Music’s supreme storyteller meets the greatest composer of all time.
Once upon a time in Vienna, music and desire became inseparable.
Mahler’s colossal symphony of life, death and resurrection, performed live in the Royal Albert Hall
Trailblazing soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan guides us through the musical landscape of America at a defining point in its history, from concert hall to musical theatre.
Sakari Oramo conducts Malcolm Arnold: his Seventh Symphony stands alongside British masterpieces by Vaughan Williams and Helen Grime.
A wounded spirit seeks redemption in Schumann’s heartfelt and wildly Romantic music.
The Romantic century encapsulated in three works: Beethoven's dramatic Coriolan Overture, the expansive vistas of Dvořák's wonderful Cello Concerto, played by Johannes Moser, and Mendelssohn's windswept, high-spirited 'Scottish' Third Symphony.
No living conductor is better suited to tell the story of Sleeping Beauty than Vladimir Jurowski.
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: a night of celebration, including the famous Ode to Joy
Rebecca Saunders’s chamber music might be small in size, but the ideas it conveys are vast. Musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama explore a selection of her chamber works.
Lash – Acts of Love: the UK premiere, in a concert staging, of Rebecca Saunders’s extraordinary new opera.
An unforgettable human drama, told in music of extraordinary beauty and sincerity.
For over 50 years, The Tallis Scholars have championed English Renaissance music. This programme showcases the brilliance of Tallis, Tye and Taverner, demonstrating the richness, variety and innovation of a glorious century of English music.
Liya Petrova plays Beethoven in a concert that buzzes with wit and drama
Passion, power, and peril collide in Mercadante’s long-lost opera.
‘Thus Spake Zarathustra’: epic sounds and titanic emotions from Vasily Petrenko and the RPO
Yeol Eum Son plays Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto - the opening chapter in a musical journey through the dark heart of the 20th century.
Love, moonlight and the wonders of Egypt: a sparkling French adventure with the RPO
Sibelius’ icy concerto offers a breathtaking window onto snow-swept Finland, while Prokofiev conjures comedy and nightmares in two vivid ballet suites.
Tales from a dark century: Isabelle Faust plays Berg’s Violin Concerto, in a concert that embraces nature myths, songs of loss, and the splitting of the atom.