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![Musical Storytelling 5 C Tom Lovatt Toddlers with their parents and guardians, sitting on the floor and laughing at a joke in the audience of a Musical Storytelling Concert for Under-5s.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/07/Musical-Storytelling-5-C-Tom-Lovatt.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 19 October 2024 • 10.30am
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance
![Musical Storytelling 3 C Tom Lovatt Toddlers with their parents and guardians, sitting on the floor and watching a Musical Storytelling Concert for Under-5s.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/07/Musical-Storytelling-3-C-Tom-Lovatt.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 19 October 2024 • 12pm
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance
![Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the LSO Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the LSO](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/02_17-May_Storms-and-Shadows_Mark-Allan_Resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Mahler 2, 'Resurrection'
Michael Tilson Thomas at 80
Sunday 20 October 2024 • 7pm
Gustav Mahler’s glorious Second Symphony, conducted by the LSO's Conductor Laureate MTT as he celebrates his 80th birthday.
![St Luke's Open Day Audience members smiling and applauding during a concert at LSO St Luke's](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/10/St-Lukes-Open-Day-Masthead.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Bach’s Invention: The Divine Trickery of J S Bach
Gresham College Lectures
Wednesday 23 October 2024 • 6pm
From puzzle canons, hidden symbols, endless loops, to the embedding of numbers and names into the music, this free lecture by Professor Milton Mermikides explores Bach’s ingenious trickery.
![Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the LSO c Mark Allan Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the LSO](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/15.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Mahler 2, 'Resurrection'
Michael Tilson Thomas at 80
Wednesday 23 October 2024 • 7pm
Gustav Mahler’s glorious Second Symphony, conducted by the LSO's Conductor Laureate MTT as he celebrates his 80th birthday.
![241024_1pm_LSO Wind Ensemble_event masthead_ C Kevin Leighton Conductor Nicolo Foron is in the middle of a semi-circle of nine LSO musicians, all playing wind instruments. Behind them, five horn players sit in a row.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/241024_1pm_LSO-Wind-Ensemble_event-masthead_-C-Kevin-Leighton.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Beethoven Dedications: LSO Wind Ensemble
BBC Radio 3 Concert
Thursday 24 October 2024 • 1pm
Ludwig van Beethoven's chamber music is celebrated with unbridled charm from the virtuoso players of the LSO Wind Ensemble.
![2023-Friday-Lunchtime-Concert-LSO-Strings-3-event-masthead-©-Tom-Lovatt View from the balcony of musicians and an audience at LSO St Luke's](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/2023-Friday-Lunchtime-Concert-LSO-Strings-3-event-masthead--Tom-Lovatt.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
Guildhall Jazz Singers
Friday 25 October 2024 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of musicians from the Guildhall School.
![Nonclasscial masthead c Nick Rutter An orchestra performing in an informal setting, with the audience standing watching, and colourful lighting](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/06/Nonclasscial-header-c-Nick-Rutter.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
NONCLAXXICAL
Celebrating 20 years of Nonclassical
Saturday 26 October 2024 • 7.30pm
For one night only Nonclassical transforms Hackney Empire into a club, with music from some of the leading new music composers. Expect electronics, unexpected instruments and world-class playing from the LSO, conducted by Darren Bloom.
![2023-Half-Six-Fix-Noseda-©-Tom-Lovatt The LSO cellos and double basses playing on the Barbican stage, with screens at the sides showing the performers.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/2023-Half-Six-Fix-Noseda--Tom-Lovatt.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Half Six Fix: Beethoven
Thomas Adès
Wednesday 30 October 2024 • 6.30pm
Thomas Adès introduces and conducts the LSO in Beethoven's Symphony No 1 in this 60-minute Half Six Fix concert.
![Violinist Isabelle Faust Violinist Isabelle Faust](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/48_23-Nov_Bartok-Janacek-Debussy-Felix-Broede_1.1-Kopie_resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Adámek and Beethoven
Thomas Adès and Isabelle Faust
Thursday 31 October 2024 • 7pm
Hear early Beethoven in a playful mood, plus Ondřej Adámek's concerto featuring violinist Isabelle Faust, conducted by Thomas Adès.
![LSO St Lukes clock tower Neil-Wilkinson The LSO St Luke's clock tower](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/04/03-Getting-Here-St-Lukes_NeilWilkinson_Resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Community Open Morning
Free Event
Saturday 2 November 2024 • 10am
Everyone is invited to our free open morning. Come and have a look around, hear about our plans for the future, and enjoy performances in the Jerwood Hall. There will be free tea, coffee and pastries, and an activity area for children.
![Conductor André J Thomas Conductor André J Thomas](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/41_5-Nov_Gospel-Explosion_Mark-Allan_resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Symphonic Gospel: Celebration and Praise
André J Thomas
Sunday 3 November 2024 • 7pm
Experience the unrestrained power of American gospel music, combined with the symphonic sound of the LSO and a chorus of over 250 voices.