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Lisa Batiashvili holding her violin and wearing a black dress standing in front of a black background.
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London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

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

Hector Berlioz Overture: Le corsaire
Karol Szymanowski Violin Concerto No 1
Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Lisa Batiashvili violin
Sir Antonio Pappano landscape pose
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Two portraits from a magician of orchestral colour, Richard Strauss – plus a young Mozart dances on the violin 

Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No 5
Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Lisa Batiashvili violin
The Carducci Quartet standing in a line in front of an old, dilapidated building, their instruments in cases on the floor beside them.
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Classical music

Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 5

Our Shostakovich cycle began with the Quartet No 1, and ends, inevitably, with No 15, staring death resolutely in the face, a work heart-stopping in its searing intensity.

Dmitri Shostakovich Quartet No 10
Quartet No 7
Quartet No 15
Carducci Quartet
Kyan Quartet
The London Symphony Orchestra on the Barbican Hall stage in front of a full audience of families
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Family Concert

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. 

dirk brosse
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: LSO on Film

A selection of film music recorded by the LSO, including scores by Alexandre Desplat, Philippe Sarde, Philippe Chany and Guillaume Roussel for films such as Harry Potter, Black Beauty (2020) and Tess.

LSO Discovery participants playing brass instruments
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Classical music

LSO Discovery Showcase

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

Asmik Grigorian photographed facing the camera, with her head to one side.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

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

Richard Strauss Salome
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Asmik Grigorian Salome
Michael Volle Jochanaan