing
Event
Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

A mountainous landscape, with a reservoir and dam in the foreground and a river winding through the hills beyond.
Event
Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

North American artist Lucy Raven brings together moving image and sculpture to examine themes of cyclical violence and unrelenting force in the formation of the Western United States. 

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra violin players
Event
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
Event
Classical music

Renée Fleming: Voice of Nature

A haunting tale of humanity’s evolving connection to nature. Renée Fleming enchants with music from Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene accompanied by an original film from National Geographic Society.

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
Young children run around a space interacting with large, colourful objects in a sensory show.
Event
Theatre & dance

Engruna Teatre: Univers

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. 

A model stands in front of a blue door and red wall, wearing earth toned distressed clothing
Event
Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

A mountainous landscape, with a reservoir and dam in the foreground and a river winding through the hills beyond.
Event
Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

North American artist Lucy Raven brings together moving image and sculpture to examine themes of cyclical violence and unrelenting force in the formation of the Western United States. 

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

Plants in water
Event
Classical music Contemporary music

The Hermes Experiment: Let Us Be a Mighty River

A collaboration between The Hermes Experiment and five international sound artists, this immersive concert-installation responds to the climate emergency.

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.
Event
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
Event
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