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The 2025 Southbank Centre season begins with visionary pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard joining the Philharmonia, conducted by Manfred Honeck, for a programme spanning the Romantic period. Pierre-Laurent Aimard has earned a reputation as one of the most respected interpreters of Beethoven’s music and on 2 February (3pm) he treats us to a performance of the Third Piano Concerto. The programme also features Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’ and the overture to Weber’s Der Freischütz (The Marksman).

Guest Conductor Marin Alsop leads the orchestra in a Latin American flavoured Valentine’s Day evening that features the world’s leading classical accordionist, Ksenija Sidorova, and 2023 UK Tango Champions Iro Davlanti-Lo and Adrien Bariki-Alaoui. Including Gershwin’s Cuban Overture and Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, the all Piazzolla second half includes Aconcagua Concerto before Tanti Anni Prima for solo accordion and tango dancers and the famous Libertango unites...