Marcus du Sautoy

The maths of music

Marcus du Sautoy is Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at University of Oxford, and he gives this special lecture on the relationship between maths and music.

London Philharmonic Orchestra

An evening of Indian music with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

John Adams: Shaker Loops
Philip Glass: Violin Concerto No.1
Interval
Ravi Shankar: Symphony (World premiere)

Pre-Concert Talk: Marcus du Sautoy + David Murphy

Mathematics and music have always been closely linked, never more so than within the complex structures of Indian classical music. Conductor David Murphy, who works regularly with leading Indian musicians, discusses this intricate relationship with Marcus du Sautoy, Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford.

Semâ Bekirovic

Semâ Bekirovic (b.1977) is a young Dutch artist whose work in installation,sculpture, photography and video explores probability and chance, and the way the human world attempts to shape and understand scientific processes.

They Might Be Giants Family Show

Here Comes Science

American alt-rockers and multi-Grammy award winners They Might be Giants perform their new album Here Comes Science and old favourites in their long-awaited return to the UK.

The Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition

Meet the minds behind some of the UK's most exciting scientific advances at the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition. From machine intelligence to green energy, try out the interactive exhibits and question the expert scientists themselves about the discoveries you make.

Explore the exhibits online and plan out your visit.

Street Science

Don't miss our science buskers, out and about on the Riverside Terrace. Throughout the Festival these scientists, science communicators and entertainers perform their experiments and demonstrations, offering passers-by the chance to watch and try out the science for themselves.