“Our successful Opening Weekend for Autumn/Winter 2022/23 – during which we welcomed over 10,000 people across our spaces, many of whom visited Southbank Centre for the very first time – demonstrated that it is possible to celebrate the tradition of classical music whilst reflecting the artform today. And, with our Spring/Summer 2023 programme, we are continuing to fulfil this responsibility.
With our unrivalled family of six Resident Orchestras and international orchestras, we are continuing to bring the greatest symphonic repertoire to our stages whilst also presenting new large-scale experiences to reach new people…
Building on their incredible performances in Autumn/Winter, we are pleased to see the return of Resident Artists Abel Selaocoe, Manchester Collective, and Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Resident Artist Daniel Pioro will also return whilst we welcome new Resident Artist Alice Sara Ott. Between them, they embrace the full spectrum of classical music – making concerto appearances with our Resident Orchestras, adding freshness to our glorious chamber music offer, premiering new work commissioned by Southbank Centre, and bringing a range of collaborators from classical music and beyond to show the true versatility of this wonderful artform…
And, together with our family of orchestras, we continue to provide audiences with a unique way of building their concert package – the ability to pick and mix across the programme, irrespective of the orchestra, strand or series. We are incredibly proud of the breadth of our programme as we continue to show that classical music is for everyone.”
Toks Dada (Head of Classical Music, Southbank Centre)