What’s on

Thu 16 May 2024, 19:30

Ahead of the June publication of his new novel, Rev Richard Coles reads extracts of his new book, joining the BBC Singers who perform iconic choral classics to set the scene.

Wed 22 May 2024, 19:30

Soprano Fatma Said and pianist Joseph Middleton give a recital that contrasts songs on nocturnal theme by Mozart, Schubert and Robert Schumann with sunnier Spanish repertoire.

Thu 23 May 2024, 19:00

A soprano with a 'startlingly beautiful voice' (Limelight), Fatma Said shares the stage with talented young musicians from Guildhall School in an intimate evening masterclass.

Thu 30 May 2024, 19:30

Countertenor Reginald Mobley and AAM explore a different vision of the English baroque: in which the music of Purcell, Handel and Ignatius Sancho redefined the culture of a nation.

Fri 5 Jul 2024, 19:30

My Beloved Man – a celebration by the Fourth Choir, London’s LGBTQ+ classical choir, of the love affair between Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears.

Wed 9 Oct 2024, 19:30

Charpentier’s Actéon and Rameau’s Pygmalion: two mythological mini-masterpieces of baroque opera, in an exuberant concert performance.

Thu 17 Oct 2024, 19:30

Alongside something hot off the press, death, despair, and eternity stalk the Dudoks’ typically ear-opening programme in which Messiaen tempers the anguished ardour of Gesualdo and Schubert.

Thu 24 Oct 2024, 18:30

Experience the mastery of India's premier sarangi virtuoso as he mesmerises with soulful ragas, followed by the hypnotic sounds of the veena by Jayanthi Kumaresh.

Fri 25 Oct 2024, 13:00

Witness a much-awaited, turbo charged tabla duet by India’s finest tabla legend with his son Anubrata.

Fri 25 Oct 2024, 18:30

Experience a double bill of sitar brilliance by Jasdeep Singh Degun followed by Joshi's impeccable execution of the Jaipur-Atruli style of khayal.

Thu 14 Nov 2024, 19:30

Musical metamorphoses: Mozart, Haydn and their colleagues come together as AAM celebrates a friendship that transformed music for ever.

Sun 1 Dec 2024, 16:00

‘Bold, brilliant, and daring women’ nourish Samantha Ege’s recital of 20th and 21st century piano music, including a work by Havanan ‘fusionista’ Camila Cortina Bello. 

Thu 5 Dec 2024, 19:30

The BBC Singers join forces once more with their Artist in Association Abel Selaocoe, for a concert of music for the Christmas season from around the world. 

Sun 8 Dec 2024, 16:00

For its Barbican debut, multi-prize-winning Connaught Brass despatches season’s greetings in a cracker of a programme that gift wraps festive joy with interludes of serene reflection.

Wed 29 Jan 2025, 19:30

Marking 50 years since the composer’s death, the Carduccis inaugurate a five-concert odyssey through the complete string quartets – works that enshrine his inner life, loves and closest friendships.