London Philharmonic Orchestra

Tried and Tested

Opera 

With 20 performances of this classic opera, there has never been a better time to try the complete Glyndebourne experience

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Things to do 

Puccini, Strauss and Handel top the bill in an attractive new season

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Opera 

A delectable and worldly-wise romp through sexual politics comes with a string of high-wire arias and witty ensemble numbers

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Classical Music 

Riots broke out when The Rite of Spring was first performed, and it can still startle with its raw savagery

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Classical Music 

A rare chance to hear a once forgotten symphony that has all the elements of a 20th-century classic

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Classical Music 

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 

There are intimations of mortality in the London Philharmonic Orchestra's concert – but music fights back with humour

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He transformed his players and the capital's tastes. Now the Russian-born conductor is ready to party – the classical music way. By Claudia Pritchard

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Cinema 

The sweeping melodies of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2 played live accompany a screening of David Lean's classic love film

Essential

Classical Music 

Celebrations of Shakespeare 400 climax with a star-studded gala concert directed by Simon Callow featuring Dominic West and Anna Chancellor

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Classical Music 

The startlingly talented violinist joins Vladmir Jurowski for an eclectic evening

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Classical Music 

The thrillingly talented French conductor joins the LPO, with star soloists Lisa Batiashvili and Maximilian Hornung