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Booking opens 13 May for the world's biggest music festival. Gorge on romantic Rachmaninov and get ahead with new works. Proms are live on BBC Radio 3; some are televised
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Classical Music
New principal guest conductor brings first-hand knowledge of life as a player and includes a family concert among her first appearances
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Beethoven, Verdi and Mozart, of course, but also minimalist Steve Reich and a new work about climate crisis, with many concerts perfect for young music-makers. Booking is open now...
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Opera
English National Opera got back on its feet, the Proms went from strength to strength, and the Royal Opera House season grew and grew
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Classical Music
A mighty Bruckner symphony and suspense from Weber bookend the great Russian showpiece
Last Chance
Classical Music
A spectacular season of classical music, steeped in Stravinsky, features top soloists and dynamic conductors
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Classical Music
Russian musicians are to the fore in this power-packed programme featuring the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition prizewinner
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Opera
Rub shoulders with the top artists of the day and of the future at this prestigious awards ceremony
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Classical Music
The world's best players, singers and conductors either work in London or head here at every opportunity. Take advantage of the best in classical music with our 2018 guide
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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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Classical Music
An uplifting work for Christmas that brings together six seasonal cantatas into a joyous and illuminating whole
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Opera
A Shakespeare adaptation and new commission opens at the Sussex country opera house
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Classical Music
No props, no frocks ... get to grips with Wagner in a very direct and focused way – in concert
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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