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Korngold tugs at the heart in his Hollywood-flavoured concerto, while Shostakovich’s Fifth unleashes big tunes and white-hot intensity.

The Kleio Quartet presents a compelling journey through the string quartet repertoire, exploring the depth of human emotion and innovation across centuries.

Orbiting spheres, northern stars and the world’s biggest hurdy-gurdy: an evening of sonic marvels from conductor Anna-Maria Helsing and the BBC Concert Orchestra.

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

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

free lunchtime concerts

The BBC Singers join the Academy of Ancient Music under Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin for one of the ‘greatest musical work of art of all times and nations’: Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor.

To book for each recital, please click on the link of the date you are interested in. All performances take place on a Sunday afternoon.

Two acclaimed artists from two musical cultures fuse their styles, delving into the roots of classical and folk to create a new take that transcends tradition.

Sean Shibe - guitar, lute

Aidan O'Rourke - violin

A programme of timeless elegance and expressive power under the direction of Principal Guest Conductor Roberto Forés Veses, with pianist Lusine Khachatryan and soprano soloist Sarah Fox.

Experience an extraordinary evening with Ukrainian soprano Yuliya Shpyg and London-based pianist Olga Paliy, as they perform music that crosses borders, centuries and languages in support of those affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Described by The New York Times as bringing “virtuosity, refinement, and youthful exuberance” to his Merkin Concert Hall debut, Benjamin Baker has established himself as a sought-after soloist and chamber musician, performing widely across Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally.

On the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising, the Ubuntu Ensemble gathers at Ronnie Scott’s to mark one of the most defining moments in South Africa’s history through a powerful and deeply personal musical reflection.

Josephine Knight, Alfredo Piatti Chair in Cello at the Academy, leads students in a programme for cello ensembles that has become an annual highlight for cellists under her guidance.

Four premieres of works by Academy composers are performed alongside Hans Abrahamsen’s Winternacht and A House of Rumours by Head of Composition, Philip Cashian.

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

On the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising, the Ubuntu Ensemble gathers at Ronnie Scott’s to mark one of the most defining moments in South Africa’s history through a powerful and deeply personal musical reflection.

Robert Schumann - Märchenbilder Op.113
Matthew Taylor - Fantasy Pieces
Johannes Brahms - Sonata in F minor

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

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.

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

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

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