{"title": "Celebrating Black History Month with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra", "start": "2026-11-19T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-19T13:00:00Z", "place": "Willesden Green library", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/orchestral", "history/black-history"], "description": "A relaxed and interactive lunchtime concert celebrating Black History Month. Presenter Aga Serugo-Lugo and musicians from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform an hour-long programme championing Black contributions to classical music. It features elements of participation, informative details, and music from Black composers both past and present. This orchestral concert is truly for everyone.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/celebrating-black-history-month-with-the-royal-philharmonic-60121/", "official_url": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/libraries-arts-and-heritage/libraries/library-events/bhm-with-the-rpo-wg", "image": "https://noky.io/images/53447cff94621e4ee7d6398e9185f22b1a2bae675f81e8cd396ad12fd198c34d-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-19T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-19T13:00:00Z", "place": "Willesden Green library", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Lunchtime Concert at Willesden Green Library: Black History Month", "start": "2026-11-19T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Library at Willesden Green", "address": "High Road 95, NW10 2SF London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/orchestral", "occasion/black-history-month"], "description": "An interactive hour-long lunchtime concert celebrating Black History Month at The Library at Willesden Green. Presenter Aga Serugo-Lugo joins musicians of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for a diverse and exciting programme championing Black contributions to classical music. With elements of participation, informative details, and music from Black composers both past and present, it is an orchestral concert for everyone. The concert runs from 12pm to approximately 1pm.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lunchtime-concert-at-willesden-green-library-black-history-m-65018/", "official_url": "https://www.rpo.co.uk/tickets-memberships/event/2026/lunchtime-concert-at-willesden-green-library-black-history-month", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3fa412dd473402b3e7f167851e10df61074945b9d51972ff97e81bcc872656b4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T21:30:00Z", "place": "V&A East Museum", "address": "Carpenters Road 107, E20 2AR London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["society/black-culture/black-british", "music"], "description": "An evening of live music, networking and a panel conversation titled 'New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing' at V&A East Museum. It is run by BBC Introducing Live together with BBC Radio 1Xtra in partnership with V&A East Museum, celebrating the museum's exhibition The Music is Black: A British Story. A panel hosted by BBC Introducing's Angelle Joseph, with speakers including V&A East's Josephine Small, looks at key moments in Black British music history and how the UK industry can support young Black artists. An open mic hosted by BBC Radio 1Xtra Introducing's Theo Johnson gives nine artists the chance to perform live for BBC Introducing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-40095/", "official_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/RwGL37RqpD/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-nov-2026", "image": ""}, {"title": "RCM at Austrian Cultural Forum", "start": "2026-11-09T13:05:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Austrian Cultural Forum", "address": "Rutland Gate 28, London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A chamber music concert held in the chandelier-lit recital room of the Austrian Cultural Forum in London. It is presented by the Royal College of Music, whose musicians perform the programme. 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The concert was born from a year of conversations in a community kitchen between musicians and people seeking asylum in the UK, and explores what home means, how we hold onto it and how we carry it with us when we have to leave. The programme moves across continents and centuries with music by Reena Esmail, Bushra el-Turk, Lembit Beecher, Piazzolla, Vaughan Williams and Copland, and forms part of City of London Sinfonia's wider season exploring asylum and migration in the UK. The orchestra was founded in 1971 by Richard Hickox, and the evening features Alexandra Wood, CLS Creative Director and Leader, with projection design by visual artist Majid Adin.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/city-of-london-sinfonia-these-memories-may-be-true-40343/", "official_url": "https://wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/city-of-london-sinfonia-these-memories-may-be-true/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3c928c52d2c79db515bf1118b6cba39d2f5366d85b79017f2b3e131976c57fcd-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Bill Ryder-Jones", "start": "2026-11-14T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Alexandra Palace Theatre", "address": "Alexandra Palace Way, London, N22 7AY London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music"], "description": "A concert by Bill Ryder-Jones together with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at Alexandra Palace Theatre in London.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/bill-ryder-jones-61814/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/20128ff68db75fc1376fbe159736dc7a723573a7680d65acf75841e6fa4f22d9-600.webp"}, {"title": "Junior Department 100: Sinfonia", "start": "2026-11-14T17:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Music Museum", "address": "", "price": "£6.50 (incl ticket fee)", "price_from": "6.50", "price_to": "6.50", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/orchestral"], "description": "A concert by the RCMJD Sinfonia, an orchestra of young musicians from the Royal College of Music Junior Department. The ensemble performs under conductor Robert Hodge as part of the Junior Department's 100 anniversary. It is described as a thrilling orchestral concert showcasing the department's talented players. The event takes place at the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/junior-department-100-sinfonia-90664/", "official_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=3518172", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9cee0e5c60f040cfe5e827914d8a7f612e7f2b6df15a8590911cbb2224d9d95d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Composition Showcase", "start": "2026-11-18T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Music Museum", "address": "", "price": "Pay What You Can, £2 to £15, with a free option", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/contemporary-classical"], "description": "Composition Showcase is a concert of new music performed in the Performance Hall of the Royal College of Music. It features works by the college's emerging composers, written for solo instruments and instrumental combinations. The programme invites audiences to discover fresh pieces by the next generation of professional musicians. Tickets follow a Pay What You Can model, from £2 to £15 with a free option, so the event is accessible to all.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/composition-showcase-122288/", "official_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=3840872", "image": "https://noky.io/images/37611c693129dd8f4aab9d29701280e01d8fb1c90de6ae380e646730aafc633f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Trinity Laban String Ensemble and Leon Bosch: Marking 50 years since the Soweto Uprising", "start": "2026-11-20T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Blackheath Halls", "address": "23 Lee Road, SE3 9RQ London", "price": "£15|£10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/orchestral", "occasion/anniversary"], "description": "A concert by the Trinity Laban String Ensemble at Blackheath Halls. Conductor Leon Bosch leads the ensemble in music by two South African composers, marking 50 years since the Soweto Uprising. Maximilian Lamprecht solos on double bass in Shane Woodborne's Red Ink: Concerto for Double Bass and String Orchestra.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/trinity-laban-string-ensemble-and-leon-bosch-marking-50-year-78560/", "official_url": "https://www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/trinity-laban-string-ensemble-and-leon-bosch-marking-50-years-since-the-soweto-uprising/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/029fc32211692a0c64114bd6cc659d57ea1c1b0f08d783a468b305a55ba2d283-600.webp"}, {"title": "Lunchtime concert featuring LCM student performers", "start": "2026-11-11T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "University of West London", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music"], "description": "A free lunchtime concert held at Vestry Hall, showcasing the talent and creativity of performers from the London College of Music (LCM). The event is hosted by the University of West London and invites both music enthusiasts and anyone looking for a way to spend their lunch break to come along and support the students. It runs for one hour, and photography and videography are not permitted during live performances.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lunchtime-concert-featuring-lcm-student-performers-83366/", "official_url": "https://www.uwl.ac.uk/whats-on/lunchtime-concert-featuring-lcm-student-performers-november", "image": ""}, {"title": "Hania Rani 2026", "start": "2026-11-08T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Festival Hall", "address": "SE1 8XX London", "price": "from £38.06", "price_from": "38.00", "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/piano"], "description": "A solo piano concert at the Southbank Centre in London. Composer, pianist and vocalist Hania Rani, whose genre-blending work interweaves classical, jazz and electronic influences, performs an exclusive solo show for Pitchfork Festival, with special guest Brìghde Chaimbeul.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hania-rani-2026-61585/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Northern Soul Orchestrated", "start": "2026-11-11T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Southbank Centre", "address": "Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX London", "price": "From £57", "price_from": "57.00", "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/soul/northern-soul"], "description": "Northern Soul Orchestrated is a stomping celebration of British club culture, transporting audiences back in time. It brings together the BBC Concert Orchestra, presenter Stuart Maconie, conductor Joe Duddell and a superb line-up of singers. It is an event for ages 14 and over, presented by Southbank Centre at the Royal Festival Hall.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/northern-soul-orchestrated-61664/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}