The King’s Singers: Songbirds

The natural beauty of birds and birdsong has long provided an inspiration for composers and artists of all kinds. Songbirds combines music inspired by our favourite feathered friends, spanning the last 500 years, with songs by modern-day ‘songbirds’ – singers and songwriters…

Multi-faceted musician Vladimir Waltham has been praised by Gramophone magazine for his ‘luminous tone,’ and plays a beautiful 18th-century cello by Nicolò Gagliano. For today’s concert he’s put together a lovely programme centred on two of Bach’s most serene solo cello suites,…

Praised for her “full-bodied, sparkling tone” (Cleveland Classical), Chicago-born lyric soprano Olivia Boen is increasingly in demand both on the operatic stage and in the recital hall. In the 2022-23 season, she will make her role debuts as Musetta and Gretel at…

The pioneering 12 Ensemble perform Max Richter’s chart-topping reworking of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. 12 Ensemble Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, reinvented by the imagination of Max Richter and performed live by London’s own ground-breaking 12 Ensemble. Fresh, direct, and dazzlingly virtuosic, 12 Ensemble…

“Dover Beach is a very difficult piece because nobody is boss, so to speak – not the singer or the string quartet. It’s chamber music.” Samuel Barber, 1979. Nobody is boss except mighty nature in this unruly landscape themed programme from up-and-coming…

Exuberant, energetic and completely irresistible classical-folk fusion from five-piece Polish string band VOŁOSI, one of the most original and dynamic new ensembles on the scene. “VOŁOSI is one of the most exciting, dynamic new bands on the contemporary scene.” Gerald Seligman, former General…

London Octave present a programme of Vivaldi, Mozart and Bach. Programme Pachelbel – Canon in D Mozart – Salzburg Symphony No.1 Bach – Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor Vivaldi – Sinfonia alla Rusticana Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.5 Bach – Air…

To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee Weekend of HM the Queen, renowned organist Thomas Trotter has put together an enjoyable programme of pieces that have a royal theme, from the 16th century to the present day. As well as lighter material, it includes…

Described as a pianist with great possibilities of nuance and perfect flexibility’ (Revista Arta), South Korean-British pianist Victor Lim is establishing himself as one of the most versatile and creative musicians of his generation. Following his first public appearance in the televised…