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London, King's Place

Bach, the Universe & Everything: February 2026

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (BWV 100) is a remarkable cantata that was probably performed at a…

London, King's Place

Bach, the Universe & Everything: January 2026

Sun 25 Jan 2026

We begin the new year with vigorous resolve with 'Was mein Gott will, das g’scheh allzeit' (BWV 111), inspired by the story of the faithful centurion.

London, King's Place

Bach, the Universe & Everything: The Unexplained Universe

Sun 14 Dec 2025

We return to Weimar in December 1715 where, praise be, music was allowed during advent unlike Leipzig.

London, King's Place

Bach, the Universe & Everything: Photographing the Galaxy

Sun 30 Nov 2025

A cantata composed in late 1715 for the court in Weimar and the inside track on how astrophotographers…

London, King's Place

Bach, the Universe & Everything: Icy Moons

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Bach, the Universe and Everything continues its journey through Bach's church cantatas exploring the final frontier as it…
A photo of the Royal Albert Hall from Hyde Park.

London, Royal Albert Hall

Figaro at the BBC Proms

Wed 27 Aug 2025

Figaro and friends head to the Royal Albert Hall for a concert performance of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera…

London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall

Vienna 1897: Brahms' Last Concert

Wed 24 Jun 2026

“Today you will hear a real piece!” So declared Brahms to his companion of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto before attending what we believe was his last concert, which also included his own Fourth Symphony. Two good friends of the OAE, Steven Isserlis and Maxim Emelyanychev, join for the finale of our season in celebration of the OAE’s 40th Anniversary.

London, Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall

Symphonie fantastique

Wed 10 Jun 2026

Sir Simon Rattle commands a cast of fantastical characters in a double bill of symphonies. Berlioz’s powerful, poetic music sets visions whirling of wandering poets, enchanting women, shepherds, an execution procession and witches.

London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall

Life of the Sea

Wed 3 Jun 2026

On a popular chat show a great maritime explorer is interviewed about his life at sea and, most importantly, his new discovery... a hitherto unknown island in the middle of the Pacific.

London, Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall

The Creation

Wed 27 May 2026

A cosmic journey from the dark depths of the Universe to gorgeous dawn in the Garden of Eden. Václav Luks directs Haydn's masterpiece inspired by the great oratorios of Handel.

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