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BBC Young Musician has launched many classical careers since it began in 1978.

The elusive, troubled visionary Robert Schumann is in the spotlight for Sir Simon Rattle and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra – ‘one of the most polished period-instrument ensembles in the world’ – which brings its distinctive tang and timbre to three of the composer’s best-loved works.

Brothers in Harmony brings the Philharmonia Orchestra together with brothers Kevin and Carey Tan for a distinctive evening at Cadogan Hall, pairing two of the most celebrated piano concertos in the repertoire with bold, original symphonic works.

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ryan Wigglesworth celebrate the orchestra’s 90th anniversary with a snapshot of a golden year in musical history...

Following unique collaborations with the likes of Laura Mvula, Jacob Collier, Florence + The Machine and St. Vincent, Jules Buckley and his own hand-picked ensemble return to the Proms...

Schubert’s ‘Unfinished’, one of at least three symphonies he left incomplete at his death, is one of his most popular, combining private drama with lyrical sweetness.

Following its debut at the United Nations in 2024 and five-star reviews at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2025, A Panorama of Hunan comes to London for a special performance at Central Hall Westminster.

Death haunts Mahler’s monumental Ninth Symphony, woven right through it from the brooding farewell of a first movement – ‘the greatest Mahler ever composed’, according to Alban Berg – to the finale’s radiant, distant vision of a world beyond.

The culmination of a summer of over 80 concerts – including at venues around the country – classical music’s greatest international party draws the 2026 Proms to a close while echoing some of the themes of the season.

The Euphoria Season closes with Mozart Great Mass in C minor, one of the mightiest and most moving choral pieces in music history, written when he was 27. The Mass was first performed at St. Peter's Church in Salzburg in 1783.

Join the London Metropolitan Orchestra (LMO) for a remarkable evening celebrating the music of acclaimed composer Christoph Schnell, conducted by Robert Bokor.

90 years of Peter and the Wolf with Hugh Bonneville

An Evening of Musical Stories celebrates the 90th anniversary of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf in a gala concert supporting Brass for Africa – the charity transforming young lives through music in Uganda, Rwanda, and Liberia.

Andrew Morley Conductor

World-renowned violinist and conductor André Rieu is thrilled to announce his highly anticipated return to the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2026.

Regent Hall Friday Lunchtime Concert Series presents music in the heart of London's West End.

Join ESO for an evening of British classics featuring Elgar’s Cello Concerto, British Sea Songs and Holst’s Jupiter!

One Concert. Two Masterpieces. Infinite Power.

Step into an afternoon of music that stirs the soul and sparks the imagination.

Brass and percussion players from the Junior Department perform the first movement of Janáček’s glorious Sinfonietta of 1926, the year the JD opened.

The Hertfordshire Chamber Orchestra are playing an evening of 20th Century French Music on Sunday 20 September at 6.30pm

Magic Radio returns to the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 20 September 2026 with Magic at the Musicals, celebrating the show’s 10th anniversary in spectacular style.

My Hero Academia in Concert brings the power, emotion and iconic score of the superhero anime phenomenon to Eventim Apollo on 20th September 2026. Featuring a massive screen showcasing the series most unforgettable moments, the concert is performed in sync with a world-class live ensemble.

The Hanover Band returns to Cadogan Hall with a celebration of four great Classical and Romantic masters.

In 1915, the young Alban Berg and the 50-year-old Richard Strauss completed major orchestral works. Both were responses to the Great War that had broken out in mainland Europe. Both required an enormous orchestra. And both were influenced by mountains.

In an unforgettable evening, the Philharmonia Orchestra presents the London premiere of Julia Wolfe’s searing work of remembrance and protest.