Festivals & Series | Southbank Centre.
Tuesday 16 March 2010 - Thursday 30 June 2011
Southbank Centre regularly hosts free events, performances and exhibitions across the site.
International Piano Series 2009/10
Tuesday 16 March 2010 - Tuesday 8 June 2010
The International Piano Series is one of the world’s most significant platforms for solo piano recitals, and the coming season is particularly special, as we celebrate its twentieth...
London Philharmonic Orchestra 2009/10
Wednesday 17 March 2010 - Thursday 1 July 2010
The London Philharmonic Orchestra launches 2009/10 with Principal Conductor Vladimir Jurowski, opening with two performances of Mahler’s Second Symphony, Resurrection and including an...
Wednesday 17 March 2010 - Thursday 3 June 2010
The London Sinfonietta has always been closely associated with leading composer-performers, and this season is joined by John Adams, Steve Reich, George Benjamin and Oliver Knussen.
Thursday 18 March 2010 - Sunday 11 July 2010
Project Artistic Director Marin Alsop curates this season-long project celebrating the great icon of 20th-century music making, Leonard Bernstein, including performances, talks and workshops.
Friday 19 March 2010 - Friday 9 April 2010
Free lunchtime music returns to the Royal Festival Hall with weekly concerts.
Friday 19 March 2010 - Friday 23 April 2010
Wind down at the end of the working week and experience some great music and performance for free, whatever the style.
Bach Weekend 2010: From Church to Coffeehouse
Friday 19 March 2010 - Sunday 21 March 2010
Martin Feinstein's enormously successful Bach Weekend returns to Southbank Centre with Bach in Leipzig: From Church to Coffeehouse, giving you a unique opportunity to listen to Bach's great works...
Sunday 21 March 2010 - Sunday 11 April 2010
The Foyers in Royal Festival Hall resound with the joyous sound of singing every Sunday afternoon, as Southbank Centre hosts a new series of free choral performances.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2009/10
Wednesday 24 March 2010 - Monday 17 May 2010
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's Southbank Centre season begins with Maestro Charles Dutoit commencing his tenure in style as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Orchestra, with a...
Friday 26 March 2010 - Saturday 27 March 2010
For two days Southbank Centre overflows with performances by some of the UK’s most talented young musicians and dancers, supported by the Government’s Music and Dance Scheme.
Tuesday 30 March 2010 - Thursday 6 May 2010
Art makes a difference to our lives and the world, and our Election 10 series invites you to participate in a people’s forum of debates, spoken word performance...
Philharmonia Orchestra 2009/10
Tuesday 30 March 2010 - Tuesday 29 June 2010
The Philharmonia Orchestra's 2009/10 London season will see the Orchestra performing 38 matinee and main evening concerts at Royal Festival Hall, together with a number of small ensemble...
Friday 2 April 2010 - Sunday 4 April 2010
b.supreme, the UK’s festival for women in hip-hop, is back for its fourth year this Easter weekend with three days of performances, battles, workshops and more.
Saturday 3 April 2010 - Monday 31 May 2010
Taking a new look at what is meant by a great voice, this season moves from soaring opera arias to Bernstein's downtown charm.
Saturday 3 April 2010 - Monday 5 April 2010
Sacred Music is a fascinating three-concert series taking the audience on a journey in music and film through landmarks in the history of European sacred music.
Wednesday 7 April 2010 - Tuesday 11 May 2010
Alchemy explores the culture of India, its diaspora and its relationship to the UK today in over 30 events spanning dance, music, literature, debates, fashion and food.
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 2009/10
Friday 9 April 2010 - Tuesday 25 May 2010
An undisputed highlight of the OAE's new season is the Beethoven Symphonies Series.
International Chamber Music Season 2009/10
Tuesday 13 April 2010 - Thursday 27 May 2010
The 2009/10 International Chamber Music Season offers audiences an enormous breadth of sonorities and styles, encompassing warmth and intimacy as well as high drama and excitement.