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March 24, 2021
Southbank Centre will reopen to audiences in May and present an ambitious summer of artistic activity
The Hayward Gallery will reopen on 19 May and the Royal Festival Hall (including the National Poetry Library), will reopen on 21 May with live events from 28 May.Reunion –...
ROH
March 23, 2021
The Royal Opera House reveals highlights of its first full Season since 2019
The Royal Opera House is excited to share early plans for its 2021/22 Season, the first full Royal Opera House Season since 2019.    Today we reveal highlights including five world...
March 11, 2021
Henley Festival returns for 2021
After an incredibly challenging 12 months, Henley Festival are delighted to return for 2021 to its spectacular setting on the riverbank in Henley-on-Thames with its full black-tie splendour. They will...
Festival de Pâques
March 10, 2021
Festival de Pâques, Aix en Provence, announces full line-up
The 2021 Festival de Pâques, Aix en Provence - which will be broadcast in its entirety online for free - announces its full line-up. Festival de Pâques will this year...
Barbican
March 10, 2021
Barbican announces reopening and new programme for the spring and summer 2021
The Barbican today announces an exciting programme of new live events and digital content for spring and summer. In line with the latest government guidance, the Barbican is preparing to...
March 9, 2021
Hallé resumes Winter Season with five new online concerts (18 March – 29 April 2021)
The Hallé is delighted to announce the new dates of its critically acclaimed online Winter Season, with five new concerts streamed from the Hallé’s Manchester homes, The Bridgewater Hall and...
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
March 8, 2021
St Martin-in-the-Fields’ Fresh Horizons Concert Series Presents Academy of St Martin in the Fields Performing Bach and Brahms
On Thursday 11 March 2021, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields will perform a concert of J.S. Bach, Johannes Brahms and James MacMillan at London’s St Martin-in-the-Fields as part of the venue’s weekly online concert series – Fresh...
March 8, 2021
English National Opera and BBC Two announce the broadcast of Handel’s Messiah, captured exclusively for television this Easter
English National Opera (ENO) and BBC Two today announce that a specially-created concert of Handel’s Messiah will be recorded for exclusive broadcast on BBC Two this Easter.  The hour-long performance of Handel’s...
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March 8, 2021
Adele named the UK official best-selling female album artist of the century
National Album Day will return for its fourth edition on Saturday, 16th October and this year will take as its theme Celebrating Women in Music, shining a light on the huge contribution made by women and...
March 5, 2021
Polish Cultural Institute New York presents Krzysztof Penderecki in Memoriam
Throughout the spring of 2021, Polish Cultural Institute New York will curate Krzysztof Penderecki in Memoriam, honouring the life and legacy of Poland's greatest modern composer. Leading up to and beyond March 29,...
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