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There are intimations of mortality in the London Philharmonic Orchestra's concert – but music fights back with humour
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As Easter approaches, a performance of Bach's large-scale dramatisation of the Passion
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With world-class playing and soloists, the RPO series would be a a wonderful introduction to concert-going
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Indestructible but endlessly revealing, Verdi's colossal work is packed with drama
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The exciting new orchestra, whose players of colour include world-class artists, is joined in concert by the virtuoso teenage player who scooped the annual BBC prize
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Theatre
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in London for little ones this May half term
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'The gateway drug that will lead to a lifelong addiction to classical music' - The Composer is Dead by Nathaniel Stookey at the Royal Festival Hall
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Author Naomi Klein is to give a lecture in memory of Edward Said
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Gigs
Soundtrack extraordinaire Clint Mansell scored the likes of The Fountain and Black Swan. He comes to the Royal Festival Hall on March 24.
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The devilishly handsome tenor visits the Southbank for an evening of Puccini arias
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The legendary pianist conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, before taking to the piano stool himself
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Christoph von Dohnånyi takes the reigns for the orchestra's 70th birthday concert, featuring Beethoven's immortal 9th
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Anu Komsi perform Kurtag's fragmentary masterpiece in incredibly intimate surroundings
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The Colin Currie Group present Steve Reich's minimalist masterwork, along with more recent pieces
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World-renowned pianist Maurizio Pollini returns to the Southbank, with a programme of Schumann, Chopin and more
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Superstar pianist Lang Lang rejoins Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia for a diverse trio of concerts
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The great pianist returns to the Southbank for a wide-ranging recital, taking in Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and Berg
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The legendary Daniel Barenboim joins Gustavo Dudamel during his revolutionary ensemble's three night residency