Gianandrea Noseda has been one of our Principal Guest Conductors since the 2016/17 season, having made his debut appearance with the LSO in 2006.
His collaborations with the Orchestra have included performances of Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Barbican and Aix-en-Provence Festival, in-depth explorations of the music of Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, and a memorable, critically acclaimed interpretation of Britten’s War Requiem in 2011.
Noseda is also Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and General Music Director of the Zurich Opera House, and was Music Director of Italy’s Teatro Regio Torino between 2007 and 2018.
Videos
News & Stories
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Gianandrea Noseda on the 2023/24 Season
‘What is crucially important when we perform is to be able to tell a story, to be narrators,’ says Gianandrea Noseda, LSO Principal Guest Conductor. He introduces his 2023/24 season, including music by Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Carl Orff.
Concerts
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MacMillan and Shostakovich 12
Gianandrea Noseda and Nicola Benedetti
Thursday 3 April 2025 • 7pm
James MacMillian's dedicatee Nicola Benedetti performs his Violin Concerto No 2 and Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda conducts Shostakovich Symphony No 12.
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On Tour in Bristol
Gianandrea Noseda and Nicola Benedetti
Saturday 5 April 2025 • 7pm
Shostakovich in both revolutionary and festive mood, alongside a MacMillan Concerto, written especially for Nicola Benedetti.
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Half Six Fix: Schubert and Prokofiev
Gianandrea Noseda
Wednesday 9 April 2025 • 6.30pm
Gianandrea Noseda introduces works by Franz Schubert and Sergei Prokofiev in this early-evening Half Six Fix concert, filled with edge-of-your-seat intensity.
![Alice Sara Ott Masthead c Mark Allan Pianist Alice Sara Ott performs on the Barbican Stage. She is wearing a black sleeveless top and has short black hair in a bob cut.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/Alice-Sara-Ott-Masthead-c-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Beethoven and Prokofiev 2
Gianandrea Noseda and Alice Sara Ott
Thursday 10 April 2025 • 7pm
Prokofiev’s mind-blowing Second Symphony, plus early Beethoven, in his First Piano Concerto, and a charming opener from Schubert.
![Lisa Batiashvili and Gianandrea Noseda Masthead c Mark Allan Violinist Lisa Batiashvili and conductor Gianandrea Noseda performing in the Barbican Hall.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/Lisa-Batiashvili-and-Gianandrea-Noseda-Masthead-c-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Schnittke, Shostakovich and Brahms
LSO Artist Portrait: Lisa Batiashvili
Sunday 13 April 2025 • 7pm
Orchestral fireworks with Shostakovich's Second Symphony and early Schnittke, joined by the London Symphony Chorus for some stirring Brahms.
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Beethoven, Beamish, Prokofiev
Streamed on Marquee TV
Thursday 11 July 2024
What is lost returns once more in emotive music conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, LSO Principal Guest Conductor.
Recordings
Reviews
‘Noseda proved a fine Brahmsian, too, superb in his judgment of the balance between formal logic and emotion.’ ★★★★ The Guardian, Dec 2023
‘Gianandrea Noseda is careful to cross every t without ever losing sight of atmosphere and long-term vision.’ ★★★★★ Classical Music, Jul 2023
‘This was a performance in a thousand, no doubt about it.’ ★★★★★ The Arts Desk, Feb 2022