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Keys to unlock every feeling.       Classical music at the Southbank Centre FIND OUT MORE   Tickling the keys We're welcoming some of the keyboard's greatest exponents to our halls. Pop in to experience the versatility of keyboard music as we celebrate it in all its forms!   Virtuosity and charisma     Katia & Marielle Labèque: Two Pianos SUN 28 JAN Fall under the spell of the great piano duo as they play atmospheric music that has dazzled audiences worldwide.   book now →   88 keys and 7,866 pipes     Víkingur Ólafsson: Bach's Goldberg Variations FRI 22 SEP Bach's keyboard masterpiece comes to life afresh on the modern grand piano, in the hands of a communicative and always insightful pianist.     Benjamin Grosvenor: Bach, Chopin, Gubaidulina & Liszt WED 18 OCT   Ligeti 100: Pierre-Laurent Aimard in Recital SAT 14 OCT     Carol Williams Organ Recital: Mad Rush SAT 23 SEP   Imogen Cooper in Recital FRI 1 DEC   find tickets here →     CLASSICAL MUSIC   Manu Delago & Aurora Orchestra: Newton's Rainbow WED 11 OCT Tonight sees the first performance of Environ Us, a new orchestration of Manu Delago’s 2021 album, in a concert inspired by light, colour and the natural world.     CLASSICAL MUSIC   Chineke! Orchestra: Armatrading & Tchaikovsky FRI 24 NOV Witness the premiere of Joan Armatrading’s first symphony, paired with Tchaikovsky’s expansive Fifth, in a concert of boundary-defying works.     CLASSICAL MUSIC   Johan Dalene Plays Sibelius WED 27 SEP The London Philharmonic Orchestra lays bare Brahms’ First Symphony, an epic emotional autobiography that he spent the best years of his youth writing.     CLASSICAL MUSIC   Ligeti 100: London Sinfonietta & Pierre-Laurent Aimard SAT 14 OCT Innovative, influential, visionary: in the centenary year of composer György Ligeti, the London Sinfonietta delves into his works and life.     CLASSICAL MUSIC   Christmas Oratorio: Parts 1 – 3 SAT 2 DEC The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and acclaimed conductor Masaaki Suzuki join forces for an energetic new production of Bach's Christmas masterpiece.      CLASSICAL MUSIC   Santtu & Seong-Jin Cho SUN 24 SEP Seong Jin-Cho, winner of the 2015 Chopin Piano Competition, adds his 'breathtaking nimbleness' to the Philharmonia Orchestra in Shostakovich's playful concerto.    FROM OUR FRIENDS   Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra/Keri-Lynn Wilson SUN 3 SEP | BARBICAN Art over adversity: the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra returns to London with a programme of music by Ukrainian composers plus Beethoven’s epic Third Symphony.     WHAT'S ON      VISIT      MEMBERSHIP & SUPPORT   Thanks for reading. We hope you enjoyed your specially selected highlights. Share your comments and photos with us by mentioning @southbankcentre or @haywardgallery.     . Southbank Centre is a charity registered in England and Wales No.298909. Registered office: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX