On one of the first drizzly Sundays in autumn, LSO Choral Director Simon Halsey rehearses Beethoven’s Christ on the Mount of Olives in a singing day at LSO St Luke’s.
Ahead of the world premiere of her piece, Spellbound Tableaux, we caught up with composer and saxophonist Sophya Polevaya to talk about her compositional process, Hitchcock, and her debut album!
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.
Hungary, 1918-20: the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapses and a series of revolutions and counter-revolutions see the birth and demise of the First Hungarian Republic, the Hungarian Soviet Republic and the Hungarian Republic, each lasting a matter of months. Against this turbulent political background, Bartók began writing his pantomime-ballet The Miraculous Mandarin. Ahead of the LSO’s performance of the work on Thursday 19 December, here are six things you need to know.
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.
