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International Orchestra Series

Experience great orchestras and ensembles from around the world at Southbank Centre.

The music of the 2016/17 International Orchestra Series evokes a diversity of places and stories. Let the Orchestra of Santa Cecilia transport you to Rome with Respighi's colourful and evocative odes to the heart of Italy, and experience Bartok's opera Duke Bluebeard's Castle, steeped in the folk traditions of Hungary.

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Cape Town Opera present the tale of one of the world's most iconic figures in the Mandela Trilogy, or Les Siècles performing the enchanting music of early 20th-century France.

There’s also a chance to see some of the most outstanding soloists performing today: Mitsuko Uchida marks the beginning of a three-year collaboration with Southbank Centre, joining the Mahler Chamber Orchestra for two of Mozart’s great concertos, and Martha Argerich joins the St Petersburg Philharmonic for an evening of Russian masterworks.

And why not discover some of classical music’s future stars? Conducted by the inspiring Marin Alsop, and featuring a performance by leading percussionist Colin Currie, the European Union Youth Orchestra presents music from Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé and Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.

We look forward to welcoming you to Southbank Centre for an extraordinary year of music.

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What the Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden means to its volunteer gardeners

Thu, 06/22/2017 - 14:33

Pluto, one of our volunteer gardeners, tells us what Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden means to him.

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Mica Levi on her new composition

Wed, 06/21/2017 - 19:26

Hear the composer and musician explore the themes of unity and division behind her new work

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Crystal Castles performing at M.I.A.'s Meltdown Festival

Top 10 Moments from M.I.A.’s Meltdown

Tue, 06/20/2017 - 17:51

Take a look back at the most memorable moments from M.I.A.’s Meltdown festival

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Skaters at Southbank Centre Skate Park

Joint fundraiser for iconic skateboarding spot and children and young people’s hub launched

Mon, 06/19/2017 - 15:30

Find out about the joint campaign launched by Southbank Centre and Long Live Southbank

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Yung Lean performing at M.I.A.'s Meltdown Festival

What are people saying about M.I.A.'s Meltdown?

Sat, 06/17/2017 - 17:10

Reviews, tweets and more from midweek at M.I.A.’s Meltdown

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Photo of performers in Borderline: a comedy about a tragedy

Refugee Week: from Sudan to the stage

Fri, 06/16/2017 - 14:09

Mohamed Sarrar, of Borderline, shares his experience of escaping Sudan as a refugee.

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Hannah Peel goes behind her latest composition

Fri, 06/16/2017 - 11:23

The electronic artist and composer on the inspiration for Mary Casio: Journey to Cassiopeia

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The crowd in Royal Festival Hall dance to Giggs performance at Meltdown festival

Meltdown festival, in your photos

Thu, 06/15/2017 - 13:47

Take a look at some of the best Instagram photos taken at M.I.A.'s Meltdown

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Bringing Brutalist buildings back to life

Wed, 06/14/2017 - 11:44

See how our brutalist arts venues are changing

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Band, Young Fathers performing

Young Fathers live at Meltdown

Tue, 06/13/2017 - 19:16

See exclusive video from Young Fathers performance at M.I.A.'s Meltdown

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today

Performers at Southbank Centre, for Harmonise: Refugee Week

Free

Gigs

Folk & World

Friday Lunch: Harmonise

1:00 pm, 23 Jun 2017

Witness an interactive, energetic and uplifting performance by refugee and local children

Tickets and info

Art

Southbank Centre's Adventures in Moominland

Various times, 16 Dec 2016 - 20 Aug 2017

Climb into and get lost inside the eccentric world of Moominland

Tickets and info

Black and White image of The Palace Avenue Dixieland Band

Free

Friday Tonic: The Palace Avenue Dixieland Band

5:30 pm, 23 Jun 2017

Get swinging with this five-piece playing 1920s classics

Tickets and info

Janet Leigh from the film PSYCHO

Classical music

Contemporary Classical

Psycho - With London Philharmonic Orchestra

7:30 pm, 23 Jun 2017

A cinematic masterpiece comes alive accompanied by the spine-tingling score performed live

Tickets and info

tomorrow

Free

Art

Falling Shawls

Various times, 13 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017

Falling Shawls is a floating textile installation that artist Outi Pieski describes as a ‘drawing in air’

Tickets and info

Photo of the sculpture Gnome King by Kalle Mustonen

Free

Art

Kalle Mustonen: Gnome King

Various times, 5 Jul 2017 - 30 Aug 2017

See sculpture from a Finnish artist who reimagines modern culture in monumental and mythic terms

Tickets and info

Still from Charwei Tsai: Hear Her Singing at Southbank Centre's Refugee Week

Free

Art

Charwei Tsai: Hear Her Singing

Various times, 19 Jun 2017 - 2 Jul 2017

Encounter perspectives from women refugees in the UK

Tickets and info

Art

Southbank Centre's Adventures in Moominland

Various times, 16 Dec 2016 - 20 Aug 2017

Climb into and get lost inside the eccentric world of Moominland

Tickets and info

Aerial Views of the Southbank Centre Food Market

Free

SC Food Market

Various times, 23 Jun 2017 - 25 Jun 2017

Southbank Centre Market is a food lover's perfect destination

Tickets and info

Southbank Centre Archive Visitors and Objects

Free

Talks & Topics

Global Culture & Ethnicity

Meet the Archive: Refugee Week

11:00 am, 24 Jun 2017

Explore refugees’ and migrants’ influence on Southbank Centre

Tickets and info

Photo of Refugees Welcome

Free

Art

Refugees Welcome

12:00 pm, 24 Jun 2017

Experience a work of art about welcoming refugees

Tickets and info

Free

Art

Refugee Week at Southbank Centre

12:00 pm, 24 Jun 2017

Take part in an afternoon of creative activity in celebration of Refugee Week

Tickets and info

Printing Workshop part of Refugee Week at the Southbank Centre

Free

Art

Gift Giving: printmaking sessions with young refugees

Various times, 21 Jun 2017 - 25 Jun 2017

Explore gift giving and social meaning through printmaking with refugees

Tickets and info

Classical music

Opera

What You Need to Know: Alfred Hitchcock

12:00 pm, 24 Jun 2017

Discover how Alfred Hitchock used music to help create some of the most tense films ever made

Tickets and info

Boy sitting on Cloakroom Counter in Royal Festival Hall

Behind the Scenes Tour

Various times, 13 May 2017 - 24 Jun 2017

Delve into the history of Southbank Centre and gain access to exclusive areas in this tour

Tickets and info

Women Protesting

Free

Gigs

Folk & World

Refugee Week Big Sing

1:00 pm, 24 Jun 2017

Experience the power of song to bring communities together

Tickets and info

Mother and son at Family Gamelan Taster Session

Family Gamelan Taster Session

Various times, 24 Sep 2016 - 24 Jun 2017

Bring your family and friends to play our Javanese gamelan percussion orchestra

Tickets and info

Gamelan & Dance Workshops 2008

Gamelan Taster Workshop

Various times, 24 Sep 2016 - 24 Jun 2017

An introduction to the Javanese gamelan percussion orchestra and playing techniques

Tickets and info

Performance

Physical Theatre & Mime

Dear Home Office: Still Pending

Various times, 24 Jun 2017 - 25 Jun 2017

Watch a play performed by ten young refugee men

Tickets and info

Classical music

Chamber & Recital

Hitchcocks The Lodger With Live Score

7:30 pm, 24 Jun 2017

Organist David Briggs plays a live, improvised soundtrack to Alfred Hitchcock’s film The Lodger

Tickets and info

25 Jun 2017

Free

Art

Falling Shawls

Various times, 13 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017

Falling Shawls is a floating textile installation that artist Outi Pieski describes as a ‘drawing in air’

Tickets and info

Photo of the sculpture Gnome King by Kalle Mustonen

Free

Art

Kalle Mustonen: Gnome King

Various times, 5 Jul 2017 - 30 Aug 2017

See sculpture from a Finnish artist who reimagines modern culture in monumental and mythic terms

Tickets and info

Still from Charwei Tsai: Hear Her Singing at Southbank Centre's Refugee Week

Free

Art

Charwei Tsai: Hear Her Singing

Various times, 19 Jun 2017 - 2 Jul 2017

Encounter perspectives from women refugees in the UK

Tickets and info

Art

Southbank Centre's Adventures in Moominland

Various times, 16 Dec 2016 - 20 Aug 2017

Climb into and get lost inside the eccentric world of Moominland

Tickets and info

Printing Workshop part of Refugee Week at the Southbank Centre

Free

Art

Gift Giving: printmaking sessions with young refugees

Various times, 21 Jun 2017 - 25 Jun 2017

Explore gift giving and social meaning through printmaking with refugees

Tickets and info

upcoming events

Performers at Southbank Centre, for Harmonise: Refugee Week

1:00 pm, 23 Jun 2017

Friday Lunch: Harmonise

Witness an interactive, energetic and uplifting performance by refugee and local children

Black and White image of The Palace Avenue Dixieland Band

5:30 pm, 23 Jun 2017

Friday Tonic: The Palace Avenue Dixieland Band

Get swinging with this five-piece playing 1920s classics

Janet Leigh from the film PSYCHO

Classical music

Contemporary Classical

7:30 pm, 23 Jun 2017

Psycho - With London Philharmonic Orchestra

A cinematic masterpiece comes alive accompanied by the spine-tingling score performed live

Children Playing in the Jeppe Hein Fountain

10:00 am, 24 Jun 2017 - 25 Jun 2017

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