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After the Rain with Gavin Bryars Ensemble and Jess Walker: songs of Waits, Cohen and Weill

Contemporary / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Recipient of the 2024 Ivor Novello Innovation Award, Gavin Bryars returns with singer Jess Walker and his Ensemble in After the Rain — hypnotic arrangements of iconic songs by Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young and Kurt Weill.

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Mrs T - The Iron Lady Sings

Classical at Kings Place

A first look at Mrs T, the new opera by Joseph Phibbs and Dominic Sandbrook. Key excerpts from Act One will be presented in a showcase with a Q&A moderated by Marina Hyde. An exclusive audience will be the first to hear 45 minutes of music as a semi-staged concert. The creative team includes director Lucy Bradley, with mezzo-soprano Lucy Schaufer in the title role.

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Refugee Week 2026: Odyssey Ensemble & The Ayoub Sisters

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Odyssey Ensemble presents an evening of poetry, music and conversation for Refugee Week 2026, featuring The Ayoub Sisters as soloists, a world-premiere commission, readings from poets Malak Zainelabdin, Malka Al-Haddad, Rehab Jameel and Basma Kamel, and panellists Kate Clanchy and Krish Kandiah. An evening honouring the contribution refugees have made, and continue to make, to British cultural life.

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Refugee Week 2026: Odyssey Ensemble & The Ayoub Sisters

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Odyssey Ensemble presents an evening of poetry, music and conversation for Refugee Week 2026, featuring The Ayoub Sisters as soloists, a world-premiere commission, readings from poets Malak Zainelabdin, Malka Al-Haddad, Rehab Jameel and Basma Kamel, and panellists Kate Clanchy and Krish Kandiah. An evening honouring the contribution refugees have made, and continue to make, to British cultural life.

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'For the Record' World Premiere

Words at Kings Place

The world premiere launch event of the Cosmic Shambles Network's docuseries 'For the Record: An Incomplete History of Music' with screening, live music and a panel with cast and crew.

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Renell Shaw: The Windrush Suite & Echo in the Bones

Jazz / Artist in Residence: Renell Shaw

Join Artist-in-Residence Renell Shaw for an evening that celebrates history, identity, and the power of music. Renell opens the night with the live premiere of his Ivor Novello Award-winning The Windrush Suite.

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Earth Cruises present Saied Silbak: Oud for Palestine

Contemporary at Kings Place

London-based Palestinian oud virtuoso Saied Silbak brings his latest project, Oud for Palestine, to Kings Place.

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Olivia Chaney: Sons of Art

Classical / Artist in Residence: Olivia Chaney

Olivia Chaney's deep connection to the music of Henry Purcell runs throughout her life. This show will be the London debut of material from Olivia’s new Purcell album, featuring a star-studded chamber ensemble. Come and hear a modern English songwriter at the height of her powers interpreting one of England's great composers in a refreshingly natural and contemporary way.

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Rihab Azar / Adjua Mensah

Contemporary / IGF Guitar Summit

This special split bill concert, part of IGF Guitar Summit celebrates La Leona, women and the guitar, features star Syrian oud player, Rihab Azar, and singer/songwriter of Welsh-Ghanaian heritage, Adjua Mensah.

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Treeline

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

This is the final concert from maverick composer Graham's pan-European forest-focused 2500-mile cycle tour from Romania back to the UK. Graham has worked with communities from the Carpathian Mountains to Epping Forest collecting data and sounds from specific trees which are woven into an extraordinary work for piano and keyscanner. Join us for the culmination of this amazing multi-threaded project.

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Maya Youssef: Home Songs

Contemporary at Kings Place

In a special concert for Kings Place, acclaimed qanun player and composer Maya Youssef offers a different perspective on country of origin Syria; one shaped by artistry, resilience, and cultural richness.

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ORA Singers Young Composers' Showcase

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

The award-winning ORA Singers & Suzi Digby OBE present the 2026 Young Composers' Showcase, the culmination of ORA's groundbreaking charitable scheme. Hear the sound of the next generation as ORA perform brand new works from ten young composers across the UK, and join the action by voting for the recipient of the Audience Prize.

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Kishi Bashi: 'Sonderlust' 10th Anniversary Tour

Contemporary / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Kishi Bashi marks the 10th anniversary of his acclaimed album Sonderlust with a special live performance, bringing this deeply personal record to the stage in full.

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Phaedra Ensemble: The Music of Meredith Monk

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Phaedra Ensemble launches their debut album, Realms, with a complete live performance featuring the instrumental works of Meredith Monk, one of the most influential and distinctive musical voices of our time.

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Triptic

Folk at Kings Place

A spellbinding fusion of tango, klezmer and folk-inspired originals, Triptic’s three award-winning musicians deliver virtuosity brimming with heart and soul. Featuring firebrand violinist Greg Lawson, masterful bass groover Mario Caribé, and magpie pianist/accordionist Phil Alexander.

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GBSR Duo x Sarah Davachi

Classical / Artist in Residence: GBSR Duo

In this special concert, GBSR Duo give the World Premiere of a newly commissioned work by Sarah Davachi, presented in partnership with d&b audiotechnik’s en-space technology.

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Samba Touré

Folk / Songlines Encounters

Samba Touré’s music is characterized by hypnotic guitar grooves radiating with the intensity of the desert sun. It transcends borders, creating an authentic and groundbreaking sonic landscape—a journey of emotional depth and rhythmic brilliance where tradition meets innovation, resonating with the spirit of Northern Mali.

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Frankie Archer

Folk at Kings Place

Frankie Archer returns to Kings Place, presenting blistering nu-ancient trad bangers, telling tales and unfolding beliefs. Inspired in part by the medieval danse macabre and touching on mortality, grief and love, her music creates sound journeys through dreamy electronic to gnarly gristle and everything in between.

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FARA

Folk / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

A magnetic blend of spellbinding vocals, intricate harmonies, and driving fiddle tunes rooted in rich tradition of the Orkney Islands, FARA return to Kings Place to deliver a sound that is bold, passionate, and unmistakably their own.

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Hajda Banda

Folk / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Hajda Banda / Гайда Банда is a Belarusian-Polish band specialising in traditional dances and songs from eastern Poland’s Podlasie region, the western provinces of Belarus, and the wetlands of Polesye, a cultural crossroads on the Polish-Ukrainian-Belarusian border. The group performs exclusively on acoustic village instruments, including the violin, hammered dulcimer, three-row Polish accordion, and frame drum, blending the rural music of the borderlands with their own distinct style.

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Renell Shaw: Remember Us Tomorrow

Jazz / Artist in Residence: Renell Shaw

Join Artist-in-Residence Renell Shaw for the world premiere of Remember Us Tomorrow, the third and final chapter of his acclaimed work The Windrush Suite.

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Classically Black: Full Day Pass

Classical / Black Lives in Music presents Classically Black

Choose a half-day pass to experience highlights from Classically Black 2026, including Under The Skin, One People, a thought-provoking panel on race and representation, and Keyboard Warriors, an afternoon of keynote insight and live performance.

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Classically Black: Half Day Pass

Classical / Black Lives in Music presents Classically Black

Part of Classically Black 2026 – London Edition, a growing cultural movement redefining classical music, this vibrant programme celebrates new voices rooted in Black and global majority experiences. Choose a half-day pass to experience Under The Skin, One People and Keyboard Warriors.

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Children and Young People’s Music Workshop Sharing Session

Classical / Black Lives in Music presents Classically Black

Celebrate the creativity, enthusiasm and dedication of the young musicians taking part in this special sharing session, led by acclaimed composer Pete Letanka. This performance is the culmination of a series of three inspiring workshops.

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