Be swept up by poet and playwright Inua Ellams’ powerful one-man show telling his story, with a specially-commissioned expansive new score by Laura Mvula.
In 1907, two of the greatest symphonic composers, Mahler and Sibelius, debated the symphony’s future, with starkly contrasting views. This programme explores this great debate through two symphonies that highlight the composers’ contrasting philosophies: Mahler's Fourth and Sibelius' Seventh.
A spectacular event with the London Contemporary Orchestra and choreographer Holly Blakey reimagines the music behind the designer’s most unforgettable moments.
Mat Collishaw’s video installation reimagines Liszt’s Dante Symphony, performed live by the BBC Concert Orchestra, with modern-day visions of collapse.
Two extraordinary late works from Brahms and Shostakovich, written for the evocative, earthy tones of the viola.
The London Sinfonietta and London’s premier live poetry night Out-Spoken come together for a raw, unflinching meditation on the state of the world.
The distinguished mezzo-soprano performs a thoughtfully curated programme that tells a remarkable story: how European composers, fleeing their homelands during the turbulent 1930s, transformed exile into opportunity in America during the ‘Golden Age of Hollywood’. With music ranging from Korngold, Weill and Eisler to Gone With The Wind, Mary Poppins and Pinocchio.
A spectacular event with the London Contemporary Orchestra and choreographer Holly Blakey reimagines the music behind the designer’s most unforgettable moments.
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Manchester Collective joins with dance-theatre company Thick & Tight and electronic music artist CHAINES for Saariaho’s fragile yet fierce Sept papillons.
Venezuelan pianist and composer Gabriela Montero performs an assortment of piano pieces from and inspired by Spain.
