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Perry, Stravinsky and Bartók
Conductor Susanna Mälkki
Barbican

Perry, Stravinsky and Bartók

Susanna Mälkki and Leila Josefowicz

Sunday 18 May 2025 • 7pm

Life-enhancing flare and melody in Stravinsky's Violin Concerto, and showpieces for orchestra by Bartók and Julia Perry.

Half Six Fix: Berlioz
Sir Antonio Pappano preseting to the crowd in the Barbican hall during a Half Six Fix.
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Berlioz

Sir Antonio Pappano

Wednesday 21 May 2025 • 6.30pm

Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, delving into the musical imagination of Hector Berlioz. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

Szymanowski and Symphonie fantastique
Lisa Batiashvili, holding her violin in one hand, with her other hand leaning against a grey wall.
Barbican

Szymanowski and Symphonie fantastique

LSO Artist Portrait: Lisa Batiashvili

Thursday 22 May 2025 • 7pm

Dreams and fantasies from enigmatic Szymanowski, in his Violin Concerto, to Berlioz’s most rock’n’roll work, the Symphonie fantastique.

Mozart and Strauss Ein Heldenleben
Barbican

Mozart and Strauss Ein Heldenleben

LSO Artist Portrait: Lisa Batiashvili

Sunday 25 May 2025 • 7pm

Two portraits from a magician of orchestral colour, Richard Strauss – plus a young Mozart dances on the violin, in his Fifth Violin Concerto.

Family Concert
The audience at an LSO Discovery Family Concert
Barbican

Family Concert

Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families

Saturday 21 June 2025 • 2.30pm

A fun opportunity for families to learn more about music and the instruments of the orchestra, with music based on a theme and free workshops before the concert.

LSO on Film: The French Connection
Barbican

LSO on Film: The French Connection

Dirk Brossé

Sunday 22 June 2025 • 7pm

A selection of film music by French composers, originally recorded by the LSO, including scores by Alexandre Desplat, Philippe Sarde, Philippe Chany and Guillaume Roussel.

LSO Discovery Showcase
LSO Discovery participants playing brass instruments
Barbican

LSO Discovery Showcase

Thursday 26 June 2025 • 7.30pm

Curated by an animateur, this showcase brings together the Orchestra with participants from all across LSO Discovery’s work.

Strauss' Salome
Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO
Barbican

Strauss' Salome

Sir Antonio Pappano

Friday 11 July 2025 • 7pm

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts a concert performance of Strauss’ scandalous opera Salome, with the brilliant soprano Asmik Grigorian in the title role.

Strauss' Salome
Sir Antonio Pappano and LSO musicians facing the audience on the Barbican stage, at the end of a performance.
Barbican

Strauss' Salome

Sir Antonio Pappano

Sunday 13 July 2025 • 7pm

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts a concert performance of Strauss’ scandalous opera Salome, with the brilliant soprano Asmik Grigorian in the title role.