Musical places in the uk

[hautbois]

Hello GMG, i would like to ask for suggestions on musical places to visit in the uk (london) where i will be going to for the first time in my life. The unfortunately hectic schedule means i will only be there for about 5 days. (28th june - 2nd july) Record (2nd hand?) shops, instrument retailers (i am an oboist), sheet music, concerts (i see already a possible Philharmonia orchestra concert). Non musical places of interests are of course welcomed as well. Cheers!

Regards,
Howard, Malaysia

[listener]

Southbank  Royal Festival Hall
Prokofiev 2nd piano Concerto,  Tchaikowsky Sym. 6   June 29
http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/music/all?&start[value][year]=2010&start[value][month]=6&start[value][day]=28&end[value][year]=2010&end[value][month]=7&end[value][day]=2

Wigmore Hall   chamber music and recitals   http://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/?

Royal Opera House Covent Garden    Simon Boccanegra,  Salome   http://www.roh.org.uk/whatson/index.aspx?eventType=0&period=4&page=1

English National Opera at the Coloseum:  The Pearl Fishers, Tosca, Idomeneo   in English
http://www.eno.org/home.php

Barbican Centre    July 1  London S.O.  Bruckner #7 http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/classical.asp

Royal Albert Hall   http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/default.aspx

With such a large population, you'd think everything would sell out automatically.  But there is so much going on that a last-minute choice is still possible.

For music shopping, I'll suggest arriving early and talking with other concert-goers and people in the next seats.

[False_Dmitry]

As you are an oboist, you might enjoy going to Howarth's,  the mecca for oboists and woodwind players in London 

http://www.howarth.uk.com/