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The new Royal Opera season begins with Mozart's dramatic tale of the heartless seducer and murderer for whom the fires of Hell are waiting....
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Until Fri 19, Holy Trinity Church
Two-week programme of concerts, master-classes and talks
Concert pianist and professor at Trinity College of Music, Karl Lutchmayer answers your classical music queries
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Mon Sep 8, Wigmore Hall
The Scharoun Ensemble, comprised of instrumentalists from the Berlin Philharmonic, plays Jörg Widmann's Octet (which contains an homage to Schubert); and...
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Tue Sep 9, Royal Albert Hall
Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Bernard Haitink, with pianist Murray Perahia in Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K491; plus Shostakovich's Symphony...
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Mon Sep 8, Royal Albert Hall
Bernard Haitink conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Mark-Anthony Turnage's 'Chicago Remains' (European premiere); and Mahler's Symphony No 6. See...
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Mon Sep 8, Cadogan Hall
Aronowitz Ensemble, with Elizabeth Watts (soprano). Richard Strauss's 'Capriccio Sextet; Fauré's 'La bonne chanson'; and the world premiere of Huw Watkins's...
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Tue Sep 9, St John's Smith Square
Music in Hospitals: Sixtieth Anniversary Royal Gala Concert. City of London Sinfonia under Stuart Stratford, with Dame Evelyn Glennie, percussion, Julian...

It wouldn't be summer without the Proms. Read our guide to this year's highlights, the best pre-concert and family events, how to Prom and find out how to buy tickets
There's a rich selection of classics and new works this autumn, with a season of great Italian operas to look forward to next summer
It takes a rather special conductor to drag Time Out’s classical editor Jonathan Lennie away...
Nigel Kennedy talks to Time Out about why it has taken him 21 years to play the Proms again
Find your way around a symphony orchestra with Time Out's weekly series of interviews with some...
Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s latest opera, ‘The Minotaur’, is premiered this week. Time Out...
Time Out chats with Daniel Barenboim about Beethoven, life in swinging '60s London and his...
Karl Lutchmayer tells Time Out how to truly appreciate Beethoven's 'Moonlight' Sonata
Composer Olivier Messiaen heard sounds as colours, converted birdsong into human music and...
Former heavy metal addict Seb Hunter knew nothing about classical music until he decided it was...
Whether you’re after a reconditioned Steinway or a brand new sitar, there’s a shop in...
London may have its Royal Albert Hall and its Royal Opera House, but the city is also home to...
A great tradition of midday performing has grown up in London's beautiful churches, with...