Barbican Hall

Britten's 'War Requiem'

Britten's 'War Requiem' is presented by the Crouch End Festival Chorus, Finchley Children's Music Group and London Orchestra da Camera under David Temple, with Lynda Russell (soprano), Robert Murra...

Matthias Goerne sings Mahler

London Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Chorus under Michael Tilson Thomas, with Matthias Goerne (baritone). Schubert's 'Rosamunde'; Mahler's Lieder from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'; 'Blumine'; a...

Tetzlaff plays Widmann

GREAT PERFORMERS Academy of...

The Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields, with pianist Murray Perahia, performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No 7; JS Bach's Piano Concerto No 3; and Mozart's Symphony No 38 ('Prague').

GREAT PERFORMERS Cecilia Bartoli

The mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli and Il Giardino Armonico present 'Sacrificium - La scuola dei castrati'. As the title suggests, Bartoli's new discovery project revolves around the most famous cas...

GREAT PERFORMERS Grands Motets

Les Arts Florissants under William Christie, with sopranos Patricia Petibon and Emmanuelle de Negri, tenors Toby Spence and Cyril Auvity, baritone Marc Mauillon and bass Alain Buet. Lully's 'Te Deu...

Graham Coxon Power Acoustic Ensemble

GREAT PERFORMERS Concerto Cologne/Philippe...

Countertenor Philippe Jaroussky performs arias by Handel and JC Bach with the Concerto Cologne, which also plays instrumental music. Handel's 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheeba' (from 'Solomon'); J C ...

GREAT PERFORMERS The English Concert/Messiah

Handel's oratorio 'Messiah' is performed by The English Concert under Harry Bicket, with Lucy Crowe (soprano), Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor) and Matthew Rose (bass).

GREAT PERFORMERS Royal Concertgebouw...

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Mariss Jansons performs Smetana's overture to 'The Bartered Bride'; Martinu's Double Concerto for Strings, Piano and Timpani; and Brahms's Symphony No 4.

GREAT PERFORMERS Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra...

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the London Symphony Chorus under Mariss Jansons, with soprano Ricarda Merberth and mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink, perform Mahler's Symphony No 2 ('Resurrection').

GREAT PERFORMERS BBC Symphony Orchestra/Knussen

The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under Oliver Knussen. Hans Werner Henze's 'Fraternité'; Symphony No 4'; and 'Elogium musicum' (UK premiere).

GREAT PERFORMERS Phaedra

Ensemble Modern give a concert performance of Hans Werner Henze's take on the Greek myth mixed with the ancient Roman cult of Virbius (Ovid), setting a libretto by Christian Lehnert. Michael Boder ...

GREAT PERFORMERS New York Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Alan Gilbert presents the UK premiere of new work by Magnus Lindberg; Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 2 (with pianist Yefim Bronfman); and Sibelius's Sympho...

GREAT PERFORMERS New York Philharmonic Orchestra

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Alan Gilbert, with baritone Thomas Hampson. Haydn's Symphony No 49 ('La Passione'); John Adams's 'The Wound-Dresser'; Schubert's Symphony No 8 ('Unfinished...

GREAT PERFORMERS Sarah Chang

The violinist Sarah Chang and pianist Andrew von Oeyen perform Brahms's Sonata in D minor for Violin and Piano; Christopher Theofanidis's 'Fantasy' (UK premiere); and Franck's Sonata for violin and...

GREAT PERFORMERS Murray Perahia

The pianist Murray Perahia entertains. Programme to be confirmed.

GREAT PERFORMERS Emanuel Ax & Yo-Yo Ma

The cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax perform Schumann's 'Adagio and Allegro', Op 70; 'Five Pieces in Folk Style', Op 102; new work by Peter Lieberson; Chopin's 'Polonaise Brillante', Op 3; S...

GREAT PERFORMERS Vienna Philharmonic...

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under Lorin Maazel performs Beethoven's Symphony No 6 ('Pastoral'); Debussy's 'La Mer'; and Ravel's 'Daphnis et Chloé' (Suite No 2).

GREAT PERFORMERS Vienna Philharmonic...

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under Lorin Maazel performs Bruckner's Symphony No 3 (1873 version); and Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring'.

GREAT PERFORMERS Emanuel Ax

The pianist Emanuel Ax performs Chopin's 'Polonaise-Fantaisie', Op 61; new work by John Adams's for solo piano (UK premiere); Schumann's 'Fantasie', Op 17; and 'Fantasiestücke', Op 12; Chopin's 'F...

GREAT PERFORMERS LSO/Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony

The London Symphony Orchestra under John Adams performs Britten's 'Four Sea Interludes' (from 'Peter Grimes'); Sibelius's Symphony No 6; and John Adams's 'Doctor Atomic Symphony' (UK premiere of re...

GREAT PERFORMERS The Sixteen/Mass in B Minor

JS Bach's Mass in B minor is performed by The Sixteen choir and orchestra under Harry Christophers, with Gillian Keith (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Robert Murray (tenor) and David Wil...

GREAT PERFORMERS LSO/Adams: City Noir

The London Symphony Orchestra under John Adams, with pianist Jeremy Denk. Ravel's 'Valses Nobles et Sentimentales'; Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments; Debussy's 'Préludes' (orch...

GREAT PERFORMERS Emanuel Ax & Dawn Upshaw

The pianist Emanuel Ax and Dawn Upshaw (soprano) perform Chopin songs; new work by Osvaldo Golijov (UK premiere); Schumann songs; and music for solo piano by Chopin and Schumann.

GREAT PERFORMERS Christine Schäfer, Matthias...

The Munich Chamber Orchestra under Alexander Liebreich performs cantatas and arias by JS and CPE Bach, with soprano Christine Schäfer and baritone Matthias Goerne, plus works for solo violin from ...

GREAT PERFORMERS Angels in America

A concert performance of the UK premiere of Peter Eötvös's music drama about two troubled couples and a dying man visited by an angel. The libretto by Mari Mezei is based on the play by Tony Kush...

GREAT PERFORMERS Scholl sings Oswald von...

Jos Groenier directs a staged performance of Oswald von Wolkenstein's Lute Songs with Andreas Scholl (countertenor) and the Shield of Harmony, Crawford Young, lute, Kathleen Dineen (voice/harp), Ma...

GREAT PERFORMERS Thomas Adès

The composer/pianist Thomas Adès performs Prokofiev's 'Sarcasmes'; Beethoven's Piano Sonata in D, Op 10 No 3; Janácek's 'On an Overgrown Path' (Book 2); and Brahms's 'Fantasien', Op 116.

GREAT PERFORMERS Juan Diego Flórez

Expect an evening of top-class singing from the tenor Juan Diego Flórez, with pianist Vincent Scalera. (Programme to be confirmed.)

GREAT PERFORMERS After Life

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 ...

GREAT PERFORMERS Ottone in Villa

Il Giardino Armonico under Giovanni Antonini performs Vivaldi's pastoral drama set in ancient Rome. With Sonia Prina (mezzo-soprano), Veronica Cangemi (soprano), Julia Lezhneva (soprano) and Topi L...

GREAT PERFORMERS Semele

Les Talens Lyriques under Christophe Rousset performs Handel's telling of the Greek myth about the overly-ambitious mortal and her demands on Jupiter. Starring sopranos Danielle de Niese and Jaël ...