18 May 2013–10 Nov 2013

The Rest is Noise – Gamelan Taster Workshops

Composers as varied as Debussy, Messiaen, Reich and Bjork have taken inspiration from gamelan music, and now you can learn to play this beautiful ...

29 May 2013

Pinchas Zukerman directs the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Elegant and emotive music from two of Vienna's finest composers, Mozart and Mahler.

29 May 2013

Steven Osborne, piano

Messiaen: Contemplating the Divine

An opportunity to hear Steven Osborne's critically acclaimed performance of Messiaen's passionately spiritual meditations Vingt Regards sur L'enfa ...

30 May 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra

The Rite of Spring Centenary: Salonen conducts

Salonen marls the centenary of one of the most famous premieres in musical history - Stravinsky's primitivist ballet The Rite of Spring.

1 Jun 2013

London Sinfonietta

Mauricio Kagel: The Pieces of the Compass Rose

Mauricio Kagel was an Argentinian who relocated to Europe, and The Pieces of the Compass Rose are his musical travelogue taking you from the north ...

1 Jun 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra

Please note this concert performance of Oscar-winning film scores replaces the previously advertised screening of <i>Thief of Baghdad</i>

2 Jun 2013

Beethoven's Ninth

A Coronation Ode to Joy

An unmissable all-Beethoven concert featuring the heroic Emperor Piano Concerto and the monumental Choral Symphony with its celebratory 'Ode to Joy'.

2 Jun 2013

Chelsea Opera Group

Verdi - Alzira, Opera in a prologue and 2 acts

A concert performance in two acts of Verdi's rarely heard eighth opera, Alzira.

3 Jun 2013

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Queens, Heroines and Ladykillers: A Tribute to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

Tonight's tribute to former OAE soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson sees three great sopranos take to the Royal Festival Hall stage to sing some of Ha ...

4 Jun 2013

Crouch End Festival Chorus

Music from the 1953 Coronation/Belshazzar's Feast

The Crouch End Festival Chorus, Hertfordshire Chorus and The Dessoff Choirs from New York celebrate music from Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation.

5 Jun 2013

Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano

The Moscow-trained pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja plays Ravel, Debussy, Enescu and Brahms.

6 Jun 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of Today

Resident at Southbank Centre

Recital by an award-winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.

6 Jun 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra

Dohnányi conducts Brahms and Beethoven

Dohnanyi conducts Beethoven's fiery and innovative Eroica Symphony, and is joined by pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard for Brahms' Piano Concerto No 1.

7 Jun 2013

Verdi & Wagner: The Great Opera Choruses

Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of two of the world's greatest ever composers with a powerful programme of music, arias and operatic choruses.

7 Jun 2013

BBC Concert Orchestra

The Home Front

The BBC Concert Orchestra plays Music from the Home Front of World War Two, including film scores, rousing marches and the songs of Forces sweethe ...

9 Jun 2013

Karim Said, piano

Composers Imagine the Future

Karim Said plays Webern and Schoenberg, plus short works by five composers who each took Schoenberg's radical influence on board in a different way.

9 Jun 2013

Spira mirabilis

Strauss Laments a Culture Destroyed

Hear Strauss' <i>Metamorphosen</i> explored by Spira mirabilis, the revolutionary and fiercely non-hierarchical orchestra made up of E ...

9 Jun 2013

Aurora Orchestra

Zeitgeist: Why? And For What?

Aurora delves into the shattered landscape that played host to the premiere of Shostakovich's String Quartet No.

9 Jun 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra

Järvi conducts Mozart and Dvorak

Dohnanyi conducts Mozart's Symphony No 35 (Haffner) and Dvorak's Symphony No.9 (From the New World), plus Mozart's Concerto No.23.

10 Jun 2013

LPO

Debut Sounds

A concert of new music and premieres, including works by Gerard Grisey and Oliver Knussen.

11 Jun 2013

Bryn Terfel

The acclaimed and award-winning operatic powerhouse performs much-loved arias handpicked by Bryn himself.

13 Jun 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund

Resident at Southbank Centre

Recital by an award-winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.

13 Jun 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra

Ashkenazy conducts Walton

Ashkenazy conducts James Ehnes in Elgar's Violin Concerto along with Walton's Symphony No 1 and the premiere of a new work by Borenstein.

18 Jun 2013

Amadéus Leopold

The talented, avant-pop violinist Amadéus Leopold arrives at Meltdown ahead of the release of his debut album and having gained fans ...

19 Jun 2013

Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto

Meltdown is proud to present the only UK show this year from Oscar-nominated composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and German producer Alva Noto.

23 Jun 2013

Sky Piece to Jesus Christ

Yoko Ono's extraordinary performance piece features members of an orchestra who are wrapped in gauze as they perform.

24 Jun 2013

The Corinthian Orchestra

This concert of American-inspired music, including Bernstein and Rachmaninov, borrows much from Hollywood and Broadway from the 1930s to the 1950s.

25 Jun 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund

Resident at Southbank Centre

Recital by an award-winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.

26 Jun 2013

The English Arts Chorale and Camerata of London

Brahms's profound meditation on surviving the sorrow of loss, his German Requiem, is shot through with unexpected glimpses of intense joy.

27 Jun 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of Today

Resident at Southbank Centre

Recital by an award-winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.

27 Jun 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra

Temirkanov conducts Pictures at an Exhibition

Yuri Temirkanov conducts Mussorgsky's great Pictures at an Exhibition plus Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini and Violin Concerto

29 Jun 2013

Morley College presents: A Choir of our Time

Eight local community choirs join the BBC Singers in a special performance of Tippett's A Child of Our Time.

30 Jun 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra

Maria João Pires performs Mozart

Temirkanov conducts the Philharmonia's closing season concert, joined by Portuguese pianist Maria Joao Pires playing the Mozart D Minor piano conc ...

2 Jul 2013

Lambeth Music Service Musitrax Festival 2013

This annual festival provides up to 400 Lambeth young musicians with the opportunity to perform live.

6 Jul 2013–7 Jul 2013

GAMELANATHON

Celebrating 25 Years of Gamelan at Southbank Centre

A weekend of free music, dance, puppetry and electronics showcasing gamelan - a Javanese percussion orchestra.

12 Sep 2013

Indian Classical Music Course

This course aims to demystify traditions and practices that are central to this most ancient of classical musical traditions.

19 Sep 2013

Transposed Rhythm And The Saraswati Veena

The eighth annual Darbar Festival opens with a double bill concert of drums performed by Shimplesberger with Munde on the pakhawaj.

20 Sep 2013

Great Improvisational Expectations

The trendsetter Bhattacharya presents afternoon ragas displaying his extreme virtuosity.

20 Sep 2013

Colours of Dhrupad and the Majestic Sarod

Dhrupad predates the Hindustani and Carnatic traditions of today but sadly there are merely a handful of remaining practitioners, making this conc ...

20 Sep 2013

Tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar Ji

Oliver Craske offers a unique insight into one of the greatest Indian classical music maestros and cultural ambassadors, Pandit Ravi Shankar.

20 Sep 2013

Darbar Unplugged

Saraswati Veena

Jayanthi Kumaresh is indisputably the most highly prized Saraswati veena player in India.

21 Sep 2013

Glorious Morning Ragas Unwrapped

Kulkarni-Patil is India's most sought after, young virtuoso of the Agra and Gwalior Gharanas, the distinguishing feature of which is simplicity.

21 Sep 2013

Enchanting Afternoon Ragas on 100 Strings

Matharu presents mesmerising ragas on the santoor, starting delicately and culminating in a stirring crescendo.

21 Sep 2013

Iconic Sitar to Mesmerising Carnatic Ragas

A double-billed concert featuring a UK debut performance by sitar player Anupama Bhagwat.

21 Sep 2013

Darbar Unplugged

Morning Sitar Recital

Mehboob Nadeem performs morning raga melodies in a rare mehfil-style concert.

21 Sep 2013

The Betrayal of Saraswati Veena

Jayanthi Kumaresh in conversation with Dharambir Singh MBE.

21 Sep 2013

Darbar Unplugged

Rudra Veena

Don't miss out on this extraordinary opportunity to hear Ustad Baha'uddin Dagar, a 21st-generation musician and one of a handful in the world play ...

22 Sep 2013

Limitless Tabla, Punjab Style

This long-awaited tabla solo shows off the amazing versatility of this instrument through the hands of India's great intellectual tabla maestros, ...

22 Sep 2013

Rudra Veena to Magnificent Khayal

The Darbar Festival is proud to feature Ustad Baha'uddin Dagar, one of a handful of the world's rudra veena players, who returns after his sublime ...

22 Sep 2013

Darbar Unplugged

Kirana Gharana Khayal

UK-based Dr Rajput, a disciple of the illustrious North-Indian vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, is one of Britain's most talented classical vocalists.