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Simon Gordon and Daniel Wood of Concerts by Candlelight are to present Christmas by Candlelight at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland – a magical sing-along concert of festive songs at a purpose-built and completely immersive 1000-seat ‘Candlelight Arena’ within Hyde Park Winter Wonderland’s ‘Show Town.’ The concerts will run from 5 – 23 December with a gala performance on 5 December.
Event of the Week
Wednesday 11 November is Remembrance Day, commemorating the end of the First World War in 1918 and all who have died in combat and the pursuit of peace. A special concert in Chelsea’s Cadogan Hall (19.30) marks the occasion with a programme of exceptional British music performed by City of London Choir.
Music of the Week
The first-ever exhibition of the portraits of the Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck (active 1422–1441), will open at the National Gallery this winter. Bringing together for the first time, from across Europe, all ten of the artist’s portraits, Van Eyck: The Portraits (21 November – 11 April) will show about half of the twenty or so surviving autograph pictures by one of the supreme figures of the Northern Renaissance.
Exhibition of the Week
Birmingham Rep's brand-new production of the beloved Christmas classic, The Snowman, is coming to the Peacock Theatre, Sadler’s Wells’ home in the West End, from 21 November to 3 January. The production is based on the much-loved picture book by Raymond Briggs published by Penguin and features Howard Blake’s acclaimed score, including the iconic Walking in the Air.