Guide de la musique classique, de l'opéra et de la danse à Londres

What is it about the music of Spanish Renaissance master Tomás Luis de Victoria that lifts it above other composers? He seems – inexplicably – just to weave from better quality cloth. In the first few bars of ‘Alma Redemptoris mater’, you palbably feel the difference. Writers talk of the spirituality of his music but what does actually mean? As a sort of musical El Greco, there seems to be something in the aural brushwork that adds depth and spice in the text.

An unmissable chance to hear one of the world’s greatest pianists and her former protégé perform together in masterpieces for piano duet and two pianos. Continuing an inspiring musical relationship that has lasted for over two decades, Dong Hyek Lim joins his mentor Martha Argerich on stage to perform music for piano duet and two pianos. Argerich is one of the world’s most renowned pianists, admired everywhere for her free-spirited virtuosity.

Critically acclaimed for its daring and bold productions of Handel's dramatic works, the Handel Opera Studio returns to the grandeur of Shoreditch Town Hall with a brand-new staging of Tamerlano. Featuring some of the composer's most ravishing and astonishing music, Tamerlano is one of Handel's most powerful psychological dramas that explores the extremes of human nature which remain as power today.