What's on this week: classical music in London
Our weekly round-up of London’s live classical music is back after break last week, where we were still recovering from an incredible performance by Fatma Said at noisenight19 in OSLO Hackney.
This week, through the noise are up in Leeds and Manchester, but there are some incredible concerts in the capital we’d like to shout about while we’re away.
First and foremost, the team behind Beethoven251 are launching a festival celebrating Brahms this week. Their series opener is on Friday at St. John’s Smith Square and it’s set to be an amazing evening of music.
through the noise favourite Abel Selaocoe is also back in London this week, returning to the Southbank Centre for a fully improvised concert, collaborating with a host of world-class musicians. More on that below…
Friday 24 February, 7.30pm
Pianist Christopher Hopkins joins James Henshaw and The Outcry Ensemble to perform Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1, alongside his first symphony
Friday 24 February, 8pm
Cellist Abel Selaocoe explores ideas of ritual, ancestral dialogue, language and communal gathering as he returns to the Southbank Centre
Saturday 25 February, 7pm
DEBUT return to Shoreditch Treehouse for an intimate concert with Manu Brazo, Claudia Gallardo, Meriel Cunningham, Lizzie Holmes and Sam Peña
Sunday 26 February, 6pm
Violinist Oscar Perks joins James Henshaw and The Outcry Ensemble to perform Brahms’ Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 2
Wednesday 7 June, 8.30pm
Off the back of his award-winning recording in 2020, virtuoso pianist Pavel Kolesnikov performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations live
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