Classical
The Rite of Spring - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic - Philharmonic Hall
Paris, May 1913: and with 30 minutes of explosive sound, Igor Stravinsky blew 20th-century music sky-high. That first performance of The Rite of Spring ended in chaos – and we’re still feeling the aftershock today. The Rite remains one of the most thr
Gianluca Terranova & Simon Lepper - Wigmore Hall
Tenor Gianluca Terranova graduated with a degree in piano but subsequently dedicated himself to opera and is currently studying under Maria Cristina Orsolato’s guidance in Verona. Having made his professional debut in Il barbière di Siviglia in Rome, h
Jonathan Biss: Schumann & Berg - Wigmore Hall
Where does the music of Robert Schumann belong in the great scheme of artistic creation? Jonathan Biss set out to explore the question and place a beloved composer in context. The pianist’s arresting Schumann: Under the Influence series continues wit
Philharmonia Orchestra: Wagner Anniversary Concert - Royal Festival Hall
Sir Andrew Davis conducts a concert commemorating the exact 200th anniversary of Wagner's birth with music from Die Meistersinger, Tristan und Isolde and Die Walküre with soloists Giselle Allen, Susan Bullock and James Rutherford. This concert commemo
Halle Orchestra: Weber/Haydn/Mahler - CVheltenham Town Hall
The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder return to Cheltenham Town Hall for a performance of Weber's Der Freischütz Overture which premiered in 1821 and became an immediate hit, becoming one of the most popular pieces in the concert hall repertoire. It is followed
Trifonov Plays Tchaikovsky - City of Birmingham Symphony - Symphony Hall
The Orchestra throws down the challenge; the piano strides forward; and on a great wave of melody, Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto surges into life. The greatest of all Romantic piano concertos? One thing’s for sure: Tchaikovsky Competition winner
Valery Gergiev 60th Birthday Gala Concert - The Barbican
Join us for a special gala performance to celebrate the 60th birthday of the LSO's Principal Conductor Valery Gergiev.
Juliane Banse & Martin Helmchen - Wigmore Hall
Early studies as a violinist and ballerina, the latter at Zurich’s Opernhaus, have contributed to Juliane Banse’s mature development as one of the most perceptive and adventurous performers. The Swiss soprano and Martin Helmchen, a rising star of t
Voiceworks: A Concert of New Works for Voice - Wigmore Hall
Now in its seventh year, Voiceworks is a unique collaboration between poets from the Contemporary Poetics Research Centre at Birkbeck, and composers, singers and instrumentalists from Guildhall School of Music & Drama, brought together by Wigmore Hall Lea