Half Six Fix
An early evening music fix, with live introductions from our conductors and musicians.
Kick-start your evening with a Half Six Fix concert.
Settle in for one piece of music performed by the LSO, in a 60-minute concert starting at 6.30pm. You’ll hear direct from the performers about what they think makes the music so great, and big screens will bring you closer to the action. Plus you can read more about the music and artists during the concert with our free digital or printed guide.
The London Symphony Orchestra’s regular Half Six Fix is a quick shot rather than the full classical cocktail: one hour; one symphony; no messing around. – inews
What to Expect
Keep Listening
Delve deeper into the music featured in our Half Six Fix concerts with our playlist on Apple Music Classical.
Read: 'Who knew you could get so much out of an hour-long concert?'
We invited James Drury along to one of our Half Six Fix concerts to see what he made of it.
Tickets
£35 £26 £18 £15
£36 £27 £18 £15 (from Oct 2026)
+ £4 booking fee per online/phone transaction
Multibuy Discounts
Book 2 or 3 concerts, save 10%
Book 4 to 7 concerts, save 20%
Book 8 to 11 concerts, save 30%
Discounts only apply when booking concerts within the same season.
Wildcard Tickets
£12/£15 + booking fee as above
Follow link on concert listings to check for availability and book.
Guaranteed entry – your seat will be allocated on the day
Limited releases throughout the season. Full details
Half Six Fix Season Pass
£99 + booking fee as above
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Secure a guaranteed Wildcard for all ten Half Six Fix concerts in the 2026/27 season at a discounted price.
Young People and Students
18 and under*: £6 tickets, plus booking fee. Book online, by phone or in person.
14–25s: Join Young Barbican for discounted tickets to selected concerts.
Full-time students: Join Student Pulse for £10 tickets to selected LSO concerts.
* Half Six Fix concerts are recommended for ages 12+
Groups of 10+
Save at least 20% on standard tickets
£6 tickets for under-18s*
No additional booking fees
Obligation free reservations
The Concerts
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.
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.
Limited Tickets
Half Six Fix: Bruckner 9
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 21 October 2026 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with this 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Sir Antonio Pappano introduces and conducts Bruckner's Ninth Symphony, a piece that contrasts epic walls of sound with moments of aching fragility.
Half Six Fix: Steve Reich at 90
Susanna Mälkki
Wednesday 11 November 2026 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with this 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, introduced and conducted by Susanna Mälkki, featuring two works by Steve Reich: Three Movements and Music for Ensemble & Orchestra.
Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams 8
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 25 November 2026 • 6.30pm
Sir Antonio Pappano explores Vaughan Williams’ ‘Pastoral’ Symphony and Symphony No 8, from wartime reflection to a playful, uplifting British classic.
Half Six Fix: Prokofiev
Gianandrea Noseda
Wednesday 9 December 2026 • 6.30pm
Hear Prokofiev’s witty suites, The Love for Three Oranges and Chout, in this Half Six concert, with insights from conductor Gianandrea Noseda.
Half Six Fix: John Adams at 80
Sir Simon Rattle
Wednesday 6 January 2027 • 6.30pm
Sir Simon Rattle conducts and introduces John Adams’ vivid and psychedelic symphonic journey, Harmonielehre.
Half Six Fix: Shostakovich 8
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 17 March 2027 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. The LSO’s Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano presents one of Shostakovich’s darkest symphonies, reflecting the stark brutality of war.
Half Six Fix: Barbara Hannigan
Barbara Hannigan
Wednesday 7 April 2027 • 6.30pm
Barbara Hannigan takes us on a sweeping journey through Ives and Gershwin, highlighting the diversity and invention that abounded as America forged its modern musical voice.
Half Six Fix: Prokofiev 5
Sir Simon Rattle
Wednesday 14 April 2027 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor Emeritus of the LSO, presents Prokofiev’s ‘symphony of the greatness of the human spirit’ – the epic Fifth.
Half Six Fix: Scriabin 4
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 5 May 2027 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix Concert. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts and introduces Scriabin's The Poem of Ecstasy, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Half Six Fix: Prokofiev
Gianandrea Noseda
Wednesday 12 May 2027 • 6.30pm
Gianandrea Noseda embarks on a whistle-stop tour of Prokofiev's Italian-inspired operas with these two quirky orchestral suites.
