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More info for 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.
Classical music

Gaia x BBC Concert Orchestra: Sounds of the Earth

Under the glow of Luke Jerram’s replica of our planet, hear a concert of heavenly works for strings
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Gaia x Eric Whitacre: Eternity in an Hour
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Classical music

Gaia x Eric Whitacre: Eternity in an Hour

Time melts away beneath a stunning replica of Earth with a spellbinding electro-choral concert
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration
Classical music

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Get closer to the explosive talent of Yuja Wang at a groundbreaking concert merging VR and live piano
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for London Oratorio
A diverse choir in white clothing sings passionately in front of a giant black and white sketch of a fish and flora.
Classical music

London Oratorio

Feel the buzz of the capital city in Es Devlin’s epic-scale choral work performed by hundreds
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Julia Wolfe's Fire in My Mouth with Marin Alsop
A choir of women in blue dresses holds open scissors above their heads
Classical music

Julia Wolfe's Fire in My Mouth with Marin Alsop

A 146-strong all-woman choir performs Julia Wolfe's epic semi-staged protest
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for The Multi-Story Orchestra: Dreamer
A diverse group of musicians plays stringed instruments in a raw, industrial-style space with concrete ceilings.
Classical music

The Multi-Story Orchestra: Dreamer

Get up close to the orchestra in a dynamic, interactive musical experience for all ages
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Santtu & Sol Gabetta
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Classical music

Santtu & Sol Gabetta

Dvořák’s breathtaking New World Symphony tops a concert of orchestral hits with the Philharmonia
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for The Sound of Epic Anime
An illustration of a conductor from behind, leading an orchestra of floating instruments toward a red sun-like orb.
Classical music

The Sound of Epic Anime

One night. One orchestra. One unforgettable anime experience.
Royal Festival Hall
More info for 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.
Classical music

Britten’s War Requiem

The LPO opens their season with a powerful and timeless work that speaks straight to the heart
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for 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.
Classical music

Steve Reich at 90: London Sinfonietta & Jonny Greenwood

Step into the shimmering sound-world of the architect of minimalism with the London Sinfonietta
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for Kian Soltani Plays Dvořák
Soloist Kian Soltani, sitting holding his cello looking off to the side
Classical music

Kian Soltani Plays Dvořák

Heartbreak, longing and unforgettable melodies: the LPO performs Romantic works by Dvořák and Franck
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for 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.
Classical music

Oracle with the BBC Concert Orchestra

David Buckley’s powerful new opera is a very modern myth, told in music that haunts the imagination
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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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.