2023/24 Season
Discover our 2023/24 Season at the Barbican and LSO St Luke’s.
Discover the Season
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Season Design & Visuals
Design Concept & Visual Identity: Superunion
Feature Artwork: XK studio
Music: Maurice Ravel Daphnis and Chloé Suite No 2
performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle
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2023/24 Season Concerts
A New Lease of Life – Mahler’s Fifth Symphony
Searching. Heartfelt. Profound.
Sunday 24 March 2024 • 7pm
A solitary trumpet sounds: and so we enter Jörg Widmann’s heavenly maze – Towards Paradise, with soloist Håkan Hardenberger – and Mahler’s profoundly expressive Fifth Symphony, conducted by Daniel Harding.
LSO Discovery Choirs: Sing Stars
Monday 25 March 2024 • 7.30pm
An evening showcasing the LSO Discovery Choirs' favourite music.
Limited Tickets
LSO Panufnik Composers Workshops
LSO Discovery
Thursday 4 April 2024 • 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.
The Music of Tomorrow – LSO Futures with François-Xavier Roth
Fresh. Imaginative. Glittering.
Sunday 7 April 2024 • 7pm
Music fresh from the imaginations of today's composers, including concertos that show off the infinite possibilities of the orchestra, plus our own Principal Cello Rebecca Gilliver takes the spotlight as soloist.
Half Six Fix: Daphnis and Chloé
Lush. Mellifluous. Unearthly.
Wednesday 10 April 2024 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert, featuring the gauzy, sensuous soundscape of Ravel’s pastoral ballet, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano.
Bertrand Chamayou & Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 11 April 2024 • 1pm
Delight in the heartfelt compositions of Clara and Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, with pianist Bertrand Chamayou, mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron, and violist Tabea Zimmermann.
Bewitching Rhythms – Marsalis and Ravel
Dazzling. Mellifluous. Unearthly.
Thursday 11 April 2024 • 7pm
The gauzy soundscape of Ravel’s pastoral ballet meets a sparkling new concerto by Wynton Marsalis, in this concert with conductor Sir Antonio Pappano and trumpet soloist Alison Balsom.
Bertrand Chamayou & Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 12 April 2024 • 1pm
Pianist Bertrand Chamayou showcases the timeless allure of Erik Satie's Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes while John Cage's ethereal compositions add a modern touch to this serene programme.
Springtime Romance – Boulanger, Barber, Rachmaninoff
Wistful. Ardent. Breathtaking.
Sunday 14 April 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the LSO in Lili Boulanger’s lively tone poem, D’un matin de printemps, and Rachmaninoff's Symphony No 2. Janine Jansen is soloist for Barber's Violin Concerto.
Limited Tickets
Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams 5
Sumptuous. Consoling. Beatific.
Wednesday 17 April 2024 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony, a bittersweet piece that searched for hope in the midst of war.
Ravel and Vaughan Williams
LSO Artist Portrait: Bertrand Chamayou
Thursday 18 April 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the LSO in Vaughan Williams' Symphony No 5, a work that reaches for hope in the midst of war. And the Orchestra is joined by Bertrand Chamayou – in his Artist Portrait series – for Ravel's playful Piano Concerto in G major.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: LSO Musicians
LSO Discovery
Friday 19 April 2024 • 12.30pm
Looking to make lunchtime musical? Enjoy a 45-minute concert with introductions to the music, and a chance to ask musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra your questions.
Haydn & Mozart: Quatuor Van Kuijk
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 25 April 2024 • 1pm
Two great friends; four superb interpreters. Expect pure energy, as the award-winning Quatuor Van Kuijk launches our celebration of the string quartets of Mozart and Haydn.
Haydn & Mozart: Engegård Quartet
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 26 April 2024 • 1pm
The Engegård Quartet plays Mozart’s ‘Dissonance’ and Haydn’s ‘Sunrise’ Quartet: a bold new perspective on music that never gets old.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Guildhall School
LSO Discovery
Friday 3 May 2024 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a bite-size, informal concert from the Guildhall School Orchestral Artistry programme. Friendly introductions will guide you through the concert, plus you can put your questions to performers.
Haydn & Mozart: Consone Quartet
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 9 May 2024 • 1pm
BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet, bring a historically-informed perspective to two of Mozart and Haydn’s loveliest string quartets.
Haydn & Mozart: Quatuor Voce
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 10 May 2024 • 1pm
Mozart at his warmest and Haydn at his noblest: Quatuor Voce brings to our celebration of these two masters of the string quartet to a stirring conclusion.
The Beginning of Summer – Mahler’s Third Symphony
Colossal. Optimistic. Moving.
Sunday 12 May 2024 • 7pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Mahler’s magnificent vision of a world teeming with joyful life.
Limited Tickets
The Beginning of Summer – Mahler’s Third Symphony
Colossal. Optimistic. Moving.
Thursday 16 May 2024 • 7pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Mahler’s magnificent vision of a world teeming with joyful life.
Musical Storytelling for Under-5s
LSO St Luke's
Saturday 18 May 2024 • 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
LSO St Luke's
Saturday 18 May 2024 • 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.
Myth and Magic – Thomas Adès
Refined. Sharp-Witted. Refreshing.
Thursday 30 May 2024 • 7pm
Threads of the past are woven into a radiant future in four ingenious compositions by Stravinsky, Lutosławski and Adès, presented by Thomas Adès, Anne-Sophie Mutter and the LSO.
Kirill Gerstein & Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 30 May 2024 • 1pm
A chamber concert for two pianos and soprano, with music by Claude Debussy and Komitas. Curated by Kirill Gerstein.
Kirill Gerstein & Friends
BBC Radio 3 Evening Concert
Friday 31 May 2024 • 7pm
A programme for chamber orchestra with Kirill Gerstein and Thomas Adès, featuring music by Haydn, Ligeti and more.
LSO Discovery Family Concert: Magic and Music
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Sunday 2 June 2024 • 2.30pm
Delve into a world of wonder and sorcery with music, stories and live magic. 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: Relaxed Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 7 June 2024 • 12.30pm
A bite-size, informal concert, particularly suited for people who have sensory and communication impairments, learning disabilities, or who are neurodiverse.
LSO Discovery Showcase
Thursday 13 June 2024 • 7.30pm
LSO Discovery participant groups perform together with the London Symphony Orchestra, in a showcase of the LSO’s learning and community programme.
Limited Tickets
Lights, Camera, Action – the LSO on Film
Thrilling. Familiar. Beloved.
Sunday 16 June 2024 • 7pm
Film music by composers from Sir Arthur Bliss to Patrick Doyle, and from Bernard Herrmann to John Williams, from films including Henry V, Notting Hill, Braveheart, Harry Potter, Cinderella and Final Fantasy.
Half Six Fix: Prokofiev 7
Elusive. Affecting. Disarming.
Wednesday 19 June 2024 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert, featuring Prokofiev's wistful final symphony conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.
Lost and Found – Beethoven, Beamish, Prokofiev
Elusive. Affecting. Disarming.
Thursday 20 June 2024 • 7pm
What is lost returns once more in emotive music conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, LSO Principal Guest Conductor.
Fortune Favours the Bold – Carmina Burana
Blazing. Hypnotic. Intoxicating.
Sunday 23 June 2024 • 7pm
Experience Carl Orff’s irresistible cantata and Shostakovich's Third Symphony, conducted by Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda, as he closes the LSO's 2023/24 season.
Fortune Favours the Bold – Carmina Burana
Blazing. Hypnotic. Intoxicating.
Tuesday 25 June 2024 • 7pm
Experience Carl Orff’s irresistible cantata and Shostakovich's Third Symphony, conducted by Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda, as he closes the LSO's 2023/24 season.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: LSO Musicians
LSO Discovery
Friday 28 June 2024 • 12.30pm
Looking to make lunchtime musical? Enjoy a 45-minute concert with introductions to the music, and a chance to ask musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra your questions.
Kirill Gerstein
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 12 July 2024 • 1pm
A solo piano recital with Kirill Gerstein, featuring music by Chopin, Liszt, Schumann and more.