BMW Classics

Saturday 13 July 2024
Trafalgar Square & Online

Emmanuel Chabrier Joyeuse marche
Johannes Brahms Rondo alla zingarese
Joanna Lee beams.bellows.bounds
(world premiere) *
Igor Stravinsky Petrushka

Duncan Ward  conductor
LSO Discovery Young Musicians *
Guildhall School Musicians *
London Symphony Orchestra

Digital Concert Guide

This annual event highlights the continued partnership between BMW Group and the London Symphony Orchestra, which for over a decade has brought superlative live orchestral music to audiences in one of the world’s most iconic public spaces and to tens of thousands more watching around the globe via streaming.

The 2024 concert opened with Emmanuel Chabrier’s exuberant crowd-pleasing Joyeuse marche, followed by Brahms’ frenzied, rhythmic dance piece, Rondo alla zingarese. At the heart of the concert, the LSO played the world premiere of Joanna Lee’s new work, beams.bellows.bounds, specially commissioned for this occasion. This piece, written for a mixed-ability orchestra, brought together LSO and Guildhall School musicians with 50 young musicians from East London as part of the LSO Discovery programme. For the final work in the programme, the LSO performed Stravinsky’s magical score for the ballet Petrushka.

We look forward to welcoming everyone to the Square and the live-stream once again in Summer 2025. Look out for more details in the Spring.