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A New Lease of Life – Mahler’s Fifth Symphony
Conductor Daniel Harding
Barbican

A New Lease of Life – Mahler’s Fifth Symphony

Searching. Heartfelt. Profound.

Sunday 24 March 2024 • 7pm

A solitary trumpet sounds: and so we enter Jörg Widmann’s heavenly maze – Towards Paradise, with soloist Håkan Hardenberger – and Mahler’s profoundly expressive Fifth Symphony, conducted by Daniel Harding.

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The Music of Tomorrow – LSO Futures with François-Xavier Roth
Conductor François-Xavier Roth
Barbican

The Music of Tomorrow – LSO Futures with François-Xavier Roth

Fresh. Imaginative. Glittering.

Sunday 7 April 2024 • 7pm

Music fresh from the imaginations of today's composers, including concertos that show off the infinite possibilities of the orchestra, plus our own Principal Cello Rebecca Gilliver takes the spotlight as soloist.

Half Six Fix: Daphnis and Chloé
Sir Antonio Pappano conducting at the Barbican
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Daphnis and Chloé

Lush. Mellifluous. Unearthly.

Wednesday 10 April 2024 • 6.30pm

Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert, featuring the gauzy, sensuous soundscape of Ravel’s pastoral ballet, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano.

Bewitching Rhythms – Marsalis and Ravel
Alison Balsom has long blonde hair and is wearing a black blazer against a dark background. She has her head turned slightly looking at her golden trumpet, which is standing upright on a table.
Barbican

Bewitching Rhythms – Marsalis and Ravel

Dazzling. Mellifluous. Unearthly.

Thursday 11 April 2024 • 7pm

The gauzy soundscape of Ravel’s pastoral ballet meets a sparkling new concerto by Wynton Marsalis, in this concert with conductor Sir Antonio Pappano and trumpet soloist Alison Balsom.

Springtime Romance – Boulanger, Barber, Rachmaninoff
Violinist Janine Jansen
Barbican

Springtime Romance – Boulanger, Barber, Rachmaninoff

Wistful. Ardent. Breathtaking.

Sunday 14 April 2024 • 7pm

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the LSO in Lili Boulanger’s lively tone poem, D’un matin de printemps, and Rachmaninoff's Symphony No 2. Janine Jansen is soloist for Barber's Violin Concerto.

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Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams 5
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams 5

Sumptuous. Consoling. Beatific.

Wednesday 17 April 2024 • 6.30pm

Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony, a bittersweet piece that searched for hope in the midst of war.

Ravel and Vaughan Williams
Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO
Barbican

Ravel and Vaughan Williams

LSO Artist Portrait: Bertrand Chamayou

Thursday 18 April 2024 • 7pm

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the LSO in Vaughan Williams' Symphony No 5, a work that reaches for hope in the midst of war. And the Orchestra is joined by Bertrand Chamayou – in his Artist Portrait series – for Ravel's playful Piano Concerto in G major.

The Beginning of Summer – Mahler’s Third Symphony
Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas
Barbican

The Beginning of Summer – Mahler’s Third Symphony

Colossal. Optimistic. Moving.

Sunday 12 May 2024 • 7pm

Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Mahler’s magnificent vision of a world teeming with joyful life.

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The Beginning of Summer – Mahler’s Third Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the LSO
Barbican

The Beginning of Summer – Mahler’s Third Symphony

Colossal. Optimistic. Moving.

Thursday 16 May 2024 • 7pm

Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Mahler’s magnificent vision of a world teeming with joyful life.

Myth and Magic – Thomas Adès
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Barbican

Myth and Magic – Thomas Adès

Refined. Sharp-Witted. Refreshing.

Thursday 30 May 2024 • 7pm

Threads of the past are woven into a radiant future in four ingenious compositions by Stravinsky, Lutosławski and Adès, presented by Thomas Adès, Anne-Sophie Mutter and the LSO.

LSO Discovery Family Concert: Magic and Music
The audience at an LSO Discovery Family Concert
Barbican

LSO Discovery Family Concert: Magic and Music

Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families

Sunday 2 June 2024 • 2.30pm

Delve into a world of wonder and sorcery with music, stories and live magic. A fun opportunity for families to learn more about music and the instruments of the orchestra, with music based on a theme and free workshops before the concert. 

LSO Discovery Showcase
LSO Discovery participants performing as part of a Showcase Concert
Barbican

LSO Discovery Showcase

Thursday 13 June 2024 • 7.30pm

LSO Discovery participant groups perform together with the London Symphony Orchestra, in a showcase of the LSO’s learning and community programme.

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