Gianandrea Noseda
Features, videos, recordings and concerts with our Principal Guest Conductor
Gianandrea Noseda has been one of our Principal Guest Conductors since the 2016/17 season, having made his debut appearance with the LSO in 2006.
His collaborations with the Orchestra have included performances of Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Barbican and Aix-en-Provence Festival, in-depth explorations of the music of Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, and a memorable, critically acclaimed interpretation of Britten’s War Requiem in 2011.
Noseda is also Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and General Music Director of the Zurich Opera House, and was Music Director of Italy’s Teatro Regio Torino between 2007 and 2018.
Videos
News & Stories
Gianandrea Noseda: The 2025/26 Season
Gianandrea Noseda continues his exploration of iconic Russian works, alongside concertos by Berg and Chopin.
Gianandrea Noseda: The 2024/25 Season
Gianandrea Noseda, Principal Guest Conductor, introduces his 2024/25 season with the LSO, including music by Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Brahms.
Gianandrea Noseda on the 2023/24 Season
‘What is crucially important when we perform is to be able to tell a story, to be narrators,’ says Gianandrea Noseda, LSO Principal Guest Conductor. He introduces his 2023/24 season, including music by Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Carl Orff.
Concerts
Half Six Fix: Prokofiev
Gianandrea Noseda
Wednesday 9 December 2026 • 6.30pm
Hear Prokofiev’s witty suites, The Love for Three Oranges and Chout, in this Half Six concert, with insights from conductor Gianandrea Noseda.
Prokofiev and Shostakovich
Gianandrea Noseda and Leonidas Kavakos
Thursday 10 December 2026 • 7pm
Gianandrea Noseda conducts a pair of witty suites by Prokofiev, and Leonidas Kavakos is the soloist for Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto.
Half Six Fix: Prokofiev
Gianandrea Noseda
Wednesday 12 May 2027 • 6.30pm
Gianandrea Noseda embarks on a whistle-stop tour of Prokofiev's Italian-inspired operas with these two quirky orchestral suites.
Prokofiev and Sibelius
Gianandrea Noseda and Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider
Thursday 13 May 2027 • 7pm
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider and Gianandrea Noseda explore frozen Finnish landscapes in Sibelius' soaring Violin Concerto, alongside characterful orchestral suites from Prokofiev.
Recordings
Reviews
‘Noseda proved a fine Brahmsian, too, superb in his judgment of the balance between formal logic and emotion.’ ★★★★ The Guardian, Dec 2023
‘Gianandrea Noseda is careful to cross every t without ever losing sight of atmosphere and long-term vision.’ ★★★★★ Classical Music, Jul 2023
‘This was a performance in a thousand, no doubt about it.’ ★★★★★ The Arts Desk, Feb 2022
