Discover new poets through this free online collection of brilliant, moving, funny and groundbreaking poems curated by our specialist poetry librarians. Search the poems by type or by topic, or use ...

Situated in the heart of London, on the banks of the River Thames is the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, a beacon for arts and culture for over 70 years. The 2,700 capacity Royal Festival Hall ...

Over the dark winter nights, our site is illuminated by outdoor artworks that play with light and colour – explore to discover them all. Each artist uses light and colour in playful ways, at the same ...

The orchestra and Mitsuko Uchida continue their rewarding partnership, focused on Mozart’s piano concertos, in a programme of intimate and joyous music. Uchida’s artistic partnership with the Mahler ...

Enter an endless world of play and invention in a limitless recycled playground for children and their grown-ups to tap into their imaginations. Part installation, part adventure playground, REPLAY is ...

The saxophonist and rapper melds jazz and beat-based hip-hop in this world premiere of the album that completes a trilogy with Black Peril and White JuJu. The premiere is part of Montreux Jazz ...

Nu Civilisation Orchestra honours the life and music of Nina Simone with special guests including Corinne Bailey Rae, led by conductor Peter Edwards. The line-up also features neo-jazz singer Ni ...

Head to the Keats Library, London, for their first event of 2025. Join in on this evening of poetry (including Ode to a Nightingale, Ode to Autumn, & Ode to a Grecian Urn) with music by Gluck, ...

The London Philharmonic Orchestra brings Sibelius’ En Saga poem to life, and Benjamin Grosvenor joins for Mozart’s 21st Piano Concerto. Conductor Andrey Boreyko opens with Sibelius’ gripping tone poem ...

It’s fair to say that Nabihah’s Iqbal route into life as a professional musician is somewhat atypical. After studying an M.Phil in History at Cambridge she pursued a career in law and passed the bar, ...

Mozart’s choral masterpiece crowns a sublime concert of his greatest works, including his timeless Symphony No.40.

An opportunity to experience the music of an orchestra, completely reimagined. That’s the premise of Multitudes, which comes to the Southbank Centre in April and May 2025. Bringing together ...