BBC Four has unveiled a partnership with the Southbank Centre which will result in a year-long classical music festival, The Rest is Noise, to be curated by Southbank Centre Artistic Director Jude Kelly and held in 2013.

BBC Four will support the initiative by broadcasting a landmark television series about 20th century classical music alongside other activity to be announced later in the year. At the same time, BBC Radio 3 will provide complementary programming of the classical events and performances that will tie in to the television series.

“The 20th century divides classical music lovers like no other and there’;s no more thrilling way of discovering what the last 100 years brought us, than by listening to its music, in all its rich, vibrant, challenging and melodic glories,” said Richard Klein, Controller of BBC Four. “As the home of classical music on TV and a channel committed to partnering the arts sector, BBC Four’;s partnership with Southbank Centre will bring audiences an opportunity to explore 20th century music in a way only the BBC can do, with depth, breadth and passion.”

The BBC Four landmark television series will be made by Fresh One Productions, commissioned for and on behalf of Controller of BBC Four Richard Klein by BBC Commissioning Editor for Music Jan Younghusband and Executive Produced for Fresh One by Roy Ackerman.