Half Six Fix
Come to a Half Six Fix for a burst of music with the London Symphony Orchestra to kick-start your evening.
Hear directly from the conductor about what makes the music so great. Then we play straight through: no interval. If you want to delve deeper, there’ll be digital programme notes to view on your phone.
Events
Half Six Fix: Varèse & Berlioz LSO/Roth
Arcana came to its composer in a dream. Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique is more like a nightmare. Tonight’s Half Six Fix is about imaginations running off the leash.
Half Six Fix: Shostakovich LSO/Noseda
Beat the rush-hour crowds, and discover one of the landmarks of 20th-century music: Shostakovich’s devastating Thirteenth Symphony, ‘Babi Yar’.
Half Six Fix: Sibelius Symphony No 5 LSO/Tilson Thomas
If music could sound like a Scandinavian sunrise, it would sound like Sibelius's Fifth Symphony. So skip the rush hour: Michael Tilson-Thomas is serving up refreshment for the spirit.
Half Six Fix: Varèse & Bartók LSO/Roth
Escape the rush hour with the LSO and one of the greatest violinists of our time. Isabelle Faust performs Bartók’s sultry Second Violin Concerto.