Music
Pianist Emanuel Ax joins the Philharmonia Orchestra to play Chopin's Second Piano Concerto, in a programme including music from Faure and Prokofiev.
A concert suitable for all the family, with music from The Mousehole Cat.
Philharmonia Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
What's on this month
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Gamelan Room
A new series of workshops for schools and other groups on the Gamelan and in the Poetry Library
Tuesday 22 April 2008 - Tuesday 15 July 2008
Learn to play the gamelan in free workshop sessions throughout the summer term.
Free
Royal Festival Hall Level 2 Foyers
ISLANDS IN SOUND
Thursday 1 May 2008 - Saturday 10 May 2008
Throughout the foyers in Royal Festival Hall are six installations which seek to alter the public's perception of sound in space, encourage listening and provide a tangible means for understanding and responding to Luigi Nono's work Prometeo.
Free
Front Room
Adam Bishop Quartet
Friday 9 May 2008
Led by Australian saxophonist Adam Bishop, this quartet draws upon such diverse influences as Dave Holland, Mark Turner, Steve Coleman, Bela Bartok and Albert Ayler.
Admission free
Royal Festival Hall
A Listener's Guide to Prometeo
Friday 9 May 2008
Marshall Marcus, Head of Music at Southbank Centre, describes the key elements of Nono's Prometeo for the audience, and introduces the unqiue features of the work, with some of the musicians involved in its performance.
Admission free
Royal Festival Hall
Nono: Prometeo
Friday 9 May 2008 - Saturday 10 May 2008
As a fitting climax to the Luigi Nono: Fragments of Venice festival, Southbank Centre presents the UK premiere of Luigi Nono's final masterpiece, Prometeo.
£25 (unreserved) £9 (unreserved)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Zimmermann, Tamestit, Poltera
Friday 9 May 2008
The leading German violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann is joined by two rising stars of the European musical scene, French violist Antoine Tamestit and Swiss cellist Christian Poltéra, in three trios.
£22 £18 £14 £11 £9 Premium seats £30
The Hayward Concrete
Jazznotjazz
Friday 9 May 2008
Nick Stroud's jazznotjazz is an evening of jazz, soul, funk, reggae and Brazilian music, blended together to create the perfect backdrop for those who want to relax, talk and maybe dance a little.
Admission free
The Clore Ballroom
Prometeo Salon
Friday 9 May 2008 - Saturday 10 May 2008
Post-concert events after the performance of Luigi Nono's Prometeo, with insights from performers and a chance to discusse your experience of Prometeo.
Admission free
Royal Festival Hall
Surrounded by Sound
Saturday 10 May 2008
Luigi Nono's tantalising, inventive work Prometeo challenges traditional ways of presenting and hearing music. Professor Christopher Fox of Brunel University leads a discussion on listening to the composer's final masterpiece.
Admission free
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Selim Sesler and Fanfare Vagabontu
Saturday 10 May 2008
Now in its third year Balkan Fever London festival kicks off at Southbank Centre with an exciting double bill of Gypsy roots.
£22 £17.50 £12.50
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