Activities at Southbank Centre, january 2025


Baroquebusters Thursday 9 January 2025

Thu 9 Jan 2025, 19:00 - Southbank Centre, London
Julia Bullock brings the vocal fireworks to a night with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment celebrating the greatest hits of the 18th century.
Read, watch and listen more A Baroque-tastic exploration of why the masterpieces of the time became so popular and remain so today.
Which H composed the Music for the Royal Fireworks ?
Which B composed the Brandenburg Concertos?
Which

Friday 10 January 2025:
James McVinnie: Bach for Organ & Piano Friday 10 January 2025

Fri 10 Jan 2025, 19:00 - Southbank Centre, London
James McVinnie completes his residency in a recital with a difference: a rare chance to hear Bach played on both the piano and the organ by the same performer.
Read, watch and listen more The evening begins with one of the composer’s delicate, decorative forays into the French Baroque: the French Suite in E flat major.
McVinnie contrasts this with the florid lines and spirited extroversio

Saturday 11 January 2025:
The Planets Saturday 11 January 2025

Sat 11 Jan 2025, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
Holst´s magnificent masterpiece headlines an evening of classics, featuring Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Performers Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Lee Reynolds conductor City of London Choir Repertoire Verdi : Overture, La forza del destino Rachmaninov : Piano Concerto No.2 Interval Holst : The Planets

Sunday 12 January 2025:
Borodin Quartet at 80 Sunday 12 January 2025

Sun 12 Jan 2025, 15:00 - Southbank Centre, London
Now entering its 80th year, the eminent ensemble performs gloriously Romantic string quartets by Brahms and Tchaikovsky.
Read, watch and listen more The Borodin Quartet over its eight decades has worked with Dmitri Shostakovich, emerged from behind the Iron Curtain and become revered as one of the world’s greatest string quartets.
It adopted its current name in 1955, but was founded ten ye

Wednesday 15 January 2025:
LPO Showcase: Foyle Future Firsts & RAM Wednesday 15 January 2025

Wed 15 Jan 2025, 18:00 - Southbank Centre, London
Ravel’s elegant Le Tombeau de Couperin is the focus of this free concert with upcoming musicians and members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Read, watch and listen more The LPO’s Foyle Future Firsts Development Programme bridges the transition between education and the classical music profession for 16 early-career orchestral musicians each year.
Join the current cohort of Future Fir
Strauss, Berg & Brahms Wednesday 15 January 2025

Wed 15 Jan 2025, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
When memories turn into music, the personal becomes universal: Brahms’ sunny Second Symphony lights up this London Philharmonic Orchestra concert.
Read, watch and listen more Alban Berg was haunted by the death of a young girl: his Violin Concerto 'to the memory of an angel’ distils pain into piercing beauty.
Richard Strauss’ Metamorphosen rose from the ashes of wartime Germany, asking dif

Saturday 18 January 2025:
On the Transmigration of Souls Saturday 18 January 2025

Sat 18 Jan 2025, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
Two towering choral works face each other across the centuries in London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Emeritus Vladimir Jurowski’s programme.
Read, watch and listen more For Jurowski, every concert is an opportunity to explore, and with the orchestra’s Moments Remembered theme as inspiration, he’s conceived an intensely personal programme.
At first glance, John Adams’ tribute to the de

Wednesday 22 January 2025:
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Wednesday 22 January 2025

Wed 22 Jan 2025, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
From the birdsong of spring to the frosts of winter: the London Philharmonic Orchestra leads us through the landscape of Vivaldi’s four beloved violin concertos.
Read, watch and listen more Everyone’s got their favourite bit of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons .
But there’s still nothing to match the sensation of hearing these four evergreen concertos performed live, and tonight Baroque speciali

Thursday 23 January 2025:
Unclassified Live Thursday 23 January 2025

Thu 23 Jan 2025, 20:00 - Southbank Centre, London
The BBC Concert Orchestra lends its powerful sound to an eclectic range of pioneering artists in BBC Radio 3´s Unclassified Live , with presenter Elizabeth Alker.
Read, watch and listen more Discover composers evading categorisation with the BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor André de Ridder and BBC Radio 3 host Elizabeth Alker.
You’re invited to enjoy music that transcends genres, conjured

Friday 24 January 2025:
Chineke! Orchestra Celebrates a Decade Friday 24 January 2025

Fri 24 Jan 2025, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
The orchestra begins a year of celebrations marking its tenth anniversary with a performance in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which also hosted its 2015 debut.
Read, watch and listen more This landmark year celebrates not only musical excellence and diversity but also its role in illuminating works of previously overlooked composers, reinforcing its commitment to an inclusive classical music worl






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