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Classical Music
Big names from music, dance, visual arts and AI come together at the Southbank for a daringly reimagined concert production of Szymanowski's Harnasie
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Cinema
Cate Blanchett and Noémie Merlant star in this fervently fascinating character drama from Todd Field, in which the sins of an esteemed and domineering composer come back to haunt her
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Immersive
The Little Orchestra is no ordinary concert experience, but an immersive evening designed to tickle the senses
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Classical Music
Book in for the latest installment of the Harry Potter Film Concert series at the Royal Albert Hall
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Cinema
From the heartbreak of Titanic to a celebration of Lord of the Rings, the live concert screenings to book in for, at the Royal Albert Hall, Southbank Centre and more
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Classical Music
Bond comes to life as Skyfall is screened with full orchestral accompaniment at the Royal Albert Hall
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Classical Music
This Burns Night, amidst the candle-lit backdrop of St. James' church, violinist Harriet Mackenzie joins the Piccadilly Sinfonietta to perform Winter from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, and other baroque masterpieces
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Classical Music
The Glory of Christmas is back to spread the classical Christmas cheer at the Barbican Hall – featuring the likes of Handel, Schubert, and David Willcocks
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Classical Music
Pianist AyseDeniz Gokcin returns to London for a performance of Beethoven, rock covers and original compositions
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Classical Music
The champion of chanson is back: Michel Legrand brings his award-winning film scores to London this autumn
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Talks
Gender inequality is as big an issue in the world of classical music as it is anywhere else – these women are fighting to make a difference
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Classical Music
Triple threat: technology, music, and poetry come together at Aurora Orchestra & Poet in the City: Memento
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Classical Music
Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein’s masterpiece October: Ten Days that Shook the World is being screened before live music by the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican this October
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Classical Music
Aurora Orchestra are pushing boundaries in a concert at the Royal Festival Hall which crosses various art-forms in its celebration of nature and birdsong
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Theatre
Director Conall Morrison brings an innovative performance weaving together two nineteenth-century masterpieces to the Barbican
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Classical Music
Rising star and virtuoso pianist Thomas Nickell comes to Park Lane for an evening dedicated to cultural interaction in music
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Classical Music
Seventy talented musicians flood to London from abroad – the Hong Kong Music Series promises a jam-packed musical itinerary this month
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Classical Music
Angel Blue, one of the world's brightest new opera stars, is back in London, with Strauss in her sights. Reasons to rejoice, all round
Things To Do
The festive season is upon us, and we know pantomimes aren't for everyone. So from opera and carols to midnight mass, here's how to celebrate in song this winter
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President Trump has been elected. Here's all the events, talks and debates happening in London in the aftermath of the US Election 2016
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From traditional classics at the Royal Opera House to innovative new commissions, the opera and classical concerts coming up this season in London
Interview
Things to do
The head of the Amex Centurion Club, Rafael Mason, on making the most exclusive concerts in London. In association with American Express
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Before the Easter eggs, the music: London Easter concerts feature both traditional, classical works and new pieces
Interview
We chatted to Saffron Burrows about how the classical world compares to the theatrical, and how streaming is changing the way we view TV
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Opera
A delightful new opera for children brings Philip Pullman's exotic adventure to life with enchaniting effects and music
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Opera
Fresh from The Juilliard School, NYC, John Brancy and three other rising stars take the lead in Donizetti's classic opera bouffe
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Opera
Keith Warner and the Royal Opera bring Luigi Rossi's seventeenth century masterpiece to the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
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Opera
Francesca Zambello's taut, back-to-classics production of Bizet's ever-popular opera is revived for another season
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Opera
Irish playwright Enda Walsh collaborates with composer Donnacha Dennehy on his first opera, a searing psychological thriller
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Opera
A landmark collaborative production of Gluck's eighteenth century opera, directed by John Fulljames and choreographer Hofesh Shechter
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Opera
A new opera by Austria composer Georg Friedrich Haas, following the life of a fisherman from birth to after death
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Opera
Christof Loy's astonishing production of Strauss' opera returns, melding romantic thrills and slapstick antics