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Arts unravelled: Why is Beethoven’s 9th Symphony so significant?
Painting of Beethoven
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Arts unravelled: Why is Beethoven’s 9th Symphony so significant?

Music professor Laura Tunbridge explains when and why Beethoven wrote his most famous masterpiece, the Symphony No.9 with its celebrated ‘Ode to Joy’.

City and tree: the story of London planes
A landmark 19th century London plane tree in Windrush Square, Brixton
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City and tree: the story of London planes

Artist and author Paul Wood reveals the story behind the London Plane tree, which can be found on streets throughout the city.
Ben Watt on going solo & finding light in the dark
Ben Watt, musician
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Ben Watt on going solo & finding light in the dark

Ben Watt, formerly of Everything But The Girl, talks about going solo again and collaborations in this interview ahead of his rescheduled 2021 gig at the Southbank Centre
Bridget Riley at Hayward Gallery: then & now
Bridget Riley at Hayward Gallery in 1971 and in 2020
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Bridget Riley at Hayward Gallery: then & now

Meet the musician: Roderick Williams
Roderick Williams At Southbank Centre
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Meet the musician: Roderick Williams

Roderick Williams, much-loved baritone and composer explains what he loves about classical music, and how he likes to relate to an audience through his performance
Grand pianos, concert pianists & the Southbank Centre: 7 things to know
Paul Lewis in Royal Festival Hall
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Grand pianos, concert pianists & the Southbank Centre: 7 things to know

Find out more about this incredible instrument and the world-class artists who’ve performed here
Rescuing poetry from the edge of extinction
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Rescuing poetry from the edge of extinction

Chris McCabe on his book, Poems from the Edge of Extinction, an anthology of poetry from endangered languages, inspired by the Endangered Poetry Project
Nelson Mandela & me: The activists’ stories
Nelson Mandela visited Franschoek
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Nelson Mandela & me: The activists’ stories

Three prominent anti-apartheid activists, Chitra Karve, Lela Kogbara and Brian Filling each recount the time they met the great political leader, Nelson Mandela.
Heather Morris on The Tattooist of Auschwitz & Cilka’s Journey
Author Heather Morris wears all black; she is standing on a path between two white concrete walls
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Heather Morris on The Tattooist of Auschwitz & Cilka’s Journey

Heather Morris, the internationally bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka’s Journey discusses how the books emerged from the story of Lale Sokolov
7 musicians who started their career at the Southbank Centre
Pi Ja Ma, musical artist
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7 musicians who started their career at the Southbank Centre

Find out more about artists who have gone on to great things since playing small gigs in our iconic venues.
Every 27 September
Visitor inspecting documents in the archive
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Every 27 September

Take a look back through Southbank Centre’s archive records for one insignificant date and see the planning that goes into each and every event at a celebrated London arts venue.
Philippa Perry on parenthood & parent-child relationships
Philippa Perry
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Philippa Perry on parenthood & parent-child relationships

The psychotherapist and author Philippa Perry discusses her book, The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) ahead of an appearance at the Southbank Centre
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