Free Events at Southbank Centre
Southbank Centre regularly hosts free events, performances and exhibitions across the site. Wind down at the end of the working work and enjoy live music on Friday evenings performed by today's leading musicians and bands, including up-and-coming musicians pianist Huw Warren, The Chico Chavas Project featuring Dave O'Higgins and Funk Off, an exuberant 15-piece marching band. Alternatively, enjoy some free music on Friday lunchtimes in the Central Bar of Royal Festival Hall, with performances of small-scale classical and contemporary music from younger music students. Our Sunday choral strand continues each week, with performances of a wide range of vocal music from singers, choirs and ensembles from across the country. This Christmas, The Clore Ballroom is home to an inflatable screening room - the Igloo Cinema - which hosts film screenings, talks and performances throughout the festive season.
events in this series
Level 4 at The Royal Festival Hall
Operation Soapbox
Saturday 18 October 2008 - Sunday 11 January 2009
Free
The Clore Ballroom
Landscape Mixtape
Thursday 8 January 2009
First I will save your soul, then I shall destroy you.
Admission Free
Tim Lee
Friday 9 January 2009 - Sunday 8 February 2009
From The Beastie Boys to Inspector Clouseau, Canadian artist Tim Lee takes cultural icons and embroils them in witty, conceptual mash-ups.
Free
Concrete at The Hayward
Julie Verhoeven: Fannying Around
Friday 9 January 2009 - Sunday 8 March 2009
In a playful return to gaudy kindergarten materials, Julie Verhoeven creates a disorienting collage of decorated paper plates, undulating and overlapping in The Hayward’s Concrete.
Free
The Clore Ballroom
Ice-Bound Uummannaq
Friday 9 January 2009
To mark the closing weekend of our Igloo cinema, voyage to the far north with Cape Farewell, to the ice-bound town of Uummannaq.
Admission Free
The Hayward Concrete
Mouth 2 Mouth
Saturday 10 January 2009
Mouth 2 Mouth is a monthly instalment of dreamy beats, aural treats and great laid-back artistic vibes.
Admission free
The Clore Ballroom
Silent Storm: Kino London
Sunday 11 January 2009
London's newest filmmaking project, Kino London, premiere a slate of new silent shorts, made specially for screening in Igloo Cinema and every one of them hot from the edit suite.
Admission Free
Gamelan Room
Gamelan and poetry workshops
Tuesday 13 January 2009 - Tuesday 31 March 2009
Southbank Centre is offering free gamelan taster workshops for Lambeth Primary Schools.
Admission free
The Hayward Concrete
King of Kings
Thursday 15 January 2009
One night a month, Southbank Centre gently rocks and grooves to the best in ska, calypso, roots, rocksteady and lover’s rock - classic genres later represented in the mainstream in bands and artists like No Doubt, Lily Allen and Reel Big Fish.
Admission free
Foyer Bar- Level 2
Jumoke Fashola
Friday 16 January 2009
Vocalist and broadcaster Jumoke Fashola explores the 'torch song' tradition of blues and jazz - songs of yearning and loss, of vain hopes, unrequited love and dashed dreams.
Admission free
Front Room
Twelves Trio
Friday 16 January 2009
Formed around 18 months ago the Twelves Trio play a mixture of original compositions and free improvisations- exploring the crack between the written and the composed.
Admission Free
The Hayward Concrete
Furioustyle
Friday 16 January 2009
DJ Younglee brings his tunes fresh from venues such as Proud Gallery, Bedroom Bar and Cargo to Concrete for his monthly installment of Furioustyle.
Admission free
The Hayward Concrete
Echaskech Presents
Saturday 17 January 2009
Dom and Andy have been involved in London's music and club scene for over ten years and form part of audio visual act Echaskech along with Mach V.
Admission free
The Clore Ballroom
We Sing U Sing Gospel Choir
Sunday 18 January 2009
We Sing U Sing Gospel is a music organisation that has created a singing initiative with its roots firmly grounded in gospel singing and gospel choir styles.
Admission Free
The Hayward Concrete
Trouble Tune hosted by Z-U
Wednesday 21 January 2009
Z-U is one of the bands to watch on the London jazz scene this year playing dates at the Vortex Jazz Club, supporting Seb Rochford’s Polar Bear at Ronnie Scott’s, and having secured a forthcoming slot at the London Jazz Festival.
Admission free
Foyer Bar- Level 2
Royal Academy of Music Presents: Chiaroscuro Trio
Friday 23 January 2009
A performance of Beethoven’s Piano Trio Op.1 No.3 and Brahms' Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major Op.78 from this talented student trio.
Front Room
Tomorrow's Warriors
Friday 23 January 2009
This brand new edition of the critically acclaimed Tomorrow's Warriors hits the road with this distinctive young band bringing a fresh take on modern acoustic jazz but maintaining a strong sense of the jazz tradition.
Admission Free
The Hayward Concrete
Factory Nights
Friday 23 January 2009
Enjoy sounds of the golden era of Pop Art, in this tribute to Andy Warhol.
Admission free
The Clore Ballroom
Tomorrow's Warriors Present: Jazzsploration
Saturday 24 January 2009
Tomorrow's Warriors and Gary Crosby's Nu Troop invite you to explore all that is jazz.
Admission free
The Clore Ballroom
The Pink Singers
Sunday 25 January 2009
Having just celebrated their 25th anniversary, London-based lesbian and gay choir The Pink Singers bring their exciting, friendly and diverse performance to the Southbank.
Admission Free
The Hayward Concrete
Flomotion
Tuesday 27 January 2009
Nick Luscombe's Flomotion has been constantly at the forefront of modern electronic music with his popular and long running weekly radio show, live events and DJ club nights.
Admission free
Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund Recital
Thursday 29 January 2009
A recital by oboist Fraser MacAulay, an award-winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.
Admission free
Foyer Bar- Level 2
Sankorfa
Friday 30 January 2009
An exciting percussion quartet that originally met at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Sankorfa are equally at home performing in concert halls and night clubs, as well as in delivering masterclasses and education projects.
Admission Free
Front Room
Dan Ecclestone Band
Friday 30 January 2009
Pianist Dan Ecclestone's music reflects his love of film soundtracks, American Minimalism, 1970s progressive rock and electronica as well as the classic collaborations of Gil Evans and Miles Davis.
Admission Free
Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra : Music of Today
Saturday 31 January 2009
A new commission from Priti Paintal, bringing together members of the Philharmonia Orchestra and Indian musicians from Shiva Nova.
Admission free
Purcell Room
Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
Monday 2 February 2009
A recital by an award-winning ensemble of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.
Admission free (ticket required)
Sunley Pavilion
Members Dance Event with Candoco
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Enjoy a free event put together by Candoco Dance Company exclusively for Southbank Centre Members (Full & Dual).
Admission free
Foyer Bar- Level 2
Anita Wardell
Friday 6 February 2009
Anita Wardell, an Australian vocalist, is an uncompromising exponent of bebop and has won a cult following among her colleagues in London during her time here.
Admission free
Front Room
Speakers Corner Quartet
Friday 6 February 2009
Fresh from a headline show at London’s legendary Jazz Cafe as well as recently performing as part of Herbie Remixed at Royal Festival Hall, this innovative four-piece built notoriety after a series of packed out improvised performances at the monthly cult hip-hop night, Speakers Corner.
Admission free
Foyer Bar- Level 2
Raise The Roof
Sunday 8 February 2009
Raise The Roof sing songs from around the world, celebrating the transformational power of singing with harmonious gusto.
Admission free
The Clore Ballroom
Bellowhead
Saturday 14 February 2009
Southbank Centre Artists in Residence Bellowhead perform as part of Imagine Children's Festival 2009.
Admission free
Foyer Bar- Level 2
Leigh Orpheus Male Voice Choir
Sunday 15 February 2009
One of the largest of its kind in the country, Leigh Orpheus Male Voice Choir has a wide and varied repertoire ranging from 16th century madrigals to opera, show songs and modern pop.
Admission free
The Clore Ballroom
Kathak Stanzas
Sunday 15 February 2009 - Sunday 15 February 2009
Southbank Centre Artist in Residence, choreographer Gauri Sharma Tripathi celebrates the use of voice in dance, with this imaginative workshop that combines words and traditional South Asian kathak dance.
Admission free
The Clore Ballroom
Poetry & Place
Tuesday 17 February 2009 - Tuesday 17 February 2009
Work with a local poet to unlock the poetry and language that is all around us.
Admission free
The Clore Ballroom
The Carnival of the Animals
Wednesday 18 February 2009 - Wednesday 18 February 2009
Come to The Clore Ballroom to make and create masks and poems inspired by the poems and illustrations from The Carnival of the Animals.
Admission free
The Clore Ballroom
Spin
Thursday 19 February 2009 - Thursday 19 February 2009
Come and experience Spin!
Admission free
The Clore Ballroom
Moving Words
Friday 20 February 2009 - Friday 20 February 2009
Using poetry and creative dance, come along to this workshop for all the family and explore ways of using your body to tell a new story.
Admission free
Foyer Bar- Level 2
Royal Academy of Music Presents: Andriessen's Workers Union and Bill Evans Reinterpreted
Friday 20 February 2009
Composition students from the Royal Academy of Music perform Andriessen's symphonic work, Workers Union, which can be performed by any 'loud-sounding group of instruments'.
Front Room
Mishka Adams
Friday 20 February 2009
Anglo-Filipino songstress Mishka Adams is a rising jazz star famous for her enchanting voice.
Foyer Bar- Level 2
SOAS World Music Choir
Sunday 22 February 2009
The SOAS World Music Choir members are primarily students of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) plus a few others.
Admission free
Purcell Room
Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
Monday 23 February 2009
A recital by an award-winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.
Admission free (ticket required)
Members' Bar - level 6
Members' Event - 2009/10 Classical Season Launch
Wednesday 25 February 2009
Find out more about our 2009/10 Classical Season and enjoy live music by a string quartet from the highly acclaimed Park Lane Group.
Admission free for Members
Front Room
Sarah Gillespie
Friday 27 February 2009
A sonic reflection of the contemporary London street, Greenwich-born singer-songwriter Sarah Gillespie performs a melting-pot mix of urban-folk and middle-eastern blues.
Admission free
Purcell Room
Philharmonia Orchestra : Music of Today
Thursday 12 March 2009
A showcase of Oliver Knussen's vocal works
Admission free
Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra : Music of Today
Tuesday 7 April 2009
A showcase of the works of leading Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen, with undertones of fairy tales and imaginary landscapes
Admission Free
Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
Thursday 16 April 2009
A performance by cellist Matthijs Broersma, award winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.
Admission free
Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
Thursday 30 April 2009
A recital by the octet, Liquid Architecture, an award-winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.
Admission Free
Purcell Room
Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
Wednesday 6 May 2009
A recital by an award-winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.
Admission free (ticket required)
Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of Today
Sunday 10 May 2009
A showcase of music by Salvatore Sciarrino, including his virtuosic music Capricci
Admission free
Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
Thursday 14 May 2009
A performance by violinist Matthiue van Bellen, award winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.
Admission free
Purcell Room
Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
Wednesday 3 June 2009
A recital by an award-winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.
Admission free (ticket required)
Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra : Music of Today
Thursday 25 June 2009
Hear music by three young composers from UK conservatoires and universities
Admission free
Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
Tuesday 30 June 2009
A performance by violinist Leonard Schreiber, award winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.
Admission free
