Enigmas have always nourished the human imagination.
We revel in the complexities of a mystery, in the exhilaration of searching for the key to unlock it. The music we love is a tangle of riddles and puzzles. Possibly waiting for us to solve it. But perhaps not knowing the answer is what we should truly cherish…
"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth."
Umberto Eco
London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5
Sun 13 Oct 2024
London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall
The Brandenburg Concertos
Wed 13 Nov 2024
London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall
Baroquebusters
Thu 9 Jan 2025
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London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall
Beethoven: Hero/Rebel
Thu 27 Feb 2025
London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall
Das Jahr - The Year
Sun 23 Mar 2025
London, Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall
Bach: St Matthew Passion
Thu 3 Apr 2025
London, Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall
Schumann’s Piano Concerto
Thu 22 May 2025
London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall
Enigma Variations
Tue 4 Jun 2024
Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall
The Magic Flute and The Bird That Would Be Free
Thu 26 Jun 2025
