Tasmin Little performs Szymanowski's Violin Concerto
Tasmin Little performs Szymanowski's Violin Concerto
Clarinettist and conductor Michael Collins directs the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and is the soloist in John Adams’s vibrant clarinet concerto, Gnarly Buttons.
Clarinettist and conductor Michael Collins directs the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and is the soloist in John Adams’s vibrant clarinet concerto, Gnarly Buttons.
Drama frames tonight’s concert with two Shakespearean invocations and a world premiere by Philip Cashian.
Drama frames tonight’s concert with two Shakespearean invocations and a world premiere by Philip Cashian.
An introduction to the life and work of American minimalist composer Philip Glass.
The Guildhall New Music Ensemble presents repertoire championed by the Philip Glass Ensemble.
Godfrey Reggio and Philip Glass's 1982 environmental cinematic masterpiece
A programme of a cappella music by Philip Glass, the composers of his circle and his followers, including Terry Riley and Nico Muhly.
A programme of a cappella music by Philip Glass, the composers of his circle and his followers, including Terry Riley and Nico Muhly.
The culmination of a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra learning project based on the music of Philip Glass.
An introduction to the music in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO's all-Glass evening concert.
Marin Alsop conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in an all-Glass programme, including the UK premiere of his Concerto, written for renowned piano duo and siblings, Katia and Marielle Labèque.
Marin Alsop conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in an all-Glass programme, including the UK premiere of his Concerto, written for renowned piano duo and siblings, Katia and Marielle Labèque.
The first UK screening of the trance-like film Visitors with Philip Glass's score performed live
Thrills and high drama are guaranteed with Kabalevsky’s rip-roaring overture and Shostakovich’s powerful Tenth Symphony, all conducted by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo.
Thrills and high drama are guaranteed with Kabalevsky’s rip-roaring overture and Shostakovich’s powerful Tenth Symphony, all conducted by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo.
CANCELLED. Jonas Kaufmann sings Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in the final concert of his Barbican Residency.
CANCELLED. Jonas Kaufmann sings Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in the final concert of his Barbican Residency.
Rachmaninov’s final symphony concludes a concert that includes Franz Schreker’s interlude from his opera Der ferne Klang and a brand new work by Nicola LeFanu.
Rachmaninov’s final symphony concludes a concert that includes Franz Schreker’s interlude from his opera Der ferne Klang and a brand new work by Nicola LeFanu.
Lothar Koenigs conducts Bruckner’s hugely popular symphony, while Nicolas Hodges is soloist in the irrepressible German composer Wolfgang Rihm’s beautiful Second Piano Concerto.
Lothar Koenigs conducts Bruckner’s hugely popular symphony, while Nicolas Hodges is soloist in the irrepressible German composer Wolfgang Rihm’s beautiful Second Piano Concerto.
Experience the music of Scandinavian contemporaries Nielsen and Sibelius, whose music is close to the heart of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra’s Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo
Experience the music of Scandinavian contemporaries Nielsen and Sibelius, whose music is close to the heart of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra’s Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo
Two works by two Hungarian composers sit side by side in a dramatic highlight of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO’s season – Bartók’s virtuosic Concerto for Orchestra and the UK premiere of living composer Peter Eötvös’s one-act opera, Senza Sangue.
Two works by two Hungarian composers sit side by side in a dramatic highlight of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO’s season – Bartók’s virtuosic Concerto for Orchestra and the UK premiere of living composer Peter Eötvös’s one-act opera, Senza Sangue.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms Dubai opens with British composer Gary Carpenter’s fizzing orchestral showpiece Dadaville, written for and premiered by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in 2015.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms Dubai opens with British composer Gary Carpenter’s fizzing orchestral showpiece Dadaville, written for and premiered by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in 2015.
This concert opens with the world premiere of Dubai-based British composer Joanna Marsh’s Flare.
This concert opens with the world premiere of Dubai-based British composer Joanna Marsh’s Flare.
Featuring much-loved classics from Shostakovich and Debussy, Proms soloist Benjamin Grosvenor performs Saint-Saëns’s Second Piano Concerto and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers join the orchestra for Handel’s most popular anthem, Zadok the Priest
Featuring much-loved classics from Shostakovich and Debussy, Proms soloist Benjamin Grosvenor performs Saint-Saëns’s Second Piano Concerto and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers join the orchestra for Handel’s most popular anthem, Zadok the Priest
Jiřà Bělohlávek, magnificent interpreter of music from his native Czech Republic, directs Dvořák’s epic Requiem.
Jiřà Bělohlávek, magnificent interpreter of music from his native Czech Republic, directs Dvořák’s epic Requiem.
John Adams conducts his 2005 opera, telling the story of Dr J Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the first atomic bomb.
John Adams conducts his 2005 opera, telling the story of Dr J Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the first atomic bomb.
With sixty sessions over one weekend, showcasing the infinite variety of classical pieces, this is the perfect festival for lovers of live music.
An introduction to the life and music of French-American composer Edgard Varèse.
An afternoon concert exploring Varese's works with the Guildhall New Music Ensemble.
An afternoon concert exploring Varese's works with the Guildhall New Music Ensemble.
'Varèse: The One All Alone' explores the life and work of the French-American composer Edgar Varèse.
A performance of two of Varese’s works by Fulham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marc Dooley.
A performance of two of Varese’s works by Fulham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marc Dooley.
A half dozen of Varése’s finest scores for orchestra round off the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra’s 360-degree exploration of the maverick composer’s works.
A half dozen of Varése’s finest scores for orchestra round off the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra’s 360-degree exploration of the maverick composer’s works.
Sir Andrew Davis conducts Elgar’s evergreen ‘Enigma’ Variations before the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO is joined by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus and superb soloists for Bliss’s powerful cantata, The Beatitudes.
Sir Andrew Davis conducts Elgar’s evergreen ‘Enigma’ Variations before the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO is joined by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus and superb soloists for Bliss’s powerful cantata, The Beatitudes.
Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo conducts a double-bill from 20th-century musical genius and visionary, Olivier Messiaen.
Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo conducts a double-bill from 20th-century musical genius and visionary, Olivier Messiaen.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in Bad Kissingen
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in Bad Kissingen
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in Bad Kissingen
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in Bad Kissingen
The 2017 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms opens with a dance and a shout. Celebrate John Adams’s 70th birthday with his masterpiece Harmonium. Award-winning pianist Igor Levit is the soloist in Beethoven’s ground-breaking Third Piano Concerto.
The 2017 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms opens with a dance and a shout. Celebrate John Adams’s 70th birthday with his masterpiece Harmonium. Award-winning pianist Igor Levit is the soloist in Beethoven’s ground-breaking Third Piano Concerto.
Take a musical thrill-ride from the chaos of creation to wild witches’ dances. Joshua Weilerstein conducts Berlioz’s phantasmagoric Symphonie fantastique, and is joined by his sister, cellist Alisa Weilerstein for Pascal Dusapin’s concerto Outscape.
Take a musical thrill-ride from the chaos of creation to wild witches’ dances. Joshua Weilerstein conducts Berlioz’s phantasmagoric Symphonie fantastique, and is joined by his sister, cellist Alisa Weilerstein for Pascal Dusapin’s concerto Outscape.
Marking 50 years since the death of Malcolm Sargent, Sir Andrew Davis and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO recreate Sargent’s 500th Prom. With music by Elgar, Holst, Walton and Berlioz, as well as Schumann’s mercurial Piano Concerto, with Beatrice Rana as soloist.
Marking 50 years since the death of Malcolm Sargent, Sir Andrew Davis and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO recreate Sargent’s 500th Prom. With music by Elgar, Holst, Walton and Berlioz, as well as Schumann’s mercurial Piano Concerto, with Beatrice Rana as soloist.
James Gaffigan and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra take you on a journey from the exotic oceans of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade to the Siren-filled waters of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½r’s Odyssey and the stormy seas of Korngold’s stirring film score for The Sea Hawk.
James Gaffigan and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra take you on a journey from the exotic oceans of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade to the Siren-filled waters of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½r’s Odyssey and the stormy seas of Korngold’s stirring film score for The Sea Hawk.
Shot through with folk melodies, Mussorgsky’s ‘national music drama’ Khovanshchina weaves a richly coloured operatic tapestry in which Russia herself is the heroine. Semyon Bychkov conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO and an exciting cast, including Elena Maximova.
Shot through with folk melodies, Mussorgsky’s ‘national music drama’ Khovanshchina weaves a richly coloured operatic tapestry in which Russia herself is the heroine. Semyon Bychkov conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO and an exciting cast, including Elena Maximova.
In a Prom of wide-ranging emotions Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, gives way to Ravel’s jazzy Piano Concerto. Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Hibiki is a sequence of threnodies offering solace after loss. Kazushi Ono conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO.
In a Prom of wide-ranging emotions Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, gives way to Ravel’s jazzy Piano Concerto. Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Hibiki is a sequence of threnodies offering solace after loss. Kazushi Ono conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO and Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo are joined by soloists Elizabeth Watts and Elisabeth Kulman in addition to the combined forces of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus and The Bach Choir as they perform Mahler’s epic ‘Resurrection’ Symphony.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO and Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo are joined by soloists Elizabeth Watts and Elisabeth Kulman in addition to the combined forces of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus and The Bach Choir as they perform Mahler’s epic ‘Resurrection’ Symphony.
This year’s Elgar cycle concludes with the originally unfinished Third Symphony. The concert also features the vivid, descriptive miniatures of Sibelius’s Scènes historiques and Saint-Saëns’s brilliantly youthful Second Piano Concerto.
This year’s Elgar cycle concludes with the originally unfinished Third Symphony. The concert also features the vivid, descriptive miniatures of Sibelius’s Scènes historiques and Saint-Saëns’s brilliantly youthful Second Piano Concerto.
Rising star conductor Jakub Hrůša presents an all-Czech concert with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Smetana’s evocative tone-poem Ma vlast sits alongside Martinů’s Field Mass and Suk’s Prague. This is music of protest, anger and national pride.
Rising star conductor Jakub Hrůša presents an all-Czech concert with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Smetana’s evocative tone-poem Ma vlast sits alongside Martinů’s Field Mass and Suk’s Prague. This is music of protest, anger and national pride.
Semyon Bychkov conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO in an all-Russian Prom that climaxes with Tchaikovsky’s Manfred. Kirill Gerstein is the soloist for Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 1, whose beauty is a natural companion to Taneyev’s brooding Oresteia overture.
Semyon Bychkov conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO in an all-Russian Prom that climaxes with Tchaikovsky’s Manfred. Kirill Gerstein is the soloist for Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 1, whose beauty is a natural companion to Taneyev’s brooding Oresteia overture.
American pianist Jeremy Denk joins Karina Canellakis and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO for Bartók’s ferociously brilliant Second Piano Concerto – a contrast to the pastoral beauty of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8. The concert opens with Missy Mazzoli’s mesmeric Sinfonia.
American pianist Jeremy Denk joins Karina Canellakis and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO for Bartók’s ferociously brilliant Second Piano Concerto – a contrast to the pastoral beauty of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8. The concert opens with Missy Mazzoli’s mesmeric Sinfonia.
Sakari Oramo and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra weave together many of this season’s strands with music by John Adams, Sibelius and Malcolm Sargent. Nina Stemme leads the end-of-season festivities, joined by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus.
Sakari Oramo and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra weave together many of this season’s strands with music by John Adams, Sibelius and Malcolm Sargent. Nina Stemme leads the end-of-season festivities, joined by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus.
Richard Strauss imagining a man’s dying moments, Alban Berg lamenting a teenage girl and Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony spreading its giant wings.
Richard Strauss imagining a man’s dying moments, Alban Berg lamenting a teenage girl and Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony spreading its giant wings.
An Austro-German programme of music past and present with UK firsts for works by Larcher and Bruch. Haydn bids farewell as only he could.
An Austro-German programme of music past and present with UK firsts for works by Larcher and Bruch. Haydn bids farewell as only he could.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra perform recent works by living British composers.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra perform recent works by living British composers.
Two scores explore the elements of Earth and Water: Birtwistle’s mid-1980s masterpiece and a great symphonic first, Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony.
Two scores explore the elements of Earth and Water: Birtwistle’s mid-1980s masterpiece and a great symphonic first, Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony.
A film which influenced the music of Julian Anderson.
Anderson’s chamber works here span 21 years of his compositional life, and reveal his characteristically acute ear for texture on a small scale.
Anderson’s chamber works here span 21 years of his compositional life, and reveal his characteristically acute ear for texture on a small scale.
Free event. Join Julian Anderson in conversation for a unique insight into his life and music.
Anderson exploring the music of massed unaccompanied voices in a programme of sacred works that contains at its heart his Bell Mass of 2010.
Anderson exploring the music of massed unaccompanied voices in a programme of sacred works that contains at its heart his Bell Mass of 2010.
Julian Anderson in orchestral mode, exploring space, time and texture in a way that makes him one of the most distinctive composers writing today.
Julian Anderson in orchestral mode, exploring space, time and texture in a way that makes him one of the most distinctive composers writing today.
An interactive, family-friendly exploration of the music played in this evening’s concert, with discounted concert tickets.
A concert to set the mood for the evening’s largely Francophone programme from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO: two generations of Paris’s most influential composers writing for massed voices and creating sonorities that could come from no other country but France.
A concert to set the mood for the evening’s largely Francophone programme from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO: two generations of Paris’s most influential composers writing for massed voices and creating sonorities that could come from no other country but France.
Two symphonies written 50 years apart, and perfectly complementary, bookend two great French works for piano and orchestra played by a master.
Two symphonies written 50 years apart, and perfectly complementary, bookend two great French works for piano and orchestra played by a master.
The doyenne of French composers, Betsy Jolas, brings one of her latest works to London, presented alongside music by Lili Boulanger and Gustav Mahler.
The doyenne of French composers, Betsy Jolas, brings one of her latest works to London, presented alongside music by Lili Boulanger and Gustav Mahler.
A London premiere by the Scot Alasdair Nicolson sits between Britten's defiant, pacifist Sinfonia da Requiem and Tchaikovsky's wintry First Symphony.
A London premiere by the Scot Alasdair Nicolson sits between Britten's defiant, pacifist Sinfonia da Requiem and Tchaikovsky's wintry First Symphony.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra perform 20th-century orchestral works.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra perform 20th-century orchestral works.
Orchestral virtuosity from Poul Ruders and solo virtuosity from Shostakovich prepare the way for Richard Strauss’s magnificent tone-poem.
Orchestral virtuosity from Poul Ruders and solo virtuosity from Shostakovich prepare the way for Richard Strauss’s magnificent tone-poem.
Two of Sibelius’s most rewarding symphonies bookend the UK premiere of Anders Hillborg’s Violin Concerto No. 2 played by Lisa Batiashvili.
Two of Sibelius’s most rewarding symphonies bookend the UK premiere of Anders Hillborg’s Violin Concerto No. 2 played by Lisa Batiashvili.
Learn how to get creative with your pupils with the new Ten Pieces repertoire in our free CPD Day for Primary School music teachers and specialists, led by experienced practitioners and members of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra.
Music from the young Sibelius to mark the centenary of Finnish Independence, ending with the First Symphony, a noble and magnificent symphonic debut.
Music from the young Sibelius to mark the centenary of Finnish Independence, ending with the First Symphony, a noble and magnificent symphonic debut.
A candid portrait of Esa-Pekka Salonen at work conducting his own and other works with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
A candid portrait of Esa-Pekka Salonen at work conducting his own and other works with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s fascination with timbre and texture is stripped bare in this concert of his music on a smaller scale.
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s fascination with timbre and texture is stripped bare in this concert of his music on a smaller scale.
Limited capacity but admission guaranteed to Day Pass holders.
Music by teacher and pupil, complementary but distinctive, sits side by side in this focus on the two major Finnish composers’ choral music.
Music by teacher and pupil, complementary but distinctive, sits side by side in this focus on the two major Finnish composers’ choral music.
New music from young composers from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms Inspire scheme, inspired by the music of Esa-Pekka Salonen.
A rich survey of Salonen’s music with orchestra including the thrilling Wing on Wing inspired by the striking architecture of LA’s Disney Hall.
A rich survey of Salonen’s music with orchestra including the thrilling Wing on Wing inspired by the striking architecture of LA’s Disney Hall.
Join the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra for an afternoon of orchestral favourites.
Join the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra for an afternoon of orchestral favourites.
Join the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus for a festive afternoon of Christmas carols old and new.
Join the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus for a festive afternoon of Christmas carols old and new.
Logical Family: An Evening with Armistead Maupin and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Logical Family: An Evening with Armistead Maupin and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra