Nikolai Lugansky introduces Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor. This spring Lugansky performs all four Rachmaninoff piano concertos alongside his much-loved Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Southbank Centre residents the Philharmonia Orchestra.
To find out more and to book tickets for this very special series visit our Rachmaninoff Cycle series [...]
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‘Is there a better orchestra in Britain than the Philharmonia? A more outstanding musician than Salonen? I don’t think so. Others may get more headlines. In repertoire like this, though, Salonen and the Philharmonia are the ones to follow.’ (The Guardian)
Read more of this rave review by Martin Kettle on Philharmonia Orchestra’s performance at Royal [...]
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Yannick Nezet-Seguin, in his thirties and already the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor, is a hugely successful emerging artist, having received rave reviews and audience adulation for his London Philharmonic Orchestra concerts.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Resident at Southbank Centre, talk with their Principal Guest Conductor about his interests and insight into his career so far:
What is [...]
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In the latest podcast from Southbank Centre residents the London Phiharmonic Orchestra, Finnish conductor Osmo Vänska gives us a preview of the forthcoming Sibelius series he has curated for the orchestra.
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Vänska tells Edward Seckerson what the music of Sibelius means to him, and why he chose not to programme the popular Violin [...]
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We interviewed Mark Stephenson, who is conducting Peter & the Wolf Live on Stage here 28 – 30 December. Read on to find out what makes him tick, how falling in a lake played a part in his conducting career, and how he came to be in a field near Reading with a whole pack [...]
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Question: what do Mikhail Gorbachev, Sting, Sean Connery, Sir David Attenborough, David Bowie, Patrick Stewart, Sharon Stone, Terry Wogan, Captain Kangaroo, Dame Edna Everage, Mia Farrow and Bill Clinton have in common? No, unfortunately it isn’t the leaked line-up for the next series of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, in which we’ll [...]
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Hear the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s Podcast on their ground-breaking late-night concert series The Night Shift. The podcast includes reviews of October’s Night Shift featuring Yannick Nezet-Seguin himself, and looks forward to the next Night Shift, here at Southbank Centre this Saturday.
The Night Shift
Saturday 5 December
As part of Southbank Centre’s The Bernstein Project, [...]
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In this major festival, described in The Times last week as ‘crazy world; crazy music; but so compelling’ the life and music of the eccentric genius Alfred Schnittke is explored in depth at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.
Hear Alfred Schnittke’s music for film, theatre and the concert hall through concerts, film screenings, opera and a [...]
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This Friday Yutaka Sado conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra with the virtuoso Russian pianist Denis Matsuev.
With a fantastic programme of Verdi, Tchaikovsky and Dvorak it’s no wonder that the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert on Friday 6 November has sold out. Following the success of our Steve Reich live stream last week we’re delighted to announce [...]
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This Sunday 31st October Minimalist icon Steve Reich leads a performance of his own music at Royal Festival Hall. Visiting from New York, Bang on a Can perform the first half including the early classic Clapping Music, the lilting layers of Electric Counterpoint and the brilliant Sextet. Before London Sinfonietta take the stage in the [...]
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