Discover the Season
Welcome to the LSO’s new season as Resident Orchestra at the Barbican, and the latest events at the Orchestra’s own venue on Old Street.
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
Booking fees apply, no fee when booking in person
Multibuy Discounts
Save on tickets by booking two or more LSO concerts at the Barbican at the same time, when buying the same number of tickets for each performance. Find out more.
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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
Dive Deeper
![Pappano conducting post masthead © Mark Allan Sir Antonio Pappano conducts and smiles with the LSO at the Barbican](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/Pappano-2000x666-MarkAllan.jpg?resize=30%2C10&gravity)
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.
![Audience Masthead C Tom Lovatt Audience members taking their seats before a concert in the Barbican Hall.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/Audience-Masthead-C-Tom-Lovatt.jpg?resize=30%2C10&gravity)
Classic FM Recommends in 2024/25
Nine concerts in our 2024/25 season, hand-picked by our partner Classic FM.
![MTT Story Masthead C Mark Allan Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the LSO](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/MTT-Story-Masthead-C-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=30%2C10&gravity)
Michael Tilson Thomas: The 2024/25 Season
As our Conductor Laureate joins us to celebrate his 80th birthday in December 2024, friends and Members of the LSO look back over his decades-long relationship with the Orchestra.
2024/25 Season Concerts
![240906_Alim Beisembayev_event masthead_Nabin Maharjan Alim Beisembayev wearing a suit with a trebel clef silver broach, leaning on a Grand Piano, with a blue curtain behind.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/240906_Alim-Beisembayev_event-masthead_Nabin-Maharjan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
New Generation Artists: Andrei Ioniță and Alim Beisembayev
BBC Radio 3 Concert
Friday 6 September 2024 • 1pm
Pianist Alim Beisembayev and cellist Andrei Ioniță join forces for a lunchtime recital at LSO St Luke's.
![060924 6pm Andrei Ionita event masthead C Nikolaj Lund Andrei Ionita, pictured holding his cello, facing away from the camera.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/060924-6pm-Andrei-Ionita-event-masthead-C-Nikolaj-Lund.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
New Generation Artists: Andrei Ioniță
BBC Radio 3 Concert
Friday 6 September 2024 • 6pm
Andrei Ioniță, BBC New Generation Alumnus, showcases a range of solo cello music in this early-evening recital.
![110924 Pappano event masthead C Frances Marshall A portrait photo of Sir Antonio Pappano, standing against a grey background with his arms folded.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/110924-Pappano-event-masthead-C-Frances-Marshall.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Season Opening: MacMillan and Sibelius 1
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 11 September 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano opens a new chapter as Chief Conductor of the LSO, conjuring stunning landscapes from Nielsen and Sibelius – and a world premiere by Sir James MacMillan.
![120924 1pm Aleksey Semenenko event masthead, no credit Aleksey Semenenko playing the violin.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/120924-1pm-Aleksey-Semenenko-event-masthead-no-credit.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
New Generation Artists: Aleksey Semenenko, Andrei Ioniță and Alim Beisembayev
BBC Radio 3 Concert
Thursday 12 September 2024 • 1pm
In a concert packed with emotion, Aleksey Semenenko, Andrei Ioniță and Alim Beisembayev breathe new life into treasured Piano Trios by Brahms and Shostakovich.
![120924 Pappano event masthead C Frances Marshall Sir Antonio Pappano photographed against a grey background, sat in a chair and looking away from the camera into the distance.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/120924-Pappano-event-masthead-C-Frances-Marshall.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Elgar and Holst The Planets
Sir Antonio Pappano and Vilde Frang
Thursday 12 September 2024 • 7pm
Two giants of British music, and two blistering orchestral works from the early 20th century. Sir Antonio Pappano begins his first season as Chief Conductor of the LSO, joined by Vilde Frang for Elgar's Violin Concerto.
![Anna Lapwood c Andy Paradise Anna Lapwood](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/Untitled-design-10.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Rachmaninoff and Saint-Saëns 'Organ' Symphony
Sir Antonio Pappano, Yuja Wang and Anna Lapwood • NB: Change of programme
Sunday 15 September 2024 • 7pm
Berlioz goes to a Roman Carnival, Saint-Saëns gives a Symphony from the organ, and Serge Rachmaninoff shows youthful exuberance in his First Piano Concerto. Sir Antonio Pappano continues his first season as Chief Conductor, joined by Anna Lapwood and Yuja Wang.
![190924 1pm Quatuor Arod event masthead C Laure Bernard The four members of Quatuor Arod, standing and sitting against a red wall.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/190924-1pm-Quatuor-Arod-event-masthead-C-Laure-Bernard.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
New Generation Artists: Quatuor Arod
BBC Radio 3 Concert
Thursday 19 September 2024 • 1pm
Quatuor Arod delve into the expressive String Quartets of Robert Schumann and Karol Szymanowski.
![190924 6pm Elisabeth Brauss event masthead C Felix Broede Elisabeth Brauss sat side-on, turning towards the camera.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/190924-6pm-Elizabeth-Brauss-event-masthead-C-Felix-Broede.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
New Generation Artists: Quatuor Arod and Elisabeth Brauß
BBC Radio 3 Concert
Thursday 19 September 2024 • 6pm
Witness Quatuor Arod and pianist Elisabeth Brauß bring to life César Franck's remarkable Piano Quintet, paired with solo piano music by Sergei Prokofiev.
![190924 Yuja Wang event masthead C Julia Wesely Yuja Wang sat at a piano, smiling and facing towards the camera.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/190924-Yuja-Wang-event-masthead-C-Julia-Wesely.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Chopin and Mahler 1
Sir Antonio Pappano and Yuja Wang • NB: Change of programme
Thursday 19 September 2024 • 7pm
A celebration of pure romance in Frédéric Chopin’s lyrical Second Piano Concerto, while Gustav Mahler embraces the earth in his brilliant, bold First Symphony. Sir Antonio Pappano continues his opening concerts as Chief Conductor, joined by soloist Yuja Wang.
![260924 1pm Chloe Hanslip and Danny Driver event masthead no credit Danny Driver and Chloe Hanslip, sat next to each other and facing the camera.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/260924-1pm-Chloe-Hanslip-and-Danny-Driver-event-masthead-no-credit.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Beethoven Dedications: Chloë Hanslip & Danny Driver
BBC Radio 3 Concert
Thursday 26 September 2024 • 1pm
Violinist Chloë Hanslip and pianist Danny Driver celebrate Beethoven's genius with a programme including his ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata.
![2023-Friday-Lunchtime-Concert-LSO-Strings-3-event-masthead-©-Tom-Lovatt View from the balcony of musicians and an audience at LSO St Luke's](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/2023-Friday-Lunchtime-Concert-LSO-Strings-3-event-masthead--Tom-Lovatt.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO String Experience
Friday 27 September 2024 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of string musicians.
![Anselm McDonnell Masthead c Kevin Leighton Composer Anselm McDonnell conducting. He has red hair, glasses, wearing a patterned shirt and using a baton.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/Anselm-McDonnell-Masthead-c-Kevin-Leighton.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Anselm McDonnell: The Expanded Violin
Jerwood Composer+ Showcase
Saturday 12 October 2024 • 7pm
Anselm McDonnell presents his second concert at LSO St Luke's, an entirely violin-based programme and a deep dive into the potential of the instrument through microtonality, electronics, and more.
![181024 1pm Alexander Gadjiev event masthead C Andrej Grilc Alexander Gadjiev smiling and leaning on a railing, with a grand piano in the background.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/181024-1pm-Alexander-Gadjiev-event-masthead-C-Andrej-Grilc.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
New Generation Artists: Alexander Gadjiev
BBC Radio 3 Concert
Friday 18 October 2024 • 1pm
Pianist Alexander Gadjiev explores captivating solo works by Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin and Corigliano in this lunchtime concert.
![Musical Storytelling 5 C Tom Lovatt Toddlers with their parents and guardians, sitting on the floor and laughing at a joke in the audience of a Musical Storytelling Concert for Under-5s.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/07/Musical-Storytelling-5-C-Tom-Lovatt.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 19 October 2024 • 10.30am
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance
![Musical Storytelling 3 C Tom Lovatt Toddlers with their parents and guardians, sitting on the floor and watching a Musical Storytelling Concert for Under-5s.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/07/Musical-Storytelling-3-C-Tom-Lovatt.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 19 October 2024 • 12pm
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance
![Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the LSO Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the LSO](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/02_17-May_Storms-and-Shadows_Mark-Allan_Resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Mahler 2, 'Resurrection'
Michael Tilson Thomas at 80
Sunday 20 October 2024 • 7pm
Gustav Mahler’s glorious Second Symphony, conducted by the LSO's Conductor Laureate MTT as he celebrates his 80th birthday.
![Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the LSO c Mark Allan Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the LSO](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/15.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Mahler 2, 'Resurrection'
Michael Tilson Thomas at 80
Wednesday 23 October 2024 • 7pm
Gustav Mahler’s glorious Second Symphony, conducted by the LSO's Conductor Laureate MTT as he celebrates his 80th birthday.
![241024_1pm_LSO Wind Ensemble_event masthead_ C Kevin Leighton Conductor Nicolo Foron is in the middle of a semi-circle of nine LSO musicians, all playing wind instruments. Behind them, five horn players sit in a row.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/241024_1pm_LSO-Wind-Ensemble_event-masthead_-C-Kevin-Leighton.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Beethoven Dedications: LSO Wind Ensemble
BBC Radio 3 Concert
Thursday 24 October 2024 • 1pm
Ludwig van Beethoven's chamber music is celebrated with unbridled charm from the virtuoso players of the LSO Wind Ensemble.
![2023-Friday-Lunchtime-Concert-LSO-Strings-3-event-masthead-©-Tom-Lovatt View from the balcony of musicians and an audience at LSO St Luke's](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/2023-Friday-Lunchtime-Concert-LSO-Strings-3-event-masthead--Tom-Lovatt.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
Guildhall Musicians
Friday 25 October 2024 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of musicians from the Guildhall School.
![Nonclasscial masthead c Nick Rutter An orchestra performing in an informal setting, with the audience standing watching, and colourful lighting](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/06/Nonclasscial-header-c-Nick-Rutter.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
NONCLAXXICAL
Celebrating 20 years of Nonclassical
Saturday 26 October 2024 • 7.30pm
For one night only Nonclassical transforms Hackney Empire into a club, with music from some of the leading new music composers. Expect electronics, unexpected instruments and world-class playing from the LSO, conducted by Darren Bloom.
![2023-Half-Six-Fix-Noseda-©-Tom-Lovatt The LSO cellos and double basses playing on the Barbican stage, with screens at the sides showing the performers.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/2023-Half-Six-Fix-Noseda--Tom-Lovatt.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Half Six Fix: Beethoven
François-Xavier Roth
Wednesday 30 October 2024 • 6.30pm
François-Xavier Roth introduces and conducts the LSO in Beethoven's Symphony No 1 in this 60-minute Half Six Fix concert.
![Violinist Isabelle Faust Violinist Isabelle Faust](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/48_23-Nov_Bartok-Janacek-Debussy-Felix-Broede_1.1-Kopie_resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Adámek and Beethoven
François-Xavier Roth and Isabelle Faust
Thursday 31 October 2024 • 7pm
Hear early Beethoven in a playful mood, plus Ondřej Adámek's concerto featuring violinist Isabelle Faust, conducted by François-Xavier Roth.
![Conductor André J Thomas Conductor André J Thomas](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/41_5-Nov_Gospel-Explosion_Mark-Allan_resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Symphonic Gospel: Celebration and Praise
André J Thomas
Sunday 3 November 2024 • 7pm
Experience the unrestrained power of American gospel music, combined with the symphonic sound of the LSO and a chorus of over 250 voices.
![241107_1pm_ Quatuor Modigliani_event masthead_ C Jérome Bonnet The four members of Quatuor Modigliani are standing in suits and white shirts, holding their instrumets. The background is grey and the sunlight is shining on their faces.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/241107_1pm_-Quatuor-Modigliani_event-masthead_-C-Jerome-Bonnet.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Beethoven Dedications: Quatuor Modigliani
BBC Radio 3 Concert
Thursday 7 November 2024 • 1pm
Quatuor Modigliani plays Mozart’s String Quartet No 3 and Beethoven's ‘Razumovsky’ Quartet: a bold new perspective on music that never gets old.
![241107-Francesca-Dego-event-masthead-©-Davide-Cerati Francesca Dego leaning against a wall, holding her violin](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/241107-Francesca-Dego-event-masthead--Davide-Cerati.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![Relaxed Concert © Kevin Leighton Audience at a Relaxed Concert](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/05/LSO-Relaxed-Concert_0S9A7338-1.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Relaxed Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 8 November 2024 • 12.30pm
A short concert tailored for people who have sensory and communications impairments, learning disabilities, or who are neurodiverse.
![241110-Klaus-Makela event masthead©-Marco-Borggreve Headshot of Klaus Makela, looking into the distance](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/241110-Klaus-Makela--Marco-Borggreve.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Sibelius, Prokofiev and Stravinsky
Klaus Mäkelä and Andrej Power
Sunday 10 November 2024 • 7pm
Klaus Mäkelä conducts Stravinsky's groundbreaking ballet that changed the classical world forever and Prokofiev's globe-trotting Second Violin Concerto, performed by LSO Leader Andrej Power.
![Rufus Isabel Elliot Masthead c Miek Zwamborn and Rutger Emmelkamp Black and white image of a forest.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/Rufus-Isabel-Elliot-Masthead-c-Miek-Zwamborn-and-Rutger-Emmelkamp.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Rufus Isabel Elliot: Waves Crash on Old Street
Jerwood Composer+ Showcase
Saturday 16 November 2024 • 7pm
An evening of contemporary chamber music in collaboration with KNOCKvologan Studies inspired by an ancient forest on the Scottish island of Mull.
![241121-seed The jazz ensemble seed.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/241121-seed.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
LSO x Cassie Kinoshi’s seed.
EFG London Jazz Festival
Thursday 21 November 2024 • 7pm
The LSO is joined by the Mercury Prize-nominated ensemble seed., led by composer and saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi, for an evening of new music and collaboration.
![2023-Friday-Lunchtime-Concert-LSO-Strings-2-event-masthead-©-Tom-Lovatt An LSO chamber ensemble being applauded by the audience, after a performance in the Jerwood Hall.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/2023-Friday-Lunchtime-Concert-LSO-Strings-2-event-masthead--Tom-Lovatt.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Musicians
Friday 22 November 2024 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.
![Orchestra performing at Half Six Fix, focus on horns and wind The London Symphony Orchestra performing on the Barbican Hall stage.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/231206-Half-Six-Fix-Tchaik-6-low-res.-Credit_Tom-Lovatt-22-scaled.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Half Six Fix: Lachenmann and Beethoven 7
François-Xavier Roth
Wednesday 27 November 2024 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
![First Violins of the London Symphony Orchestra First Violins of the London Symphony Orchestra performingon the Barbican Hall stage](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/231206-Half-Six-Fix-Tchaik-6-low-res.-Credit_Tom-Lovatt-69-scaled.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Lachenmann and Beethoven 7
François-Xavier Roth
Thursday 28 November 2024 • 7pm
Two sound worlds, two centuries apart: Lachenmann’s Melodies meets Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony.
![241201-LSO Discovery Family Concert-event masthead-c-Liam Hennebry London Symphony Orchestra on stage in the Barbican Hall during a family concert with colourful patterned lighting backdrop](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/Untitled-design-6.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Family Concert
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Sunday 1 December 2024 • 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.
Limited Tickets
![241210 Pappano event masthead C Mark Allan Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO on the Barbican stage, holding a baton, with LSO string players in the foreground of the image and audience members in the background.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/101224-Pappano-event-masthead-C-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Puccini La rondine
Sir Antonio Pappano
Tuesday 10 December 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts a concert performance of La rondine, Puccini’s story of love thwarted by society’s conventions, an opera glowing with melody and orchestral colour.
![241212 Pappano event masthead C Mark Allan Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO on the Barbican stage, with LSO cellos and violas in the background.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/121224-Pappano-event-masthead-C-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Puccini La rondine
Sir Antonio Pappano
Thursday 12 December 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts a concert performance of La rondine, Puccini’s story of love thwarted by society’s conventions, an opera glowing with melody and orchestral colour.
![241215 Pappano event masthead C Mark Allan Sir Antonio Pappano conducting, smiling and facing the musicians of the LSO.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/151224-Pappano-event-masthead-C-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Elgar and Vaughan Williams 9
Sir Antonio Pappano and David Cohen
Sunday 15 December 2024 • 7pm
Two reflective works from Ralph Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar, plus Arnold Bax’s evocative portrait of the Cornish countryside. Sir Antonio Pappano is joined by David Cohen, LSO Principal Cello, for Elgar's Cello Concerto.
![181224-Frank-Dupree-event-masthead-C-Marco-Borggreve-aspect-ratio-1434-1033](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/181224-Frank-Dupree-event-masthead-C-Marco-Borggreve-aspect-ratio-1434-1033.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Christmas Swing: Gershwin, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky
Sir Antonio Pappano and Frank Dupree
Wednesday 18 December 2024 • 7pm
Classical meets jazz with some festive favourites – plus a riotous ride with Kapustin, Gershwin’s most swinging tunes, and Bernstein at his exuberant best. Sir Antonio Pappano is joined by pianist Frank Dupree and the LSO's own Sérgio Pires.
![191224 Frank Dupree event masthead C Marco Borggreve Frank Dupree smiling and sitting on a piano stool, with his back against a grand piano.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/191224-Frank-Dupree-event-masthead-C-Marco-Borggreve.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Christmas Swing: Gershwin, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky
Sir Antonio Pappano and Frank Dupree
Thursday 19 December 2024 • 7pm
Classical meets jazz with some festive favourites – plus a riotous ride with Kapustin, Gershwin’s most swinging tunes, and Bernstein at his exuberant best. Sir Antonio Pappano is joined by pianist Frank Dupree and the LSO's own Sérgio Pires.
![Sir Simon Rattle presenting Sir Simon Rattle presenting](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/Untitled-design.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![Sir Simon Rattle conducting Sir Simon Rattle conducting](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/05/16_14-June_Turangalila_Mark-Allan_resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Boulez, Benjamin and Brahms 4
Sir Simon Rattle and Barbara Hannigan
Thursday 9 January 2025 • 7pm
Pierre Boulez’s glittering sound world, late Brahms, and a lyrical world premiere from George Benjamin – to celebrate Sir Simon Rattle’s 70th birthday.
![Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/05/Sir-Simon-Rattle-Conducting-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Tippett, Turnage and Vaughan Williams 5
Sir Simon Rattle and John Scofield
Sunday 12 January 2025 • 7pm
An all-British programme of Tippett, Turnage and Vaughan Williams featuring guitarist John Scofield, to celebrate Sir Simon Rattle’s 70th birthday.
![250126-Pierre-Boulez-event-masthead-©-LSO-Archives Black and white portrait photo of Pierre Boulez](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/250126-Pierre-Boulez-event-masthead--LSO-Archives.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
LSO Futures: Homage to Pierre Boulez
François-Xavier Roth
Sunday 26 January 2025 • 7pm
Celebrating Pierre Boulez and his influences, in the composer’s centenary year: his beloved Debussy, alongside three intriguing world premieres.
![Pierre Boulez Mastehead The composer Pierre Boulez. He is wearing a dark top and has white hair](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/Pierre-Boulez-Mastehead.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
The Boulez Effect
An afternoon symposium
Monday 27 January 2025 • 4.30pm
A symposium at Milton Court exploring the legacy of Pierre Boulez, chaired by Kate Molleson. Featuring talks and insights from the LSO, François-Xavier Roth and guest speakers.
![FXR Mastehead c Mark Allan Francois-Xavier Roth conducting on the Barbican Hall stage. He is wearing a dark suit with a dark tie.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/FXR-Mastehead-c-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Boulez 100: Chamber Concert
LSO Chamber Ensemble
Monday 27 January 2025 • 7.30pm
Fanfares, massed cellos and electronics – a fascinating celebration of the music of Pierre Boulez, in his centenary year.
![Conductor Daniel Harding Conductor Daniel Harding](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/77_24-March_Mahler-5_Daniel-Harding_resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Schumann and Mahler 7
Daniel Harding and Daniil Trifonov
Sunday 2 February 2025 • 7pm
Two composers at their romantic best in Mahler's imaginative Seventh Symphony and Schumann's Piano Concerto.
![2024-Half-Six-Fix-general-©-Kevin-Leighton LSO Violinist Maxine Kwok introducing the LSO on the Barbican stage, at a Half Six Fix concert.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/2024-Half-Six-Fix-general--Kevin-Leighton.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Half Six Fix: Walton
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 5 February 2025 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
![Violinist Janine Jansen C Mark Allan Violinist Janine Jansen](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/84_14-April_Boulanger-Barber-Rachmaninoff_Mark-Allan_resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Walker, Bernstein and Walton 1
Sir Antonio Pappano and Janine Jansen
Thursday 6 February 2025 • 7pm
Walton’s turbulent first Symphony, and a pair of passionate statements of love and outrage from two American greats. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts, joined by violinist Janine Jansen.
![Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha wearing a black dress and silver jewellery, posing with one hand on her hip.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/59_31-Jan_Mendelssohn-Elijah_c.-Vera-Elma-Vacek-1_resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Maconchy, Walton and Vaughan Williams 1
Sir Antonio Pappano and Rebecca Gilliver
Sunday 9 February 2025 • 7pm
Evocative portraits of night and the sea in an all-British programme: enigmatic Maconchy, meditative Walton, and awe-inspiring Vaughan Williams, in his 'Sea Symphony'.
![Sir Antonio Pappano Half Six Fix Sir Antonio Pappano preseting to the crowd in the Barbican hall during a Half Six Fix.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/LSO-HSF_050.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 12 February 2025 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, focused on Vaughan Williams' 'Sea Symphony'. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
![Family Concert Audience The audience at an LSO Discovery Family Concert](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/49_26-Nov_Family-Concert_Liam-Hennebry_resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Family Concert
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.
![13 March 2025_250313_Barbara Hannigan_event masthead_Mark Allan Barbara Hannigan conducting the LSO, lunging forwards](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/13-March-2025-250313-Barbara-Hannigan_event-masthead_Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Britten and Haydn 'London' Symphony
Barbara Hannigan and Stéphane Degout
Thursday 13 March 2025 • 7pm
Haydn, Britten, Roussel and Ravel all conjure up faraway lands, both real and imagined. The sensational Barbara Hannigan conducts and sings, alongside baritone Stéphane Degout.
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Wynton Marsalis' 'The Jungle'
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Saturday 15 March 2025 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO blend jazz, blues and classical music in a crossover collaboration with JLCO, performing Wynton Marsalis' wild musical portrait of New York.
![Barbara Hannigan c Kevin Leighton Barbara Hannigan conudcting on the Barbican stage](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/Untitled-design-11.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Half Six Fix: Bartók
Barbara Hannigan
Wednesday 19 March 2025 • 6.30pm
Spritely, thrilling and evocative: three short pieces take us on a journey beyond the concert hall.
![20 March 2025_250320_Barbara Hannigan_event masthead_Mark Allan Barbara Hannigan conducting the LSO, arms outstretched to either side.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/20-March-2025-250320-Barbara-Hannigan-event-masthead-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Vivier, Haydn and Bartók
Barbara Hannigan
Thursday 20 March 2025 • 7pm
Miracles and myths abound, from surreal ballet to Finnish landscape, with music by Sibelius, Debussy, Haydn, Vivier and a new piece from Golfam Khayam.
![250323 Pappano event masthead C Frances Marshall A portrait photo of Sir Antonio Pappano, against a grey background, looking away from the camera into the distance.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/230325-Pappano-event-masthead-C-Frances-Marshall.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![Nicola Benedetti c Andy Gotts Nicola Benedetti holding violin and smiling.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/Untitled-design-7.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
MacMillan and Shostakovich 12
Gianandrea Noseda and Nicola Benedetti
Thursday 3 April 2025 • 7pm
James MacMillian's dedicatee Nicola Benedetti performs his Violin Concerto No 2 and Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda conducts Shostakovich Symphony No 12.
![Gianandrea Noseda Half Six Fix c Tom Lovatt Gianandrea Noseda gives his pre-concert talk to the Barbican Hall. He is wearing all black and holding a microphone](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/Untitled-design-8.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Half Six Fix: Schubert and Prokofiev
Gianandrea Noseda
Wednesday 9 April 2025 • 6.30pm
Gianandrea Noseda introduces works by Franz Schubert and Sergei Prokofiev in this early-evening Half Six Fix concert, filled with edge-of-your-seat intensity.
![Alice Sara Ott Masthead c Mark Allan 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.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/Alice-Sara-Ott-Masthead-c-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![Lisa Batiashvili and Gianandrea Noseda Masthead c Mark Allan Violinist Lisa Batiashvili and conductor Gianandrea Noseda performing in the Barbican Hall.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/Lisa-Batiashvili-and-Gianandrea-Noseda-Masthead-c-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Schnittke, Shostakovich and Brahms
LSO Artist Portrait: Lisa Batiashvili
Sunday 13 April 2025 • 7pm
Orchestral fireworks with Shostakovich's Second Symphony and early Schnittke, joined by the London Symphony Chorus for some stirring Brahms.
![Sir Simon Rattle with the LSO on the Barbican stage Sir Simon Rattle with the LSO on the Barbican stage](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/05/Sir-Simon-Rattle-with-the-LSO-on-the-Barbican-stage.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/71_29-Feb_Shostakovich-4_Mark-Allan_resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![Gustavo Dudamel event masthead C Danny Clinch Conductor Gustavo Dudamel looking towards the camera and holding a conducting baton](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/Gustavo-Dudamel-event-masthead-C-Danny-Clinch.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![Susanna Mälkki Conductor Susanna Mälkki](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/50_30-Nov_Spotlight-Artist-Kirill-Gerstein_Mallki_Mark-Allan_resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![Sir Antonio Pappano Half Six Fix Sir Antonio Pappano preseting to the crowd in the Barbican hall during a Half Six Fix.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/LSO-HSF_039.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![220525 Lisa Batiashvili event masthead C Sammy Hart Deutsche Grammophon Lisa Batiashvili, holding her violin in one hand, with her other hand leaning against a grey wall.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/220525-Lisa-Batiashvili-event-masthead-C-Sammy-Hart-Deutsche-Grammophon-e1712691434531.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![250525 Lisa Batiashvili event masthead C Andre Josselin Violinist Lisa Batiashvili standing, facing the camera, with her head rested on her hand.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/250525-Lisa-Batiashvili-event-masthead-C-Andre-Josselin.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![Family Concert Audience The audience at an LSO Discovery Family Concert](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/49_26-Nov_Family-Concert_Liam-Hennebry_resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![101_16-June_LSO-On-Film_resized-aspect-ratio-1554-1038](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/101_16-June_LSO-On-Film_resized-aspect-ratio-1554-1038.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![26 June 2025_250626)_LSO Discovery Showcase_event masthead_Kevin Leighton LSO Discovery participants playing brass instruments](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/26-June-2025-250626-LSO-Discovery-Showcase-event-masthead-Kevin-Leighton.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
LSO Discovery Showcase
Thursday 26 June 2025 • 7.30pm
Curated by LSO animateur Rachel Leach, this showcase brings together the Orchestra with participants from all across LSO Discovery’s work.
![LSO Pappano Gerstein Barbican 121023 0209 Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/LSO-Pappano-Gerstein-Barbican-121023-0209-scaled.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Strauss' Salome
Sir Antonio Pappano
Friday 11 July 2025 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Strauss’ scandalous opera Salome, with the brilliant soprano Asmik Grigorian in the title role.
![130725 Pappano event masthead C Mark Allan Sir Antonio Pappano and LSO musicians facing the audience on the Barbican stage, at the end of a performance.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/130725-Pappano-event-masthead-C-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Strauss' Salome
Sir Antonio Pappano
Sunday 13 July 2025 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Strauss’ scandalous opera Salome, with the brilliant soprano Asmik Grigorian in the title role.