Alexandra Stréliski is hardly a conventional pianist. One of the rare women in the neoclassical world, she hails from a classical background yet is free-spirited, creating music fills the listeners’ minds with rich, cinematic images.
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In this programme, the peerless Trio Wanderer take us from Beethoven’s opening salvo, the darkly turbulent Op. 1 No. 3 to the spacious vistas of his Archduke Trio, one of the greatest works in the canon.
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Bach’s Cantate Burlesque (known as the Peasant Cantata) and his Coffee Cantata – two short comic operas, written in collaboration with Bach’s favourite librettist Picander.
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The Mass in B minor has an almost operatic intensity. The London Bach Singers join forces again with the Feinstein Ensemble to give their acclaimed reading of this wonderful work.
Renowned harpsichordist Steven Devine performs Bach’s universally popular Goldberg Variations.
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A complete performance of Bach’s late masterpiece, as it has never been seen it before.
Birdsong was a key musical resource for Olivier Messiaen. His Catalogue d’oiseaux, 13 portraits of different birds divided into seven books, is one of the greatest, most original works of the 20th century.
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As the focus on climate change grows, I Fagiolini sing of nature and the passing of the year in a programme inspired by Pieter Breughel the Younger’s The Four Seasons.
The Japanese composer Tōru Takemitsu in focus, with musical performances, film and discussion.
Celebrated Chiaroscuro Quartet are joined by leading fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout to explore the influence of Mozart on Beethoven’s early work.
The Chilingirian Quartet offers a celebration of the Nature theme through the string quartet medium.
The renowned Carducci Quartet perform one of the best-loved quartets from Haydn’s Op. 20 set, Britten’s First Quartet, and Mendelssohn’s passionate final quartet. Plus, a new quintet by Kate Whitley.
Celebrated violinist Jack Liebeck is joined by a host of leading musicians for a night of nature-inspired Romantic works.
The five-strong string band VOŁOSI are one of the undiscovered treasures of Polish traditional music. Combining two classical and three folk musicians, they create a distinctive sound with a dramatic stage presence.
After six years and over sixty commissions, The Hermes Experiment celebrates its unique contribution to the new music scenes with the launch of their debut album Here We Are. With their unique line-up of harp,
The Colin Currie Group is a hand-picked virtuosic ensemble specialising in the music of Steve Reich. Tonight they perform his inimitable Clapping Music and other classic ensemble works.
Performed from memory in over 75 minutes of complete darkness, Georg Friedrich Haas’ Solstices is a mammoth experience of tuning, listening and beauty.
A riot of vibrant colours splashes through this lively Mozart’s Piano programme with Aurora Orchestra and acclaimed pianist Imogen Cooper, including Copland’s Appalachian Spring.
Aurora’s Principal Trombone, Matthew Gee, travels through the bittersweet landscapes of Vaughan Williams’ Songs of Travel, the fierce chill of Schubert’s Winterreise and the dizzying terrains of Jan Sandström’s A Short Ride on a Motorbike.
Our classical programme includes highlights from Noh playwright Zeami’s masterpiece Saigyo-Zakura (Saigyo’s Cherry Tree) as performed by Minoru IV Gensho Umewaka.
Sumida River in Sign Language brings the natural and human worlds together in a drama of physical gesture and facial expression.
Two much-loved classical masterpieces, a contemporary interpretation of Noh by dance duo Thick & Tight, plus the UK premiere of a work composed by Yukihiro Isso, which celebrates the awe-inspiring power of nature.
Immerse yourself into the intensive world of sound and decipher the hidden meanings of the music by Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Weinberg written at the height of the Soviet government in power.
Juan Martín is a celebrated virtuoso of the flamenco guitar who was voted in the top three of guitarists in the world by US magazine Guitar Player.