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More info for Jean Rondeau: Goldberg Variations
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Classical music

Jean Rondeau: Goldberg Variations

A fresh perspective on Bach’s keyboard masterpiece, performed on the organ by pioneer Jean Rondeau
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Steve Reich at 90: London Sinfonietta & Jonny Greenwood
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Classical music

Steve Reich at 90: London Sinfonietta & Jonny Greenwood

Step into the shimmering sound-world of the architect of minimalism with the London Sinfonietta
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for Kian Soltani Plays Dvořák
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Kian Soltani Plays Dvořák

Heartbreak, longing and unforgettable melodies: the LPO performs Romantic works by Dvořák and Franck
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for Sir Karl Jenkins Conducts: The Armed Man
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Classical music

Sir Karl Jenkins Conducts: The Armed Man

Sir Karl Jenkins conducts his iconic composition alongside a selection of his most-loved works
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Oracle with the BBC Concert Orchestra
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Classical music

Oracle with the BBC Concert Orchestra

David Buckley’s powerful new opera is a very modern myth, told in music that haunts the imagination
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Bruckner 4 with Esa-Pekka Salonen
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Classical music

Bruckner 4 with Esa-Pekka Salonen

Beethoven and Bruckner are united in a Philharmonia concert of deep emotion, beauty and vigour
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for Manchester Collective & Sidiki Dembélé
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Classical music

Manchester Collective & Sidiki Dembélé

A joyful musical journey through folksong and storytelling from Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Senegal
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for The Girl from Arles
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Classical music

The Girl from Arles

Unrequited love and melodrama collide to make Bizet’s L'Arlésienne a showstopper in the OAE’s hands
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Chineke! Orchestra: Arabic Symphony
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Classical music

Chineke! Orchestra: Arabic Symphony

The Ayoub Sisters’ celebration of Arabic music and landscapes closes a kaleidoscopic concert
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Vadym Kholodenko: Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique
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Classical music

Vadym Kholodenko: Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique

Passion and obsession in Schumann and Berlioz, transformed by Liszt for solo piano
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Zubin Kanga: Ghost in the Machine + After Dark
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Classical music

Zubin Kanga: Ghost in the Machine + After Dark

The pianist and composer fuses classical virtuosity with cutting-edge technologies
Purcell Room
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More info for After Dark: Club Cyborg – Zubin Kanga
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Classical music

After Dark: Club Cyborg – Zubin Kanga

Hear PARTITA by Alex Groves, fusing Baroque forms and electronic music, at a classical club night
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains
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Thinking
Fountains

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

Modified Social Benches
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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
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Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.