Qawwali is a centuries-old devotional art form that blends poetry, music and spiritual expression into a powerful collective experience. Rooted in the Sufi traditions of the Indian subcontinent, it uses rhythmic clapping, soaring vocals and repetitive melodic patterns to evoke a state of wajd, a heightened spiritual ecstasy.
Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents the latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping seismic events. How have we got here? What’s going to happen next? Are there any answers to these questions? Come along and find out.
Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents the latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping seismic events. How have we got here? What’s going to happen next? Are there any answers to these questions? Come along and find out.
Kings Place Quartet in Residence, the Piatti Quartet, joins internationally acclaimed pianist Noriko Ogawa for an evening shaped by reflection, passion, and musical rebirth.
An exciting survey of Steve Martland's choral works within a programme of energy and discovery.
Northern Resonance is a Swedish folk trio that brings newly composed traditional music into a new soundscape.
Winners of Best Group at the Songlines Music Awards 2024, these leading figures in the sevdah revival bring over 400 years of Bosnian musical tradition vividly into the present, sharing its deeply expressive power with audiences worldwide.
Marking 50 years since Britten’s death, Britten Sinfonia explore his formative North American years, pairing music he wrote in Canada and the USA with works by his close friend and mentor, Aaron Copland.
To celebrate the paperback launch of Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal and his new poetry colletion, Robin Ince returns to Kings Place with a show about standing up and standing out.
As part of Platoon Presents at Kings Place, Pulitzer Prize‑winner Caroline Shaw and multi‑GRAMMY Award‑winning cellist Andrew Yee share an intimate evening of music with a programme shaped by collaboration, conversation and the creative freedom that emerges beyond the rehearsal room.
BELLE SCAR is finally back on stage for a special epic concert with several guest musicians and singers presenting her new album due for release in June 2026. Powerful, bold and soulful. A show not to be missed.
Following headline performances at Cambridge Folk Festival and Gate To Southwell with his nine-piece Caley Soul band, as well as a sold out bravura show for Celtic Connections at Glasgow’s 1,400 cap Pavillion Theatre, Blue Rose Code is launching his new album with an exclusive London show at the prestigious Kings Place.
Zazaki artist Ahmet Aslan creates a sound world of timeless beauty in which you can fully immerse yourself. He achieves this in part through his voice, which is robust and warm yet capable of soaring with emotional intensity, alongside his self-invented string instrument the Di-Tar, a hybrid of a classical guitar, a flamenco guitar and a bağlama.
Curated By… puts audiences at the centre of a composer’s creative world. In this first edition, Ben Nobuto curates an immersive evening of vocal music with the adventurous Festival Voices and guest violinist Rakhi Singh. Blending his own works with pieces that have shaped his artistic voice, the programme spans early polyphony to contemporary textures, offering a rare insight into his vocal universe.
In a set created exclusively for this Hall One concert, the Joe Webb Trio unveils new work from Neath Beat, released on Edition Records. Webb’s blend of fearless technique, swagger and melodic clarity - championed by Wynton Marsalis, Jamie Cullum and Jools Holland - meets the dynamic support of Will Sach and Sam Jesson in music that fuses Tatum-like agility with British, hook-focused immediacy.
With more than 150 recordings, 80 operatic roles and a career that has taken him to the world’s greatest concert halls, Thomas Hampson is one of the most influential baritones of our time.
Celebrated for her "velvet-voiced authority" (The Scotsman), Carnie blends traditional Gaelic roots with cinematic, contemporary soundscapes. One of Scotland's most compelling musical voices, performing with her own band, as well as the lead singer of the multi-award-winning band Mànran and a founding member of the experimental folk ensemble Staran.
Cocanha are two singular voices, those of Caroline Dufau and Lila Fraysse. In this impactful face-to-face, the two musicians deliver their complementary vocal personalities, built over 12 years of artistic complicity.
Callum Au and his all-star big band mark the launch of his new album ‘Sing Seven Seas’; a blazing two-volume celebration of orchestral jazz and all the musicians who work at the beating heart of the UK’s incredible music industry.
Internationally renowned Irish singer and pianist, Karan Casey appears in concert with her trio, featuring Niall Vallely on concertina and Niwel Tsumbu on guitar. The evening will feature material from her 12th album 'Nine Apples of Gold' and more. With support from In Good Company.
I Fagiolini’s semi-staged take on Purcell's masterpiece - written when he was just 29. So much variety in a single hour: great tunes, sparkling instrumental interludes, hysterical witches, dance music and of course the great lament, 'When I am laid in earth'.
Broken sounds and broken instruments: an uncompromising portrayal of the mind. 8 Songs for a Mad King is a melodrama with a libretto based on the real-life observations of King George III.
Join vibrant group Kit Downes, Lauren Kinsella and Robin Fincker, for an evening of modern and folk music with a repertoire of improvisation and original compositions.
‘The Sad Album’ is a powerful, exhilarating new music-theatre work by Laura Bowler and lovemusic collective. Blending raw personal stories with explosive sound, movement and dark humour, it transforms grief into a thrilling live experience.