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The symphonies and concertos no music-lover should be without, played live at the Royal Albert Hall
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The pieces that foster a child's livelong love of classical music, and bags of Beethoven too, with all the atmosphere of the Proms
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Symphonies at the heart of classical music and inventive new sounds herald the first whole week of Proms
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Symphonies, concertos, musicals, operas, family fun ... there's something for everyone at the BBC Proms. Here's our pick:
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Classical Music
When a traveller from another world arrives on Earth, its classical music helps her find her way – and guides her home
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Classical Music
Classical musicians let their hair down in Wigmore Lates, a seasons of after-dark shows with a twist
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The world's finest orchestras, conductors, singers and instrumental soloists head for London for the biggest music festival on the planet
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Classical Music
A world-class conductor, three top soloists and an important French composer. (And they're all women, of course)
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Classical Music
Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison is celebrated in song, in a new piece by Joanna Marsh, performed with Beethoven and Vaughan Williams
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Thrill to Tchaikovsky, be amazed by Beethoven, or follow a woman with a secret at English National Opera
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Two of the greatest works in the repertoire are interrupted by a magical combination of orchestra, conductor and soloist
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Classical Music
A powerful symphony, brilliant overture and mysterious violin concerto demonstrate the impact of war on music, and vice versa
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Classical Music
Symphonies by Beethoven and Shostakovich, a Bernstein classic, and the first performance in Europe of an important new composition about our sense of place – spring highlights for 2018
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Music overpowers ideology in Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, while Beethoven reflects his own times in his 5th Piano Concerto
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Classical Music
With world-class playing and soloists, the RPO series would be a a wonderful introduction to concert-going
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The music of Beethoven is the soundtrack to a compelling tale of a marriage turned sour, sexual jealousy and revenge
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Wimbledon fortnight is not only about tennis: some of the world’s top instrumentalists arrive in the autumn for two weeks of music performed in intimate venues
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Classical Music
Piano sonatas from the classical master, Igor Levit kicks off the Wigmore Hall Beethoven programme
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Classical Music
The legendary conductor returns to the Barbican for a trio of concerts
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Classical Music
The leading pianist performs the final three piano sonatas by four of the genre's greatest exponents
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Classical Music
The two trailblazing musicians join forces to play Beethoven's complete Violin Sonatas
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Classical Music
The supreme string quartet return to London for a pair of diverse, intriguing concerts
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Classical Music
The dazzlingly talented young pianist showcases his full versatility at St John's Smith Square
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Classical Music
The astonishing Norwegian pianist visits the Barbican for 2016's LSO Artist Spotlight
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Classical Music
The national treasure returns to Wigmore Hall with two of the great violin sonatas, by Beethoven and Brahms
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Classical Music
The regular duo partners return to Wigmore Hall for an evening of Beethoven, Chopin, Janacek and Poulenc
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Classical Music
The startling pianist - praised as a revolutionary player - returns to Wigmore Hall to play Beethoven's Diabelli Variations
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The innovative, not-for-profit orchestra brings a five week celebration of classical music to Peckham
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Daniel Barenboim's pioneering youth ensemble return to the Proms with Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Schoenberg
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Classical Music
The sensational 'king of lieder' returns for an evening spanning over a century of German art song, accompanied by Gerold Huber
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Classical Music
Christoph von Dohnånyi takes the reigns for the orchestra's 70th birthday concert, featuring Beethoven's immortal 9th
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Superstar pianist Lang Lang rejoins Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia for a diverse trio of concerts