The Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra’s Total Immersion in music written in the prisons and ghettos of the Second World War opens with a film in testament to acts of creativity from the musicians of TerezÃn.
Musical testaments by Hans Krása and Pavel Haas written inside Theresienstadt, and a compelling symphony by Schulhoff that warns of impending human catastrophe.
Musical testaments by Hans Krása and Pavel Haas written inside Theresienstadt, and a compelling symphony by Schulhoff that warns of impending human catastrophe.
The Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers offer haunting choral music from the Theresienstadt ghetto, with reflective interludes provided by students of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Discover the political, satirical opera that dared to hope for a better world, even as its composer suffered in the Theresienstadt ghetto.
Extraordinary music written amid the hopelessness of prison and concentration camps that dared to seek the truth – and to hope for better times.
Extraordinary music written amid the hopelessness of prison and concentration camps that dared to seek the truth – and to hope for better times.
Hear evocative musical journeys by composers past and present – a sleigh-ride through frozen Finland, a road-trip from LA to San Diego and a fateful Austrian carriage-ride.
Hear evocative musical journeys by composers past and present – a sleigh-ride through frozen Finland, a road-trip from LA to San Diego and a fateful Austrian carriage-ride.
From the factory floor to the heights of heaven – imposing Russian music from both sides of the iron curtain under the baton of the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska.
From the factory floor to the heights of heaven – imposing Russian music from both sides of the iron curtain under the baton of the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska.
In a concert marking 100 years of the Â鶹ԼÅÄ, conductor Semyon Bychkov and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra look back to the year of the Corporation’s founding – and forward to the music of the coming century.
In a concert marking 100 years of the Â鶹ԼÅÄ, conductor Semyon Bychkov and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra look back to the year of the Corporation’s founding – and forward to the music of the coming century.
Celebrating fifty years of collaboration with the Â鶹ԼÅÄ SO, Conductor Laureate Sir Andrew Davis pairs works by two 20th-century giants, Alban Berg and Sergey Rachmaninov.
Celebrating fifty years of collaboration with the Â鶹ԼÅÄ SO, Conductor Laureate Sir Andrew Davis pairs works by two 20th-century giants, Alban Berg and Sergey Rachmaninov.
An evening of music with Canada’s boutique singer-songwriter, reimagined with Jules Buckley and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra.
Brutalism meets orchestral beauty as we mark 40 years of the Barbican Centre with music as idealistic, integral and provocative as the building itself.
Brutalism meets orchestral beauty as we mark 40 years of the Barbican Centre with music as idealistic, integral and provocative as the building itself.
A compelling synthesis of film and music as the Â鶹ԼÅÄ SO performs Vaughan Williams’s groundbreaking orchestral score live to accompany a screening of Charles Frend’s landmark movie.
A compelling synthesis of film and music as the Â鶹ԼÅÄ SO performs Vaughan Williams’s groundbreaking orchestral score live to accompany a screening of Charles Frend’s landmark movie.
The perfect introduction to Frank Zappa: Alex Winter’s new landmark documentary explores the man, the music and the phenomenon – both on the stage and far from it.
Guildhall’s Ubu Ensemble pay homage to Frank Zappa’s iconic last album, harvested from his appearance at the 1992 Frankfurt Festival.
Guildhall’s Ubu Ensemble pay homage to Frank Zappa’s iconic last album, harvested from his appearance at the 1992 Frankfurt Festival.
For Frank Zappa, the symphony orchestra was the consummate vehicle for musical storytelling. Brad Lubman leads this performance culminating in Zappa’s acknowledged orchestral masterpieces.
For Frank Zappa, the symphony orchestra was the consummate vehicle for musical storytelling. Brad Lubman leads this performance culminating in Zappa’s acknowledged orchestral masterpieces.
John StorgÃ¥rds joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra to conduct Dmitri Shostakovich’s dramatic Fifth Symphony, a journey through life by Modest Mussorgsky and a fantastical work from Sofia Gubaidulina.
John StorgÃ¥rds joins the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra to conduct Dmitri Shostakovich’s dramatic Fifth Symphony, a journey through life by Modest Mussorgsky and a fantastical work from Sofia Gubaidulina.
Jordan de Souza conducts an overture by Louise Ferrenc, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with soloist Francesca Dego.
Much talked-about Canadian conductor Jordan De Souza makes his UK concert debut in music devilishly enjoyable, wickedly entertaining and frantically unpredictable.
Much talked-about Canadian conductor Jordan De Souza makes his UK concert debut in music devilishly enjoyable, wickedly entertaining and frantically unpredictable.
Sakari Oramo conducts a forgotten symphony overflowing with passion and Nicola Benedetti plays the violin concerto that stole the movies’ greatest tunes.
Sakari Oramo conducts a forgotten symphony overflowing with passion and Nicola Benedetti plays the violin concerto that stole the movies’ greatest tunes.
One of the most influential cultural figures in Britain joins us for an evening of words and music.
Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts three works that respond in different ways to the pandemic, to a personal loss and to the devastation of war.
Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts three works that respond in different ways to the pandemic, to a personal loss and to the devastation of war.
The composer who brought us gentle, pastoral music like The Lark Ascending processes the aftermath of war, in a concert whose gaze across the English Channel includes the modern premiere of a lost work by César Franck
The composer who brought us gentle, pastoral music like The Lark Ascending processes the aftermath of war, in a concert whose gaze across the English Channel includes the modern premiere of a lost work by César Franck
Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra at the Newbury Spring Festival.
Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra at the Newbury Spring Festival.
Nathalie Stutzmann makes her Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra podium debut in Tchaikovsky’s most emotional symphony, while orchestra and chorus are united for Brahms at his most hushed
Nathalie Stutzmann makes her Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra podium debut in Tchaikovsky’s most emotional symphony, while orchestra and chorus are united for Brahms at his most hushed
Star pianist Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini while Alphesh Chauhan conducts Bruckner’s unfinished final symphony.
Star pianist Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini while Alphesh Chauhan conducts Bruckner’s unfinished final symphony.
Featuring over 100 musicians, this celebration of Birmingham’s music and spoken word scene will see us partner with some of the most exciting talent from Birmingham.
Music inspired by pictures at art exhibitions - by Mussorgsky and, in the form of a first performance, the late, great Oliver Knussen.
Celebrate the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra’s premiere performance at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, conducted by Dalia Stasevska and with award-winning cellist Daniel Müller-Schott.
Celebrate the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra’s premiere performance at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, conducted by Dalia Stasevska and with award-winning cellist Daniel Müller-Schott.
Celebrate the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra’s premiere performance at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, conducted by Dalia Stasevska and with award-winning cellist Daniel Müller-Schott.
Celebrate the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra’s premiere performance at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, conducted by Dalia Stasevska and with award-winning cellist Daniel Müller-Schott.
Sakari Oramo conducts the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Verdi’s Requiem: a truly spectacular First Night of the 2022 Â鶹ԼÅÄ Proms.
Sakari Oramo conducts the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Verdi’s Requiem: a truly spectacular First Night of the 2022 Â鶹ԼÅÄ Proms.
Dalia Stasevska and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra weave a darkly dramatic soundscape, including music by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Hildur Guðnadóttir and Jóhann Jóhannsson.
Dalia Stasevska and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra weave a darkly dramatic soundscape, including music by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Hildur Guðnadóttir and Jóhann Jóhannsson.
Jordan de Souza conducts the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra and Johan Dalene is the soloist in Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto, in a concert that also features music by Bernstein, Tchaikovsky and George Walker.
Jordan de Souza conducts the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra and Johan Dalene is the soloist in Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto, in a concert that also features music by Bernstein, Tchaikovsky and George Walker.
Xenakis’s Jonchaies meets Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring: explosive masterpieces from opposite ends of the 20th century, with Martyn Brabbins and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra.
Xenakis’s Jonchaies meets Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring: explosive masterpieces from opposite ends of the 20th century, with Martyn Brabbins and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra.
Semyon Bychkov conducts the UK premiere of Julian Anderson’s keenly awaited Second Symphony – plus Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances, and a Martinů concerto with the extraordinary Labèque sisters.
Semyon Bychkov conducts the UK premiere of Julian Anderson’s keenly awaited Second Symphony – plus Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances, and a Martinů concerto with the extraordinary Labèque sisters.
Ryan Wigglesworth brings a composer’s ear to Holst’s The Planets, and British baritone Roderick Williams premieres Matthew Kaner’s haunting new commission Pearl – in which an ancient lament unlocks emotions that transcend time.
Ryan Wigglesworth brings a composer’s ear to Holst’s The Planets, and British baritone Roderick Williams premieres Matthew Kaner’s haunting new commission Pearl – in which an ancient lament unlocks emotions that transcend time.
Elgar’s First Symphony, Vaughan Williams’s Tuba Concerto and a swinging new showpiece from Mark-Anthony Turnage: music that could have been made for the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo.
Elgar’s First Symphony, Vaughan Williams’s Tuba Concerto and a swinging new showpiece from Mark-Anthony Turnage: music that could have been made for the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo.
Ethel Smyth wasn’t especially religious, but her majestic Mass in D major is one of the crowning glories of the British choral tradition. Sakari Oramo and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra give the first Proms performance since the composer’s own lifetime.
Ethel Smyth wasn’t especially religious, but her majestic Mass in D major is one of the crowning glories of the British choral tradition. Sakari Oramo and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra give the first Proms performance since the composer’s own lifetime.
Fabien Gabel conducts César Franck’s impassioned Symphony in D minor – a 200th-anniversary tribute, in a concert that also showcases the young Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich in Brahms’s gloriously songful Violin Concerto.
Fabien Gabel conducts César Franck’s impassioned Symphony in D minor – a 200th-anniversary tribute, in a concert that also showcases the young Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich in Brahms’s gloriously songful Violin Concerto.
Retro-futurist rockers Public Service Broadcasting perform This New Noise: a joyously eclectic, album-length celebration of 100 years of Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio, told with visuals, soundscapes and a little bit of help from the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra.
Retro-futurist rockers Public Service Broadcasting perform This New Noise: a joyously eclectic, album-length celebration of 100 years of Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio, told with visuals, soundscapes and a little bit of help from the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra.
Karina Canellakis conducts the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s heaven-storming First Symphony, and a playful, typically imaginative, new piano concerto by living Franco-American genius Betsy Jolas.
Karina Canellakis conducts the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s heaven-storming First Symphony, and a playful, typically imaginative, new piano concerto by living Franco-American genius Betsy Jolas.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Lise Davidsen and Dalia Stasevska all star as the world’s biggest classical music festival comes to a close – with all the tradition and fun of the Last Night of the Proms!
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Lise Davidsen and Dalia Stasevska all star as the world’s biggest classical music festival comes to a close – with all the tradition and fun of the Last Night of the Proms!
Boris Giltburg plays Rachmaninov and Sakari Oramo conjures sounds of pure enchantment as the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra opens its new season with a glittering programme.
Boris Giltburg plays Rachmaninov and Sakari Oramo conjures sounds of pure enchantment as the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra opens its new season with a glittering programme.
An introduction to Sibelius‘ music and the stories in today’s Total Immersion.
Poetry and music merge in readings and songs: an atmospheric starting point for our day of Total Immersion in the world of Sibelius the Storyteller.
Poetry and music merge in readings and songs: an atmospheric starting point for our day of Total Immersion in the world of Sibelius the Storyteller.
Sibelius the Storyteller: Sakari Oramo conducts four vivid musical mini-epics, accompanied by readings from the ancient stories that inspired them.
Sibelius the Storyteller: Sakari Oramo conducts four vivid musical mini-epics, accompanied by readings from the ancient stories that inspired them.
Explore Finland’s choral tradition, as Owain Park and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers present songs and poetry by Sibelius, his pupils, and their Finnish contemporaries.
Explore Finland’s choral tradition, as Owain Park and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers present songs and poetry by Sibelius, his pupils, and their Finnish contemporaries.
The last word: an evening of music and words inspired by Finnish legend and landscape, before Sakari Oramo and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra perform Sibelius’s final great masterpiece Tapiola.
The last word: an evening of music and words inspired by Finnish legend and landscape, before Sakari Oramo and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra perform Sibelius’s final great masterpiece Tapiola.
Dalia Stasevska conducts cellist Sol Gabetta in Elgar’s Cello Concerto – the centrepiece of a concert powered by natural wonders and elemental emotions.
Dalia Stasevska conducts cellist Sol Gabetta in Elgar’s Cello Concerto – the centrepiece of a concert powered by natural wonders and elemental emotions.
The Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra goes on tour for Â鶹ԼÅÄ Proms Japan under the baton of Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska.
Join us in Bath with conductor Kevin John Edusei and pianist Sir Stephen Hough.
Join us in Bath with conductor Kevin John Edusei and pianist Sir Stephen Hough.
A voice of his own: the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers perform the choral music of George Walker and his contemporaries.
An introduction to some of the works in the Guildhall Musicians’ and Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra’s concerts today.
The world in a grain of sand: as part of today’s Total Immersion in the music of George Walker, Guildhall Musicians perform his songs and chamber music.
The world in a grain of sand: as part of today’s Total Immersion in the music of George Walker, Guildhall Musicians perform his songs and chamber music.
Alpesh Chauhan conducts four of George Walker’s most potent orchestral works: the climax of a day of Total Immersion in the imagination of this Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer.
Alpesh Chauhan conducts four of George Walker’s most potent orchestral works: the climax of a day of Total Immersion in the imagination of this Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer.
Life, death and transcendence: Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending finds a 21st century counterpart in a new work from Deborah Pritchard.
Life, death and transcendence: Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending finds a 21st century counterpart in a new work from Deborah Pritchard.
The Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra is delighted to welcome audiences back to Maida Vale Studios for a free concert as Ruth Reinhardt conducts music from across three centuries.
The Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra is delighted to welcome audiences back to Maida Vale Studios for a free concert as Ruth Reinhardt conducts music from across three centuries.
Sherlock Holmes at Christmas: a powerful new adaptation by Neil Brand of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles for a cast of eight actors and music performed by the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra.
Sherlock Holmes at Christmas: a powerful new adaptation by Neil Brand of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles for a cast of eight actors and music performed by the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra.