LSO Futures: World Firsts
Innovation. Discovery. Thrills.
Sunday 28 May 2023 • 7pm
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The Concert
Cassie Kinoshi Fanfares
Lili Boulanger D’un soir triste
Jonathan Woolgar Symphonic Message: “Wach auf!” (world premiere)
Interval – 20 minutes
Béla Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste
Colin Matthews Mosaics (world premiere)
François-Xavier Roth conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
The concert will finish at approximately 8.55pm (timings subject to change)
Tickets
£65 £49 £35 £24 £18
+ £4 booking fee per online/phone transaction
Wildcard Tickets
£10/£15 + bkg fee as above
Guaranteed entry – your seat will be allocated on the day.
Limited releases throughout the season. Full details
Save on Your Booking
Multibuy Discounts – save up to 40%
Under-18s – £5 tickets
14–25s – discounts for Young Barbican Members
Groups of 10+ – save at least 20%
Barbican Access Members – free companion tickets
Full details below
François-Xavier Roth makes musical history, with world premieres fresh from the imaginations of some of the boldest and brightest living composers.
The Programme
Twelve notes, infinite possibilities. Orchestral music is like a mosaic, and there’s no end to the bold new sounds that composers can create. In the 20th century, Bartók split a string orchestra and unlocked blinding new energy; Lili Boulanger painted brooding nocturnes in sound. And three living creators – Cassie Kinoshi, Jonathan Woolgar and Colin Matthews – each show us something completely new born on this century.
The Composers
So there’s every reason to be excited. Colin Matthews has been called ‘the Brunel of contemporary music’. Cassie Kinoshi’s jazz projects have been nominated for a Mercury Prize, and Jonathan Woolgar’s “Wach auf!” caused a stir when we tried it out in 2021. Three very different voices, but we think you’ll want to hear what they have to say.
‘To stimulate, challenge, enhance and invigorate the audience’s musical perception’ – Colin Matthews
LSO Futures is generously supported by Lady Hamlyn and The Helen Hamlyn Trust.
Jonathan Woolgar’s Symphonic Prelude: “Wach auf!” is commissioned through the LSO Panufnik Composers Scheme, generously supported by Lady Hamlyn and The Helen Hamlyn Trust.
Header Image © Mark Allan
Booking and Discounts
Booking Your Tickets
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
£4 booking fee per transaction when booking online or by phone
Refunds and Exchanges
If you can no longer user your tickets, you can exchange them for another LSO concert or Barbican credit voucher (valid for six months). Please inform the Box Office at least 24 hours before the performance (two weeks for group bookings). A per-ticket administration fee applies for all exchange services.
Questions About Your Booking?
Contact the Barbican Box Office at tickets@barbican.org.uk.
Visit the Barbican website for conditions of sale.
The LSO reserves the right to change artists or programmes if necessary. If the event is cancelled, all bookers will receive a refund. All discounts are subject to availability and may not be combined. Box office calls may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance or training purposes.
Multibuy Discounts
Book 2 to 3 concerts and save 10%
Book 4 to 7 concerts and save 20%
Book 8 to 11 concerts and save 30%
Book 12 or more concerts and save 40%
Plus retain your discount for any later bookings within the season.
Multibuy Discounts: Full Details
Wildcards
£10 or £15, plus booking fee. You are guaranteed entry to the concert but you won’t know your exact seat until the evening of the performance. Will you be lucky and bag a top-price seat in the stalls? Find out more about Wildcards.
Young People
£5 tickets for under-18s. Discounted tickets are available for selected concerts for 14–25s through Young Barbican, and for full-time students through Student Pulse London.
Groups of 10+
Save 20%, or 30% when booking two or more concerts in the same season, plus additional benefits. Find out more about group booking.
Access Members
Members of the Barbican’s Access Scheme can book free companion seats. Join the Barbican Access Scheme.
Explore More
Learn a little more about what’s behind LSO Futures, and the five pieces that feature in this year’s concert.
