2023/24 Season
Discover our 2023/24 Season at the Barbican and LSO St Luke’s.
Discover the Season
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Season Design & Visuals
Design Concept & Visual Identity: Superunion
Feature Artwork: XK studio
Music: Maurice Ravel Daphnis and Chloé Suite No 2
performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle
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2023/24 Season Concerts
The Thrills of Prokofiev – Gianandrea Noseda
Edgy. Epic. Elegant.
Sunday 10 December 2023 • 7pm
A symphony thwarted by history – Prokofiev's Fourth – and Brahms' Piano Concerto No 2 showcases a composer at his peak, with conductor Gianandrea Noseda and pianist Simon Trpčeski.
Limited Tickets
Janáček's Jenůfa
Gritty. Human. Transcendental.
Thursday 11 January 2024 • 7pm
Janáček’s searing, magnificent opera explores a woman’s limited options in a suffocating small town. Hear it on the Barbican stage in this concert performance conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, featuring a remarkable cast.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: LSO Musicians
LSO Discovery
Friday 12 January 2024 • 12.30pm
A bite-size, informal concert, performed by LSO musicians. Presenter Rachel Leach will introduce you to the music and instruments, plus ask questions of our musicians in a Q&A session.
Janáček's Jenůfa
Gritty. Human. Transcendental.
Sunday 14 January 2024 • 7pm
Janáček’s searing, magnificent opera explores a woman’s limited options in a suffocating small town. Hear it on the Barbican stage in this concert performance conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, featuring a remarkable cast.
Tangram: Nature Echo
Associate Artists at LSO St Luke's
Saturday 27 January 2024 • 2pm & 7pm
Join Tangram, trailblazing Associate Artists at LSO St Luke's, on a journey navigating the fragile and destructive relationship between humans and our environment featuring enchanting performance art by Echo Morgan.
Mendelssohn’s Elijah
Vast. Breathtaking. Rapturous.
Sunday 28 January 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano, the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Chorus join forces for Mendelssohn’s monumental oratorio.
Mendelssohn’s Elijah
Vast. Breathtaking. Rapturous.
Wednesday 31 January 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano, the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Chorus join forces for Mendelssohn’s monumental oratorio.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Guildhall School
LSO Discovery
Friday 2 February 2024 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a bite-size, informal concert from the Guildhall School Orchestral Artistry programme. Friendly introductions will guide you through the concert, plus you can put your questions to performers.
Brave New World – Sibelius’ Second Symphony
Sweeping. Restless. Bracing.
Sunday 4 February 2024 • 7pm
Bold and unconventional choices are there to be relished in music by Beethoven and Sibelius, as the LSO is joined by conductor Thomas Søndergård and pianist Leif Ove Andsnes.
A Dream of Melody – Bruckner and Mozart
Enormous. Joyful. Exceptional.
Thursday 8 February 2024 • 7pm
Quicksilver inspiration and spectacular melodies flow in music written at the height of success. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts, joined by pianist Leif Ove Andsnes.
Spanish Connections: Nash Ensemble
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 8 February 2024 • 1pm
The Nash Ensemble launch a new series of BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts inspired by the sounds, colours and history of Spain, including a focus on Andalusian composer Joaquín Turina.
Musical Storytelling for Under-5s
LSO St Luke's
Saturday 10 February 2024 • 10.30am
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
Musical Storytelling for Under-5s
LSO St Luke's
Saturday 10 February 2024 • 12pm
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
A Blaze of Glory – Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony
Awe-inspiring. Apocalyptic. Ecstatic.
Sunday 11 February 2024 • 7pm
In this mighty symphony, the culmination of his life’s work, Bruckner strove for total perfection. It's conducted here by Nathalie Stutzmann, with the LSO joined by the London Symphony Chorus for Bruckner's Te Deum.
Spanish Connections: Juan Pérez Floristán
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 15 February 2024 • 1pm
Pianist Juan Pérez Floristán presents an hour of music celebrating the sounds of Spain.
Spanish Connections: Clara Mouriz
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 16 February 2024 • 1pm
A selection of songs performed by mezzo-soprano Clara Mouriz, in a concert inspired by the sounds, colours and history of Spain.
Spanish Connections: Alban Gerhardt
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 22 February 2024 • 1pm
Folk songs, fantasies and visions of romance: a Spanish journey with a French twist, in the company of cellist Alban Gerhardt and pianist Steven Osborne.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Relaxed Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 23 February 2024 • 12.30pm
A bite-size, informal concert, particularly suited for people who have sensory and communication impairments, learning disabilities, or who are neurodiverse.
Half Six Fix: Shostakovich 4
Defiant. Mercurial. Sarcastic.
Wednesday 28 February 2024 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert. Sir Simon Rattle conducts and introduces Shostakovich’s defiant Fourth Symphony.
Limited Tickets
Shostakovich and Brahms – Sir Simon Rattle & Isabelle Faust
Defiant. Mercurial. Fiery.
Thursday 29 February 2024 • 7pm
Shocking, dissonant, savagely ironic: Shostakovich’s Fourth was a statement of rebellion against Stalin’s dictatorship. It's conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, alongside Brahms' Violin Concerto with soloist Isabelle Faust.
Limited Tickets
Bertrand Chamayou & Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 29 February 2024 • 1pm
Pianist Bertrand Chamayou curates a series of chamber music concerts at LSO St Luke's, joined by some of his closest musical collaborators, as part of his Artist Portrait series with the LSO.
Bertrand Chamayou & Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 1 March 2024 • 1pm
Pianist Bertrand Chamayou curates a series of chamber music concerts at LSO St Luke’s, joined by some of his closest musical collaborators, as part of his Artist Portrait series with the LSO.
Sir Simon Rattle – Listening to America
Exuberant. Memorable. Irresistible.
Sunday 3 March 2024 • 7pm
A new work by John Adams is flanked by Gershwin’s most seductive tunes, in a concert starring Spotlight Artist Kirill Gerstein.
London Medical Orchestra’s 70th Anniversary Concert
LSO St Luke's Guest Artist
Sunday 10 March 2024 • 6.30pm
London Medical Orchestra celebrates 70 years of making music and supporting medical charities with a dramatic gala concert on the themes of joy and childhood.
LSO Artist Portrait: Bertrand Chamayou
Sophisticated. Riddling. Playful.
Thursday 14 March 2024 • 7pm
Prepare for the unexpected in Beethoven’s most surprising symphony – No 2 – and Unsuk Chin’s brilliantly disorientating Piano Concerto, with pianist Bertrand Chamayou and Principal Guest Conductor François-Xavier Roth.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Soundhub
LSO Discovery
Friday 15 March 2024 • 12.30pm
A bite-size, informal concert, celebrating new music from our Soundhub composers. Featuring friendly introductions to guide you through the music from our presenter Rachel Leach plus an open Q&A session.
LSO Discovery Family Concert: Heroes, Outlaws & Villains
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Sunday 17 March 2024 • 2.30pm
Explore Aaron Copland’s Wild West-inspired Billy the Kid alongside other musical rogues and scoundrels.
A New Lease of Life – Mahler’s Fifth Symphony
Searching. Heartfelt. Profound.
Sunday 24 March 2024 • 7pm
A solitary trumpet sounds: and so we enter Jörg Widmann’s heavenly maze – Towards Paradise, with soloist Håkan Hardenberger – and Mahler’s profoundly expressive Fifth Symphony, conducted by Daniel Harding.
LSO Panufnik Composers Workshops
LSO Discovery
Thursday 4 April 2024 • 10am
In these free public workshops, witness a pivotal point in the process of writing a new three-minute orchestral piece, as the LSO play works by the latest cohort of Panufnik composers.
The Music of Tomorrow – LSO Futures with François-Xavier Roth
Fresh. Volatile. Glittering.
Sunday 7 April 2024 • 7pm
Vivid, moreish music by Unsuk Chin and Donghoon Shin, plus beguiling works by emerging talents, conducted by François-Xavier Roth.
Half Six Fix: Daphnis and Chloé
Lush. Mellifluous. Unearthly.
Wednesday 10 April 2024 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert, featuring the gauzy, sensuous soundscape of Ravel’s pastoral ballet, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano.
Bertrand Chamayou & Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 11 April 2024 • 1pm
Pianist Bertrand Chamayou curates a series of chamber music concerts at LSO St Luke's, joined by some of his closest musical collaborators, as part of his Artist Portrait series with the LSO.
Bewitching Rhythms – Marsalis and Ravel
Dazzling. Mellifluous. Unearthly.
Thursday 11 April 2024 • 7pm
The gauzy, sensuous soundscape of Ravel’s pastoral ballet meets Wynton Marsalis’ jazz-inflected Trumpet Concerto, in this concert with conductor Sir Antonio Pappano and trumpet soloist Alison Balsom.
Bertrand Chamayou & Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 12 April 2024 • 1pm
Pianist Bertrand Chamayou curates a series of chamber music concerts at LSO St Luke’s, joined by some of his closest musical collaborators, as part of his Artist Portrait series with the LSO.
Springtime Romance – Boulanger, Barber, Rachmaninoff
Wistful. Ardent. Breathtaking.
Sunday 14 April 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the LSO in Lili Boulanger’s lively tone poem, D’un matin de printemps, and Rachmaninoff's Symphony No 2. Janine Jansen is soloist for Barber's Violin Concerto.
Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams 5
Sumptuous. Consoling. Beatific.
Wednesday 17 April 2024 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony, a bittersweet piece that searched for hope in the midst of war.
LSO Artist Portrait: Bertrand Chamayou
Sumptuous. Consoling. Fanciful.
Thursday 18 April 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the LSO in Vaughan Williams' Symphony No 5, a work that reaches for hope in the midst of war. And the Orchestra is joined by Bertrand Chamayou – in his Artist Portrait series – for Ravel's playful Piano Concerto in G major.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: LSO Musicians
LSO Discovery
Friday 19 April 2024 • 12.30pm
Looking to make lunchtime musical? Enjoy a 45-minute concert with introductions to the music, and a chance to ask musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra your questions.
Haydn & Mozart: Quatuor Van Kuijk
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 25 April 2024 • 1pm
Two great friends; four superb interpreters. Expect pure energy, as the award-winning Quatuor van Kuijk launches our celebration of the string quartets of Mozart and Haydn.
Haydn & Mozart: Engegård Quartet
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 26 April 2024 • 1pm
The Engegård Quartet plays Mozart’s ‘Dissonance’ and Haydn’s ‘Sunrise’ Quartet: a bold new perspective on music that never gets old.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Guildhall School
LSO Discovery
Friday 3 May 2024 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a bite-size, informal concert from the Guildhall School Orchestral Artistry programme. Friendly introductions will guide you through the concert, plus you can put your questions to performers.
Haydn & Mozart: Consone Quartet
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 9 May 2024 • 1pm
BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet, bring a historically-informed perspective to two of Mozart and Haydn’s loveliest string quartets.
Haydn & Mozart: Quatuor Voce
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 10 May 2024 • 1pm
Mozart at his warmest and Haydn at his noblest: Quatuor Voce brings to our celebration of these two masters of the string quartet to a stirring conclusion.
The Beginning of Summer – Mahler’s Third Symphony
Colossal. Optimistic. Moving.
Sunday 12 May 2024 • 7pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Mahler’s magnificent vision of a world teeming with joyful life.
The Beginning of Summer – Mahler’s Third Symphony
Colossal. Optimistic. Moving.
Thursday 16 May 2024 • 7pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Mahler’s magnificent vision of a world teeming with joyful life.
Musical Storytelling for Under-5s
LSO St Luke's
Saturday 18 May 2024 • 10.30am
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
Musical Storytelling for Under-5s
LSO St Luke's
Saturday 18 May 2024 • 12pm
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
Myth and Magic – Thomas Adès
Refined. Sharp-Witted. Refreshing.
Thursday 30 May 2024 • 7pm
Threads of the past are woven into a radiant future in four ingenious compositions by Stravinsky, Lutosławski and Adès, presented by Thomas Adès, Anne-Sophie Mutter and the LSO.
LSO Discovery Family Concert
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Sunday 2 June 2024 • 2.30pm
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.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Relaxed Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 7 June 2024 • 12.30pm
A bite-size, informal concert, particularly suited for people who have sensory and communication impairments, learning disabilities, or who are neurodiverse.
LSO Discovery Showcase
Thursday 13 June 2024 • 7.30pm
LSO Discovery participant groups perform together with the London Symphony Orchestra, in a showcase of the LSO’s learning and community programme.
Lights, Camera, Action – the LSO on Film
Thrilling. Familiar. Beloved.
Sunday 16 June 2024 • 7pm
Film music by composers from Sir Arthur Bliss to Patrick Doyle, and from Bernard Herrmann to John Williams, from films including Henry V, Notting Hill, Braveheart, Harry Potter, Cinderella and Final Fantasy.
Half Six Fix: Prokofiev 7
Elusive. Affecting. Disarming.
Wednesday 19 June 2024 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert, featuring Prokofiev's wistful final symphony conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.
Lost and Found – Beethoven, Beamish, Prokofiev
Elusive. Affecting. Disarming.
Thursday 20 June 2024 • 7pm
What is lost returns once more in emotive music conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, LSO Principal Guest Conductor.
Fortune Favours the Bold – Carmina Burana
Blazing. Hypnotic. Intoxicating.
Sunday 23 June 2024 • 7pm
Experience Carl Orff’s irresistible cantata and Shostakovich's Third Symphony, conducted by Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda, as he closes the LSO's 2023/24 season.
Fortune Favours the Bold – Carmina Burana
Blazing. Hypnotic. Intoxicating.
Tuesday 25 June 2024 • 7pm
Experience Carl Orff’s irresistible cantata and Shostakovich's Third Symphony, conducted by Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda, as he closes the LSO's 2023/24 season.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: LSO Musicians
LSO Discovery
Friday 28 June 2024 • 12.30pm
Looking to make lunchtime musical? Enjoy a 45-minute concert with introductions to the music, and a chance to ask musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra your questions.
