LSO Discovery On Tour
Free lunchtime concerts, new music, events for families and more – throughout London.
Music that Inspires
LSO Discovery is the London Symphony Orchestra’s learning and community programme. We reach 60,000 people every year through nearly 1,000 workshops and events, providing inspiring, inclusive opportunities for performers, creators and listeners of all ages.
Throughout 2025 our usual home – LSO St Luke’s, the LSO’s venue and rehearsal space on Old Street – will be closed for a programme of works and upgrades. So we’re taking LSO Discovery on tour all over London, bringing free lunchtime concerts, cutting-edge contemporary sounds and more to venues throughout the city.
On this page, you’ll find a guide to everything on offer between January and July 2025. We’ll also be sharing behind-the-scenes stories as we take our projects on tour, from workshops for teachers and young singers, to a tour of museums and galleries with LSO Create.
What’s On
Family Concert: Lost Things
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Sunday 9 March 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.
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 15 March 2025 • 10.30am
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 15 March 2025 • 12pm
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
Relaxed Thursday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Musicians
Thursday 27 March 2025 • 12.30pm
A short concert tailored for people who have sensory and communications impairments, learning disabilities, or who are neurodiverse, held in St Giles Cripplegate.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
Guildhall Orchestral Artistry Showcase
Friday 9 May 2025 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a group of instrumentalists from the Guildhall School's Orchestral Artistry programme, taking place at the VOCES8 Centre at St Anne and St Agnes Church.
Soundhub Showcase
LSO Discovery
Friday 16 May 2025 • 7pm
Join us for an evening of cutting-edge contemporary music with four world premieres from our LSO Soundhub 2024/25 Members.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Musicians
Friday 20 June 2025 • 12.30pm
Be the first to hear new music by emerging composers on LSO Discovery's schemes in this free concert, including new works created specially for this unique venue, the Barbican Conservatory.
Family Concert: The Planets
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 Discovery Showcase
Thursday 26 June 2025 • 7.30pm
Curated by an animateur, this showcase brings together the Orchestra with participants from all across LSO Discovery’s work.
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Sunday 13 July 2025 • 10.30am
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Sunday 13 July 2025 • 12pm
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
LSO Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composers' Scheme Workshops
LSO Discovery
Monday 14 July 2025 • 10.30am
In these free public workshops, witness a pivotal point in the process of writing a new three-minute orchestral piece, as the LSO play works by the latest cohort of Panufnik composers.
