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In the words of Moominpapa, 鈥淭he world is full of great and wonderful things for those who are ready for them鈥�. An evening of words, images and music inspired by the life and works of Tove Jansson.

An afternoon set of free, live jazz celebrating one of Tove Jansson鈥檚 most beloved genres.

A talk examining Tove Jansson鈥檚 lifelong relationship with music and its influence on her creative world.

Seasons in Moominvalley: a new film adventure for Moomintroll and his family, with live music from the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.

An afternoon set of free, live jazz celebrating one of Tove Jansson鈥檚 most beloved genres.

A talk exploring the importance of place in Tove Jansson鈥檚 creative work, with a special focus on The Summer Book.

A 麻豆社 documentary tracing the extraordinary life of Tove Jansson.

Lelia Josefowicz and Sakari Oramo premiere a new violin concerto by Charlotte Bray; a wonderful upbeat to Liszt鈥檚 heaven-storming 'Faust Symphony'.

Music by Jan谩膷ek and Mozart to thrill and delights, and Ben Goldscheider premieres a brand-new horn concerto from one of Sweden鈥檚 most enchanting musical minds.

Tales from a dark century: Isabelle Faust plays Berg鈥檚 Violin Concerto, in a concert that embraces nature myths, songs of loss, and the splitting of the atom.

Yeol Eum Son plays Rachmaninov鈥檚 Third Piano Concerto - the opening chapter in a musical journey through the dark heart of the 20th century.

'Lash 鈥� Acts of Love': the UK premiere, in a concert staging, of Rebecca Saunders鈥檚 extraordinary new opera.

An introduction to Rebecca Saunder's opera, 'Lash'.

Rebecca Saunders鈥檚 chamber music might be small in size, but the ideas it conveys are vast. Musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama explore a selection of her chamber works this afternoon.

An introduction to the music of Rebecca Saunders

Sakari Oramo conducts Malcolm Arnold: his Seventh Symphony stands alongside British masterpieces by Vaughan Williams and Helen Grime.

Francesco Piemontesi plays Brahms鈥檚 mighty First Piano Concerto, and conductor Tabita Berglund retells the colourful tale of Grieg鈥檚 'Peer Gynt'.

Kazuki Yamada conducts great musical love stories by Maurice Ravel and Lili Boulanger. Prepare to be seduced鈥�

Swirling ball scene, grotesque witches dance, brutal execution and fatal attraction. Sakari Oramo pairs Berlioz鈥檚 Symphonie fantastique with the equally decadent hedonism of Alban Berg.

The raw power of Shostakovich鈥檚 Fourth Symphony meets the anguished humanity of John Adams and Walt Whitman: Jukka-Pekka Saraste explores the terror and compassion of 20th century music at its most powerful.

Dark fantasies and bewitching melodies: Adam Hickox conjures a collection of the 20th century鈥檚 most haunting tales, in music by Liadov, Gubaidulina and Bart贸k.

Song, dance and a tale as old as time: the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra summons the spirit of Orpheus, in music by Gluck, Stravinsky and Missy Mazzoli.

Polish fireworks and a long-awaited rediscovery as Marta Gardoli艅ska and violinist Bomsori Kim perform music by Szymanowski and Grazyna Bacewicz.

To hell and back: Berlioz鈥檚 huge, flamboyant take on the Faust legend simply has to be heard to be believed.

Kirill Karabits conducts Jasdeep Singh Degun's new Sitar Concerto and Sergei Prokofiev's seventh symphony in a programme that bridges cultures, contexts and continents.

Night Tracks, live in concert: the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra performs a sequence of classics for adventurous minds, inspired by the popular late-night Radio 3 show.

Music for wellbeing in conversation.

Music and Meditation live: for the first time in London, Izzy Judd and the 麻豆社 Singers present a live edition of Radio 3 Unwind's hugely popular podcast.

Words and Music live: a sonic journey towards the place where music and words flow together to comfort the spirit.

Music for wellbeing in conversation

The legendary DJ and producer DJ Shadow marks the 30th anniversary of his hugely influential album 'Endtroducing鈥�..' by joining forces with the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jules Buckley.

Alena Baeva plays Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Violin Concerto, and Nil Venditti brings a very personal perspective to Falla鈥檚 fiesta of a ballet.

Rites of spring: Stravinsky, Hillborg and a spectacular Mendelssohn rediscovery from Sakari Oramo and the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.

Semyon Bychkov enters the wild, wonderful dreamworld of the mighty Seventh Symphony.

Sakari Oramo conducts Brahms鈥檚 epic First Symphony, and joins Korean violin phenomenon Inmo Yang in Bart贸k鈥檚 impassioned First Violin Concerto.

Randall Goosby plays Barber鈥檚 Violin Concerto; a soaring prelude to the UK premiere of Caroline Shaw鈥檚 intergalactic oratorio, 'The Listeners'.

Debussy鈥檚 'La mer' crowns a concert that surges with elemental power; whether Britten鈥檚 East Anglian seascapes or Shostakovich at his punchiest.