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Kensington Symphony Orchestra returns to Cadogan Hall to perform Nielsen’s Fifth Symphony (1922), likened by the composer to “the division of dark and light, the battle between evil and good”.

A trumpet sounds an ominous fanfare, the orchestra cries out, and Mahler’s Fifth Symphony thunders into life. But that’s just the beginning – and, after all, this is Mahler! 68 minutes later, the whole orchestra is punching the sky in triumph.

• Korngold Violin Concerto
• Mahler Symphony No.5

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval

One of the UK’s most distinguished mezzo-sopranos, Dame Sarah Connolly, takes the stage with a star of the next generation, Beth Taylor. Sarah was made a DBE in the 2017 Birthday Honours and has sung in most of the world’s leading opera houses and concert halls.

Join Quartet XII – four dedicated members of the 12 Ensemble – for a programme that ventures to the extremes of musical sound and silence.

George Herbert - piano/voice
Bernhard Malkmus and Marielle Sutherland - readers

There is usually a weekly organ recital on Tuesday at 12:30, with free entry and voluntary retiring collection.

Enjoy a varied programme of chamber music from talented RCM musicians at this lunchtime concert.

R SCHUMANN - Liederkreis, Op 24
RACHMANINOV - Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 19

This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

No further information available at time of listing.

Music by Georg Philipp Telemann, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Pierre-Octave Ferroud, and Carl Frühling at our free lunchtime recital.

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'Fountain of Youth', the Mithras Trio's second CD on Linn Records, celebrates music written by prodigiously talented composers at the start of their careers, and all of the energy, excitement, and inventiveness that flowed from these remarkable young minds.

The Sistine Chapel is one of the world’s great sacred spaces and over the centuries, it has inspired and nourished a musical tradition without parallel in Western culture.

Kings Place Quartet in Residence, the Piatti Quartet, joins internationally acclaimed pianist Noriko Ogawa for an evening shaped by reflection, passion, and musical rebirth.

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval

Tra Nguyen, the acclaimed British-Vietnamese pianist, captivates audiences with performances hailed as “coruscating” (The Independent), “sophisticated” (Rheinpfalz-Zeitung), and possessing “surpassing keyboard artistry and passion” (American Record Guide).

Live music recital in association with Guildhall School.

Sam Balchin trumpet

A free concert given by Guy Johnston, cello, and Mishka Rushdie Momen, piano, as part of the Hanover Square Lunchtime Concert series.

As always admission is free with a retiring collection

Georgian pianist and ECHO Rising Star Giorgi Gigashvili performs much-loved piano pieces alongside a new work by Georgian composer Natalie Beridze.

This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

Born in 2001 in Poznań, Poland, Kacper Dworniczak is a guitarist who proves that music is not just about notes, but about stories, emotions, and human connection.

Free admission | Donations welcome

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DEBUSSY - Cello Sonata in D minor
FRANCK - Cello Sonata in A
MILHAUD - arr Xiaonan Xu Scaramouche