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Guide to Classical Music, Opera and Dance in London

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18 Feb 2026 - Cadogan Hall: Czech Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra © Arno
18 February 2026, Czech Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
The Soviet authorities called it an “optimistic tragedy”. Shostakovich simply called it his Tenth Symphony. Dark, tense, packed with secret messages and featuring a hair-raising musical portrait of Stalin himself; what’s certain is that Shostakovich’s Tenth is one of the mightiest of 20th-century symphonies – one of those pieces that you simply have to hear live. Raiskin and this outstanding Czech orchestra share a gift from home: Janáček’s Cunning Little Vixen.
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27 Feb 2026 - Southbank Centre: Behzod Abduraimov © Nissor Abdourazakov
27 February 2026, Behzod Abduraimov
One of today’s brightest piano stars shines in music that overflows with character and colour, culminating in the fairground thrills of Stravinsky’s Petrushka. Behzod Abduraimov offers a recital that shows off the piano’s magnificent potential for colour, range and virtuosity. He begins with Brahms’ final set of piano pieces, Op.119, introspective, humorous and rugged by turns, followed by Liszt’s Après un lecture de Dante and Debussy’s Suite bergamasque.
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