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An opera for babies, Russian music for families, and concert hall favourites by Gershwin and Shostakovich, plus all things piano
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Carpenters Workshop Gallery opens a new stunning space in Ladbroke Hall.
Bach tells the Easter story, two new operas and a brand-new choir features top voices
Marking 150 years since the birth of composer Sergei Rachmaninov, a concert that also features Britten, Stravinsky and Debussy
Operas set in France, Italy, Germany, China and Ancient Egypt, three striking fifth symphonies and, to raise a smile, Edward Lear nonsense verse set to music
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The Christmas story is told in grand choruses and virtuosic solos, sung by the finest artists and with thrilling instrumental playing
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