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Friday 28 August

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.

Gaia x BBC Concert Orchestra: Sounds of the Earth

Classical music

Saturday 29 August

Gaia x Eric Whitacre: Eternity in an Hour
A man with medium-length brown hair and a denim shirt poses with his hand to his chin against a neutral background.

Gaia x Eric Whitacre: Eternity in an Hour

Classical music

Wednesday 9 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Thursday 10 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Saturday 12 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Sunday 13 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Tuesday 15 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Wednesday 16 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Thursday 17 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Friday 18 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Saturday 19 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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London Oratorio
A diverse choir in white clothing sings passionately in front of a giant black and white sketch of a fish and flora.

London Oratorio

Classical music
London Oratorio
A diverse choir in white clothing sings passionately in front of a giant black and white sketch of a fish and flora.

London Oratorio

Classical music

Sunday 20 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
Multi-buy

Tuesday 22 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Julia Wolfe's Fire in My Mouth with Marin Alsop
A choir of women in blue dresses holds open scissors above their heads

Julia Wolfe's Fire in My Mouth with Marin Alsop

Classical music
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Wednesday 23 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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The Multi-Story Orchestra: Dreamer
A diverse group of musicians plays stringed instruments in a raw, industrial-style space with concrete ceilings.

The Multi-Story Orchestra: Dreamer

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Thursday 24 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Santtu & Sol Gabetta
A woman with light brown hair in a pleated green high-neck top poses against a plain white background.

Santtu & Sol Gabetta

Classical music
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Friday 25 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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The Sound of Epic Anime
An illustration of a conductor from behind, leading an orchestra of floating instruments toward a red sun-like orb.

The Sound of Epic Anime

Classical music

Saturday 26 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Britten’s War Requiem
Black and white photo of a conductor with white hair using a baton to lead an orchestra on a dark stage.

Britten’s War Requiem

Classical music
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Sunday 27 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Steve Reich at 90: London Sinfonietta & Jonny Greenwood
Close-up portrait of an older man in a brown cap and olive jacket looking off-camera against a blurred forest background.

Steve Reich at 90: London Sinfonietta & Jonny Greenwood

Classical music
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Tuesday 29 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Wednesday 30 September

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Thursday 1 October

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Friday 2 October

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Kian Soltani Plays Dvořák
Soloist Kian Soltani, sitting holding his cello looking off to the side

Kian Soltani Plays Dvořák

Classical music
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Saturday 3 October

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Oracle with the BBC Concert Orchestra
A man in a dark coat holds a conductor's baton while posing in front of a large, curved metal sculpture.

Oracle with the BBC Concert Orchestra

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Sunday 4 October

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Bruckner 5 with Herbert Blomstedt
An elderly conductor in a tuxedo gestures expressively while leading an orchestra of violinists during a live concert.

Bruckner 5 with Herbert Blomstedt

Classical music
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Friday 9 October

The Girl from Arles
Portrait of a smiling man in a black high-collared shirt, posing against a solid deep red background.

The Girl from Arles

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Saturday 10 October

The Girl from Arles
Portrait of a smiling man in a black high-collared shirt, posing against a solid deep red background.

The Girl from Arles

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Sunday 11 October

Chineke! Orchestra: Arabic Symphony
A black and white side profile of soprano Axelle Fanyo

Chineke! Orchestra: Arabic Symphony

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Saturday 17 October

After Dark: Club Cyborg – Zubin Kanga
A man in a blue suit and data-tracking gloves poses under pink and cyan lights, looking intently to the side.

After Dark: Club Cyborg – Zubin Kanga

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Tuesday 20 October

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
Multi-buy

Wednesday 21 October

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Julia Fischer Plays Brahms
Black and white portrait of Julia Fischer, wearing a leather jacket, smiling and resting her chin on her hand

Julia Fischer Plays Brahms

Classical music
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Thursday 22 October

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto with Seong-Jin Cho
A young man in a black suit sits at a black Steinway & Sons grand piano in a brightly lit room with tall windows.

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto with Seong-Jin Cho

Classical music
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Friday 23 October

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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The Firebird
Black and white headshot of pianist Vikingur Olafsson

The Firebird

Classical music
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Saturday 24 October

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Sunday 25 October

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Tuesday 27 October

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Wednesday 28 October

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Thursday 29 October

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Dvořák Violin Concerto with James Ehnes
A man in a grey sweater sits on a stool, holding a violin vertically against his knee in front of a wood-paneled wall.

Dvořák Violin Concerto with James Ehnes

Classical music
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Friday 30 October

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
Multi-buy

Saturday 31 October

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Sunday 1 November

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Benedetti
A woman in a one-shoulder patterned top walks down a rustic, arched stone hallway while holding a violin and bow.

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Benedetti

Classical music
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Tuesday 3 November

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Wednesday 4 November

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
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Karina Canellakis Conducts Beethoven
LPO's Principal Guest Conductor Karina Canellakis wearing a leather jacket, smiling and resting her chin on her hand

Karina Canellakis Conducts Beethoven

Classical music
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Thursday 5 November

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Classical music
Multi-buy

While you're with us

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 with water fountains to splash around and cool down in.

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
A photograph showing Riverside Terrace at Southbank Centre, with the metal sculpture Zemran in the foreground, next to Queen Elizabeth Hall

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.