The ѿý Symphony Orchestra’s Total Immersion in music written in the prisons and ghettos of the Second World War opens with a film in testament to acts of creativity from the musicians of Terezín.
Musical testaments by Hans Krása and Pavel Haas written inside Theresienstadt, and a compelling symphony by Schulhoff that warns of impending human catastrophe.
Musical testaments by Hans Krása and Pavel Haas written inside Theresienstadt, and a compelling symphony by Schulhoff that warns of impending human catastrophe.
The ѿý Singers offer haunting choral music from the Theresienstadt ghetto, with reflective interludes provided by students of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Discover the political, satirical opera that dared to hope for a better world, even as its composer suffered in the Theresienstadt ghetto.
Extraordinary music written amid the hopelessness of prison and concentration camps that dared to seek the truth – and to hope for better times.
Extraordinary music written amid the hopelessness of prison and concentration camps that dared to seek the truth – and to hope for better times.
Hear evocative musical journeys by composers past and present – a sleigh-ride through frozen Finland, a road-trip from LA to San Diego and a fateful Austrian carriage-ride.
Hear evocative musical journeys by composers past and present – a sleigh-ride through frozen Finland, a road-trip from LA to San Diego and a fateful Austrian carriage-ride.
From the factory floor to the heights of heaven – imposing Russian music from both sides of the iron curtain under the baton of the ѿý Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska.
From the factory floor to the heights of heaven – imposing Russian music from both sides of the iron curtain under the baton of the ѿý Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska.
In a concert marking 100 years of the ѿý, conductor Semyon Bychkov and the ѿý Symphony Orchestra look back to the year of the Corporation’s founding – and forward to the music of the coming century.
In a concert marking 100 years of the ѿý, conductor Semyon Bychkov and the ѿý Symphony Orchestra look back to the year of the Corporation’s founding – and forward to the music of the coming century.
Celebrating fifty years of collaboration with the ѿý SO, Conductor Laureate Sir Andrew Davis pairs works by two 20th-century giants, Alban Berg and Sergey Rachmaninov.
Celebrating fifty years of collaboration with the ѿý SO, Conductor Laureate Sir Andrew Davis pairs works by two 20th-century giants, Alban Berg and Sergey Rachmaninov.
An evening of music with Canada’s boutique singer-songwriter, reimagined with Jules Buckley and the ѿý Symphony Orchestra.
Brutalism meets orchestral beauty as we mark 40 years of the Barbican Centre with music as idealistic, integral and provocative as the building itself.
Brutalism meets orchestral beauty as we mark 40 years of the Barbican Centre with music as idealistic, integral and provocative as the building itself.
A compelling synthesis of film and music as the ѿý SO performs Vaughan Williams’s groundbreaking orchestral score live to accompany a screening of Charles Frend’s landmark movie.
A compelling synthesis of film and music as the ѿý SO performs Vaughan Williams’s groundbreaking orchestral score live to accompany a screening of Charles Frend’s landmark movie.
The perfect introduction to Frank Zappa: Alex Winter’s new landmark documentary explores the man, the music and the phenomenon – both on the stage and far from it.
Guildhall’s Ubu Ensemble pay homage to Frank Zappa’s iconic last album, harvested from his appearance at the 1992 Frankfurt Festival.
Guildhall’s Ubu Ensemble pay homage to Frank Zappa’s iconic last album, harvested from his appearance at the 1992 Frankfurt Festival.
For Frank Zappa, the symphony orchestra was the consummate vehicle for musical storytelling. Brad Lubman leads this performance culminating in Zappa’s acknowledged orchestral masterpieces.
For Frank Zappa, the symphony orchestra was the consummate vehicle for musical storytelling. Brad Lubman leads this performance culminating in Zappa’s acknowledged orchestral masterpieces.
John Storgårds joins the ѿý Symphony Orchestra to conduct Dmitri Shostakovich’s dramatic Fifth Symphony, a journey through life by Modest Mussorgsky and a fantastical work from Sofia Gubaidulina.
John Storgårds joins the ѿý Symphony Orchestra to conduct Dmitri Shostakovich’s dramatic Fifth Symphony, a journey through life by Modest Mussorgsky and a fantastical work from Sofia Gubaidulina.
Jordan de Souza conducts an overture by Louise Ferrenc, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with soloist Francesca Dego.
Much talked-about Canadian conductor Jordan De Souza makes his UK concert debut in music devilishly enjoyable, wickedly entertaining and frantically unpredictable.
Much talked-about Canadian conductor Jordan De Souza makes his UK concert debut in music devilishly enjoyable, wickedly entertaining and frantically unpredictable.
Sakari Oramo conducts a forgotten symphony overflowing with passion and Nicola Benedetti plays the violin concerto that stole the movies’ greatest tunes.
Sakari Oramo conducts a forgotten symphony overflowing with passion and Nicola Benedetti plays the violin concerto that stole the movies’ greatest tunes.
One of the most influential cultural figures in Britain joins us for an evening of words and music.
Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts three works that respond in different ways to the pandemic, to a personal loss and to the devastation of war.
Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts three works that respond in different ways to the pandemic, to a personal loss and to the devastation of war.
The composer who brought us gentle, pastoral music like The Lark Ascending processes the aftermath of war, in a concert whose gaze across the English Channel includes the modern premiere of a lost work by César Franck
The composer who brought us gentle, pastoral music like The Lark Ascending processes the aftermath of war, in a concert whose gaze across the English Channel includes the modern premiere of a lost work by César Franck
Nathalie Stutzmann makes her ѿý Symphony Orchestra podium debut in Tchaikovsky’s most emotional symphony, while orchestra and chorus are united for Brahms at his most hushed
Nathalie Stutzmann makes her ѿý Symphony Orchestra podium debut in Tchaikovsky’s most emotional symphony, while orchestra and chorus are united for Brahms at his most hushed
Star pianist Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini while Alphesh Chauhan conducts Bruckner’s unfinished final symphony.
Star pianist Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini while Alphesh Chauhan conducts Bruckner’s unfinished final symphony.