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Guitarist Carlos Alomar on stage next to David Bowie
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Contemporary music

The D.A.M Trilogy

David Bowie’s right-hand-musicians during his late-1970’s Berlin period mark the legacy of the albums they made together with the faster songs from Low, Heroes and Lodger as the focus of the evening.

trio playing string instrument and singing in dramatic lighting
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Contemporary music Classical music

Le Trio Joubran: Twenty Springs

Le Trio Joubran, renowned ambassadors of Palestinian music and culture, mark a major milestone and celebrate their 20th anniversary. 

TBC
Samir Joubran oud
Wissam Joubran oud
Adnan Joubran oud
Habib Meftah percussion
Ersoj Kasimov percussion
Anne Gouverneur violin
Sylvain Favre-Bulle violin
Anne Berry viola
Valentin Mussou cello
RBO Live Cinderella
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Cinema

RBO Live: Cinderella

This Winter, be transported into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.

IMage of Gurdain + Murad Ali on stage
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Classical music Contemporary music

Tabla solo by Gurdain Rayatt + Murad Ali Khan

Experience rhythm to the soul-stirring expression of melody 

Gurdain Ryatt tabla
Milind Kulkarni harmonium
Murad Ali Khan sarang
Ojas Adhiya tabla
Orchestra Baobab
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Contemporary music

Orchestra Baobab

Senegal’s legendary Orchestra Baobab return, celebrating over 50 years of captivating rhythms, melodic vocals and rich brass arrangements in a joyful, unmissable performance.

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

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. 

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

Chiaroscuro Quartet
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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
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Felix Mendelssohn Octet in E flat major, Op 20
Consone Quartet
Chiaroscuro Quartet
Young children run around a space interacting with large, colourful objects in a sensory show.
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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. 

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 Bianca / Gabriella / Mariette
Joanna Harries Suzy/ Lolette / Rorò
Robert Lewis Gobin
David Shipley Périchaud
William Thomas Crébillon / Il maggiordomo
BBC Singers
Young children run around a space interacting with large, colourful objects in a sensory show.
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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. 

Image of Renee Fleming in a champagne gown
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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.
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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. 

Plants in water
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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
Sandeep Bhagwati music director
Sonic essayists
Monthati Masebe
Bint Mbareh
Kathy Hinde
Martha Hincapié Charry
Sandeep Bhagwati
Hanna Grześkiewicz curator
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
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
A person with a yellow collar around their neck makes a love heart symbol with their hands.
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Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Twelfth Night

Welcome in the festive season with this spellbinding adaptation of Shakespeare's masterpiece, following a five star, sold-out run in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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. 

A person with a yellow collar around their neck makes a love heart symbol with their hands.
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Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Twelfth Night

Welcome in the festive season with this spellbinding adaptation of Shakespeare's masterpiece, following a five star, sold-out run in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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 film still showing Gamera, the turtle-like monster
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Cinema

Gamera the Brave + introduction by Yuriko Hamaguchi

The gigantic turtle is reincarnated once again in this family-friendly reboot, as the young kaiju forms a bond with a boy and grows up to battle a fearsome threat to humanity.

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
London Symphony Chorus
A person with a yellow collar around their neck makes a love heart symbol with their hands.
Event
Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Twelfth Night

Welcome in the festive season with this spellbinding adaptation of Shakespeare's masterpiece, following a five star, sold-out run in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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. 

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
A person with a yellow collar around their neck makes a love heart symbol with their hands.
Event
Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Twelfth Night

Welcome in the festive season with this spellbinding adaptation of Shakespeare's masterpiece, following a five star, sold-out run in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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.

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 person with a yellow collar around their neck makes a love heart symbol with their hands.
Event
Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Twelfth Night

Welcome in the festive season with this spellbinding adaptation of Shakespeare's masterpiece, following a five star, sold-out run in Stratford-upon-Avon.