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Classic FM Recommends in 2024/25

Nine concerts in our 2024/25 season, hand-picked by our partner Classic FM.

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On behalf of Classic FM, I am thrilled to invite you to our ‘Classic FM Recommends’ series as part of the LSO’s 2024/25 season.

The London Symphony Orchestra is an official partner of Classic FM. Across the year, we have nine hand-picked-concerts we think will appeal to you; each one showcases the very best classical music, from old favourites to new discoveries. Whether you have planned a big night-out to hear Beethoven’s Symphony No 9, or a quick ‘Half Six Fix’ of Brahms’ Fourth Symphony, I hope you will enjoy this wonderful music, played by a world-class orchestra.

Alexander Armstrong
Classic FM Presenter

An official partner of Classical FM

The Concerts

Mendelssohn and Schubert 'The Great'
Daniele Rustioni and Francesca Dego chatting in a park
Barbican

Mendelssohn and Schubert 'The Great'

Daniele Rustioni and Francesca Dego

Thursday 7 November 2024 • 7pm

Three beautifully contrasting piece: Liszt in fine form, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and Schubert's 'Great' Symphony.

Limited Tickets

Half Six Fix: Brahms
Sir Simon Rattle presenting
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Brahms

Sir Simon Rattle

Wednesday 8 January 2025 • 6.30pm

Sir Simon Rattle conducts and presents Johannes Brahms' Symphony No 4, in our 60-minute Half Six Fix concert.

Limited Tickets

Beethoven 'Choral' Symphony
A portrait photo of Sir Antonio Pappano, against a grey background, looking away from the camera into the distance.
Barbican

Beethoven 'Choral' Symphony

Sir Antonio Pappano

Sunday 23 March 2025 • 7pm

Tippett’s moving pacifist oratorio, A Child of Our Time, meets Beethoven’s immense ‘Choral’ symphony – 200 years after its premiere.

Limited Tickets

Beethoven and Prokofiev 2
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.
Barbican

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.

Half Six Fix: Berlioz
Sir Antonio Pappano preseting to the crowd in the Barbican hall during a Half Six Fix.
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Berlioz

Sir Antonio Pappano

Wednesday 21 May 2025 • 6.30pm

Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, delving into the musical imagination of Hector Berlioz. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

Family Concert
The audience at an LSO Discovery Family Concert
Barbican

Family Concert

Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families

Saturday 21 June 2025 • 2.30pm

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 on Film: The French Connection
Barbican

LSO on Film: The French Connection

Dirk Brossé

Sunday 22 June 2025 • 7pm

A selection of film music by French composers, originally recorded by the LSO, including scores by Alexandre Desplat, Philippe Sarde, Philippe Chany and Guillaume Roussel.

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