What’s on

Fri 8 Nov 2024, 19:30

Glowing colours and grand passions: Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra join violinist Ilya Gringolts in Szymanowski’s gorgeous concerto – plus music by Wagner, Strauss and Dora Pejačević.

Sun 10 Nov 2024, 19:00

Tales of ancient spirits and savage dreams from Sibelius and Stravinsky, alongside the fluid, lyrical melodies of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto.

Thu 14 Nov 2024, 19:30

Musical metamorphoses: Mozart, Haydn and their colleagues come together as AAM celebrates a friendship that transformed music for ever.

Sat 16 Nov 2024, 19:00

A collaboration with KNOCKvologan Studies, Isle of Mull, imagines voices from the distant past and the distant future that belong to an ancient forest on an island off the west coast of Scotland.

Tue 19 Nov 2024, 19:30

Conducted by Rafael Payare, the Montréal orchestra’s Barbican concert launches a European tour. Preceding symphonic Berlioz, Daniil Trifonov is the soloist in Beethoven’s playful Piano Concerto No 1. 

Thu 21 Nov 2024, 19:00

The LSO is joined by the Mercury Prize-nominated ensemble seed., led by saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi, for an evening of new music and collaboration.

Fri 22 Nov 2024, 12:30

Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert, suitable for everyone over the age of 5. Hear live music up close, with small groups of LSO musicians.

Wed 27 Nov 2024, 18:30

Kick-start your evening with a Half Six Fix concert. A 60-minute concert, introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.  

Thu 28 Nov 2024, 19:00

Two sound worlds, two centuries apart: Lachenmann’s Melodies meets Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. 

Fri 29 Nov 2024, 19:30

Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life), Haydn’s Nelson Mass and pure sonic wonder from Samy Moussa. Hannu Lintu conducts a concert of outsize emotions and truly spectacular sounds. 

Sun 1 Dec 2024, 14:30

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. 

Sun 1 Dec 2024, 16:00

‘Bold, brilliant, and daring women’ nourish Samantha Ege’s recital of 20th and 21st century piano music, including a work by Havanan ‘fusionista’ Camila Cortina Bello. 

Sun 1 Dec 2024, 20:30

Powerhouse percussion ensemble Sō Percussion and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and singer Caroline Shaw return to perform music from their upcoming album, Rectangles and Circumstance.

Wed 4 Dec 2024, 19:30

Appearing as both pianist and composer, Stephen Hough wraps fiery Schumann and Chopin around his own sonatina trip down memory lane. 

Thu 5 Dec 2024, 19:30

The BBC Singers join forces once more with their Artist in Association Abel Selaocoe, for a concert of music for the Christmas season from around the world.