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  Sakari Oramo launches his 13th season as Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra with his debut performance of Mahler’s monumental Ninth Symphony

  Critically acclaimed conductor’s Barbican series includes UK premiere of Camille Pépin’s Inlandsis and first performance of Detlev Glanert’s revised Harp Concerto, together with Cecilia Damström’s ICE, violin concertos by Adès and Magnus Lindberg, and Stravinsky’s rarely heard Persephone

  Other highlights include eight-concert East Asia tour, Pierre-Henri Dutron’s revised version of Mozart’s Requiem and a celebration of works by composers exiled from Europe to the United States

  4 Sep 2025

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  Art Above All

  Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra, led by Chief Conductor András Keller, returns for its third UK tour this November, with performances in Dublin, Warwick, Birmingham, London, and Edinburgh. The tour features masterworks by Beethoven, Liszt, Shostakovich, and Tchaikovsky, including Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.3 with acclaimed soloist Paul Lewis.

  2 Sep 2025

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  Character Builder

  Acclaimed British tenor Ed Lyon continues his celebrated work with Garsington Opera, starring as Ulysses in Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria (June–July 2026). He will also make his Italian opera house debut at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma as Tempo in Handel’s Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (April 2026). Known for his intense character portrayals and collaboration with top directors, Lyon brings a unique emotional depth shaped by his background in psychology and therapy.

  1 Sep 2025