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How does music education embrace the danger and excitement of creativity? Discuss

Witness two of the biggest names in New York’s creative music scene perform a rare duo set

Friday night continues with an hour of free new music, presented by the Park Lane Group

Renowned violinist Leonidas Kavakos and acclaimed pianist Yuja Wang return to Royal Festival Hall

Marvel at flautist Claire Chase’s ambitious 22-year commissioning project at this performance

Friday night closes with a special set of new and experimental music for solo flute

Find your inner composer in a vocal workshop with Esmeralda Conde Ruiz and Ben See

Want to perform new music but not played your instrument in a while? Join our one-time ensemble

7 JAN – 4 FEB 2019: A free HENI Project Space exhibition featuring US tabloid coverage of Donald Trump, from 1986 to 2000

Get tips to composing and arranging repertoire for mixed-ability ensembles at this workshop

Need a space to talk about new music? Come on in

Who is writing new music, and who are they writing it for? Join us for a panel discussion

Enjoy an enchanting afternoon of your favourite waltzes and polkas

Take the music in a new direction at our experimental improvisation session

Leading contemporary music specialists Ensemble Modern present new works by young composers

Saturday night starts with an hour of free new music, presented by the Park Lane Group

Ensemble Modern presents the music of multi-award-winning British composer Rebecca Saunders

Hear a free late-night performance from the Pakistani superstar vocalist

Investigate the rhythmic possibilities of the percussive sound of ping-pong in an open workshop

Du Yun curates contemporary work from two of the ancient capitals of music

The sound of social change: hear music performed by teen refugees, or bring an instrument to join in

Three classic English works frame a new concerto for bass clarinet inspired by Greek legend

Get creative at a workshop with composer Peter Wiegold, who shares his innovative techniques

Aurora Orchestra premieres new work by Du Yun and performs with Sam Amidon, Nico Muhly and Ali Sethi

Hear ping-pong in a whole new way at a musical performance incorporating the sounds of a live game

Laugh yourself silly at a new show packed with tall stories, funny facts and some terrible baking

Take in gripping music by two composers who are fast becoming the leading lights of their generation, Dai Fujikura and Andrew Norman.

Incisive, mysterious, surprising: the short story form is addictive to writers

Receive a powerful message about climate change through brilliant, witty and moving physical theatre

Get a group together to have a go at playing the Javanese gamelan