Welcome in the new classical season with ground breaking landmark residencies, major anniversaries and new music. |
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Wrap up our current Classical season ✨ |
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Tue 18 Aug, St Paul's Cathedral |
Verdi's dramatic and terrifying requiem juxtaposed by a beautiful gloria dedicated to all the heroes of Ukraine, performed in the iconic St Paul's Cathedral, a symbol of shining resilience. |
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Classical Music 26/27 highlights 🎼 |
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A groundbreaking opera exploring Black British experiences, telling an urgent national story of state violence through joy, love, laughter and pain. Written and directed by TD Moyo and composed by Renell Shaw.
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Haunting visuals, bittersweet music and Iestyn Davies' ethereal voice combine in this intimate theatrical meditation on the consolations of sorrow inspired by Robert Burton’s 17th-century study of melancholia.
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Musical voices from across the centuries meet, from J.S. Bach’s Chaconne to Arvo Pärt’s Greater Antiphons and concluding with David Fennessy’s Blood.
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The programme features a selection from Caroline Shaw's repertoire, a UK premier of John Adams latest work and Mendelssohn’s Quintet in b flat major.
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23–25 Oct, St Giles, Milton Court, Silk St Music Hall |
Experimental vocalist Pamela Z headlines at the inaugural UK edition of George Lewis’s Afrodiasporic Incubator project. Performances and installations turn the spotlight onto a radical and resonant body of new music, featuring Aaron Azunda Akugbo, Chiron Choir, Gweneth-Ann Rands, Thomas Randle and Apartment House.
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The Colin Currie Group celebrates Steve Reich's 90th birthday with the London premiere of his latest work, In All Your Ways. |
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Pygmalion celebrates 20 years of artistry with a programme featuring Schubert, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and Mozart.
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Revered Bach specialist, Masato Suzuki, returns with his acclaimed Bach Collegium Japan to perform Handel’s beloved seasonal masterpiece.
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Tchaikovsky, Kendall and Liadov with Fleur Barron |
Liadov conjures magical landscapes while Tchaikovsky navigates anguish and triumph – plus the premiere of Hannah Kendall’s eagerly anticipated new work.
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