On Saturday 26 October and 2 November, Daniel Kidane and Amir Konjani presented their final curations, drawing a close to their time on the LSO Jerwood Composer+ scheme. We caught up with them both to talk about their time on the scheme and what they have planned next. Plus our new Jerwood+ composers, Hollie Harding and Des Oliver, tell us about their experience and work on the scheme so far.

You don’t need to be a string player to recognise the name Stradivari. Famed the world over, Stradivarius violins are the crème de la crème of the string world, often generously loaned by foundations or private owners to leading violinists, who make sure we can all enjoy listening to these exceptional and unique instruments for years to come.

This season sees the return of violinist Janine Jansen, who will be performing Bruch's Violin Concerto with the LSO conducted by Principal Guest Conductor, Gianandrea Noseda. Find our more about her career and her history with the LSO.

On 27 October 1919, the LSO performed the world premiere of one of the most popular works in the repertoire: Elgar's Cello Concerto. It may be popular now, but it wasn't always the case...