City of London Festival

When

20th June - 10th July 2008

Where

Locations across London

This year's City of London Festival is as packed with diverse musical events as ever. Enjoy live music from the best performers in the world.

Live music in the City
With a wealth of musical styles ranging from jazz and world music to classical and baroque, performed by some of the world’s leading artists, it’s a true highlight on the international music calendar.

City of London Festival 2008
This year the festival looks at the creative links between the City of London and India, and Switzerland, with the theme of the festivall being Romanticism. To that end there will be performances from the likes of the renowned cellist Matthew Barley playing music by Amjad Ali Khan, Bombay born soprano Patricia Rozario and a much-anticipated performance of Mahler's 8th symphony with the London Symphony Orchestra and massed choruses from around the world.

Festival highlights
Amongst the musical events taking place throughout the City of London Festival 2008, there are several other art forms joining in with the celebrations. Catch India at the cinema with a Portrait of India on Film at the Barbican on 21st June, draw the architecture of the City with Benedict O'Looney on 28th June or take a walk and hear about the ghosts of the area on 5th July.

St Pauls Cathedral
Asides from being the most historically significant building in the area, St Pauls plays host to several events in this year's City of London Festival. Celebrating its 300th anniversary, you can attend an evening of live music and poetry on 1st July to join in the felicitations.

With a bewildering variety of events across the city, those who desire more information or to book tickets for events in the City of London Festival should go to click on the link below.

City of London Festival Official Site