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On Tour at the Edinburgh International Festival: Beethoven & Shostakovich
Sir Antonio Pappano
Tuesday 12 August 2025 • 7.30pm
Experience the power of two show-stopping symphonies at the Edinburgh International Festival, with insight from Sir Antonio Pappano and Nicola Benedetti.

On Tour at the Edinburgh International Festival: Britten, Vaughan Williams & Elgar
Sir Antonio Pappano, Ian Bostridge & LSO Musicians
Wednesday 13 August 2025 • 11am
Ian Bostridge joins Sir Antonio Pappano and LSO musicians for a programme of Britten and more at the Edinburgh International Festival.

On Tour at Edinburgh International Festival: Vaughan Williams
Sir Antonio Pappano, Vilde Frang & London Symphony Chorus
Thursday 14 August 2025 • 7.30pm
Join the LSO and conductor Sir Antonio Pappano at the Edinburgh International Festival for a programme of early 20th-century music with Vilde Frang.

On Tour at the Edinburgh International Festival: Puccini’s Suor Angelica
Sir Antonio Pappano
Saturday 16 August 2025 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Giacomo Puccini’s heartfelt opera.

BBC Proms: Puccini and Strauss
Sir Antonio Pappano
Tuesday 19 August 2025 • 7.30pm
Sir Antonio Pappano and London Symphony Orchestra perform Puccini's Suor Angelica and Strauss' Die Frau ohne Schatten for the BBC Proms.

BBC Proms: Folk Songs and Dances
Sir Simon Rattle and Peter Moore
Saturday 30 August 2025 • 11am
Sir Simon Rattle conducts folk-song arrangements by Vaughan Williams, Grainger and Arnold for the BBC Proms.
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Rautavaara and Wagner
Tarmo Peltokoski and Yuja Wang
Sunday 1 March 2026 • 7pm
Star pianist Yuja Wang brings her superlative technique and dynamism to Rautavaara, and the LSO joins the young Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski for an unforgettable Wagnerian journey.
Limited Tickets

Elgar and Mahler
Sir Antonio Pappano
Thursday 11 June 2026 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO journey from darkness to light in Mahler's rapturous Fifth Symphony, alongside Elgar's Enigma Variations.

Season Opening: Bernstein and Copland
Sir Antonio Pappano
Sunday 14 September 2025 • 7pm
Dramatic, emotionally intense American symphonies, to start the 2025/26 season: Bernstein's 'Kaddish' and Copland's Symphony No 3, with Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano on the podium.
Limited Tickets

Britten and Shostakovich
Sir Antonio Pappano and Janine Jansen
Sunday 21 September 2025 • 7pm
Violinist Janine Jansen showcases Britten’s soulful concerto before the LSO launches into Shostakovich’s scathing criticism of Stalin, his Tenth Symphony.

Half Six Fix: Mahler 4
Sir Simon Rattle and Lucy Crowe
Wednesday 20 May 2026 • 6.30pm
Mahler's transcendent Fourth Symphony is brought to life by Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO, alongside soprano Lucy Crowe.

Prokofiev and Beethoven
Seong-Jin Cho: Artist Portrait
Thursday 18 September 2025 • 7pm
Beethoven’s defiant Symphony No 5 meets the sneering mockery of Shostakovich and Prokofiev in exhilarating mood. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts, as pianist Seong-Jin Cho begins his Artist Portrait series.
Highlights

LSO on Tour
Browse our forthcoming tour dates in Europe, Edinburgh, Bristol, or closer to home at the Royal Albert Hall and in Peckham, featuring Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir Simon Rattle, Seong-Jin Cho, and more.

Half Six Fix
An early evening music fix, with live introductions from our conductors and musicians. Explore the new season, featuring works by Mahler, Stravinsky, Laura Bowler, Dvořák and more.

On LSO Live
Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda leads the LSO in the newest recording in his Shostakovich symphony cycle, Shostakovich’s hauntingly original Symphony No 13.
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