This is the new Royal Festival Hall, the crowning glory of the South Bank after a £91 million overhaul.

It is on budget and will open on schedule in June, it was announced today as highlights of the South Bank Centre's summer season were unveiled.

The hall has undergone a facelift over the past two years, funded by the Government, Lottery grants and private donations. Its auditorium and foyer have been re-fitted, the famous "wave" ceiling has been removed and the acoustics improved.

The stage and seating areas have been renovated and while there will be a slightly reduced capacity of 2,882 seats, every concert-goer will benefit from an extra three inches of legroom. A new education centre is also planned.

South Bank Centre chief executive Michael Lynch and artistic director Jude Kelly announced the Grade I-listed hall - which originally opened in 1951 - would re-open with an Overture Weekend starting at dusk on Friday 8 June.

Other highlights include:

• An opening concert featuring the four resident orchestras - the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonia, the London Sinfonietta and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - joining forces for the first time.

• A solo recital on 14 June by pianist Alfred Brendel, who played the last classical concert in the hall in June 2005.

• A new production of Oscar Hammerstein's 1943 musical Carmen Jones, a revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd featuring Bryn Terfel and a new work by the creators of Stomp entitled Lost And Found Orchestra.

• A concert by Brian Wilson of new works and Beach Boys songs.

In May the Hayward Gallery at the centre will stage Event Horizon, Antony Gormley's first major solo exhibition in London. The show will feature 30 sculptures of the artist's body on the rooftops of London landmarks.

The Painting Of Modern Life will showcase works by artists including David Hockney and Andy Warhol. Festivals returning to the South Bank include the June Meltdown season and the London Jazz Festival. The inaugural London Literature Festival will be held in July.