2024/25 Season
Discover our 2024/25 Season at the Barbican and LSO St Luke’s.
Welcome to the LSO’s current season as Resident Orchestra at the Barbican, and the latest events at the Orchestra’s own venue on Old Street.
View and book the concerts online or browse through the season brochure.
Highlights
How to Book
Online at lso.co.uk or barbican.org.uk
By phone on +44 20 7870 2500 (Monday to Friday 12–5.30pm)
In person at the Barbican Centre
Discounts and Offers
Wildcards: mystery seats from £10
Multibuy Discounts: save up to 40%
Young People: Discounts for under-25s and full-time students
Groups of 10+ save at least 20%
Full details on all discounts
Booking fees apply, no fee when booking in person
Season Design & Visuals:
Design Concept & Visual Identity: Design Bridge and Partners | Feature Artwork: XK studio | Music: The Planets by Gustav Holst | Artwork created in collaboration with UCL Ear Institute.
Learn more about our visuals and season film
Dive Deeper
Sir Antonio Pappano: The 2024/25 Season
Our Chief Conductor introduces his 2024/25 season, from brand new works to British symphonies and opera classics.
Gianandrea Noseda: The 2024/25 Season
Gianandrea Noseda, Principal Guest Conductor, introduces his 2024/25 season with the LSO, including music by Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Brahms.
Barbara Hannigan: The 2024/25 Season
Barbara Hannigan, LSO Associate Artist, introduces her concerts in 2024/25.
2024/25 Season Concerts
Janáček The Excursions of Mr Brouček
Sir Simon Rattle
Sunday 4 May 2025 • 7pm
Sir Simon Rattle conducts a concert performance of Leoš Janáček’s colourful satirical opera.
Janáček The Excursions of Mr Brouček
Sir Simon Rattle
Tuesday 6 May 2025 • 7pm
Sir Simon Rattle conducts a concert performance of Leoš Janáček’s colourful, satirical opera.
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.
Strauss and Ravel
Gustavo Dudamel and Marina Rebeka
Wednesday 14 May 2025 • 7pm
Stories of faraway lands, opulence, and scandal, from Ravel's exotic Shéhérazade to Strauss' golden Der Rosenkavalier.
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.
Perry, Stravinsky and Bartók
Susanna Mälkki and Leila Josefowicz
Sunday 18 May 2025 • 7pm
Life-enhancing flare and melody in Stravinsky's Violin Concerto, and showpieces for orchestra by Bartók and Julia Perry.
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.
Szymanowski and Symphonie fantastique
LSO Artist Portrait: Lisa Batiashvili
Thursday 22 May 2025 • 7pm
Dreams and fantasies from enigmatic Szymanowski, in his Violin Concerto, to Berlioz’s most rock’n’roll work, the Symphonie fantastique.
Mozart and Strauss Ein Heldenleben
LSO Artist Portrait: Lisa Batiashvili
Sunday 25 May 2025 • 7pm
Two portraits from a magician of orchestral colour, Richard Strauss – plus a young Mozart dances on the violin, in his Fifth Violin Concerto.
BMW Classics 2025
A free open-air concert in the heart of London
Sunday 15 June 2025 • 5pm
The LSO and Sir Antonio Pappano give a free open-air concert in Trafalgar Square, with music by Rossini, Puccini and Verdi, plus a world premiere by Isabella Gellis.
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 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 Philippe Sarde, Philippe Chany and Guillaume Roussel.
LSO Discovery Showcase
Voices of Creation – The Artist’s Journey
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.
Strauss' Salome
Sir Antonio Pappano
Friday 11 July 2025 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts a concert performance of Strauss’ scandalous opera Salome, with the brilliant soprano Asmik Grigorian in the title role.
Limited Tickets
Strauss' Salome
Sir Antonio Pappano
Sunday 13 July 2025 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts a concert performance of Strauss’ scandalous opera Salome, with the brilliant soprano Asmik Grigorian in the title role.
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.
