What's On

Half Six Fix: Lachenmann and Beethoven 7

Ilan Volkov

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.

Lachenmann and Beethoven 7

Ilan Volkov

Thursday 28 November 2024 • 7pm

Two sound worlds, two centuries apart: Lachenmann’s Melodies meets Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony.

Family Concert: Just One More Story

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

LSO Futures: Homage to Pierre Boulez

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.