Tuesday 1 October 2024:
Richard Ayoade: The Unfinished Harauld Hughes Tuesday 1 October 2024

Tue 1 Oct 2024, 20:00 - Southbank Centre, London
Lookalikes and literary excavations: join Richard Ayoade for an evening of live readings and conversation around his story of uncovering his doppelgänger.
Read, watch and listen more In The Unfinished Harauld Hughes , Ayoade chronicles his dogged quest to rescue Harauld Hughes - the great mid-century playwright - from obscurity.
He first chanced upon a copy of The Two-Hander Trilogy by Har

Wednesday 2 October 2024:
James McVinnie: Fantasias Wednesday 2 October 2024

Wed 2 Oct 2024, 19:00 - Southbank Centre, London
Vinnie continues his year as a Southbank Centre Resident Artist in this, the first of two recitals.
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Special Edition: The Last Dance Wednesday 2 October 2024

Wed 2 Oct 2024, 20:00 - Southbank Centre, London
Celebrate the privilege and process of ageing and building community in this poetry session for International Day of the Older Person and National Poetry Day.
Read, watch and listen more The received wisdom is that getting old is bad. If you wish to resist this socially normalised self-sabotage, come and join All Change and Well Versed to celebrate The Last Dance anthology launch, Internationa

Thursday 3 October 2024:
10 Years of Serial: An Evening with Sarah Koenig Thursday 3 October 2024

Thu 3 Oct 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
October 3 2014, a podcast launched which changed the face of podcasting forever. Serial became the first

Friday 4 October 2024:
Dvo?ák’s Cello Concerto with Senja Rummukainen Friday 4 October 2024

Fri 4 Oct 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
inspired by nature, with Dvo?ák’s Cello Concerto at its centre.
Read, watch and listen more Deep in

Saturday 5 October 2024:
Fairground Attraction Saturday 5 October 2024

Sat 5 Oct 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
The folk band reunites after over three decades apart to take us on a sweeping journey through the golden era of 1980s soft rock.
Read, watch and listen more Known for their folk-infused melodies and soft rock harmonies, Fairground Attraction found success with timeless hits including 'Perfect’ and 'Find My Love’ in the 1980s.
Formed of singer Eddi Reader, Mark Nevin, Simon Edward and Roy

Sunday 6 October 2024:
András Schiff: Haydn, Schubert & Mozart Sunday 6 October 2024

Sun 6 Oct 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
’s devoted fans will turn out for whatever he decides to play or conduct, and this evening they’re in for not
Neneh Cherry: A Thousand Threads Sunday 6 October 2024

Sun 6 Oct 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
Music icon Neneh Cherry discusses her memoir, a kaleidoscopic story celebrating love, family and the joy of creativity - and a call to arms to own your journey.
Read, watch and listen more In this beautiful and deeply personal memoir, Cherry remembers the collaborations, the highs and lows, the friendships and loves, and the addictions and traumas that have shaped her as a woman and an artist.
Music of Today: Kaija Saariaho & Hans Abrahamsen Sunday 6 October 2024

Sun 6 Oct 2024, 18:00 - Southbank Centre, London
The Philharmonia Orchestra spotlights the compelling music of two of the leading Nordic composers of recent decades, in this free early evening concert.
Read, watch and listen more Semafor is one of the last pieces Kaija Saariaho completed before her death last year. Her choice of title is a reference to the bold, playful sculptures of Finnish artist Ernst Mether-Borgström.
Inger Christens

Wednesday 9 October 2024:
Chineke! Orchestra: Phenomenal Women Wednesday 9 October 2024

Wed 9 Oct 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
The Chineke! Orchestra honours women composers whose powerful music resonates through the ages, ending with a UK premiere of a rediscovered Florence Price work.
Read, watch and listen more The Chineke! Orchestra and conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson guide us through Eleanor Alberga’s extraordinary, cosmic Jupiter’s Fairground , then to bask in the pastoral beauty of Avril Coleridge-Taylor´s Sussex






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