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Music at Paxton festival – 18 to 27 July 2025

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MUSIC AT PAXTON FESTIVAL 2025

Music at Paxton festival unveils a dazzling programme of world class music with a truly global flavour from Friday 18 – Sunday 27 July 2024, Music at Paxton presents 10 days of glorious international music at Paxton House on the banks of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders. The 2025 festival comprises 24 events and concerts from international, national and local artists in the famous Paxton House Picture Gallery, hung high with paintings from the National Galleries of Scotland’s collection. Following on from the success of last year, the festival ventures beyond the grounds of Paxton House for concerts in Norham, Berwick-upon-Tweed and Duns.

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The Royal Ballet and Opera in 2025-26

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The Royal Ballet and Opera announces 2025/26 Season

Royal Opera’s first Season with new Music Director Jakub Hrůša featuring eight new opera productions

RBO/Shift – a new festival exploring the ever-evolving intersection between opera and technology

Royal Ballet world premieres by Wayne McGregor, Cathy Marston, Akram Khan and choreographic duo Sol León and Paul Lightfoot

First Royal Ballet presentation of work by Justin Peck

Tickets from £5 on sale from 2 July 2025
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Jerusalem Quartet’s Cleveland Chamber Music Society Shostakovich string quartet cycle

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Jerusalem Quartet brings Shostakovich’s string quartet cycle to Cleveland

Jerusalem Quartet © Felix Broede

The mightiest string quartet cycle of the twentieth century is rarely encountered live. Indeed, it is probable that a complete cycle of the quartets of the formidable Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) has never before been presented in the American Midwest. That is changing this month when the Jerusalem Quartet brings these intense, epic works to the Gartner Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum of Art for a five-concert series.

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Royal Scottish National Orchestra in 2025-26

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RSNO Launches 2025/26 Concert Season

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) launches its 2025:26 Concert Season, featuring Scottish talent, contemporary composers and new commissions.

The 2025/26 Season explores brand new music, celebrates living composers and brings old favourites to communities all across Scotland under the artistic leadership of Music Director Thomas Søndergård.

Music Director Thomas Søndergård continues his epic Mahler cycle
Principal Guest Conductor Patrick Hahn swaps podium for piano
Anthony Parnther joins as Featured Artist for 2025:26 Season
Celebrating the sounds and sights of home
Committed to new works and contemporary voices
Red carpet rolled out with RSNO at the Movies

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Opera North in 2025-26

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Opera North’s new season celebrating talent, creativity and storytelling

New productions of Handel’s Susanna in collaboration with Phoenix Dance Theatre and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro directed by Louisa Muller

Return of two much-loved favourites conducted by Opera North Music Director Garry Walker: Puccini’s La bohème and Britten’s Peter Grimes

Contemporary ‘sort of opera’ Pass the Spoon in the Howard Assembly Room

Judith Weir’s The Secret of the Black Spider performed by the Opera North Youth Company

New interactive Big Opera Mystery to introduce opera to young children and their families

New partnership with Nevill Holt Festival in Leicestershire

For all the dates of the 2025-2026 season and how to book your tickets CLICK HERE

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English National Ballet in 2025-26 and other recent news

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English National Ballet announces its 2025-2026 Season 

English National Ballet offers a diverse programme of work, opening up the possibilities of ballet
Company to perform works by Martha Graham and Crystal Pite for the first time
World premiere from rising choreographic talent, Kameron N. Saunders
Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty revived with national tour and first Royal Albert Hall performances
Increased national touring as ENB takes innovative, new programme to Theatre Royal Plymouth
Akram Khan’s Giselle marks 10th anniversary with first performances at the London Coliseum
Extensive programme of creative health, learning and participation offered throughout the season

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