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Southville Running Club
When
From Feb 22, Tue & Thu 6.15pm, ends Feb 20 2014
David Shrigley: Brain Activity
The first major London-based survey of the artist's practice, featuring drawings, photography, sculpture, animations, paintings and music all commenting on the absurdities of everyday life.
When
From Feb 1, Mon-Wed, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm, Thu & Fri 10am-8pm, ends May 13
Cost
Feb 1-21 £7, concs £5, ages 12-18 £4.50, Feb 22-May 13 £9, concs £7, ages 12-18 £6.50, inc adm to Jeremy Deller: Joy In People
Imagine
Dozens of performances and author events and free drop-in activities.
When
From Feb 10, Mon-Sun, times vary, ends Feb 26
The Incredible Book Eating Boy: Bootworks Theatre (Ages 4 & Over)
An exciting adaptation of Oliver Jeffers's book, with the performance for one child at a time.
When
Feb 11-13, 17-19, 11am, 11.06am, 11.12am, 11.18am, 11.24am, 11.30am, 11.36am, 11.42am, 11.48am, 11.54am, 1pm, 1.06pm, 1.12pm, 1.18pm, 1.24pm, 1.30pm, 1.36pm, 1.42pm, 1.48pm, 1.54pm, 3pm, 3.06pm, 3.12pm, 3.18pm, 3.24pm, 3.30pm, 3.36pm, 3.42pm, 3.48pm, 3.54pm, specific time slots
Cost
booking for a time slot essential £6
Beastie: Imagine Children's Festival (Ages 6-10)
Children's theatre performance which takes place around the building.
When
Feb 13-17, 10.30am, 1pm, 3.30pm (no perf Feb 17, 3.30pm)
Dr Octopus & His Wheels Of Steel (Under 2s)
Charlie Dark recites some poems and spins some discs.
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi conducts Kreisler's Liebesleid: Old Viennese Dance No 2 and Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2 and Piano Concerto No 2, featuring pianist Boris Giltburg.
Cost
£9-£65, concs £4.50-£32.50
Benjamin Baker And Kan Tomita
The violinist and pianist perform Beethoven's Violin Sonata In A and Richard Strauss's Violin Sonata In E Flat.
Elen Caldecott: Author Event
The author discusses her children's book Operation Eiffel Tower.
Cost
£8, child £4, concs available
James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids (Over 6s)
Stand-up for children.
Cost
£8, child £4, concs available
Oxford Word Wizards (Over 7s)
Word games to encourage writing skills and good spelling.
Cost
£8, child £4, concs available
Philharmonia Orchestra/Philharmonia Chorus
Christoph Von Dohnanyi conducts Beethoven's Symphony No 4 and Brahms's Ein Deutsches Requiem, with soprano Susan Gritton and baritone Simon Keenlyside.
Cost
£8-£45, concs £4-£22.50
Robert Winston (Over 6s)
The Professor demonstrates some simple experiments.
Cost
£8, child £4, concs available
Tall Tale Tours
Find secret and undiscovered locations within the Southbank Centre, with Lea Anderson.
When
Feb 16-19, 12noon & 3pm
Lea DeLaria
Mainstream jazz originals and blues by the US-born singer-pianist and comedian.
Lyrical Letterboxes: Roger McGough, Jackie Kay, Lemn Sissay
Three poets talk about their favourite books.
Cost
£8, child £4, concs available
The Trial Of Denis The Menace: Southbank Centre/The Sage Gateshead and Juice Festival/Glasgow UNESCO City Of Music (Over 7s)
Musical show based on characters from the DC Thomson comic.
When
Feb 17, 2.30pm, Feb 18, 2.45pm & 5pm, Feb 19, 1.30pm & 4pm
Cost
£12, child £6, concs available
Voicelab's Superpower Family Sing
An interactive sing-a-long session.
Imagine Extra (Ages 5-12)
Storytelling with Sarah McIntyre, Jamila Gavin and Steve Cole.
Orchestra Of the Age Of Enlightenment
Sir Mark Elder conducts Berlioz's Romeo Et Juliette, with mezzo-soprano Sonia Ganassi, tenor John Mark Ainsley and bass Orlin Anastassov.
Cost
£6-£70, concs £3-£35
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Hazlewood conducts Dvorak's Symphony No 9 'From The New World' in a family-friendly performance.
Red House Children's Book Award (AGes 7-12)
Children's comedian James Campbell hosts the ceremony.
Cost
£8, child £4, concs available
From Pip To Potter, Celebrating The Place Of Children In Care In Literature: Discussion
Panel discussion comparing the actual with the literary experience.
London Philharmonic Orchestra
David Angus conducts Miklos Rozsa's The Jungle Book film score in a family-friendly performance. With presenter Chris Jarvis.
Cost
£10-£18, concs £5-£9
Jeremy Deller: Joy In People
A major survey on the British artist's career so far, incorporating works in photography, performance art, sound installations and banners.
When
From Feb 22, Mon-Wed, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm, Thu & Fri 10am-8pm, ends May 13
Cost
£9, concs £7, ages 12-18 £6.50, inc adm to David Shrigley: Brain Activity
London Philharmonic Orchestra/London Philharmonic Choir
Vladimir Jurowski conducts Mozart's Symphony No 32, Brahms's Violin Concerto In D, Von Zemlinsky's Psalm 23 and Szymanowski's Symphony No 3 ' The Song Of The Night', with violinist Joshua Bell and tenor Jeremy Ovenden.
Cost
£9-£65, concs £4.50-£32.50
20 Questions: Jeremy Deller With Matthew Higgs
The artist answers questions about his career.
Morris Gleitzman: Talk (Over 9s)
The children's author discusses his book Too Small To Fail.
Cost
£8, child £4, concs available
The Nicolas Meier Group
The guitarist, composer and arranger leads his outfit in playing a fusion of jazz and Middle Eastern music.
Anton Du Beke And Erin Boag: Let's Do It
The professional dancing partners and stars of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing show, present a production of ballroom and music by the likes of Kander & Ebb, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin. Conductor is Richard Balcombe.
When
Feb 25, 3pm & 7.30pm
Jacqueline Wilson: Author Event
The author discusses and signs copies of The Worst Thing About My Sister.
Cost
£8, child £4, concs available
London Children's Book Swap
Drop-in event to encourage the swapping of books and reading.
Piano Takeover For Families
A family concert featuring some young musicians.
Piano Takeover: The Next Generation
Young pianists perform a recital of various works.
Andy Stanton: Talk
The author discusses his comic creation Mr Gum.
Cost
£8, child £4, concs available
Cathy Cassidy: Talk (Over 9s)
The children's author discusses her novel Marshmallow Skye.
Cost
£8, child £4, concs available
Disgusting Recipes
TV's Gastronaut presents the worst recipes from literature.
Oliver Coates, Micachu, Danny Driver, Alexandra Wood, Tom Hankey, Max Baillie And Tom Lessels
The ensemble performs Thomas Ades's Lieux Retrouves For Cello And Piano, Arcadiana For String Quartet and Court Studies From The Tempest For Clarinet, Violin, Cello And Piano, Alvin Lucier's I Am In A Sitting Room and a selection of vocalist Micachu's own works.
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko conducts Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis On Themes Of Carl Maria Von Weber, Sibelius's Violin Concerto featuring violinist Valeriy Sokolov, and Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.
Cost
£8-£45, concs £4-£22.50
Sounds From A Room: Heiner Goebbels's Up River Book
German composer Goebbels is joined by international instrumentalists in giving a musical response to Joseph Conrad's 1890 journal Up River Book.
The Roald Dahl Funny Prize
Michael Rosen hosts a discussion with three recent winning writers.
Cost
£8, child £4, concs available
Britten Sinfonia
Thomas Ades conducts his own 3 Suites From Couperin and Concerto For Violin And Chamber Orchestra 'Concentric Paths', Couperin's Les Baricades Misterieuses, Ravel's Le Tombeau De Couperin and Stravinsky's Le Chant Du Rossignol, Marche Chinoise and Suites Nos 1 and 2. With violinist Pekka Kuusisto.
Cost
£7-£32, concs £3.50-£16
Freddy Morgan Piano Recital
Senior pupils from The Purcell School Piano Department perform various works.
Cost
£8 & £10, concs £4 & £5
Philharmonia Orchestra
Benjamin Wallfisch conducts Aphrodite Raickopoulou's Faust film score featuring pianist Gabriela Montero, to accompany a screening of the 1926 silent film. With a forward from actor Hugh Grant.
Cost
£10-£55, concs £5-£27.50
Instrumental Quintet Of London
The ensemble performs Jean-Michel Damase's Quintet For Flute, Harp, Violin, Viola And Cello, Mozart's Flute Quartet In C, Debussy's Sonata For Flute, Viola And Harp, Beethoven's String Trio In C Minor and Joseph Jongen's Concert A Cinq For Flute, Harp, Violin, Viola And Cello.
Peter Donohoe
The pianist performs Debussy's Estampes, Liszt's Annees De Pelerinage, Brahms's 6 Pieces For Piano and Bartok's Piano Sonata.
Cost
£10-£35, concs £5-£17.50
Randy Newman
The Los Angeles-born singer-songwriter, composer and pianist plays pop and Americana.
Cost
£40-£50, concs £20-£25
The Bach Choir/Chetham's Symphony Orchestra
David Hill and Stephen Threlfall conduct Rachmaninov's Spring Cantata, Piano Concerto No 3 and The Bells. With pianist Leon McCawley, soprano Janice Watson, tenor Peter Auty and baritone William Dazeley.
Cost
£9-£45, concs £4.50-£22.50
Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Brahms's Variations On A Theme By Haydn 'St Anthony', Schoenberg's Piano Concerto featuring pianist Mitsuko Uchida, and Beethoven's Symphony No 7.
Cost
£8-£45, concs £4-£22.50
Blanca Li Dance Company: Elektro Kif
The choreographer and dancer Blanca Li, together with eight male electro dancers presents a mix of contemporary dance and theatre, street moves from Paris, and an original soundtrack from Tao Gutierrez, exploring friendships and rivalries.
Cost
£10-£20, concs £5-£10
Dance Your City Live Final
In front of a panel of judges including choreographers Blanca Li, Kenrick Sandy and a member of ZooNation, six groups who held the most votes of the public online vote for the Dance Your City competition, will battle it out for the top prize.
Gerry Diver's The Speech Project
The musician, composer and producer presents a work inspired by and incorporating recordings of the spoken word of seminal Irish folk musicians.
Koby Israelite Trio
Gypsy, punk and jazz from the multi-instrumentalist with tabla virtuoso Minta Rasiya and tuba player Oren Marshall.
Monooka's Caravan
Gypsy jazz and roots from the Romanian singer-songwriter and her backing group.
Blanca Li: An Introduction To Electro
Learn a short piece of choreography from the Elektro Kif dance show, as well as devising your own movement phrasing.
Cost
£8, limited to 30 participants
The Nu Civilisation Orchestra
Peter Edwards directs jazz and classical fusion arrangements of works by Stravinsky, Peter Edwards, Steve Williamson and Binker Golding.
Cost
£13, concs available
Tomorrow's Warriors Youth Jazz Orchestra
Trinity Laban Conservatoire Of Music And Dance: Surrogate Cities Exploded!
Pupils and staff from the school deconstruct Goebbels's work, performed throughout the foyers of Royal Festival Hall.
Trinity Laban Symphony Orchestra/National Youth Orchestra Of Great Britain
Jonathan Stockhammer conducts Heiner Goebbels's Surrogate Cities. With mezzo-soprano Jocelyn B Smith and vocalist David Moss.
Cost
£6-£25, concs £3-£12.50
AA Bondy
Alt folk by the singer-songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama.
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer conducts Brahms's Tragic Overture, Edouard Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole and Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade. With violinist Renaud Capucon.
Cost
£12-£65, concs £6-£32.50
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Laurence Cummings directs Bach's Orchestral Suite No 3 In D, Violin Concerto In E, Brandenburg Concerto No 5 In D and Orchestral Suite No 4 In D, with violinist Matthew Truscott and flautist Lisa Beznosiuk.
Cost
£6-£38, concs £3-£19
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment (Under 5s)
An interactive session with the orchestra.
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment: Rehearsal
Director Laurence Cummings and the orchestra host a run through of this evening's concert, featuring works by Bach.
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment: The Night Shift
The orchestra performs Bach's Suite No 3 and Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in a laid-back environment, followed by DJ sets.
Cost
£12, adv £9, stage seats £8, NUS £4
Anneke Scott And Kathryn Cok
The horn player and pianist perform Kuhlau's Andante E Polacca For Horn And Piano, Ries's Horn Sonata In F, Haydn's Piano Sonata In E Flat and Danzi's Sonata In E Flat For Horn Or Cello And Piano.
Cost
£10-£14, concs £5-£7
English National Ballet Rehearsal And Workshop
Six of the classical ballet company's Emerging Dancer nominees take part in a daily class, as well as rehearsing for the forthcoming Beyond Ballets Russes season.
When
Mar 5, 10.30am-11.45am, 12noon-1pm, 2pm-3.30pm & 4pm-5.30pm
English National Ballet: Emerging Dancer Competition 2012
The annual event finds six of the company's young artists competing for the title, won in 2011 by Shiori Kase.
Cost
£10-£25, concs concs available
Maurizio Pollini
The Italian pianist performs Liszt's Nuages Gris, La Lugubre Gondola For Piano and Sonata In B Minor and Chopin's Fantasia In F Minor, 2 Nocturnes, Polonaise-Fantaisie In A Flat and Scherzo No 1 In B Minor.
Cost
£12-£55, concs £6-£27.50
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Director Laurence Cummings analyses Bach's Orchestra Suite No 3 In D and Brandenburg Concerto No 5 In D, before the orchestra performs the works in full.
Cost
£15 & £20, concs £7.50 & £10
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Laurence Cummings directs Handel's Sinfonia To Act 1 from Saul, Concerto Grosso In B Flat, Concerto In D Minor For Organ And Orchestra, Concerto Grosso In D Minor and his Il Pastor Fido Suite.
Cost
£6-£38, concs £3-£19
Southbank Sinfonia, London Concert Choir And Canticum
Mark Forkgen conducts Elgar's The Dream Of Gerontius, with mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston, tenor Adrian Thompson and bass Brindley Sheratt.
Cost
£8-£32, concs £4-£16
WOW Women of the World Festival
With live music, comedy and passionate debate, the WOW Women of the World Festival takes over the Southbank Centre with five days of special eventsSouthbank CentreBelvedere Road,London,SE1 8XX,United Kingdom
When
07 March 2012 -
11 March 2012 Opening times vary
Guy Braunstein, Gili Schwarzman, Kinan Azmeh, Tunca Dogu, Zvi Plesser And Bishara Harouni.
The soloists from the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra perform Kodaly's Dances Of Galanta, Saint-Saens's Tarantella For Flute, Clarinet And Piano, Brahms's Horn Trio In E Flat and Messiaen's Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps.
Cost
£10-£35, concs £5-£17.50
Equals Live 2012
A celebration of female musicians.
Cost
£35-£50, concs £17.50-£25
Sarah Gillespie
The singer and guitarist blends urban folk and Middle Eastern blues.
Sinead O'Connor
The controversial singer-songwriter plays folk-influenced pop-rock.
Cost
£22.50 & £27.50, concs £11.25 & £13.75
Emmy The Great
Contemporary acoustic folk from the London-based singer-songwriter.
Cost
£14 & £16, concs £7 & £8
Storms/Nocturnes
Chamber jazz trio featuring musicians Joe Locke, Tim Garland and Geoffrey Keezer.
Wandsworth And The iGospel London Adult Choir
The 500-strong choir performs gospel inspired works.
Carleen Anderson
The American singer is joined by British youth and adult choirs in performing soul and gospel.
Cost
£16-£25, concs £8-£12.50
East And North London Schools
A choir formed by children from across East and North London perform various works.
South London Schools
A choir of children drawn from across the South London area perform various works.
Southwark Spring Showcase
Young musicians of different abilities from the area perform recitals.
Neil Cowley Trio
The piano trio plays contemporary jazz.
When
Mar 15, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£15-£20, concs £7.50-£10
Philharmonia Orchestra
Pierre-Andre Valade conducts Ondrej Adamek's Coups D'ailes and Perttu Haapanen's Ladies' Room For Soprano & Chamber Orchestra. With soprano Helena Juntunen.
Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Unsuk Chin's Violin Concerto featuring violinist Viviane Hagner, and Beethoven's Symphony No 1 and Symphony No 3 'Eroica'.
Cost
£8-£45, concs £4-£22.50
BBC 6 Music's 10th Birthday
BBC 6 Music celebrates its 10th birthday with an indie and alt music showcase featuring Gruff Rhys, Anna Calvi and Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny, and appearances from DJs Steve Lamacq, Lauren Laverne, Jarvis Cocker, Cerys Matthews, Tom Ravenscroft and Guy Garvey.
Cost
£20 & £25, concs £10 & £12.50 phone for availability
Joan Baez
The veteran American singer-songwriter, musician and activist plays folk-rock.
Cost
£25-£45, concs available
Laura Marling
The award-winning singer-songwriter and musician plays contemporary folk in support of her album A Creature I Don't Know.
Cost
£20, concs £10 phone for availabillity
Music For Youth Regional Festivals
Over 1,200 musicians from the capital perform in various recitals across the complex, aided by mentors from Music For Youth.
When
Mar 16 & 17, times vary
British Suzuki Institute Solo And Ensemble Concerts
Musicians aged between five and 16, perform a selection of piano, string and wind solos, duets and ensembles.
When
Mar 17, 1pm, 3.30pm, 7.30pm
British Suzuki Institute Gala Group Concert
Young musicians perform various works, including pieces by Bach and Bohm, in solos and ensembles. With guest soloist and presenter Tasmin Little.
Cost
£9-£36, concs £4.50-£18
Tord Gustavsen Ensemble
The pianist leads his collective for folk-influenced jazz.
When
Mar 18, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£10-£25, concs £5-£12.50
Purcell School Symphony Orchestra
Paul Daniel conducts Joseph Phibbs's New Concertante Work For Oboe, Horn, Harp And Orchestra, Beethoven's Triple Concerto and Holst's The Planets in honour of the school's 50th anniversary.
Cost
£10-£40, concs £5-£20
Forest Philharmonic Orchestra, Hackney Singers And Lewisham Choral Society
Dan Ludford-Thomas conducts Handel's Messiah. With soprano Helen Meyerhoff, alto Timothy Travers-Brown, tenor John McMunn and bass Philip Tebb.
Cost
£15-£27, concs £7.50-£13.50
Francois-Frederic Guy
The pianist performs Beethoven's Piano Sonata In D, Piano Sonata In C Sharp Minor and Piano Sonata In B Flat.
Cost
£10-£35, concs £5-£17.50
Trio Libero
Contemporary jazz by Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita and Seb Rochford.
Cost
£15 & £20, concs £7 & £10
Fofoulah
World music combo featuring guitarist and singer Biram Seck, guitarist Phil Stevenson, Tom Challenger on sax, bassist Johnny Brierley, Kaw Secka on sabar and drummer Dave Smith.
Low
The American outfit plays reflective indie-rock.
Cost
£15-£22.50, concs available
Christy Moore, Declan Sinnott
Folk and traditional Irish singer and musician.
When
Apr 4, phone for times
Cost
£25-£35, concs £12.50-£17.50
Solus 3, Jan Dunning
Post-jazz with post-punk and classical influences from the six-piece.
When
Apr 4, 7.45pm, doors
Martha: Catherine Wheels (Over 4s)
A humorous tale about friendship and a goose.
When
Apr 6, 1pm & 3pm, Apr 7-9, 11am & 2pm
Udderbelly Festival London
Head to the E4 Udderbelly Festival London for a bizaare and unique experience at the Southbank CentreSouthbank CentreBelvedere Road,London,SE1 8XX,United Kingdom
When
07 April 2012 -
08 July 2012 Performance times vary
Asian Dub Foundation
The London-based group plays a politically-charged blend of ragga, jungle, dub, dance, world and rock.
Cost
£10-£18, concs £5-£9
Dr Lakshminarayana Subramaniam, Kavita Krishnamurthy and Ambi Subramaniam
Asian and Western classical fusion from the trio.
Cost
£10-£25, concs £5-£12.50
The Burban Mela
Contemporary urban music showcase featuring Shizzio, Junai Kaden, Mumzy Stranger and Raxstar.
The National Youth Orchestra Of Great Britain And Members Of Bellowhead
The orchestra and musicians unite to perform classical works and traditional folk songs.
When
Apr 14, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£6-£25, concs £3-£12.50
Pete Lockett Rajasthan Collabo
The percussionist and his band play world and folk.
Cost
£10-£17.50, concs £5-£8.75
Susheela Raman And Pakistan Quawaalis
The London-born vocalist performs Indian roots and jazz with her band.
Cost
£10-£15, concs £5-£7.50
Sachal Jazz Ensemble
The band performs Indian roots and jazz standards.
Cost
£15 & £10, concs £7.50 & £5
Raghu Dixit Project And Members Of Bellowhead
World music and Indian folk from the musician with members of the band Bellowhead.
When
Apr 18, 8pm, Apr 19, 7.30pm
Cost
£10-£20, concs £5-£10
Simon Thacker's Svara-Kanti
The guitar maestro leads the collaborative ensemble for a fusion of classical Indian and Western melodies.
Cost
£13 & £10, concs £6.50 & £5
Jackie Oates
The BBC Folk Award-winner plays sumptuous folk.
Cost
£12.50, concs available
Rosabella Gregory
Pop and jazz from the London-based singer-songwriter and her band.
Shankar Mahadevan & Purbayan Chatterjee
Asian music from the singer and sitar player.
Cost
£10-£55, concs £5-£22.50
The Magnetic Fields
Indie-pop by the New York-based band.
Cost
£20-£25, concs £10-£12.50
Insight Club
An assessment of performances without a conductor.
Ramin Karimloo
Showtunes from the West End singer and actor, who has starred in The Phantom Of The Opera and Love Never Dies.
Cost
£14.50-£45, concs £7.25-£22.50
Yuja Wang
The pianist performs Brahms's 7 Fantasias, Scriabin's Sonata No 5, Debussy's La Soiree Dans Grenade, Albeniz's Triana, Ravel's Alborada Del Gracioso and Faure's Ballade In F.
When
May 1, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£10-£35, concs £5-£17.50
Gamelan Beginner Course
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski conducts Janacek's The Cunnning Little Vixen Suite, Dvorak's Piano Concerto In G Minor and Suk's The Ripening: Symphonic Poem. With pianist Martin Helmchen and Ladies Of The London Philharmonic Choir.
When
May 2, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£9-£39, concs £4.50-£19.50
Gamelan Advanced Course
Gamelan Intermediate Course
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Pianist Robert Levin, violinist Isabelle Faust and cellist Steven Isserlis direct Haydn's Symphony No 104: London, Mozart's Violin Concerto No 3 In G and Beethoven's Triple Concerto.
Cost
£6-£38, concs £3-£19
Philharmonia Orchestra
Philippe Jordan conducts Beethoven's Overture: Leonore No 3, Liszt's Piano Concerto No 2 In A and Brahms's Symphony No 1. With pianist Simon Trpceski.
When
May 3, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£8-£38, concs £4-£19
Tianyun Jia
The violinist performs various works.
Marcus Miller
The Grammy Award-winning American musician plays jazz.
Viviane Hagner, Lawrence Power, Christian Poltera And Khatia Buniatishvili
The quartet performs works by Beethoven, Chopin and Brahms.
Cost
£10-£35, concs £5-£17.50
Spiers & Boden
The award-winning founders of Bellowhead play inventive folk.
When
May 10, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£17.50-£20, concs £8.75-£10
London Sinfonietta
Nicholas Collon conducts Ligeti's Melodien and Hamburgisches Konzert and George Benjamin's Flight For Solo Flute, Duet For Piano And Orchestra and Antara For Chamber Ensemble And Electronics. With pianist Tamara Stefanovich, horn player Michael Thompson and flautist Michael Cox. Plus sound projection from Sound Intermedia.
When
May 12, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£9-£22, concs £4.50-£11
Royal Academy Of Music Students
Students perform George Benjamin's Piano Figures: 10 Pieces For Solo Piano, Three Miniatures For Solo Violin, Viola Viola and Shadowlines For Solo Piano.
When
May 12, 5.30pm, doors
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski conducts the orchestra for works by Janacek.
Cost
£10-£18, concs £5-£9
Philharmonia Orchestra
George Benjamin conducts his own Jubilation For Orchestra And Mixed Children's Group, Palimpsests For Orchestra and Ringed By The Flat Horizon For Orchestra and Ligeti's Double Concerto For Flute And Oboe and Lontano.
When
May 13, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£12-£35, concs £6-£17.50
Lars Vogt
The pianist performs Haydn's Piano Sonata In C, Thomas Larcher's Poems For Piano, Brahms's Variations On A Theme By Paganini and Chopin's Berceuse In D Flat and Piano Sonata No 2 In B Flat Minor.
When
May 15, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£10-£28, concs £5-£14
Takacs Quartet
The ensemble performs Haydn's String Quartet In D, Ravel's String Quartet In F and Shostakovich's Quintet In G Minor For Piano And Strings. With pianist Aleksandar Madzar.
When
May 16, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£10-£28, concs £5-£14
Britten Sinfonia And Mark Padmore
Violinist Jacqueline Shave directs Schubert's Six German Dances, Tranenregen, Der Wegweiser, Du Bist Die Ruh, Ihr Bild, Romance and Symphony No 5 In B Flat, Webern's Five Movements and Mahler's Ich Atmet' Einem Linden Duft, Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen, Blicke Mir Nicht In Die Lieder and Liebst Du Um Schonheit.
When
May 17, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£7-£32, concs £3.50-£16
Philharmonia Orchestra
Daniele Gatti conducts Wagner's Prelude To Act 3 from Parsifal and Good Friday Music and Mahler's Symphony No 5.
When
May 17, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£8-£38, concs £4-£19
Philharmonia Orchestra
Juraj Valcuha conducts Mozart's Don Giovanni Overture, Dvorak's Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5. With cellist Alisa Weilerstein.
When
May 19, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£8-£38, concs £4-£19
Duane Eddy
The rock'n'roll and country guitarist performs his instrumental hits.
Cost
£25 & £30, concs £12.50 & £15
Philharmonia Orchestra
Karl Jenkins conducts a selection of his own works including The Peacemakers, excerpts from Adiemus, excerpts from The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, In Caelum Fero and The Wooing Of Etain.
When
May 20, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£14.50-£42.50, concs £6.75-£20.75
Arcadi Volodos
The pianist performs Schubert's Piano Sonata In A Minor, Brahms's 3 Intermezzi and Liszt's Sonata In B Minor.
When
May 22, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£10-£40, concs £5-£20
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Violinist Pinchas Zukerman conducts Mozart's The Marriage Of Figaro Overture and Violin Concerto No 5 In A and Shostakovich's Symphony No 10 In E Minor.
When
May 23, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£9-£55, concs £4.50-£27.50
London Sinfonietta
David Atherton conducts the ensemble for works by Sir Harrison Birtwistle.
When
May 24, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£9-£22, concs £4.50-£11
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 3 and Shostakovich's Symphony No 13 In B Minor: Babi Yar. With pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, bass Sergey Aleksashkin and Philharmonia Voices.
When
May 24, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£8-£38, concs £4-£19
John Cale
The Garnant-born singer-songwriter and founding member of The Velvet Underground performs experimental art rock.
Cost
£20-£30, concs £10-£15
Spira Mirabilis
The orchestra performs works by Beethoven.
When
May 25, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£10-£28, concs £5-£14
Regular Music II And Kaffe Matthews
The band and composer performs experimental music accompanied by readings from the ends of Modernist literature including James Joyce's Ulysses and Jack Kerouac's On the Road.
Cost
£10-£14, concs £5-£7
Spira Mirabilis
The orchestra performs works by Beethoven.
When
May 26, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£10-£28, concs £5-£14
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon conducts the orchestra for works by Caldara, Vivaldi, Pergolesi, Leo, Galuppi, Perez, Hasse, Traetta, Jommelli, Piccinni, Gassman, Myslivecek, Cherubini, Cimarosa and Paisiello.
When
May 28, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£6-£35, concs £3-£17.50
Nemtsov Piano Trio
The trio performs various works.
When
May 29, 7.45pm, doors
Philharmonia Orchestra
Edward Gardner conducts Janacek's Sinfonietta, Mozart's Piano Concerto No 22 In E Flat and Dvorak's Symphony No 7.
When
May 31, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£8-£38, concs £4-£19
Players From The Philharmonia Orchestra
Pascal Rophe conducts Gerard Grisey's Vortex Temporum For Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello And Piano. With pianist Andrew Zolinsky and presenter Unsuk Chin.
Festival of the World at Southbank Centre
Celebrating the London 2012 Olympic Games with extraordinary gusto, the Festival of the World at Southbank Centre welcomes hundreds of international artists to the 21 acre site.Southbank CentreBelvedere Road,London,SE1 8XX,United Kingdom
When
01 June 2012 -
09 September 2012 -
Pete Firman at Southbank Centre
See the comedy conjuror extraordinaire live on the stage as part of the Udderbelly Festival.Southbank CentreBelvedere Road,London,SE1 8XX,United Kingdom
When
01 June 2012 -
01 June 2012 9pm
Summer Festival at Southbank Centre
Head to the South Bank this summer for an urban beach, African music, a luminous plastic cityscape and much more.Southbank CentreBelvedere Road,London,SE1 8XX,United Kingdom
When
01 June 2012 -
09 September 2012 -
Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis conducts Walton's Coronation March: Crown Imperial, Elgar's Cello Concerto and Holst's The Planets. With cellist Natalie Clein and
Cost
£8-£38, concs £4-£19
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christoph Von Dohnanyi conducts Mendelssohn's Overture: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4 and Brahms's Symphony No 2. With pianist Andreas Haefliger.
When
Jun 7, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£8-£38, concs £4-£19
Suzanne Thorn
The oboe player performs various works.
London Sinfonietta/Martin Creed Band
The orchestra perform with the lo-fi art punk combo.
When
Jun 9, 7.30pm, doors, doors
Cost
£10-£20, concs £5-£10
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Sir Simon Rattle conducts Faure's Pelleas Et Melisande Suite, Ravel's Piano Concerto For The Left Hand and Debussy's Prelude A L'apres-Midi D'un Faune and La Mer. With pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard.
Cost
£6-£39, concs £3-£18.50
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton conducts Brahms's Academic Festival Overture and Violin Concerto In D and Elgar's Enigma Variations. With violinist Nigel Kennedy.
When
Jun 12, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£9-£55, concs £4.50-£27.50
Alexei Volodin
The pianist performs Beethoven's Piano Sonata In E Flat and Piano Sonata In C Minor, Pletnev's arrangement for piano of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite and Stravinsky's Three Movements from Petrushka.
When
Jun 13, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£10-£28, concs £5-£14
Philharmonia Orchestra
Pianist Andras Schiff conducts Mozart's Symphony No 29 In A, Piano Concerto No 20 In D Minor and Symphony No 41: Jupiter.
When
Jun 14, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£8-£38, concs £4-£19
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the orchestra for works by Beethoven and Britten.
When
Jun 23, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£15-£70, concs £7.50-£35
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela
The orchestra performs various works.
Cost
£8-£14, concs available
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the orchestra for works by Esteban Benzecry and R Strauss.
When
Jun 26, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£15-£70, concs £7.50-£35
Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts a new work by Joseph Phibbs and Mahler's Symphony No 2: Resurrection. With soprano Kate Royal, mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova mezzo-soprano and Philharmonia Chorus.
When
Jun 28, 7.30pm, doors
Cost
£8-£38, concs £4-£19
Players From The Philharmonia Orchestra
David Robert Coleman conducts works by young composers. With presenter Unsuk Chin.
Bee Detective: Tin Bath Theatre Company (Ages 6-10)
An adventurous show featuring visual and sonic imagery, new technology and British Sign Language, written by Sophie Woolley.
When
Sep 1-9, phone for times
Mad Gyms And Kitchens
Bobby Baker presents a solo performance, incorporating a multimedia installation by sculptor Charlie Whittuck, dealing with her recovery from mental illness.
When
Sep 1-9, phone for times
Cost
phone for prices, Room Space in Southbank Centre to be confirmed
Rachel Gadsden: Unlimited Global Alchemy
A collaborative project with South African artist Nondumiso Hlwele and the Bambanani Women's Group, a series of large-scale paintings, sketches and portrait films look at human fragility and resilience.
When
Sep 1-9, phone for times