
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…

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.