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More info for Vienna 1897: Brahms' Last Concert
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Classical music

Vienna 1897: Brahms' Last Concert

The OAE reconstructs the programme of the last concert Brahms attended, for its 40th year finale
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
More info for Lambeth Music Service: Musitrax Festival 2026
A large youth orchestra performs on a brightly lit indoor stage underneath hanging festoon lights and a festival banner.
Family & young people

Lambeth Music Service: Musitrax Festival 2026

Witness the infectious enthusiasm of young people early on in their musical journeys
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for Game Music Festival: Ballads of the Underworld
Stylized digital art of five characters from the Hades video game series, including Zagreus with a laurel crown and Cerberus, and another figure with bright green hair singing into a microphone.
Classical music

Game Music Festival: Ballads of the Underworld

Experience the enchanting music of Hades and Hades II – follow the songs into the mythic Underworld
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Game Music Festival: Persona Grooves
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Classical music

Game Music Festival: Persona Grooves

A vibrant and dynamic performance celebrates 30 years of the Persona franchise
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Mozart’s Jupiter by Heart: Family Edit
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Family & young people

Mozart’s Jupiter by Heart: Family Edit

Step inside Mozart’s mighty Jupiter Symphony at Aurora’s immersive performance for families
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
More info for Manchester Collective: Patterns in Repeat
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Classical music

Manchester Collective: Patterns in Repeat

Embrace a bold and colourful sound-world in works by outstanding contemporary women composers
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
More info for Mozart’s Jupiter by Heart
Conductor wearing a dark suit standing in the middle of a seated audience with a spotlight shining on him
Classical music

Mozart’s Jupiter by Heart

Step inside Mozart’s mighty Jupiter Symphony at Aurora Orchestra’s immersive, memorised performance
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
More info for Debut Sounds: Hidden Realities
Five LPO Young Composers standing in front of a beige wall.
Classical music

Debut Sounds: Hidden Realities

The London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Young Composers present new music inspired by sculptor Brâncuși
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Red Sky at Sunrise: Laurie Lee in Words and Music
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Literature & poetry

Red Sky at Sunrise: Laurie Lee in Words and Music

Spell-binding music plus the words of the inimitable Laurie Lee equals one extraordinary story
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Beethoven's Ninth
A wide shot of a full orchestra and choir performing on stage, led by a conductor in a tuxedo.
Classical music

Beethoven's Ninth

Feel the power of Beethoven’s monumental Choral Symphony with its climactic ‘Ode to Joy’
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Gaia x BBC Concert Orchestra: Sounds of the Earth
Left: A giant inflatable Earth globe among green trees. Right: A full orchestra performing in front of a massive pipe organ.
Classical music

Gaia x BBC Concert Orchestra: Sounds of the Earth

Under the glow of Luke Jerram’s replica of our planet, hear a concert of heavenly works for strings
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Gaia x Eric Whitacre: Eternity in an Hour
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Classical music

Gaia x Eric Whitacre: Eternity in an Hour

Voice, cello and electronics coalesce into a spellbinding meditation, set beneath Luke Jerram’s Gaia
Royal Festival Hall

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Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
People enjoying the Jeppe Hein Fountain at the Southbank Centre

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms

A summer favourite returns to our site on Wednesday 17 June.

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
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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.