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More info for Bruckner 5 with Herbert Blomstedt
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Classical music

Bruckner 5 with Herbert Blomstedt

The legendary conductor returns to the Philharmonia to conduct Bruckner’s monumental Fifth Symphony
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for The Girl from Arles
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Classical music

The Girl from Arles

Unrequited love and melodrama collide to make Bizet’s L'Arlésienne a showstopper in the OAE’s hands
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Chineke! Orchestra: Arabic Symphony
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Classical music

Chineke! Orchestra: Arabic Symphony

The Ayoub Sisters’ celebration of Arabic music and landscapes closes a kaleidoscopic concert
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for After Dark: Club Cyborg – Zubin Kanga
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Classical music

After Dark: Club Cyborg – Zubin Kanga

Hear PARTITA by Alex Groves, fusing Baroque forms and electronic music, at a classical club night
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Julia Fischer Plays Brahms
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Classical music

Julia Fischer Plays Brahms

Hear the LPO in Brahms’ serene Violin Concerto, ahead of Tchaikovsky’s explosive Manfred Symphony
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for 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.
Classical music

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto with Seong-Jin Cho

The star pianist joins forces with the Philharmonia in Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for The Firebird
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Classical music

The Firebird

With the LPO, Víkingur Ólafsson brings his lightness of touch to a Mark Simpson world premiere
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for 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.
Classical music

Dvořák Violin Concerto with James Ehnes

Dvořák's lively violin concerto is at the heart of an evening of storytelling with the Philharmonia
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Benedetti
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Classical music

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Benedetti

Hear this passionate work brought to life in all its glory by the Philharmonia and Nicola Benedetti
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for Karina Canellakis Conducts Beethoven
LPO's Principal Guest Conductor Karina Canellakis wearing a leather jacket, smiling and resting her chin on her hand
Classical music

Karina Canellakis Conducts Beethoven

The Fifth Symphony never fails to thrill – tonight the LPO pairs it with Elgar and Dai Fujikura works
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2 with Nobuyuki Tsujii
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Classical music

Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2 with Nobuyuki Tsujii

The extraordinary pianist makes an eagerly anticipated return to the Philharmonia
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for Alice Sara Ott Plays Beethoven
Pianist Alice Sara Ott sitting cross-legged on a piano stool, leaning on the piano with her left arm
Classical music

Alice Sara Ott Plays Beethoven

Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto may be his greatest – Alice Sara Ott and the LPO show us why
Royal Festival 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.