Ermonela Jaho stars in Puccini’s bittersweet romance, his opera La rondine, incorporating music that has not been heard this century.
Tchaikovsky faces his demons in the fate-filled Fourth Symphony, before the ravishing pastoral music of English composer Vaughan Williams.
Thea Musgrave paints with radiant colours, Walton gives flight to the viola, and Vaughan Williams dreams of London.
Relive the golden age of Hollywood with music by some of cinema’s most brilliant and influential composers.
Sir James MacMillan conducts a starry performance of his huge, life-affirming Christmas Oratorio – music that speaks to listeners of all faiths and none.
Clemens Schuldt and the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Shakespearean classics, Strauss at his most sumptuous, and a new British concerto for cellist Guy Johnston.
Music that glitters, sings and dances for joy, as Sakari Oramo pairs two newly minted classics with Beethoven’s brightest symphony.
Love, death and pomegranates: Sakari Oramo rediscovers Stravinsky’s epic retelling of the myth of Persephone.
Marin Alsop conducts three of the most popular works in the orchestral repertoire in this space-themed concert for all the family.
Rachmaninoff, Bernstein and Davóne Tines – a fresh perspective on America’s past, present and future from Daniele Rustioni and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Jordan de Souza and two guest soloists for a romantic evening featuring much-loved music from well-known operas.
Enjoy outstanding overtures, poignant arias and exquisite duets from Bizet, Mozart, Puccini, Verdi and more – all within the intimate surroundings of Cadogan Hall.
Whether you’re attending as part of a group, or with that special someone, or even flying solo, this captivating concert – back by popular demand – is the perfect concert to whet the operatic appetites of novices and connoisseurs alike
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Sir Donald Runnicles, a leading conductor of late Romantic repertoire, joins the Philharmonia in its 80th birthday season for one of Bruckner’s great symphonies.
Víkingur Ólafsson brings the new concerto written for him by John Adams to London.
Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto, Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, and a UK premiere from Julia Adolphe. Big emotions and natural wonders from Kristiina Poska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Learn to ‘listen differently’ as the Philharmonia’s Featured Artist Víkingur Ólafsson celebrates the 100th birthday of György Kurtág.
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.
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.