Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Classical Music at the Southbank Centre

 Full details of what's coming up:

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Dear gentle listener...


You are cordially invited to a spectacular soirée of classical music with the BBC Concert Orchestra – join the ton and be swept off your feet by timeless music from Bridgerton and some of your favourite period dramas.

Read on for more enchanting – and epic – concerts awaiting your perusal.



It's the talk of the ton

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Bridgerton and Beyond with BBC Concert Orchestra

FRI 26 SEP

Dear Gentle Listener… join the BBC Concert Orchestra for an enchanting evening of music from beloved period dramas in a live edition of the BBC Radio 3 programme. This author beckons you to delve into the enchanting world of Regency-era England and beyond to relive the timeless music from your favourite period dramas.


Be there for Opening Weekend

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Manchester Collective: Shaker Loops

FRI 26 SEP

Transcendent music speaks of life, death and divine ecstasy in a concert from the innovative ensemble, inspired by John Adams’ Shaker Loops.

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Sean Shibe, 12 Ensemble & GBSR Duo (Double Bill)

SAT 27 SEP

Oliver Leith builds a nostalgia-tinged sound-world in his imaginary concert by a fictional band, performed by guitarist Sean Shibe, GBSR Duo and 12 Ensemble.


Visit a radical underworld

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Paraorchestra: Dance Like Nobody's Watching

SAT 4 OCT

Vivid music and bespoke projections transport us back to Vienna, 1918, and into composer Arnold Schoenberg’s underground utopia of musical escapism.


Darkly comic queer opera

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Belfast Ensemble: Dublin Jack

THU 9 OCT

Conor Mitchell’s explosive queer opera inspired by the life and writings of notorious 19th-century Irish sex worker Jack Saul makes its UK debut in concert.


Coming up

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Meet the Instruments

SUN 28 SEP

Come along and meet Aurora Orchestra’s instruments in a fun and interactive family concert.

The violin section of the Chineke! Junior Orchestra

Chineke! Junior Orchestra

SUN 28 SEP

Get ready to raise the roof as we celebrate ten years of Chineke! with the ensemble at the heart of their mission to nurture young talent.

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Solomon

SUN 12 OCT
Handel’s spectacular oratorio brings the storied King Solomon to life with talented soloists and the Choir of the Age of Enlightenment.

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The Rite of Spring

WED 22 OCT

The London Philharmonic Orchestra invokes the rhythmic power and primal energy of the Stravinsky work that changed the course of modern music.


Looking ahead

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Balls: Marin Alsop Conducts Laura Karpman

THU 20 NOV

Conductor Marin Alsop and the Philharmonia Orchestra team up for Laura Karpman’s opera Balls, telling the story of the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis match of 1973.

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Grisey: Quatre Chants

FRI 28 NOV

Experience Gérard Grisey’s profound meditation on death brought to life by the London Sinfonietta.


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Thanks for reading. We hope you enjoyed your specially selected highlights. Share your comments and photos with us by mentioning @southbankcentre or @haywardgallery.


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