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.
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Season Design & Visuals:
Design Concept & Visual Identity: Design Bridge and Partners | Feature Artwork: Ari Weinkle | Music: Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 | Artwork created in collaboration with UCL Ear Institute.
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 Dates
Public booking opens Wednesday 16 April 10am
Priority booking for LSO Supporters:
Wed 9 Apr 10am LSO Patrons, Pioneers and Ambassador Friends
Fri 11 Apr 10am All LSO Friends
Discounts and Offers
Multibuy Discounts: save up to 40%
Wildcards: mystery seats from £12
Groups of 10+ save at least 20%
Young People: Discounts for under-25s and full-time students
Booking fees apply, no fee when booking in person
Artists and Series
Season Playlists
2025/26 Season Concerts

Season Opening: Bernstein and Copland
Sir Antonio Pappano
Sunday 14 September 2025 • 7pm
Dramatic, emotionally intense American symphonies, to start the 2025/26 season: Bernstein's 'Kaddish' and Copland's Symphony No 3, with Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano on the podium.

Half Six Fix: Copland
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 17 September 2025 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Sir Antonio Pappano introduces and conducts Copland's Third Symphony, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

Prokofiev and Beethoven
Seong-Jin Cho: Artist Portrait
Thursday 18 September 2025 • 7pm
Beethoven’s defiant Symphony No 5 meets the sneering mockery of Shostakovich and Prokofiev in exhilarating mood. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts, as pianist Seong-Jin Cho begins his Artist Portrait series.

Britten and Shostakovich
Sir Antonio Pappano and Janine Jansen
Sunday 21 September 2025 • 7pm
Violinist Janine Jansen showcases Britten’s soulful concerto before the LSO launches into Shostakovich’s scathing criticism of Stalin, his Tenth Symphony.

Sibelius, Ruders, Paxton and Adès
Thomas Adès and Sean Shibe
Sunday 19 October 2025 • 7pm
Thomas Adès leads the LSO in Poul Ruders' kaleidoscopic Second Guitar Concerto, with soloist Sean Shibe, Sibelius’ rich, evocative Third Symphony, a UK premiere by Alex Paxton, and Adès' own Aquifer.

Music from the North
Thomas Adès and Johan Dalene
Thursday 23 October 2025 • 7pm
Thomas Adès leads us through the shimmering sounds of Sibelius and Rautavaara, with soloist Johan Dalene, and conjures magical images in his own evocation of a Celtic legend.

Half Six Fix: Stravinsky's The Firebird
Ryan Bancroft
Wednesday 29 October 2025 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Conductor Ryan Bancroft makes his debut with the LSO, introducing and conducting Stravinsky's The Firebird, music that paints a fantastical world of mythical lands and creatures.

Shostakovich, Gubaidulina and Stravinsky
Ryan Bancroft and Clara-Jumi Kang
Thursday 30 October 2025 • 7pm
Stravinsky and Gubaidulina breathe vivid, visceral life into Russian fairy tales, plus Shostakovich’s most beautiful and riveting concerto – with conductor Ryan Bancroft and violinist Clara-Jumi Kang.

Family Concert
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Sunday 2 November 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.

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 7 November 2025 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.

Symphonic Gospel: Celebration
André J Thomas
Sunday 9 November 2025 • 7pm
André J Thomas celebrates the power of American gospel music, alongside the LSO and over 250 voices from communities across London.

Soweto Kinch: Soundtrack to the Apocalypse
Thursday 13 November 2025 • 8pm
Saxophonist, rapper and composer Soweto Kinch presents the final instalment of a trilogy of works in collaboration with the LSO.

Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 15 November 2025 • 10.30am
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.

Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 15 November 2025 • 12pm
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.

LSO Futures
Seong-Jin Cho: Artist Portrait
Thursday 20 November 2025 • 7pm
An evening celebrating music at the forefront of composition, as we hear three world premieres alongside Pierre Boulez’s Rituel.

Spotlight on Antoine Tamestit
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 20 November 2025 • 1pm
A BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert featuring violist Antoine Tamestit, exploring Brahms' Viola Quintets.

Spotlight on Antoine Tamestit
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 21 November 2025 • 1pm
A BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert featuring violist Antoine Tamestit, with full programme to be announced.

Debussy, Ravel and Lutosławski
Alexandre Bloch and Alice Sara Ott
Thursday 27 November 2025 • 7pm
Alexandre Bloch conducts Debussy, Ravel, and Lutosławski with pianist Alice Sara Ott. From shimmering colours to wild energy, this is French music at its most electrifying.

The Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition: Final
Thursday 4 December 2025 • 7pm
Three exceptional young conductors compete for a £15,000 prize and the chance to become LSO Assistant Conductor for a year.

Thomas Dunford and Friends: Thomas Dunford & Niamh O’Sullivan
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 5 December 2025 • 1pm
Thomas Dunford is joined by mezzo-soprano Niamh O'Sullivan for the first concert in a series celebrating the sounds of the Baroque.

Tchaikovsky and Vaughan Williams
Antoine Tamestit: Spotlight Artist
Sunday 7 December 2025 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Tchaikovsky’s powerful Fourth Symphony and Vaughan Williams’ pastoral beauty. Antoine Tamestit’s spellbinding viola and the London Symphony Chorus elevate the experience.

Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 10 December 2025 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with this 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, showcasing two contemplative works by Vaughan Williams. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

Musgrave, Walton and Vaughan Williams
Antoine Tamestit: Spotlight Artist
Thursday 11 December 2025 • 7pm
Thea Musgrave paints with radiant colours, Walton gives flight to the viola, and Vaughan Williams dreams of London in this concert, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano.

The Golden Age of Hollywood
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 17 December 2025 • 7pm
Celebrating music from the Golden Age of Hollywood, with Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano.

The Golden Age of Hollywood
Sir Antonio Pappano
Thursday 18 December 2025 • 7pm
Celebrating music from the Golden Age of Hollywood, with Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano.

Jerwood Composer+ Showcase
LSO Discovery
Saturday 10 January 2026 • 7pm
Contemporary chamber music concert, curated by an LSO Jerwood Composer+ Member.

The Makropulos Affair
Sir Simon Rattle
Tuesday 13 January 2026 • 7pm
A 300-year-old woman confronts mortality, identity and lost love in this concert performance of Janáček’s intense operatic drama.

The Makropulos Affair
Sir Simon Rattle
Thursday 15 January 2026 • 7pm
A 300-year-old woman confronts mortality, identity and lost love in this concert performance of Janáček’s intense operatic drama.

Bartók and de Falla
Patricia Kopatchinskaja: Artist Portrait
Sunday 18 January 2026 • 7pm
Patricia Kopatchinskaja brings Bartók’s urgent Second Violin Concerto to life. Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO ignite de Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat with Spanish flair.

Vaughan Williams and his Circle: Nash Ensemble
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 22 January 2026 • 1pm
A selection of music performed by the Nash Ensemble, as part of a series of BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts showcasing music by Vaughan Williams and his Circle.

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 23 January 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.

Mozart and Brahms German Requiem
Manfred Honeck & Imogen Cooper
Sunday 25 January 2026 • 7pm
Dame Imogen Cooper brings lyrical elegance to Mozart’s final concerto. Manfred Honeck leads the LSO and Chorus in Brahms’ profoundly moving Ein deutsches Requiem.

Illés and Rachmaninoff
Artist Portrait: Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Thursday 29 January 2026 • 7pm
Patricia Kopatchinskaja performs Márton Illés' playful Vont-ér before Robert Treviño conducts Rachmaninoff's passionate symphony No 2, with its soaring melodies and heart-melting Adagio.

Thomas Dunford and Friends: Solo Recital
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 5 February 2026 • 1pm
A solo recital that showcases the sound of the lute, with music by John Dowland, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Joan Ambrosio Dalza, Robert de Visée, Marin Marais and J S Bach.

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 6 February 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.

Colin Matthews and Rachmaninoff
Elim Chan and Olivier Stankiewicz
Sunday 8 February 2026 • 7pm
Elim Chan conducts a world premiere by Colin Matthews with LSO’s Olivier Stankiewicz as soloist, Bartók’s vibrant Dance Suite, and Rachmaninoff’s sweeping orchestral masterpiece.

Stravinsky, Chopin and Borodin
Artist Portrait: Seong-Jin Cho
Thursday 12 February 2026 • 7pm
Borodin’s folk-inspired symphony, Stravinsky’s tribute to Tchaikovsky, and Chopin’s brilliance shine under Gianandrea Noseda, with Seong-Jin Cho bringing poetic intensity to this Romantic programme.

Spotlight on Seong-Jin Cho
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 13 February 2026 • 1pm
As part of his Artist Portrait, Seong-Jin Cho brings a series of chamber programmes to LSO St Luke’s.

Spotlight on Seong-Jin Cho
BBC Radio 3 Evening Concert
Friday 13 February 2026 • 6pm
As part of his Artist Portrait, Seong-Jin Cho brings a series of chamber programmes to LSO St Luke’s.

Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 14 February 2026 • 10.30am
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.

Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 14 February 2026 • 12pm
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.

Stravinsky, Chopin and Borodin
Artist Portrait: Seong-Jin Cho
Sunday 15 February 2026 • 7pm
Borodin’s folk-inspired symphony, Stravinsky’s tribute to Tchaikovsky, and Chopin’s brilliance shine under Gianandrea Noseda, with Seong-Jin Cho bringing poetic intensity to this Romantic programme.

Jerwood Composer+ Showcase
LSO Discovery
Saturday 21 February 2026 • 7pm
Contemporary chamber music concert, curated by an LSO Jerwood Composer+ Member.

Half Six Fix: Rachmaninoff
Gianandrea Noseda
Wednesday 25 February 2026 • 6.30pm
Rachmaninoff's First Symphony, once a failure, now shines with ominous drama and triumphant brass. Under Noseda's baton, the LSO ignites its fiery brilliance.

Debussy, Berg and Rachmaninoff
Artist Portrait: Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Thursday 26 February 2026 • 7pm
The LSO and Gianandrea Noseda perform Debussy, Berg, and Rachmaninoff, with violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja bringing raw intensity to Berg's Violin Concerto.

Vaughan Williams and his Circle: Kitty Whately & William Vann
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 26 February 2026 • 1pm
Explore evocative British songs on nature, love, and reflection, featuring works by Vaughan Williams, Maconchy, Clarke, and Williams, performed by Kitty Whately and William Vann.

Rautavaara and Wagner
Tarmo Peltokoski and Yuja Wang
Sunday 1 March 2026 • 7pm
Star pianist Yuja Wang brings her superlative technique and dynamism to Rautavaara, and the LSO joins the young Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski for an unforgettable Wagnerian journey.

Half Six Fix: Laura Bowler
Bar Avni and Barbara Hannigan
Wednesday 4 March 2026 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Featuring Barbara Hannigan & rising star Bar Avni in Laura Bowler’s powerful new work, inspired by Han Kang’s The White Book

Bowler, Ligeti and Richard Strauss
Barbara Hannigan and Bar Avni
Thursday 5 March 2026 • 7pm
Barbara Hannigan is vocal soloist for Laura Bowler’s new work, alongside conducter Bar Avni, and then leads the LSO herself in groundbreaking Ligeti and Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra.

Vaughan Williams and his Circle: Geneva Lewis
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 5 March 2026 • 1pm
A selection of music performed by violinist Geneva Lewis, as part of a series of BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts showcasing music by Vaughan Williams and his Circle.

Family Concert
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Sunday 8 March 2026 • 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.

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 13 March 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.

LSO Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composers' Scheme Workshops
LSO Discovery
Monday 16 March 2026 • 10am
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.

Sir Antonio Pappano and Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 19 March 2026 • 1pm
A chamber music series exploring the themes of the 2025/26 season with Sir Antonio Pappano, LSO Musicians and guests.

Sir Antonio Pappano and Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 20 March 2026 • 1pm
A chamber music series exploring the themes of the 2025/26 season with Sir Antonio Pappano, LSO Musicians and guests.

Half Six Fix: From the New World
Anja Bihlmaier
Wednesday 25 March 2026 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Anja Bihlmaier conducts and introduces Dvořák's Symphony No 9, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

Bernstein, Liebermann and Dvořák
Anja Bihlmaier and Gareth Davies
Thursday 26 March 2026 • 7pm
Anja Bihlmaier conducts Dvořák’s Symphony No 9, Bernstein’s gritty portrait of New York, and a new Flute Concerto by Lowell Liebermann, with the LSO's own Gareth Davies as soloist.

Sir Antonio Pappano and Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 26 March 2026 • 1pm
A chamber music series exploring the themes of the 2025/26 season with Sir Antonio Pappano, LSO Musicians and guests.

Mozart Concertos
LSO Chamber Orchestra
Saturday 28 March 2026 • 7pm
An evening of Mozart concertos, featuring the LSO Chamber Orchestra, soloists from the Orchestra, and conductor Jaime Martín.

Mozart Concertos
LSO Chamber Orchestra
Sunday 29 March 2026 • 3pm
An afternoon of Mozart concertos, featuring the LSO Chamber Orchestra, soloists from the Orchestra, and conductor Jaime Martín.

Spotlight on Seong-Jin Cho
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 2 April 2026 • 1pm
As part of his Artist Portrait, Seong-Jin Cho brings a series of chamber programmes to LSO St Luke’s.

Simon Crawford-Phillips and Friends: Vers la vie nouvelle
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 10 April 2026 • 1pm
The first of three BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts featuring pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips, exploring the musical legacy of Nadia and Lili Boulanger.

Half Six Fix: Shostakovich 5
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 15 April 2026 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with this 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

Holst, Korngold and Shostakovich
Sir Antonio Pappano and Vilde Frang
Thursday 16 April 2026 • 7pm
The exceptional Vilde Frang performs Korngold's sweeping and cinematic Violin Concerto whilst Shostakovich’s Fifth unleashes its big tunes and white-hot intensity.

Thomas Dunford and Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 16 April 2026 • 1pm
The sound of the lute takes centre-stage in this series curated by Thomas Dunford, an award-winning lutenist and celebrated chamber musician.

Simon Crawford-Phillips and Friends: Rebecca Clarke – A Musical Odyssey
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 17 April 2026 • 1pm
Simon Crawford-Phillips celebrates the work of composer and violist Rebecca Clarke in the second of his BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert series.

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
Sir Antonio Pappano
Sunday 19 April 2026 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano, the LSO, and the London Symphony Chorus bring Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius to life – a powerful oratorio filled with drama, beauty, angels and demons.

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
Sir Antonio Pappano
Tuesday 21 April 2026 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano, the LSO, and the London Symphony Chorus bring Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius to life—a powerful oratorio filled with drama, beauty, angels and demons.

Soundhub Showcase
LSO Discovery
Wednesday 22 April 2026 • 7pm
Join us for an evening of cutting-edge contemporary music with four world premieres from our LSO Soundhub 2025/26 Members.

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 24 April 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.

Spotlight on Antoine Tamestit: Antoine Tamestit & Bertrand Chamayou
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 30 April 2026 • 1pm
Violist Antoine Tamestit, LSO Spotlight Artist, closes his series of BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts, joined by regular chamber partner Bertrand Chamayou.

Simon Crawford-Phillips and Friends: Bach/Kurtág and Schubert
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 1 May 2026 • 1pm
Philip Moore joins Simon Crawford-Phillips for his final BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, celebrating the 100th birthday of Hungarian pianist, György Kurtág.

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 8 May 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians from the Guildhall School Orchestral Artistry programme.

Britten, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky
Sir Antonio Pappano and Beatrice Rana
Sunday 10 May 2026 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO and Italian pianist Beatrice Rana navigate beauty, grief, and turmoil with Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem, Bernstein’s The Age of Anxiety, and Tchaikovsky’s haunting Pathétique.

Beethoven, Wagner and Strauss
Nathalie Stutzmann and Leif Ove Andsnes
Thursday 14 May 2026 • 7pm
Join Nathalie Stutzmann and Leif Ove Andsnes as we bring Beethoven’s pathos, Wagner’s power, and Strauss’ dazzling Vienna to life in a thrilling orchestral journey.

Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 16 May 2026 • 10.30am
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.

Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 16 May 2026 • 12pm
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.

Half Six Fix: Mahler 4
Sir Simon Rattle and Lucy Crowe
Wednesday 20 May 2026 • 6.30pm
Mahler's transcendent Fourth Symphony is brought to life by Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO, alongside soprano Lucy Crowe.

Gerhard, Strauss and Mahler
Sir Simon Rattle and Lucy Crowe
Thursday 21 May 2026 • 7pm
Lucy Crowe joins the LSO and Sir Simon Rattle for Mahler's Symphony No 4, alongside beautiful late works by Richard Strauss.

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung
Sir Simon Rattle
Sunday 24 May 2026 • 7pm
Sir Simon Rattle conducts four powerful moments from the final chapter of Wagner's epic Ring cycle, alongside his Siegfried Idyll.

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung
Sir Simon Rattle
Thursday 28 May 2026 • 7pm
Sir Simon Rattle conducts four powerful moments from the final chapter of Wagner's epic Ring cycle, alongside his Siegfried Idyll.

LSO on Film: Blockbusters
Dirk Brossé
Sunday 7 June 2026 • 7pm
Experience the magic of cinema as the LSO brings iconic film scores to life, from Superman to Star Wars, led by conductor Dirk Brossé.

Half Six Fix: Enigma Variations
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 10 June 2026 • 6.30pm
Sir Antonio Pappano guides the audience through Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations, exploring its tender portraits of family members and the unsolved mystery at its core.

Elgar and Mahler
Sir Antonio Pappano
Thursday 11 June 2026 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO journey from darkness to light in Mahler's rapturous Fifth Symphony, alongside Elgar's Enigma Variations.

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 26 June 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.

Family Concert
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Sunday 28 June 2026 • 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.

Wagner: Tristan and Isolde
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 1 July 2026 • 5pm
Sir Antonio Pappano leads world-class soloists and the LSO in one of the greatest and most intense of operatic love stories – Wagner's Tristan and Isolde.

Wagner: Tristan and Isolde
Sir Antonio Pappano
Sunday 12 July 2026 • 5pm
Sir Antonio Pappano leads world-class soloists and the LSO in one of the greatest and most intense of operatic love stories – Wagner's Tristan and Isolde.