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Vivier, Haydn and Bartók
Barbara Hannigan conducting the LSO, arms outstretched to either side.
Barbican

Vivier, Haydn and Bartók

Barbara Hannigan

Thursday 20 March 2025 • 7pm

Miracles and myths abound, from surreal ballet to Finnish landscape, with music by Sibelius, Debussy, Haydn, Vivier and a new piece from Golfam Khayam.

Beethoven 'Choral' Symphony
A portrait photo of Sir Antonio Pappano, against a grey background, looking away from the camera into the distance.
Barbican

Beethoven 'Choral' Symphony

Sir Antonio Pappano

Sunday 23 March 2025 • 7pm

Tippett’s moving pacifist oratorio, A Child of Our Time, meets Beethoven’s immense ‘Choral’ symphony – 200 years after its premiere.

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Relaxed Thursday Lunchtime Concert
Audience members smiling, watching a Relaxed Concert
St Giles Cripplegate

Relaxed Thursday Lunchtime Concert

LSO Musicians

Thursday 27 March 2025 • 12.30pm

A short concert tailored for people who have sensory and communications impairments, learning disabilities, or who are neurodiverse.

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MacMillan and Shostakovich 12
Nicola Benedetti holding violin and smiling.
Barbican

MacMillan and Shostakovich 12

Gianandrea Noseda and Nicola Benedetti

Thursday 3 April 2025 • 7pm

James MacMillan's dedicatee Nicola Benedetti performs his Violin Concerto No 2 and Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda conducts Shostakovich Symphony No 12.

On Tour in Bristol
Nicola Benedetti holding violin and smiling.
Bristol Beacon

On Tour in Bristol

Gianandrea Noseda and Nicola Benedetti

Saturday 5 April 2025 • 7pm

Shostakovich in both revolutionary and festive mood, alongside a MacMillan Concerto, written especially for Nicola Benedetti.

Half Six Fix: Schubert and Prokofiev
Gianandrea Noseda gives his pre-concert talk to the Barbican Hall. He is wearing all black and holding a microphone
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Schubert and Prokofiev

Gianandrea Noseda

Wednesday 9 April 2025 • 6.30pm

Gianandrea Noseda introduces works by Franz Schubert and Sergei Prokofiev in this early-evening Half Six Fix concert, filled with edge-of-your-seat intensity.

Beethoven and Prokofiev 2
Pianist Alice Sara Ott performs on the Barbican Stage. She is wearing a black sleeveless top and has short black hair in a bob cut.
Barbican

Beethoven and Prokofiev 2

Gianandrea Noseda and Alice Sara Ott

Thursday 10 April 2025 • 7pm

Prokofiev’s mind-blowing Second Symphony, plus early Beethoven, in his First Piano Concerto, and a charming opener from Schubert.

Schnittke, Shostakovich and Brahms
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili and conductor Gianandrea Noseda performing in the Barbican Hall.
Barbican

Schnittke, Shostakovich and Brahms

LSO Artist Portrait: Lisa Batiashvili

Sunday 13 April 2025 • 7pm

Orchestral fireworks with Shostakovich's Second Symphony and early Schnittke, joined by the London Symphony Chorus for some stirring Brahms.

Janáček The Excursions of Mr Brouček
Sir Simon Rattle with the LSO on the Barbican stage
Barbican

Janáček The Excursions of Mr Brouček

Sir Simon Rattle

Sunday 4 May 2025 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle conducts a concert performance of Leoš Janáček’s colourful satirical opera.

Janáček The Excursions of Mr Brouček
Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO
Barbican

Janáček The Excursions of Mr Brouček

Sir Simon Rattle

Tuesday 6 May 2025 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle conducts a concert performance of Leoš Janáček’s colourful, satirical opera.

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
A group of audience members sat in rows, applauding a performance
VOCES8 Centre, St Anne and St Agnes Church

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert

Guildhall Orchestral Artistry Showcase

Friday 9 May 2025 • 12.30pm

Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a group of instrumentalists from the Guildhall School's Orchestral Artistry programme.

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On Tour in Madrid
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel looking towards the camera and holding a conducting baton
Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid

On Tour in Madrid

Gustavo Dudamel

Friday 9 May 2025 • 10.30pm

Music by Mozart and Mahler on tour in Madrid with Gustavo Dudamel.