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Mendelssohn: The Complete Symphonies – No. 2
Fri 26 Apr | 7pm London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth HallFor the climax of our Mendelssohn week, András Schiff and the Orchestra are joined by Alina Ibragimova for the ever-popular Violin Concerto which is followed by the extraordinary ‘Lobgesang’ symphony.
OAE TOTS: LPO FUNharmonics – Dancing Around!
Sun 5 May | 10:15am London, Level 5 Function Room, Southbank Centre's Royal Festival HallA magical, interactive introduction to music-making for children between two and five.
Live at The Hex #4
Fri 10 May | 7pm Tufnell Park, Acland Burghley School, Assembly Hall (The Hex)Tunes by Purcell, uplifting choro swing from Brazil and funky jazz licks... it's time to mix it like only Live at The Hex can.
The Night Shift at The Fiddler’s Elbow
Tue 14 May | 8pm Chalk Farm, The Fiddlers ElbowThere's no composer who says it's May and Pimms o'clock like Henry Purcell.
OAE TOTS: THE KING OF THE SEA
Sun 2 Jun | 4pm York, National Centre for Early MusicBring your clapping hands, singing voices and stamping feet in this interactive concert for 2-5 year olds and their grown ups at the National Centre for Early Music in York.
OAE TOTS: Let’s Go on an Adventure!
Sat 29 Jun | 10:30am London, Southbank Centre's Royal Festival HallA magical, interactive introduction to music-making for children between two and five.
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5
Sun 13 Oct | 7pm London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth HallWe mark the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner's birth with principal guest artist Adam Fischer. The Symphony No. 5 embraces the range of human experience, from humour to the sacred.
The Brandenburg Concertos
Wed 13 Nov | 7pm London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth HallBach's groundbreaking 'Six Concertos for several instruments' puts the collective virtuosity of the OAE in the spotlight. Revel in the complete set in all its "imperfections" and "daring combinations"!
Baroquebusters
Thu 9 Jan 2025 | 7pm London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth HallJulia Bullock brings the vocal fireworks to an evening celebrating the Greatest Hits of the 18th Century. A baroque-tastic exploration of why the masterpieces of the time became so popular and remain so today.
Beethoven: Hero/Rebel
Thu 27 Feb 2025 | 7pm London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth HallAs the dream of liberty promised by Napoleon crumbled to dust, Beethoven faced his own personal struggles. Maxim Emelyanychev and Vilde Frang join us in two works that capture the rebellious spirit and herosim of the time.
Das Jahr – The Year
Sun 23 Mar 2025 | 7pm London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth HallOlga Pashchenko showcases Fanny Mendelssohn's cycle of 13 piano pieces describing the passage of a year, within a reimagining for period instrument orchestra by four contemporary composers: Roxanna Panufnik, Electra Perivolaris, Freya Waley-Cohen and Errollyn Wallen.
Bach: St Matthew Passion
Thu 3 Apr 2025 | 7pm London, Southbank Centre's Royal Festival HallFrom intimate grief to monumental crowd scenes, the St Matthew Passion is Bach's most profound musical testimony. The sorrowful retelling of Jesus' final hours is sculpted into a gripping drama under the direction of Jonathan Cohen.