Boulez 100
Celebrating the legendary composer and conductor, 100 years after his birth in 1925.
The Events
Sibelius, Ruders, Paxton and Adès
Thomas Adès and Sean Shibe
Sunday 19 October 2025 • 7pm
Thomas Adès leads the LSO in Poul Ruders' kaleidoscopic Second Guitar Concerto, with soloist Sean Shibe, Sibelius’ rich, evocative Third Symphony, a UK premiere by Alex Paxton, and Adès' own Aquifer.
Music from the North: Sibelius, Adès & Rautavaara
Thomas Adès and Johan Dalene
Thursday 23 October 2025 • 7pm
Thomas Adès leads us through the shimmering sounds of Sibelius and Rautavaara, with soloist Johan Dalene, and conjures magical images in his own evocation of a Celtic legend.
Music of Animals
Gresham College Lecture Series
Wednesday 29 October 2025 • 6pm
Milton Mermikides, Professor of Music at Gresham College, gives a free, one-hour lecture on the nature of music. Here he explores how animal behaviours form an unwitting orchestra and explore whether music is uniquely human or a shared language with our animal cousins.
Half Six Fix: Stravinsky
Ryan Bancroft
Wednesday 29 October 2025 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Conductor Ryan Bancroft makes his debut with the full LSO, introducing and conducting Stravinsky's The Firebird, music that paints a fantastical world of mythical lands and creatures.
Limited Tickets
