New music by Laura Bowler preludes Ligeti’s ethereal, dreamlike soundworld and Richard Strauss’ colossal, awe-inspiring homage to Nietzsche.
Tonight’s concert celebrates the clarinet, and the outstanding playing of Mark van de Wiel.
Sakari Oramo pairs flair and exoticism with idyllic cheer in this dual outing of Romantic masterpieces: Saint-Saëns’ fifth piano concerto and Brahms’ Second Symphony.
Sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun is joined by players from the London Philharmonic Orchestra for sparklingly cinematic music for sitar and strings.
Marin Alsop conducts ‘Mexico’s second national anthem’ and an exciting new cello concerto by the Philharmonia’s Featured Composer Gabriela Ortiz.
A magical bird, a dream of England, and the sheer magic of pianist Yeol Eum Son, as Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra bring a blaze of colour to the Barbican.
The Philharnonia invites you into Gustav Mahler’s world – a world saturated with orchestral colour.
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A chance to experience the extraordinary gifts of this renowned pianist and composer in a selection of his own works alongside music by Bach.
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Journey into the world’s waterways with Jeremy Wade, before an evening of music inspired by water and the Earth.
Explore land, water and air before arriving in the city of tango.
“For me, the sound of the violin reflects the soul,” says Lisa Batiashvili.
Four plus four is not just eight: two string quartets join forces to become more than the sum of their parts in three octets full of youthful joy.
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All aboard as we chart an unlikely course through the world of sea shanties, encountering classical, folk and contemporary works along the way.
Two classics of the orchestral repertoire contrast with a heartfelt recent work by our Featured Composer Gabriela Ortiz.
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but music can paint pictures that haven’t even been imagined.