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Bach, the Universe and Everything: Sustainable Space
Sun 19 Jan | 11:30am London, Kings PlaceJoanne Wheeler, director of the Earth Space Sustainability Initiative, talks about the urgent work of protecting the surprisingly limited space around our Earth for future generations in this new year edition of Bach, the Universe and Everything.
Bach, the Universe and Everything: The Learn’d Poet
Sun 16 Feb | 11:30am London, Kings PlaceIn the penultimate edition of Bach, the Universe and Everything, guest speaker Sam Illingworth explores the numerous occasions in history where poets and creative minds have somehow been ahead of scientific discovery in their predictions.
Beethoven: Hero/Rebel
Thu 27 Feb | 7pm London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth HallAs the dream of liberty promised by Napoleon crumbled to dust, Beethoven faced his own personal struggles. Maxim Emelyanychev and Vilde Frang join us in two works that capture the rebellious spirit and herosim of the time.
Bach, the Universe and Everything: Lost in Both Time and Space
Sun 16 Mar | 11:30am London, Kings PlaceOur final cantata of this Bach, the Universe and Everything season, Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn (You true God and Son of David), BWV 23, is a soulful contemplation of the human journey from darkness into light.
Das Jahr – The Year
Sun 23 Mar | 7pm London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth HallOlga Pashchenko showcases Fanny Mendelssohn's cycle of 13 piano pieces describing the passage of a year, within a reimagining for period instrument orchestra by four contemporary composers: Roxanna Panufnik, Electra Perivolaris, Freya Waley-Cohen and Errollyn Wallen.
Bach: St Matthew Passion
Thu 3 Apr | 7pm London, Southbank Centre's Royal Festival HallFrom intimate grief to monumental crowd scenes, the St Matthew Passion is Bach's most profound musical testimony. The sorrowful retelling of Jesus' final hours is sculpted into a gripping drama under the direction of Jonathan Cohen.
Schumann’s Piano Concerto
Thu 22 May | 7pm London, Southbank Centre's Royal Festival HallThe remarkable Sir András Schiff sprinkles fantasy and magic as he performs the most romantic of piano concertos alongside Mendelssohn's impish music for A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Enigma Variations
Wed 4 Jun | 7pm London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth HallFew pieces are as shrouded in mystery as the Enigma Variations with its hidden theme. The electrifying Dinis Sousa conducts the work the made Elgar an international name.
