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Pappano And Jansen Premiere A New Concerto With The LSO

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The London Symphony Orchestra performs at the Barbican. Photo via the LSO.

The London Symphony Orchestra performs at the Barbican in London on Thursday, December 3, 2026, with Sir Antonio Pappano conducting and Janine Jansen as soloist.

The centrepiece is a premiere: Richard Dubugnon’s new violin concerto, written for Jansen, one of the most compelling violinists of her generation. Around it, the programme turns to Vaughan Williams’ Sinfonia Antartica, the symphony he built from his music for the film Scott of the Antarctic, which remains one of the most atmospheric scores in British music.

A world premiere in the hands of Jansen and Pappano is a genuine news night for the classical calendar, the kind of first performance people talk about for seasons afterwards.

We Speak Media will be watching the London concert closely, and we will bring readers the full story from the performance.

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The Winter Comedy Tour Brings Its Charity Show To Birmingham

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The Winter Comedy Tour brings its charity show to Birmingham. Photo via the Winter Comedy Tour.

The Human Appeal Winter Comedy Tour reaches The New Bingley Hall in Birmingham on Sunday, December 20, 2026, as the Muslim Comedy Takeover closes its twelfth year of touring in aid of orphaned children.

Guz Khan, Tez Ilyas, Kae Kurd, Aatif Nawaz and Riaad Moosa share the bill on a tour that has become one of the fixtures of the British comedy winter, playing arena scale rooms across the country. The Birmingham date closes a leg that also calls at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Sheffield and Manchester.

Comedy for a cause at this scale is its own kind of show, part stand up spectacular and part community gathering, and the Bingley Hall is ready for a full house.

We Speak Media will be watching the Birmingham night closely, and we will bring readers the full story from the show.

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