Celebrating Pierre Boulez and his influences, in the composer’s centenary year: his beloved Debussy, alongside three intriguing world premieres.
‘A mighty hero, in his veins the blood of ages …’ Lemminkäinen was a warrior like no other: loving, hunting, and challenging death itself. As a proud Finn, Sibelius knew all those ancient tales, and his Lemminkäinen Suite retells them in music that’s as vivid as a film score and as powerful as any fantasy epic. LPO Principal Guest Conductor Karina Canellakis does nothing by halves; she opens
with Sibelius’s gripping evocation of the Viking age before joining Benjamin Grosvenor in the majesty, beauty and unchained melody of Mozart’s 21st Piano Concerto. Expect both sunlight and shadow from this much-loved British pianist.
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Marking 50 years since the composer’s death, the Carduccis inaugurate a five-concert odyssey through the complete string quartets – works that enshrine his inner life, loves and closest friendships.
Extraordinary pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, known to his many fans as Nobu, joins us for an evening of sparkling masterworks.
This fascinating young artist brings his creative slant to cool-hued piano works by two contrasting composers, showing the piano’s capacity for maximum magic.
The Year 1905: Shostakovich’s monumental symphony meets Beethoven at his brightest. Unchained energy from conductor Jakub Hrusa, pianist Jonathan Biss and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
The orchestra and Mitsuko Uchida continue their rewarding partnership, focused on Mozart’s piano concertos, in a programme of intimate and joyous music.
Visionary pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard joins the Philharmonia in a programme spanning the Romantic period.
Be captivated by the artistry of Alice Sara Ott in music by Beethoven and Field, pushing the traditional boundaries of the piano recital.
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Intimate, personal and intricate – this programme is all about music that makes you lean in, including a music box-inspired new commission by Héloïse Werner.
Hear Dvořák played with authentic Bohemian style by this great Czech orchestra – the drama, emotion and unforgettable tunes of his ‘New World’ Symphony and the spine-tingling retelling of a Czech ghost story in his symphonic poem The Noonday Witch. In between, the irrepressible Gabriela Montero plays Prokofiev’s sparkling Third Piano Concerto. Expect sparks to fly!
Join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as it returns to Cadogan Hall with a passionate programme filled with much-loved romantic pieces from the worlds of film, opera and classical music.
Whether you are looking for a romantic evening of music with that someone special, attending as part of a group or flying solo, make it a Valentine’s Day to remember with this captivating concert that is guaranteed to be the perfect date night for all.
The seductive sounds of Latin America fill the Royal Festival Hall in the our irresistible Valentine’s Day programme.
Davóne Tines and The Truth’s new work Robeson explodes the musical repertoire of Paul Robeson alongside pianist John Bitoy and sound artist Khari Lucas.
The horns throw down a challenge, the piano strides forward, and Tchaikovsky launches his First Piano Concerto with a tune you’ll never forget. This is music that demands total commitment, so it’s perfect for Boris Giltburg, the Moscow-born piano virtuoso whom BBC Music Magazine described as ‘characterful, sensitive and technically dazzling’. But even the most brilliant jewel needs the right setting, and conductor Juraj Valčuha pairs it with showpieces by two of Tchaikovsky’s most devoted fans: Glazunov’s elegant whirl around the ballrooms of St Petersburg, and Rachmaninoff’s final masterpiece, the electrifying Symphonic Dances.
The spotlight is on the Philharmonia’s Joint Principal Clarinet Mark van de Wiel in this free early-evening concert.
Nadine Benjamin stars in Shirley J Thompson’s one-woman, one-act opera which weaves together filmic documentary and song in a heart-warming love letter to the resilience of the Windrush migrants.
Discover spellbinding violinist Daniel Lozakovich, born in 2001 and signed by Deutsche Grammophon at just 15 years old.
No composer tells a story quite like Richard Strauss – or paints a picture in more fabulous sounds. So when he set out to depict the majesty of the Bavarian Alps, the results are … well, hear for yourself as Edward Gardner and a specially-enlarged LPO conquer the summit of Strauss’s mighty Alpine Symphony. Waterfalls, glaciers, an ear-splitting storm – spectacular isn’t the word. But first, enjoy the fresh Nordic melodies of Grieg’s famous Piano Concerto, played by a true rising star, and experience musical history in the making with a brand new work by LPO Composer-in-Residence Tania León.
Sex and drugs and symphony orchestras: Hector Berlioz claimed that his Symphonie fantastique depicted an opium dream, but really he was just high on the sound of a supersized orchestra going for broke. Love, witchcraft, severed heads – it’s all here, in psychedelic colours, and you’d better believe that it’s a hard act to follow. That’s why Edward Gardner and the superb violinist Augustin Hadelich are setting the scene with Britten’s powerful Violin Concerto, and with the world premiere of Sphinx by David Sawer – a British composer whose raw imagination can give even Berlioz a run for his money.