Kings Place

Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose return to Kings Place this summer with a new production of Poulenc and Cocteau’s astonishing La voix humaine – a raw and intimate one-woman opera. 2, 10 & 16 Jul and 6 & 20 Aug kingsplace.co.uk/OperaUpClose

This summer, members of The Stax Music Academy travel from Memphis to the London stage to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Stax/Volt European Tour. Find out how the Academy has inspired and changed the lives of many young people living in one of the most economically depressed zip codes in the United States. Sat 15 Jul, 8pm kingsplace.co.uk/StaxMusic

This June, Kings Place launches The Politics Festival – a weekend of pro-politics talks, debates, discussions and plenty of politics-related entertainment. The Festival's producer Zoë Jeyes talks to journalists and political commentators Steve Richards and Ian Birrell about some of the big topics and speakers featured this year. 23 – 25 June kingsplace.co.uk/tpf

Poet in the City's Chief Executive Isobel Colchester chats to Ben Eshmade about the exciting programme of this year's Poetry & Lyrics Festival (9-10 June). In the second half, versatile vocalist Elaine Mitchener talks about her Cagean happening on 10 June. Sat 10 June, 6.30pm kingsplace.co.uk/JohnCage

Leading cellist Guy Johnston is joined by distinguished soprano Joan Rodgers in a Russian-themed programme which delves into the soulful songs of Rachmaninov, Scriabin, and the cosmopolitan Pauline Viardot. Part of the Cello Unwrapped series at Kings Place. Fri 12 May kingsplace.co.uk/GuyJohnston

Songlines Magazine Editor Jo Frost talks to folk singer Sam Lee about his inspiring Vindauga / Windeye project, which explores the intersections between Norwegian, Scottish and English traditional music. Part of this year’s Songlines Encounters Festival at Kings Place (1–3 June). kingsplace.co.uk/sef This is the final episode in our #SonglinesEncounters podcast series.

Ben Eshmade chats to Giuliano Modarelli and Al MacSween, founders of the international music collective Kefaya. They perform at this year’s Songlines Encounters Festival at Kings Place (1–3 June). kingsplace.co.uk/sef This is the second episode in our #SonglinesEncounters podcast series.

Scottish-Canadian jazz singer Alison Burns and multi-award winning guitarist Martin Taylor celebrate the 100th anniversary of legendary singer Ella Fitzgerald. They explore Ella's Grammy-award winning collaboration with guitarist Joe Pass. This is the final episode in our 'Strong Women, Strong Voices' podcast series. Thu 18 May, 8pm kingsplace.co.uk/EllaFitzgerald

The fourth episode in our 'Strong Women, Strong Voices' podcast series features Jerusalem-born singer Mor Karbasi. She talks about her diverse cultural influences and the liberating joy of singing. Sat 6 May, 8pm kingsplace.co.uk/MorKarbasi

Simon Broughton, Editor-in-Chief of Songlines Magazine, chats to Bollywood Brass Band member Kay Charlton and South Indian violinist Jyotsna Srikanth, who perform at this year’s Songlines Encounters Festival at Kings Place (1–3 June). kingsplace.co.uk/sef This is the first episode in our #SonglinesEncounters podcast series.

The third episode in our 'Strong Women, Strong Voices' podcast series features writer and comedian Amy Annette who celebrates the Kings Place premiere of her comedy talk show 'What Women Want' with special guests Jessie Cave, Lolly Adefope and Tom Allen. They’ll be talking misconceptions, misadventures, misogyny, and mystique (the feminine one). All recordings of previous 'What Women Want' episode...

In the second episode of Kings Place's exciting 'Strong Women, Strong Voices' series, composer and robotic artist Sarah Angliss talks about her much-anticipated debut album as well as the human and non-human performers who will join the launch gig. Thu 20 Apr, 8.15pm kingsplace.co.uk/SarahAngliss

Martin Feinstein’s acclaimed Bach Weekend returns to Kings Place with its unique combination of informality and outstanding performances. The line-up includes Swedish lutenist Jakob Lindberg and other renowned musicians and ensembles. 7–9 Apr kingsplace.co.uk/bach

The first episode in Kings Place’s brand-new 'Strong Women, Strong Voices' podcast series features Brighton-based folk musicians Kristin McClement and Emma Gatrill who perform live on International Women’s Day. Wed 8 Mar, 8pm kingsplace.co.uk/IWD

The new Beyond Cello division of the London Cello Society presents an exciting day of classes, concerts and an evening cabaret featuring stars from the world of ‘alternative cello’ including Shirley Smart and others. Part of the year-long Cello Unwrapped series at Kings Place. Sun 12 Mar kingsplace.co.uk/BeyondCello

Two exciting Kings Place debuts mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution: acclaimed pianist Alexander Karpeyev plays music of the Russian Silver Age on 13 Feb (kingsplace.co.uk/FinalFlowering). The Hermes Experiment present a programme of musical responses to the Russian Revolution including new pieces by contemporary composers on 16 Feb (kingsplace.co.uk/HermesExperiment).

Six Guys. Five Different Countries. One Sound. And, they’re back. Online jazz sensations Accent have quickly established themselves as one of the must-see acts on the scene. They return to the London A Cappella Festival 2017 after popular demand. Sat 28 Jan, 6.30pm kingsplace.co.uk/Accent2017

Cloudmakers Trio (Jim Hart, Michael Janisch & Dave Smith) are joined by special guests, Austrian-born guitarist Hannes Riepler and French-based alto saxophonist Antonin Tri Hoang, in what will surely result in their strongest program of original, genre-twisting music to date. Fri 13 January, 8pm kingsplace.co.uk/CloudmakersTrio

ZRI present Schubert's String Quintet in C, reimagined to sound as radical as when it was first written. Bursting with gypsy and Hungarian themes, it is here rescored to include clarinet, santouri (cymbalom) and accordion, interleaved with traditional tunes. Sat 17 Dec, 7.30pm & 10pm kingsplace.co.uk/ZRISchubert

Aurora Orchestra continues its extraordinary once-in-a-lifetime journey through the complete cycle of Mozart’s piano concertos, staged over five years (2016–20). The 2017 season features Imogen Cooper, Shai Wosner, the Labèque sisters, Tom Poster and other star pianists. First concert on Sat 18 Mar, 6.15pm kingsplace.co.uk/MozartsPiano2017

Prog-popster The Anchoress (aka Catherine AD) celebrates the vinyl release of her debut album 'Confessions Of A Romance Novelist' with a special one-off live show at Kings Place. Sat 17 Dec, 8pm kingsplace.co.uk/Anchoress

Drawing the first year of the exciting Mozart’s Piano series to a close, Aurora Orchestra is joined by two recent winners of the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition – Lara Melda and Martin James Bartlett – for a concert celebrating the exuberance, playfulness and imagination of Mozart’s childhood. Fri 16 Dec, 7.30pm kingsplace.co.uk/MozartsPiano

Following the recent success of their debut album ShadowLines, FLUX premiere a brand-new work: In Other Words. Combining music with dance, it explores our personal search for identity. FLUX leave audiences in awe of their multi-instrumental talents and combined virtuosity. With shades of Indie, Folk, Western and Indian Classical, their music take the listener on a cinematic journey. Fri 4 Nov, 8pm...

A strong sense of national character pervades French music throughout the ages. Lully, Charpentier, Couperin and Rameau are some of the composers who contributed to a rich period in France’s musical development. Curated by French Baroque specialist Eamonn Dougan, this series allows us the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the musical opulence of the grand siècle of the French Baroque. 24–26 Nov...

The Swedish orchestra O/Modernt fuses Vivaldi with rock music, including Metallica, Muse and Pink Floyd as part of Kings Place’s Baroque Unwrapped series. Conductor / violinist Hugo Ticciati returns in 2017 for an inspiring concert with Kian Soltani and vocal ensemble VOCES8 as well as a special cross-cultural collaboration between O/Modernt, Matthew Barley, Sukhwinder Singh & Soumik Datta as part...