Barbara Hannigan
Features, videos, recordings and concerts with our Associate Artist
Barbara Hannigan became one of our first two Associate Artists in February 2022, for a period of three years.
Associate Artists are musicians with distinct influences, qualities and styles. As a supremely gifted singer and conductor, Hannigan has introduced new dimensions to our programming, including gripping interpretations of music from Joseph Haydn to Claude Vivier.
Videos
News & Stories
Interview with Barbara Hannigan
‘As a singer, I’m also an actor.’ LSO Associate Artist Barbara Hannigan on balancing of singing and conducting, curating programmes and her love of Joseph Haydn.
Barbara Hannigan: The 2024/25 Season
Barbara Hannigan, LSO Associate Artist, introduces her concerts in 2024/25.
Barbara Hannigan – the 2023/24 Season
Barbara Hannigan, LSO Associate Artist, opens the 2023/24 Season at the Barbican with four electrifying concerts. Here, she introduces her concerts.
Concerts
Britten and Haydn 'London' Symphony
Barbara Hannigan and Stéphane Degout
Thursday 13 March 2025 • 7pm
Haydn, Britten, Roussel and Ravel all conjure up vivid musical portraits, both real and imagined. The sensational Barbara Hannigan conducts and sings, alongside baritone Stéphane Degout.
Half Six Fix: Bartók
Barbara Hannigan
Wednesday 19 March 2025 • 6.30pm
Spritely, thrilling and evocative: three short pieces take us on a journey beyond the concert hall.
Vivier, Haydn and Bartók
Barbara Hannigan
Thursday 20 March 2025 • 7pm
Miracles and myths abound, from surreal ballet to Finnish landscape, with music by Bartók, Sibelius, Debussy, Haydn, Vivier and a new piece from Golfam Khayam.
Reviews
‘A soaring, swooping soprano solo, which Hannigan delivered from the podium with radiant ease before plunging straight into the Strauss’ ★★★★ The Guardian, Sep 2023
‘Hannigan is a supremely mobile conductor, at times almost dancing, her hands shaping the music like a sculptor who works in sound and silence. … The virtuoso orchestra flourished under this mesmerising conductor.’ ★★★★ Evening Standard, Sep 2023
‘When the London Symphony Orchestra brought in that force of nature Barbara Hannigan as an Associate Artist, the expectation must have been that the Canadian singer and conductor would deliver extraordinary programmes such as this.’ ★★★★★ The Times, Mar 2023
