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Who is composer Annea Lockwood?
Meet the composer who’s ‘instruments’ have included glass, conversation, and entire rivers.
Playlist: Sound Within Sound
Discover international artists who pushed boundaries with this playlist of lesser-known composers featured in our 2024 Sound Within Sound festival.
5 things to know about Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere
An introductory guide to artist Tavares Strachan and his 2024 Hayward Gallery exhibition, Tavares Strachan: There is Light Somewhere.
Who is supergroup Les Amazones d’Afrique?
Discover Les Amazones d’Afrique, a supergroup of West African female vocal talent formed to deliver an important message.
Kazuo Ishiguro: some of my book titles have come from cookery books
Author Kazuo Ishiguro makes a surprising admission about the origins of his book titles in our Royal Festival Hall.
Speakers Corner Quartet: exclusive studio session
Enjoy this exclusive studio performance from Speakers Corner Quartet recorded at The Room Studios in Lewisham, South East London.
The evolution of the Royal Festival Hall’s foyer spaces
See how the foyers and lobbies of our Royal Festival Hall have changed from its opening in 1951 to its newest refurbishment in 2024.
Who is pianist Margaret Leng Tan?
Discover pianist Margaret Leng Tan, the avant-garde performer who has become recognised as the world’s premiere virtuoso of the toy piano.
5 things to know about Brokentalkers
Discover Brokentalkers, an internationally renowned theatre company from Dublin, with a track record of unusual yet powerful performances.
Playlist: Chaka Khan’s Meltdown
Listen to all the artists of Chaka Khan’s’ Meltdown on this special playlist featuring music from the acts who appeared at the June 2024 festival.
Ciarán Hinds reads from Seamus Heaney: A Life in Letters
The actor Ciarán Hinds reads an extract of Heaney’s writings on the subject of growing old in this video filmed in our Royal Festival Hall in 2023.
Maurizio Pollini: 6 decades of the classical pianist at the Southbank Centre
Maurizio Pollini first appeared at Royal Festival Hall in 1963. Take a look back through our archives at some of his notable performances.