The Cultural Pulse of King’s Cross
Eating, Drinking, Thinking
Working in partnership with Oxford Cultural Collective, Kings Place is opening the door to one-of-a-kind experiences with some of the UK’s most inspiring chefs and writers. Through an exclusive series of dynamic skills-based masterclasses, participants will gain insider access to the people shaping the nation’s culinary landscape.
Songlines Encounters returns to Kings Place for its 15th anniversary, this time as an extended series of events across 2026. Dedicated to showcasing music from around the world, Songlines Encounters highlights cultural richness across continents and creates space for extraordinary international artists to be heard. This first wave features music from Mali, Armenia, Burundi, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Occitania and more.
Mostar Sevdah Reunion
As part of Memory Unwrapped, our celebration of Reich at 90 places these landmark works in dialogue with artists across genres. The Carice Singers illuminate Reich’s distinctive choral clarity, placing his music within a wider lineage of minimalist energy and vocal directness. Solem Quartet pair Different Trains with songs by Alice Zawadzki and Kate Bush, exploring personal histories through song and sound, while Phaedra Ensemble’s Slow Change sets Reich alongside Coltrane and Anna Thorvaldsdottir, revealing how rhythm and resonance continue to evolve.
Slow Change: Phaedra Ensemble Present the Music of Steve Reich
Carice Singers Perform Martland
Aurora Orchestra Principal Players: Echoes of Youth
Aurora Orchestra’s Principal Players bring together three masterpieces of chamber music, each alive with the memory of a time long past.