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19 Oct 2013

Simply Gershwin

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Simply Gershwin
19 Oct 2013

Simply Gershwin

Broadway glamour and toe-tapping tunes feature in this all-Gershwin extravaganza of song and dance.

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19 Oct 2013

Mozart Requiem

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Mozart Requiem
19 Oct 2013

Mozart Requiem

Mozart's choral masterpiece crowns a sublime evening of his greatest works.

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19 Oct 2013

Two Day Ticket - Sharing Good Vibrations (Saturday and Sunday)

Celebrating 10 Years of Gamelan in Criminal Justice and 25 years of Gamelan at Southbank Centre

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Two Day Ticket - Sharing Good Vibrations  (Saturday and Sunday)
19 Oct 2013

Two Day Ticket - Sharing Good Vibrations (Saturday and Sunday)

Celebrating 10 Years of Gamelan in Criminal Justice and 25 years of Gamelan at Southbank Centre

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20 Oct 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra

Sunday Matinee Series: Ashkenazy conducts The Planets

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Philharmonia Orchestra
20 Oct 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra

Sunday Matinee Series: Ashkenazy conducts The Planets

Vladimir Ashkenazy pairs Grieg's Piano Concerto and Holst's 'The Planets' in this Sunday matinee concert.

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20 Oct 2013

Borodin Quartet

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Borodin Quartet
20 Oct 2013

Borodin Quartet

Some of Shostakovich's most intimately revealing music played by the Borodin Quartet, whose original members worked closely with Shostakovich.

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20 Oct 2013–21 Oct 2013

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 1-3

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Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 1-3
20 Oct 2013–21 Oct 2013

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 1-3

A rare opportunity to watch the whole <i>Heimat 2</i> series.

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21 Oct 2013

A Jewish Romance - Cancelled

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21 Oct 2013

A Jewish Romance - Cancelled

A journey through the world of Jewish love, from the shtetl to the New World, including music from the world of opera, lieder and the musical as w ...

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21 Oct 2013

Irish Sea Sessions

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21 Oct 2013

Irish Sea Sessions

Part super-group, part session with 13 musicians from both sides of the Irish Sea.

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22 Oct 2013

Roy Harper

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Roy Harper
22 Oct 2013

Roy Harper

The English troubadour is a folk icon who has inspired and influenced a whole new generation of songwriters.

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22 Oct 2013–23 Oct 2013

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 4-5

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Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 4-5
22 Oct 2013–23 Oct 2013

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 4-5

A rare opportunity to watch the whole Heimat 2 series.

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22 Oct 2013

The Dog Beneath the Skin

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The Dog Beneath the Skin
22 Oct 2013

The Dog Beneath the Skin

The first of three shared readings in which the audience join in.

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23 Oct 2013

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts Poulenc

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London Philharmonic Orchestra
23 Oct 2013

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts Poulenc

Poulenc's charming Piano Concerto, the mood-pictures of Prokofiev's Seventh Symphony and Poulenc's setting of Stabat Mater.

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23 Oct 2013

Eric Bibb

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Eric Bibb
23 Oct 2013

Eric Bibb

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Legendary American blues singer Eric Bibb sings songs from his from his extensive back catalogue, which blends folk, gospel-infused acoustic blues ...

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23 Oct 2013

Fox Running

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23 Oct 2013

Fox Running

All audience members share in the reading aloud of Ken Smith's Fox Running.

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24 Oct 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra

Valcuha conducts Beethoven

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Philharmonia Orchestra
24 Oct 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra

Valcuha conducts Beethoven

Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, referred to by Wagner as the 'apotheosis of the dance', noting that rhythm is the music's prime motivating force.

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24 Oct 2013–25 Oct 2013

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 6-7

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Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 6-7
24 Oct 2013–25 Oct 2013

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 6-7

A rare opportunity to watch the whole <i>Heimat 2</i> series.

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24 Oct 2013

Wardruna

Live in Concert for the First Time in the UK

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Wardruna
24 Oct 2013

Wardruna

Live in Concert for the First Time in the UK

Wardruna use the oldest of Nordic instruments and poetic metres.

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24 Oct 2013

A Sleepwalk on the Severn

A Shared Reading

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A Sleepwalk on the Severn
24 Oct 2013

A Sleepwalk on the Severn

A Shared Reading

All audience members share in the reading aloud of Alice Oswald's A Sleepwalk on the Severn.

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25 Oct 2013

Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, Swingle Singers

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Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, Swingle Singers
25 Oct 2013

Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, Swingle Singers

Brazil's flagship orchestra returns to London for a night of quintessentially '60s music with conductor Marin Alsop, a firm favourite with Southba ...

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25 Oct 2013

Bombino

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25 Oct 2013

Bombino

Born and raised in Niger, Bombino is a member of the nomadic Tuareg Ifoghas tribe.

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25 Oct 2013

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert
25 Oct 2013

Elizabeth Gilbert

The bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love discusses her first novel for 12 years.

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26 Oct 2013

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich speaks out

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London Philharmonic Orchestra
26 Oct 2013

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich speaks out

Shostakovich's 13th Symphony, by turns stark and defiant, tender and warm, was astonishingly outspoken and delivered the composer's last major cla ...

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26 Oct 2013

1960s Saturday Pass

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1960s Saturday Pass
26 Oct 2013

1960s Saturday Pass

SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER Weekend events from 10am

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26 Oct 2013

1960s Weekend Pass

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1960s Weekend Pass
26 Oct 2013

1960s Weekend Pass

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26 Oct 2013

Now is the Time... Let Freedom Ring

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Now is the Time... Let Freedom Ring
26 Oct 2013

Now is the Time... Let Freedom Ring

We mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's 1963 speech with music and poetry.

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27 Oct 2013

Yellow Submarine

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27 Oct 2013

Yellow Submarine

Catch a screening of <i>Yellow Submarine</i> in The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall as part of The Rest Is Noise.

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27 Oct 2013

1960s Sunday Pass

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1960s Sunday Pass
27 Oct 2013

1960s Sunday Pass

SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER Weekend events from 10am

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28 Oct 2013–29 Oct 2013

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 8-9

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Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 8-9
28 Oct 2013–29 Oct 2013

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 8-9

A rare opportunity to watch the whole Heimat 2 series.

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29 Oct 2013

Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

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Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
29 Oct 2013

Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

One of the music events of the yea,r Frank Zappa's legendary 1971 work '200 Motels' is performed live in concert for the first ever time in the UK.

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29 Oct 2013

Poetry Library 60th Birthday Party

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Poetry Library 60th Birthday Party
29 Oct 2013

Poetry Library 60th Birthday Party

Celebrate the Poetry Library's 60th birthday in an evening of eclectic and unique poetry voices.

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30 Oct 2013

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Schnittke's vision of the future

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London Philharmonic Orchestra
30 Oct 2013

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Schnittke's vision of the future

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30 Oct 2013

Cedric Tiberghien, piano

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Cedric Tiberghien, piano
30 Oct 2013

Cedric Tiberghien, piano

The young French pianist C_dric Tiberghien immerses us in a programme filled with poetic associations _ the heady atmosphere of romantic Liszt, se ...

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30 Oct 2013–31 Oct 2013

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 10-11

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Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 10-11
30 Oct 2013–31 Oct 2013

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 10-11

A rare opportunity to watch the whole Heimat 2 series.

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31 Oct 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of Today

Resident at Southbank Centre

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Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of Today
31 Oct 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of Today

Resident at Southbank Centre

A portrait of Christophe Bertrand, conducted by Alejo Perez, including his 'Madrigal' - a tour de force for soprano and ensemble.

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31 Oct 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra

Temirkanov conducts Prokofiev and Rachmaninov

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Philharmonia Orchestra
31 Oct 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra

Temirkanov conducts Prokofiev and Rachmaninov

The St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra's Yuri Temirkanov conducts an all-Russian programme of Prokofiev and Rachmaninov.

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31 Oct 2013

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Gamechangers: Arcangelo Corelli

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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
31 Oct 2013

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Gamechangers: Arcangelo Corelli

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment marks the 300th anniversary of the death of Arcangelo Corelli, with a concert that contains music not ju ...

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1 Nov 2013

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 12-13

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1 Nov 2013

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation Episodes 12-13

A rare opportunity to watch the whole Heimat 2 series.

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2 Nov 2013

London Philharmonic Orchestra

From the Canyons to the Stars

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London Philharmonic Orchestra
2 Nov 2013

London Philharmonic Orchestra

From the Canyons to the Stars

In 1974, Olivier Messiaen gave birth to one of the most extraordinary musical creations of the last century, 'Des Canyons aux Etoiles'.

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2 Nov 2013

Politics and Spirituality Saturday Pass

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Politics and Spirituality Saturday Pass
2 Nov 2013

Politics and Spirituality Saturday Pass

SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER Weekend events from 10am

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2 Nov 2013

Politics and Spirituality Weekend Pass

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Politics and Spirituality Weekend Pass
2 Nov 2013

Politics and Spirituality Weekend Pass

SATURDAY 2 - SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER Weekend events from 10am.

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3 Nov 2013

LPO Funharmonics

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

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LPO Funharmonics
3 Nov 2013

LPO Funharmonics

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Come and experience Benjamin Britten's masterpiece, 'The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra' - the perfect introduction to orchestral music, co ...

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3 Nov 2013

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
3 Nov 2013

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Britten's 'Death In Venice' is a complex masterpiece that embraces the sheer depth and spirit of humanity, offering an insight into the human cond ...

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3 Nov 2013

Solaris

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3 Nov 2013

Solaris

Catch a screening of <i>Solaris</i> in The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall as part of The Rest Is Noise.

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3 Nov 2013

Politics and Spirituality Sunday Pass

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Politics and Spirituality Sunday Pass
3 Nov 2013

Politics and Spirituality Sunday Pass

SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER Weekend events from 10am.

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5 Nov 2013

A Night Under The Stars

The Mozart Experience

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A Night Under The Stars
5 Nov 2013

A Night Under The Stars

The Mozart Experience

A gala evening of Mozart favourites in aid of The Passage - a London based charity that provides the resources to encourage, inspire and challenge ...

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5 Nov 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund

Resident at Southbank Centre

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Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
5 Nov 2013

Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund

Resident at Southbank Centre

Recital by an award-winner of the Philharmonia Orchestra's Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.

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6 Nov 2013

London Philharmonic Orchestra Foyle Future Firsts

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London Philharmonic Orchestra Foyle Future Firsts
6 Nov 2013

London Philharmonic Orchestra Foyle Future Firsts

LPO Foyle Future Firsts, conducted by Ben Gernon, present a programme to include Galina Ustvolskaya's final work, Symphony No. 5 ('Amen').

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6 Nov 2013

London Philharmonic Orchestra

A timeless beauty

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London Philharmonic Orchestra
6 Nov 2013

London Philharmonic Orchestra

A timeless beauty

When Arvo P_rt's music began to be heard outside Estonia two decades ago, it felt like the opening of a door into another world.

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7 Nov 2013

Kaas Chante Piaf

Patricia Kaas performs the songs of Edith Piaf

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Kaas Chante Piaf
7 Nov 2013

Kaas Chante Piaf

Patricia Kaas performs the songs of Edith Piaf

Patricia Kaas sings 21 of the great Edith Piaf's iconic songs, arranged by Abel Korzeniowski.

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7 Nov 2013

The Works

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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The Works
7 Nov 2013

The Works

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's The Works gives audience members a guided tour to a selected piece of music, tonight Beethoven's light ...

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