Life, the universe and virtual reality: Southbank unveils classical season

Highlights of the centre's 2016-17 season include a digital trip into an orchestra, a year-long festival examining music and belief, plus Radio 3 celebrates its 70th by moving in for a fortnight

London's Southbank Centre is surely ambitious. Its 2016-17 classical music season will embrace life, the universe and pretty much everything in between.

Central to the plans, which were announced on Thursday, are two leading partnerships. A digital collaboration with the Philharmonia, and a year-long festival, Belief and Beyond Belief, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.