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Classical Music

Spring/Summer 2026

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Classical Music Spring/Summer 2026 programme

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More info for Tamsin Waley-Cohen & Cordelia Williams: Lullabies
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Classical music

Tamsin Waley-Cohen & Cordelia Williams: Lullabies

Two British star musicians explore an enchanting selection of music themed around nightfall
Purcell Room
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More info for Game Music Festival: The Infernal Symphony
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Classical music

Game Music Festival: The Infernal Symphony

Hear the haunting music of Diablo in an official concert commemorating 30 years of the franchise
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Iveta Apkalna & State Choir LATVIJA
Organist iveta apkalna in floral dress on a snow covered beach in Latvia
Classical music

Iveta Apkalna & State Choir LATVIJA

The warmth and beauty of Latvian choral singing is on display tonight, with Iveta Apkalna on organ
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for Chineke! Orchestra: Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto
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Classical music

Chineke! Orchestra: Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto

Chineke! Orchestra finds harmony in the rhythms of Black American dances alongside a colourful concerto
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Symphonie Fantastique
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Classical music

Symphonie Fantastique

The OAE inhabits a cast of fantastical characters in a double bill of Berlioz’ symphonies
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for Time Entwined: Birtwistle, Gerber & Mason
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Classical music

Time Entwined: Birtwistle, Gerber & Mason

The London Sinfonietta shines a light on new voices and pioneering music – and you can be part of it
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Vienna 1897: Brahms' Last Concert
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Classical music

Vienna 1897: Brahms' Last Concert

The OAE reconstructs the programme of the last concert Brahms attended, for its 40th year finale
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Game Music Festival: Ballads of the Underworld
Stylized digital art of five characters from the Hades video game series, including Zagreus with a laurel crown and Cerberus, and another figure with bright green hair singing into a microphone.
Classical music

Game Music Festival: Ballads of the Underworld

Experience the enchanting music of Hades and Hades II – follow the songs into the mythic Underworld
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Game Music Festival: Persona Grooves
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Classical music

Game Music Festival: Persona Grooves

A vibrant and dynamic performance celebrates 30 years of the Persona franchise
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Mozart’s Jupiter by Heart: Family Edit
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Family & young people

Mozart’s Jupiter by Heart: Family Edit

Step inside Mozart’s mighty Jupiter Symphony at Aurora’s immersive performance for families
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for Manchester Collective: Patterns in Repeat
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Classical music

Manchester Collective: Patterns in Repeat

Embrace a bold and colourful sound-world in works by outstanding contemporary women composers
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Mozart’s Jupiter by Heart
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Classical music

Mozart’s Jupiter by Heart

Step inside Mozart’s mighty Jupiter Symphony at Aurora Orchestra’s immersive, memorised performance
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for Test Manual Event
Classical music

Test Manual Event

More info for Sean Shibe & Aidan O'Rourke: Lùban
Aidan O'Rourke (pink raincoat, holding fiddle) and Sean Shibe (yellow coat, holding lute) sit together
Classical music

Sean Shibe & Aidan O'Rourke: Lùban

Two acclaimed artists from two musical cultures delve together into the roots of classical and folk
Purcell Room
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