LSO St Luke's
LSO St Luke’s is a unique music venue on London’s Old Street, the home of the London Symphony Orchestra’s learning and community programme, and a striking space available for hire.
What’s On
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 25 September 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert for solo piano.
Euchar Gravina: Once upon a place
LSO Discovery
Saturday 3 October 2026 • 7pm
Euchar Gravina returns to curate a contemporary chamber music event that explores memory through location.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 9 October 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert featuring LSO Principal Flute Gareth Davies.
David Önaç: Atlantic Requiem
Anthony Parnther
Sunday 11 October 2026 • 4pm
A new Requiem Mass by David Önaç commemorating the lives of Africans trafficked into slavery. The work draws on research, liturgical ritual, biblical texts and archive documents, with a sound world that brings together European contemporary classical music and the African American traditions of spirituals, jazz and gospel.
Limited Tickets
David Önaç: Atlantic Requiem
Anthony Parnther
Sunday 11 October 2026 • 5.45pm
A new Requiem Mass by David Önaç commemorating the lives of Africans trafficked into slavery. The work draws on research, liturgical ritual, biblical texts and archive documents, with a sound world that brings together European contemporary classical music and the African American traditions of spirituals, jazz and gospel.
Limited Tickets
Why Is There Music?
Gresham College Lecture Series
Wednesday 21 October 2026 • 6pm
Milton Mermikides, Professor of Music at Gresham College, gives a free, one-hour lecture on the nature of music.
Date Cancelled: Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 23 October 2026 • 12.30pm
Please note there will no longer be a Free Friday Lunchtime Concert taking place on this date.
Drake Music Artist Showcase 2026
LSO St Luke's Community Partner
Saturday 24 October 2026 • 6.30pm
Drake Music's annual artist showcase, featuring performances from five early-career Disabled musicians from their Emergent programme.
FIGURE: My Heart Swims in Blood
LSO St Luke's Guest Artist
Wednesday 4 November 2026 • 7.30pm
Historically-informed performance ensemble FIGURE and mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean perform early and contemporary music, led by Artistic Director Frederick Waxman.
Prokofiev Sonatas: Andreas Brantelid and Julien Quentin
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 5 November 2026 • 12.30pm
Cellist Andreas Brantelid and pianist Julien Quentin present a performance of Prokofiev's and Shostakovich's cello sonatas in this BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert.
Musical Storytelling for Under-5s
For Under-5s
Saturday 14 November 2026 • 10.30am & 12pm
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
Musical Myths and Miracles
Gresham College Lecture Series
Wednesday 25 November 2026 • 6pm
Milton Mermikides, Professor of Music at Gresham College, gives a free, one-hour lecture on the nature of music.
About Our Venue
Live Performance
We host a range of public events for all ages, welcoming artists from across the musical spectrum. Our vibrant programme ranges from lunchtime chamber music concerts to jazz and contemporary gigs, plus activities for families, and intriguing lectures.
Our regular collaborators include BBC Radio 3, with whom we invite world-class soloists and ensembles to perform, our LSO St Luke’s Associate Artists Tangram and Ayanna Witter-Johnson, and our LSO St Luke’s Community Partners Drake Music, Clerkenwell Community Choir and Sekar Lukes Community Gamelan Group.
Learning and Community
As the home of LSO Discovery, the London Symphony Orchestra’s learning and community programme, LSO St Luke’s hosts inspiring musical groups and projects for young musicians and local residents, workshops for early-career composers and performers, and more.
Venue Hire
A blend of 18th-century, Grade I-listed architecture and contemporary interior and features make LSO St Luke’s a striking backdrop for a wide variety of artistic, corporate and private events.
We also have a state-of-the-art Audio Control Room (ACR) designed to meet the highest standards of audio content creation, including mixing, mastering, recording and much more.
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