2010/11 season

Pianist Mitsuko Uchida and LSO President Sir Colin Davis

26 May, 2 Jun, 2 & 4 Oct, 4, 6, 11 & 13 Dec

Principal Percussion Neil Percy and composer Tim Garland

5 May 2011

Principal Bassoon Rachel Gough and Principal Conductor Valery Gergiev

26 Sep 2010

Principal Guest Conductor Daniel Harding

7 Nov 2010, 10 & 17 Feb 2011

Violinist Julia Fischer and conductor Kristjan Järvi

7 Apr 2011

Violinist Viktoria Mullova and Managing Director Kathryn McDowell

30 Sep, 28 Oct, 21 Dec 2010

Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly and conductor Sir Mark Elder

5 Dec 2010, 30 Jan 2011

How to book

Online - Click on the links below or browse our Digital Brochure
By phone - Call 020 7638 8891
In person - At Advance Box Office, Level G

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An introduction to the season

Valery Gergiev – Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Shostakovich and Shchedrin
Whether your taste is for Mahler or Tchaikovsky symphonies or concertos by Shostakovich, Valery Gergiev’s concerts bring together some of the most inspiring pieces ever written for the orchestra and provides an accessible and authoritative guide to four great composers whose lives overlapped.

> Video: Valery Gergiev and Rachel Gough in conversation

International Violinists – including LSO Artist Portrait: Viktoria Mullova

The violin concerto, pitting a single virtuoso soloist against the might of the symphony orchestra, has been one of the most enduring forms in Western classical music. If you want to see the best 21st-century violinists inspired by these great concertos, and learn what to listen out for as you encounter these thrilling pieces, this series is a great place to start.

> Video: Viktoria Mullova and Kathryn McDowell in conversation

Sir Colin Davis – Beethoven Piano Concertos and Nielsen Symphonies
Beethoven’s five piano concertos are among the great favourites of the piano concerto repertoire and this season Japanese pianist Mitsuko Uchida explores their beauties with the LSO and Sir Colin Davis. It complements Sir Colin Davis’s acclaimed cycle of Nielsen symphonies which he continues with the LSO in May, October and December 2011.

> Video: Sir Colin Davis and Mitsuko Uchida in conversation

A Choral Century
Glagolitic Mass | Eric Whitacre | The Kingdom | Ivan the Terrible
The story of choral music includes the fascinating one of how the tradition of choral writing has reinvented itself in the last century.

> Video: Sir Mark Elder and Sarah Connolly in conversation