Classical & Opera

Something exciting is happening at Oxo Tower Wharf: the Philharmonia Orchestra have filmed each of its sections playing Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring', and now you can virtually step-inside the performance - which section you join depending on...

The St Bride's Choir and Orchestra perform a programme of music by English, Belgian, German and French composers. Finzi's Requiem da Camera; Franck's 'Panis Angelicus'; Brahms's 'Geistliches Lied'; and Fauré's Requiem.

Feinstein Ensemble directed by flautist Martin Feinstein, with violinist Persephone Gibbs. Handel's 'Water Music Suite in G'; Bach's Concerto for two violins in D minor; Pachelbel's Canon and Gigue in D; Vivaldi's 'Spring' (from 'The Four...

The bass-baritone Bryn Terfel joins Sinfonia Cymru and London Welsh Chorale under Gareth Jones to perform a devilish selection of arias celebrating the greatest villains from the worlds of opera and musicals. From Scarpia ('Tosca') to Sporting...

Rachmaninov's museum and archive in Ivanovka, Russia, presents a talk and recital. The pianist Evgeniya Mordassova performs Rachmaninov's 'Moments Musicaux', Op 16; and 'Etudes-Tableaux', Op 33.

London Octave, directed by cellist Dietrich Bethge, with pianist Nick van Bloss. Mozart's 'Salzburg Symphony in D'; Piano Concerto in E flat, K449; Bach's Piano Concerto in F minor; and 'Brandenburg Concerto No 3'.

The Takács Quartet performs Beethoven's String Quartet in F, Op 18 No 1; String Quartet in E flat, Op 74 ('Harp'); and String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op 131. (Note: at 6.15pm there is a pre-concert talk in the QEH, 'Beethoven Quartets from...

European Brandenburg Ensemble directed by harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock, with Lucy Crowe (soprano) and Katharina Spreckelsen, oboe. Handel's Overture in G from 'My song shall be alway'; Recitative: 'Ah me! what refuge now is left me?' and Air:...

LMA Orchestra under John Landor. Mozart's Overture from 'The Marriage of Figaro'; Schubert's Symphony No 8 in B minor ('Unfinished'); Beethoven's Symphony No 5 in C minor; and 'Ode to Joy'.

The pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, the artistic director of the Aldeburgh Festival, presents a free-thinking musical fantasy, a succession of bold and imaginative sequences where well-known piano works and chamber music create new and unexpected...

Postgraduate string players entertain.

Vasily Petrenko conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra, with pianist Boris Giltburg. Mussorgsky arr Rimsky-Korsakov 'A Night on the Bare Mountain'; Grieg's Piano Concerto; and Shostakovich's Symphony No 5 in D minor.

St James Quintet plays wind music by Ibert, Hillborg and Nielsen.

John Landor conducts the LMA Orchestra and invites the audience to go on a musical treasure hunt, take a quiz, ride in an orchestra side-car and play musical chairs. There is even a chance to conduct.

The vocal and instrumental students of GSMD present Donizetti's dramatic opera about the Siege of Calais of 1346. David Angus conducts; the director is Alessandro Talevi. (Sung in Italian with English surtitles.)

Michel van der Aa directs a semi-staged performance of his opera based on the film of the same name by Hirokazu Kore-Eda, who provides the libretto. Asko/Schoenberg Ensemble under Otto Tausk, with Claron McFadden (Chief), Helena Rasker (Bryna),...

The pianist Harriet Stubbs plays Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 4 in E flat, Op 7; Liszt's 'Funérailles'; Chopin's Nocturne in C minor, Op 48; and Liszt's Transcendental Etude No 8: 'Wilde Jagd'.

Intercollegiate piano competition featuring five finalists from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, Royal Northern College of Music and Trinity College of Music - each perform a 25-minute...

Alison Bury and Jennifer Bennett, Baroque violin, and Yair Avidor, theorbo, present dazzling sonatas for two violins and chitarrone by the famed virtuosi of the day: Fontana, Castello, Uccelini, Piccinini and the Jewish composer Salomone Rossi.

The Hogarth Singers and Hogarth Consort under David Bray, with organist Andrew Wells. Purcell's Coronation Anthem: 'I was Glad'; 'Rejoice in the Lord Alway'; Funeral Sentences; and Birthday Ode: 'Now does the glorious day appear'.

Royal Academy Opera presents Handel's comic and unashamedly frank story of illicit amorous pursuit and furious revenge, which includes some of his most alluring arias, including 'Where'er You Walk'. Sir Charles Mackerras conducts the Royal...

The pianist Marc-André Hamelin presents Haydn's Variations in F minor; Mozart's Piano Sonata in A minor; Liszt's 'Venezia e Napoli'; Fauré's Nocturne No 6 in D flat, Op 63; and Alkan's Symphonie Nos 4-7 (from Douze …tudes). (Note: a...

London has plenty of lesser-known venues hosting classical music of a very high standard

The Nash Ensemble, with Sally Matthews (soprano) and Lucy Wakeford, harp. Turina's Piano Quartet, Op 67; Ravel's Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet; Canteloube's 'Chants d'Auvergne' (selection); Granados's...

As part of the London Chamber Music Series, the Wihan Quartet plays Roxanna Panufnik's Cavatina and Moravian Dance; Dvorák's String Quartet in D minor, Op 34; and Schubert's String Quartet No 15 in G, D887. (Note: at 4.30pm on the foyer the...

The pianist Yukino Kano plays Beethoven'sPiano SonataNo 30 inE,Op 109; Oliver Knussen's 'Prayer Bell Sketch(In Memory of Takemitsu)'; and Debussy's 'Masques'; 'D'un cahier d'esquisses'; 'L'isle joyeuse'.

The Liszt Society presents a day exploring the composer's works with recitals, a masterclass and lecture. At 1pm: Student piano recital. At 3pm: Masterclass with Leslie Howard; At 5.30pm: Lecture by Dr Meirion Hughes - 'Men of the Future', a...

Duruflé's Requiem and the Messe Solennelle by Jean Langlais are performed by The Schola Cantorum of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School directed by Charles Cole, with organist Iestyn Evans.

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra under Jacek Kaspszyk, with pianist Mikhail Rudy. Elgar's 'In the South'; Chopin's Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor, Op 11; and Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2.

Members of the Nash Ensemble play Lili Boulanger's 'D'un soir triste'; and 'D'un matin de printemps' for piano trio; Debussy's Sonata for cello and piano; Poulenc Sonata for flute and piano; and Saint-Saëns's Tarantelle for flute, clarinet and...

Academy students play Mozart's Flute Quartet in D, K285; and Spohr's Nonet in F, Op 31.

Katherine Broderick (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor) and pianist Malcolm Martineau. Britten's 'A Charm of Lullabies', Op 41 (Johnston); 'The Poet's Echo' (Broderick); and 'Who are these Children?', Op 84 (Spence).

The Brodowski Quartet plays Wolf's 'Italian Serenade'; Shostakovich's Two pieces for String Quartet; and Beethoven's String Quartet, Op 59 No 1.