2024/25 Season
Discover our 2024/25 Season at the Barbican and LSO St Luke’s.
Discover the Season
Welcome to the LSO’s new season as Resident Orchestra at the Barbican, and the latest events at the Orchestra’s own venue on Old Street.
How to Book
Online at lso.co.uk or barbican.org.uk
By phone on +44 20 7870 2500 (Monday to Friday 12–5.30pm)
In person at the Barbican Centre
Booking fees apply, no fee when booking in person
Multibuy Discounts
Save on tickets by booking two or more LSO concerts at the Barbican at the same time, when buying the same number of tickets for each performance. Find out more.
Book 2 or 3 concerts and save 10%
Book 4 to 7 concerts and save 20%
Book 8 to 11 concerts and save 30%
Book 12 or more concerts and save 40%
Season Design & Visuals:
Design Concept & Visual Identity: Design Bridge and Partners | Feature Artwork: XK studio | Music: The Planets by Gustav Holst | Artwork created in collaboration with UCL Ear Institute
Dive Deeper
Sir Antonio Pappano: The 2024/25 Season
Our Chief Conductor introduces his 2024/25 season, from brand new works to British symphonies and opera classics.
Classic FM Recommends in 2024/25
Nine concerts in our 2024/25 season, hand-picked by our partner Classic FM.
Michael Tilson Thomas: The 2024/25 Season
As our Conductor Laureate joins us to celebrate his 80th birthday in December 2024, friends and Members of the LSO look back over his decades-long relationship with the Orchestra.
2024/25 Season Concerts
New Generation Artists: Andrei Ioniță and Alim Beisembayev
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 6 September 2024 • 1pm
Pianist Alim Beisembayev and cellist Andrei Ioniță join forces for a lunchtime recital at LSO St Luke's.
New Generation Artists: Andrei Ioniță
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 6 September 2024 • 6pm
Andrei Ioniță, BBC New Generation Alumnus, showcases a range of solo cello music in this early-evening recital.
Season Opening: MacMillan and Sibelius 1
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 11 September 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano opens a new chapter as Chief Conductor of the LSO, conjuring stunning landscapes from Nielsen and Sibelius – and a world premiere by Sir James MacMillan.
New Generation Artists: Aleksey Semenenko, Andrei Ioniță and Alim Beisembayev
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 12 September 2024 • 1pm
In a concert packed with emotion, Aleksey Semenenko, Andrei Ioniță and Alim Beisembayev breathe new life into treasured Piano Trios by Brahms and Shostakovich.
Elgar and Holst The Planets
Sir Antonio Pappano and Vilde Frang
Thursday 12 September 2024 • 7pm
Two giants of British music, and two blistering orchestral works from the early 20th century. Sir Antonio Pappano begins his first season as Chief Conductor of the LSO, joined by Vilde Frang for Elgar's Violin Concerto.
Rachmaninoff and Saint-Saëns 'Organ' Symphony
Sir Antonio Pappano, Yuja Wang and Anna Lapwood
Sunday 15 September 2024 • 7pm
Berlioz goes to a Roman Carnival, Saint-Saëns gives a Symphony from the organ loft, and Serge Rachmaninoff sings the blues in his Fourth Piano Concerto. Sir Antonio Pappano continues his first season as Chief Conductor, joined by Anna Lapwood and Yuja Wang.
New Generation Artists: Quatuor Arod
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 19 September 2024 • 1pm
Quatuor Arod delve into the expressive String Quartets of Robert Schumann and Karol Szymanowski.
New Generation Artists: Quatuor Arod and Elisabeth Brauß
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 19 September 2024 • 6pm
Witness Quatuor Arod and pianist Elisabeth Brauß bring to life César Franck's remarkable Piano Quintet, paired with solo piano music by Sergei Prokofiev.
Bartók and Mahler 1
Sir Antonio Pappano and Yuja Wang
Thursday 19 September 2024 • 7pm
A celebration of rhythm in Béla Bartók’s vibrant Second Piano Concerto, while Gustav Mahler embraces the earth in his brilliant, bold First Symphony. Sir Antonio Pappano continues his opening concerts as Chief Conductor, joined by soloist Yuja Wang.
Beethoven Dedications: Chloë Hanslip & Danny Driver
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 26 September 2024 • 1pm
Violinist Chloë Hanslip and pianist Danny Driver celebrate Beethoven's genius with a programme including his ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO String Experience
Friday 27 September 2024 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of string musicians.
Anselm McDonnell: The Expanded Violin
Jerwood Composer+ Showcase
Saturday 12 October 2024 • 7pm
Anselm McDonnell presents his second concert at LSO St Luke's, an entirely violin-based programme and a deep dive into the potential of the instrument through microtonality, electronics, and more.
New Generation Artists: Alexander Gadjiev
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 18 October 2024 • 1pm
Pianist Alexander Gadjiev explores captivating solo works by Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin and Corigliano in this lunchtime concert.
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 19 October 2024 • 10.30am
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 19 October 2024 • 12pm
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance
Mahler 2, 'Resurrection'
Michael Tilson Thomas at 80
Sunday 20 October 2024 • 7pm
Gustav Mahler’s glorious Second Symphony, conducted by the LSO's Conductor Laureate MTT as he celebrates his 80th birthday.
Mahler 2, 'Resurrection'
Michael Tilson Thomas at 80
Wednesday 23 October 2024 • 7pm
Gustav Mahler’s glorious Second Symphony, conducted by the LSO's Conductor Laureate MTT as he celebrates his 80th birthday.
Beethoven Dedications: LSO Wind Ensemble
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 24 October 2024 • 1pm
Ludwig van Beethoven's chamber music is celebrated with unbridled charm from the virtuoso players of the LSO Wind Ensemble.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
Guildhall Musicians
Friday 25 October 2024 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of musicians from the Guildhall School.
Half Six Fix: Beethoven
François-Xavier Roth
Wednesday 30 October 2024 • 6.30pm
François-Xavier Roth introduces and conducts the LSO in Beethoven's Symphony No 1 in this 60-minute Half Six Fix concert.
Adámek and Beethoven
François-Xavier Roth and Isabelle Faust
Thursday 31 October 2024 • 7pm
Hear early Beethoven in a playful mood, plus Ondřej Adámek's concerto featuring violinist Isabelle Faust, conducted by François-Xavier Roth.
Symphonic Gospel: Celebration and Praise
André J Thomas
Sunday 3 November 2024 • 7pm
Experience the unrestrained power of American gospel music, combined with the symphonic sound of the LSO and a chorus of over 250 voices.
Beethoven Dedications: Quatuor Modigliani
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 7 November 2024 • 1pm
Quatuor Modigliani plays Mozart’s String Quartet No 3 and Beethoven's ‘Razumovsky’ Quartet: a bold new perspective on music that never gets old.
Mendelssohn and Schubert 'The Great'
Daniele Rustioni and Francesca Dego
Thursday 7 November 2024 • 7pm
Three beautifully contrasting piece: Liszt in fine form, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and Schubert's 'Great' Symphony.
Relaxed Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 8 November 2024 • 12.30pm
A short concert tailored for people who have sensory and communications impairments, learning disabilities, or who are neurodiverse.
Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
Klaus Mäkelä
Sunday 10 November 2024 • 7pm
A groundbreaking work that changed the classical world forever, conducted by Klaus Mäkelä.
Rufus Isabel Elliot: Waves Crash on Old Street
Jerwood Composer+ Showcase
Saturday 16 November 2024 • 7pm
An evening of contemporary chamber music in collaboration with KNOCKvologan Studies inspired by an ancient forest on the Scottish island of Mull.
LSO x Cassie Kinoshi’s seed.
EFG London Jazz Festival
Thursday 21 November 2024 • 7pm
The LSO is joined by the Mercury Prize-nominated ensemble seed., led by composer and saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi, for an evening of new music and collaboration.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Musicians
Friday 22 November 2024 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.
Half Six Fix: Lachenmann and Beethoven 7
François-Xavier Roth
Wednesday 27 November 2024 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Lachenmann and Beethoven 7
François-Xavier Roth
Thursday 28 November 2024 • 7pm
Two sound worlds, two centuries apart: Lachenmann’s Melodies meets Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony.
Family Concert
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Sunday 1 December 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.
Puccini La rondine
Sir Antonio Pappano
Tuesday 10 December 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts a concert performance of La rondine, Puccini’s story of love thwarted by society’s conventions, an opera glowing with melody and orchestral colour.
Puccini La rondine
Sir Antonio Pappano
Thursday 12 December 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts a concert performance of La rondine, Puccini’s story of love thwarted by society’s conventions, an opera glowing with melody and orchestral colour.
Elgar and Vaughan Williams 9
Sir Antonio Pappano and David Cohen
Sunday 15 December 2024 • 7pm
Two reflective works from Ralph Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar, plus Arnold Bax’s evocative portrait of the Cornish countryside. Sir Antonio Pappano is joined by David Cohen, LSO Principal Cello, for Elgar's Cello Concerto.
Christmas Swing: Gershwin, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky
Sir Antonio Pappano and Frank Dupree
Wednesday 18 December 2024 • 7pm
Classical meets jazz with some festive favourites – plus a riotous ride with Kapustin, Gershwin’s most swinging tunes, and Bernstein at his exuberant best. Sir Antonio Pappano is joined by pianist Frank Dupree and the LSO's own Sérgio Pires.
Christmas Swing: Gershwin, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky
Sir Antonio Pappano and Frank Dupree
Thursday 19 December 2024 • 7pm
Classical meets jazz with some festive favourites – plus a riotous ride with Kapustin, Gershwin’s most swinging tunes, and Bernstein at his exuberant best. Sir Antonio Pappano is joined by pianist Frank Dupree and the LSO's own Sérgio Pires.
Half Six Fix: Brahms
Sir Simon Rattle
Wednesday 8 January 2025 • 6.30pm
Sir Simon Rattle conducts and presents Johannes Brahms' Symphony No 4, in our 60-minute Half Six Fix concert.
Boulez, Benjamin and Brahms 4
Sir Simon Rattle and Barbara Hannigan
Thursday 9 January 2025 • 7pm
Pierre Boulez’s glittering sound world, late Brahms, and a lyrical world premiere from George Benjamin – to celebrate Sir Simon Rattle’s 70th birthday.
Tippett, Turnage and Vaughan Williams 5
Sir Simon Rattle and John Scofield
Sunday 12 January 2025 • 7pm
An all-British programme of Tippett, Turnage and Vaughan Williams featuring guitarist John Scofield, to celebrate Sir Simon Rattle’s 70th birthday.
LSO Futures: Homage to Pierre Boulez
François-Xavier Roth
Sunday 26 January 2025 • 7pm
Celebrating Pierre Boulez and his influences, in the composer’s centenary year: his beloved Debussy, alongside three intriguing world premieres.
The Boulez Effect
An afternoon symposium
Monday 27 January 2025 • 4.30pm
A symposium at Milton Court exploring the legacy of Pierre Boulez, chaired by Kate Molleson. Featuring talks and insights from the LSO, François-Xavier Roth and guest speakers.
Boulez 100: Chamber Concert
LSO Chamber Ensemble
Monday 27 January 2025 • 7.30pm
Fanfares, massed cellos and electronics – a fascinating celebration of the music of Pierre Boulez, in his centenary year.
Schumann and Mahler 7
Daniel Harding and Daniil Trifonov
Sunday 2 February 2025 • 7pm
Two composers at their romantic best in Mahler's imaginative Seventh Symphony and Schumann's Piano Concerto.
Half Six Fix: Walton
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 5 February 2025 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Walker, Bernstein and Walton 1
Sir Antonio Pappano and Janine Jansen
Thursday 6 February 2025 • 7pm
Walton’s turbulent first Symphony, and a pair of passionate statements of love and outrage from two American greats. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts, joined by violinist Janine Jansen.
Maconchy, Walton and Vaughan Williams 1
Sir Antonio Pappano and Rebecca Gilliver
Sunday 9 February 2025 • 7pm
Evocative portraits of night and the sea in an all-British programme: enigmatic Maconchy, meditative Walton, and awe-inspiring Vaughan Williams, in his 'Sea Symphony'.
Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 12 February 2025 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, focused on Vaughan Williams' 'Sea Symphony'. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Family Concert
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Sunday 9 March 2025 • 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.
Wynton Marsalis' 'The Jungle'
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Saturday 15 March 2025 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO blend jazz, blues and classical music in a crossover collaboration with JLCO, performing Wynton Marsalis' wild musical portrait of New York.
Half Six Fix: Bartók
Barbara Hannigan
Wednesday 19 March 2025 • 6.30pm
Spritely, thrilling and evocative: three short pieces take us on a journey beyond the concert hall.
Vivier, Haydn and Bartók
Barbara Hannigan
Thursday 20 March 2025 • 7pm
Miracles and myths abound, from surreal ballet to Finnish landscape, with music by Sibelius, Debussy, Haydn, Vivier and a new piece from Golfam Khayam.
Beethoven 'Choral' Symphony
Sir Antonio Pappano
Sunday 23 March 2025 • 7pm
Tippett’s moving pacifist oratorio, A Child of Our Time, meets Beethoven’s immense ‘Choral’ symphony – 200 years after its premiere.
MacMillan and Shostakovich 12
Gianandrea Noseda and Nicola Benedetti
Thursday 3 April 2025 • 7pm
James MacMillian's dedicatee Nicola Benedetti performs his Violin Concerto No 2 and Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda conducts Shostakovich Symphony No 12.
Half Six Fix: Schubert and Prokofiev
Gianandrea Noseda
Wednesday 9 April 2025 • 6.30pm
Gianandrea Noseda introduces works by Franz Schubert and Sergei Prokofiev in this early-evening Half Six Fix concert, filled with edge-of-your-seat intensity.
Beethoven and Prokofiev 2
Gianandrea Noseda and Alice Sara Ott
Thursday 10 April 2025 • 7pm
Prokofiev’s mind-blowing Second Symphony, plus early Beethoven, in his First Piano Concerto, and a charming opener from Schubert.
Schnittke, Shostakovich and Brahms
LSO Artist Portrait: Lisa Batiashvili
Sunday 13 April 2025 • 7pm
Orchestral fireworks with Shostakovich's Second Symphony and early Schnittke, joined by the London Symphony Chorus for some stirring Brahms.
Janáček The Excursions of Mr Brouček
Sir Simon Rattle
Sunday 4 May 2025 • 7pm
Sir Simon Rattle conducts a concert performance of Leoš Janáček’s colourful satirical opera.
Janáček The Excursions of Mr Brouček
Sir Simon Rattle
Tuesday 6 May 2025 • 7pm
Sir Simon Rattle conducts a concert performance of Leoš Janáček’s colourful, satirical opera.
Strauss and Ravel
Gustavo Dudamel and Marina Rebeka
Wednesday 14 May 2025 • 7pm
Stories of faraway lands, opulence, and scandal, from Ravel's exotic Shéhérazade to Strauss' golden Der Rosenkavalier.
Perry, Stravinsky and Bartók
Susanna Mälkki and Leila Josefowicz
Sunday 18 May 2025 • 7pm
Life-enhancing flare and melody in Stravinsky's Violin Concerto, and showpieces for orchestra by Bartók and Julia Perry.
Half Six Fix: Berlioz
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 21 May 2025 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, delving into the musical imagination of Hector Berlioz. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Szymanowski and Symphonie fantastique
LSO Artist Portrait: Lisa Batiashvili
Thursday 22 May 2025 • 7pm
Dreams and fantasies from enigmatic Szymanowski, in his Violin Concerto, to Berlioz’s most rock’n’roll work, the Symphonie fantastique.
Mozart and Strauss Ein Heldenleben
LSO Artist Portrait: Lisa Batiashvili
Sunday 25 May 2025 • 7pm
Two portraits from a magician of orchestral colour, Richard Strauss – plus a young Mozart dances on the violin, in his Fifth Violin Concerto.
Family Concert
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Saturday 21 June 2025 • 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.
LSO on Film: The French Connection
Dirk Brossé
Sunday 22 June 2025 • 7pm
A selection of film music by French composers, originally recorded by the LSO, including scores by Alexandre Desplat, Philippe Sarde, Philippe Chany and Guillaume Roussel.
LSO Discovery Showcase
Thursday 26 June 2025 • 7.30pm
Curated by LSO animateur Rachel Leach, this showcase brings together the Orchestra with participants from all across LSO Discovery’s work.
Strauss' Salome
Sir Antonio Pappano
Friday 11 July 2025 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Strauss’ scandalous opera Salome, with the brilliant soprano Asmik Grigorian in the title role.
Strauss' Salome
Sir Antonio Pappano
Sunday 13 July 2025 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Strauss’ scandalous opera Salome, with the brilliant soprano Asmik Grigorian in the title role.
