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Wednesday 9 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Thursday 10 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Friday 11 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Saturday 12 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Sunday 13 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy

Tuesday 15 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Wednesday 16 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Thursday 17 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Friday 18 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Saturday 19 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
London Oratorio
A diverse choir in white clothing sings passionately in front of a giant black and white sketch of a fish and flora.

London Oratorio

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
London Oratorio
A diverse choir in white clothing sings passionately in front of a giant black and white sketch of a fish and flora.

London Oratorio

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Sunday 20 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy

Tuesday 22 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Fire in My Mouth
Five figures dressed in matching blue outfits stand in a symmetrical row against a fiery backdrop, each holding a large pair of scissors raised above their head.

Fire in My Mouth

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Wednesday 23 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
The Multi-Story Orchestra: Dreamer
A diverse group of musicians plays stringed instruments in a raw, industrial-style space with concrete ceilings.

The Multi-Story Orchestra: Dreamer

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Thursday 24 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Santtu & Sol Gabetta
A woman with light brown hair in a pleated green high-neck top poses against a plain white background.

Santtu & Sol Gabetta

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Friday 25 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Pekka Kuusisto, Ale Carr & Aurora Orchestra: Four Seasons
A man in glasses and a black shirt holds a violin like a guitar against a vibrant purple background.

Pekka Kuusisto, Ale Carr & Aurora Orchestra: Four Seasons

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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The Sound of Epic Anime
An illustration of a conductor from behind, leading an orchestra of floating instruments toward a red sun-like orb.

The Sound of Epic Anime

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall

Saturday 26 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Mariam Batsashvili: Bach & Liszt
Mariam Batsashvili in a white blouse on a teal background

Mariam Batsashvili: Bach & Liszt

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Steve Reich at 90: Triple Quartet + After Dark
Steve Reich wearing a baseball cap and suit, standing on a bridge with the skyline of New York in the background

Steve Reich at 90: Triple Quartet + After Dark

Classical music
Purcell Room
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Britten’s War Requiem
Black and white photo of a conductor with white hair using a baton to lead an orchestra on a dark stage.

Britten’s War Requiem

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Steve Reich at 90: Triple Quartet + After Dark
Steve Reich wearing a baseball cap and suit, standing on a bridge with the skyline of New York in the background

Steve Reich at 90: Triple Quartet + After Dark

Classical music
Purcell Room
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Steve Reich at 90: After Dark
Composer Steve Reich in a black cap and jacket, posing in front of a dark tapestry featuring horses and riders.

Steve Reich at 90: After Dark

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Sunday 27 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Jean Rondeau: Goldberg Variations
Portrait of a man with a messy beard and hair, wearing a gray hoodie against a weathered, neutral-toned wall.

Jean Rondeau: Goldberg Variations

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Steve Reich at 90: Music for 18 Musicians
Paraorchestra performing surrounded by audience

Steve Reich at 90: Music for 18 Musicians

Classical music
Audio Described - The performance includes live narration of visual elements for blind and visually impaired audiences.
The Clore Ballroom
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Steve Reich at 90: London Sinfonietta & Jonny Greenwood
Close-up portrait of an older man in a brown cap and olive jacket looking off-camera against a blurred forest background.

Steve Reich at 90: London Sinfonietta & Jonny Greenwood

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Steve Reich at 90: Music for 18 Musicians
Paraorchestra performing surrounded by audience

Steve Reich at 90: Music for 18 Musicians

Classical music
Audio Described - The performance includes live narration of visual elements for blind and visually impaired audiences.
The Clore Ballroom
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Tuesday 29 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy

Wednesday 30 September

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Thursday 1 October

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy

Friday 2 October

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Kian Soltani Plays Dvořák
Soloist Kian Soltani, sitting holding his cello looking off to the side

Kian Soltani Plays Dvořák

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Saturday 3 October

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Sir Karl Jenkins Conducts: The Armed Man
An older man with white hair conducts an orchestra of violinists on a stage in front of an audience.

Sir Karl Jenkins Conducts: The Armed Man

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Oracle with the BBC Concert Orchestra
A man in a dark coat holds a conductor's baton while posing in front of a large, curved metal sculpture.

Oracle with the BBC Concert Orchestra

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Sunday 4 October

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Bruckner 4 with Esa-Pekka Salonen
A conductor on stage, with his arm raised in front of an orchestra

Bruckner 4 with Esa-Pekka Salonen

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Manchester Collective & Sidiki Dembélé
hazy image of Sidiki Dembélé and Nwando Ebizie

Manchester Collective & Sidiki Dembélé

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Friday 9 October

The Girl from Arles
Portrait of a smiling man in a black high-collared shirt, posing against a solid deep red background.

The Girl from Arles

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Saturday 10 October

The Girl from Arles
Portrait of a smiling man in a black high-collared shirt, posing against a solid deep red background.

The Girl from Arles

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy

Sunday 11 October

Chineke! Orchestra: Arabic Symphony
A black and white side profile of soprano Axelle Fanyo

Chineke! Orchestra: Arabic Symphony

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Saturday 17 October

Vadym Kholodenko: Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique
Vadym Kholodenko dressed in black casually sitting on a stool

Vadym Kholodenko: Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Zubin Kanga: Ghost in the Machine + After Dark
Zubin Kanga standing in the middle of keyboards in a square around him

Zubin Kanga: Ghost in the Machine + After Dark

Classical music
Purcell Room
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After Dark: Club Cyborg – Zubin Kanga
A man in a blue suit and data-tracking gloves poses under pink and cyan lights, looking intently to the side.

After Dark: Club Cyborg – Zubin Kanga

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Tuesday 20 October

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy

Wednesday 21 October

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Julia Fischer Plays Brahms
Black and white portrait of Julia Fischer, wearing a leather jacket, smiling and resting her chin on her hand

Julia Fischer Plays Brahms

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Thursday 22 October

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto with Seong-Jin Cho
A young man in a black suit sits at a black Steinway & Sons grand piano in a brightly lit room with tall windows.

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto with Seong-Jin Cho

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Friday 23 October

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
The Firebird
A studio portrait of a blonde woman wearing a black mesh top set against a solid dark backdrop.

The Firebird

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Saturday 24 October

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy

Sunday 25 October

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Jean Rondeau, Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford
A bearded man in a black sweatshirt sits on a stool, tilting his head slightly against a distressed, gray concrete wall.

Jean Rondeau, Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy

While you're with us

Shopping
Wooden displays in the Southbank centre shop, featuring books, plushies, and colourful merchandise

Shopping

A vibrant range of inspiring books, homeware, prints, accessories and more.

Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains
Two statues; a green human body with water spouting from its neck and another of human legs with water pouring down from above displayed outdoors

Thinking
Fountains

Water cascades and spouts over Klaus Weber’s bronze figures.

Modified Social Benches
Two children eating ice cream on a red cirrcular bench

Modified Social Benches

Benches that challenge the space and distance we place between one another.

William Pye's Zemran
A photograph showing Riverside Terrace at Southbank Centre, with the metal sculpture Zemran in the foreground, next to Queen Elizabeth Hall

William Pye's Zemran

Pye’s beautiful stainless steel sculpture sits overlooking the Thames.

Natura Nostra Forest
Bright sunlight bursts through green leaves with a lens flare, set against a blue sky and a textured concrete building.

Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.