Twenty-two classical and operatic events from across the UK worth clearing your diary for in September 2026.
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September 2026 Events
The Marriage of Figaro (Wild Arts)
EAST
Norwich Theatre Royal · cond. Orlando Jopling
Tue 8 Sept
Jeremy Denk plays Mozart Piano Concertos I–III
SCOTLAND
St Mary’s Kirk, Haddington · Royal Northern Sinfonia · Lammermuir Festival
8, 10, 12 Sept
our eyes looking for god
LONDON & SE
The Pit, Barbican · new Black British opera
Wed 9 Sept
The Elixir of Love
LONDON & SE
Wilton’s Music Hall · Charles Court Opera · cond. David Eaton
Wed 9 Sept
Víkingur Ólafsson: Opus 109
LONDON & SE
Wigmore Hall · piano recital
Fri 11 Sept
Mozart’s Mass in C minor
LONDON & SE
Bold Tendencies, Peckham · Philharmonia · cond. Tess Jackson
Sat 12 Sept
Allan Clayton & Paul Lewis: Die schöne Müllerin
LONDON & SE
Wigmore Hall · song recital
Mon 14 Sept
RLPO: Manze conducts Guy Johnston — Britten’s Cello Symphony
NORTH
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall · cond. Andrew Manze
Thu 17 Sept
Christoph Altstaedt conducts Manchester Camerata
NORTH
The Monastery, Manchester
Fri 18 Sept
The Diary of One Who Disappeared
SCOTLAND
Dirleton Kirk · Nicky Spence, Jeremy Denk · Lammermuir Festival
Sat 19 Sept
100 Tubas at Amisfield
SCOTLAND
Amisfield Walled Garden, Haddington · Red Note Ensemble · Lammermuir Festival
Sat 19 Sept
Fire in my Mouth with Marin Alsop
LONDON & SE
Royal Festival Hall · Philharmonia · cond. Marin Alsop
Tue 22 Sept
Ferrández, Fischer and Lisiecki play Beethoven’s Triple
LONDON & SE
Royal Albert Hall · RPO · cond. Vasily Petrenko
Wed 23 Sept
Clare Hammond: Piano Recital
LONDON & SE
Wigmore Hall
Wed 23 Sept
Hallé Orchestra — Opening Night
NORTH
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester · cond. Kahchun Wong
Thu 24 Sept
Pekka Kuusisto: Four Seasons & Sibelius
LONDON & SE
Queen Elizabeth Hall · Aurora Orchestra
Fri 25 Sept
Anna Handler conducts Ulster Orchestra
NORTHERN IRELAND
Ulster Hall, Belfast
Fri 25 Sept
LPO: Britten’s War Requiem with Gardner
LONDON & SE
Royal Festival Hall · cond. Edward Gardner
Sat 26 Sept
Thomas Adès: Associate Artist Residency Opening
LONDON & SE
Wigmore Hall
Sat 26 Sept
Steve Reich at 90: Music for 18 Musicians
LONDON & SE
The Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre · Paraorchestra
Sun 27 Sept
Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Feder
NORTH
RNCM, Manchester · Manchester Camerata
Tue 29 Sept
Adventurous Journeys — Season Opener
SOUTH WEST
Lighthouse, Poole · BSO · cond. Mark Wigglesworth
Wed 30 Sept
