Wit and grandeur from Schubert, and intimate refinement in Kurtág’s arrangements of Bach in a joyful celebration of the piano duet.
Venezuelan pianist and composer Gabriela Montero performs an assortment of piano pieces from and inspired by Spain.
This programme puts the relationship between musical mentors centre stage.
Bridging Worlds brings together the Royal Albert Hall’s Associate Artists, Rushil Ranjan and Abi Sampa, with students from the Royal College of Music, Trinity Laban, the Royal Northern College of Music and the Sunshine Orchestra (Chennai, India).
Dark ships and shining seas: John Adams’s Harmonielehre is the dazzling climax to a concert celebrating the American dream at its most terrible – and hopeful.
Delving into the wonders of Bach in every key, piano legend Pierre-Laurent Aimard performs the second book of the 48 Preludes and Fugues.
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This innovative ensemble sets music for string orchestra soaring into the 21st century, complementing Beethoven with music by thrilling contemporary composers.
Richard Strauss breathes dizzying life into 18th-century Vienna, Wagner recreates medieval Rome and Beethoven marries tenderness and high spirits.
A unique cross‑genre ensemble, the Sarahbanda takes to the stage with a fresh take on Cuban dance music – an exciting fusion of classical music and Cuban rhythms.
One of the foremost cellists of our time interweaves new music by Joseph Hallman, Thomas Larcher, Jeffrey Mumford and Carlos Simon with Bach’s Third Cello Suite.
The extraordinary cellist interweaves new works with Bach’s contemplative and challenging Fourth Cello Suite in this performance from her commissioning series.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra presents Requiem for America: Singing for the Invisible People — Brent Michael Davids’s searing work which confronts hard truths about America’s founding.
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Inspired by one of the earliest texts of Chinese philosophy, Divine Intimacies explores how nearly a thousand years of musical thought can be translated into contemporary sound.
The internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano, accompanied by a three-piece guest ensemble, journeys through two vibrant musical worlds: she brings warmth and wit to French chansons by Lemarque, Betti, Trenet, Chaminade, Hahn, Ferré, and others, and then turns to the theatrical and daring world of German cabaret, including music by Glanzberg, Hollaender, Jary, Weill, and Eisler.
Superstar performers meet for a dazzling concert bringing together clarinet and guitar in music from across the globe and the centuries.
Strangers in a strange land: Sakari Oramo conducts music by Bartók and Korngold, European composers stranded in America and dreaming of a better world.
Four soul-stirring moments from the final chapter of Wagner’s mighty operatic Ring, alongside the composer’s affectionate birthday gift to his wife.