Basically Beethoven: Four questions for Ilker Arcayürek
Five Reasons to Love Janáček's Jenůfa
There’s lots to love about Jenůfa, the opera that propelled Czech composer Leoš Janáček to fame, from its dramatic plot and multi-dimensional characters, to the colourful, folk-inspired music.
Theories of Forgetting: Hollie Harding
On Saturday 14 January at LSO St Luke’s, composer, curator and LSO Jerwood Composer+ participant Hollie Harding presents an evening of music inspired by time and memory including the world premiere of her brand new piece Theories of Forgetting. Here Hollie explains her approach to curating the evening, and how each piece connects itself back to the impermanent yet enduring nature of memory over time.
Obituary: Glynne Adams, 1928-2022
The London Symphony Orchestra is saddened to hear of the death of former LSO Principal Viola Glynne Adams.
Four new composers appointed to LSO Soundhub
The LSO is delighted to announce the four new composers appointed to the LSO Soundhub scheme.
London Symphony Orchestra launches new skills development scheme for talented musicians
London Symphony Orchestra launches new skills development scheme for talented musicians
Joel Thompson on To Awaken the Sleeper: 'Baldwin asks us to build a new world'
Joel Thompson is an Atlanta-based composer, artist and educator best-known in the US for his 2015 choral work Seven Last Words of the Unarmed, that sets the final words of seven Black men who were killed by police or authority figures. On 6 November at the Barbican, London, we perform another of his pieces in the UK for the first time, To Awaken the Sleeper, written for orchestra and narrator. Joel introduced this new piece, and the inspiration behind it, to us.
André J Thomas on marking Black History Month with the LSO
Announced as LSO Associate Artist in May 2022, André J Thomas is a world-leading expert on choral and American gospel music. He has already brought his passion for gospel to two concerts with the LSO (March 2020 and May 2022), and this Autumn he does it all again, paired with a second concert of orchestral works from contemporary US composers Joel Thompson, Carlos Simon and Wynton Marsalis.
Read on to find out more about each concert.
A statement from the London Symphony Orchestra: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The London Symphony Orchestra is deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Obituary: Terry Edwards, 1939–2022
The London Symphony Orchestra is saddened to hear of the death of choral conductor Terry Edwards.
Obituary: Alastair Putt, 1983–2022
The London Symphony Orchestra is saddened to hear of the passing of Alastair Putt, alumnus of the Panufnik Composers Scheme, in August 2022
Obituary: Benedict Cruft (1949–2022)
The London Symphony Orchestra is saddened to hear of the death of Benedict Cruft, former LSO violinist.
