2026/27 Season
Discover our 2026/27 Season at the Barbican and LSO St Luke’s.
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.
Booking Dates
Public booking opens Friday 24 April 10am
Priority booking for LSO Supporters:
Fri 17 April 10am
LSO Patrons, Ambassador Friends and Pioneers
Mon 20 Apr 10am
All LSO Friends
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Wildcards: mystery seats from £12
Half Six Fix Season Pass: All 10 concerts for £99
Groups of 10+ save at least 20%
Young People: Discounts for under-25s and full-time students
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Season Design & Visuals: Design Bridge and Partners
2026/27 Season Concerts
Lisa Robertson: Cànan nan Eun
LSO Discovery
Saturday 5 September 2026 • 7pm
A contemporary chamber music concert, curated by LSO Jerwood Composer+ Member Lisa Robertson.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 11 September 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.
Prokofiev Sonatas: Elizaveta Ivanova and Sanja Bizjak
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 18 September 2026 • 12.30pm
Elizaveta Ivanova and Sanja Bizjak present a performance of Prokofiev’s Sonatas in this BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 25 September 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.
Jerwood Composer+ Showcase: Euchar Gravina
LSO Discovery
Saturday 3 October 2026 • 7pm
A contemporary chamber music concert, curated by LSO Jerwood Composer+ Member Euchar Gravina.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 9 October 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.
David Önaç: Atlantic Requiem
Anthony Parnther
Sunday 11 October 2026 • 4pm
A new Requiem Mass by David Önaç commemorating the lives of Africans trafficked into slavery. The work draws on research, liturgical ritual, biblical texts and archive documents, with a sound world that brings together European contemporary classical music and the African American traditions of spirituals, jazz and gospel.
Limited Tickets
David Önaç: Atlantic Requiem
Anthony Parnther
Sunday 11 October 2026 • 5.45pm
A new Requiem Mass by David Önaç commemorating the lives of Africans trafficked into slavery. The work draws on research, liturgical ritual, biblical texts and archive documents, with a sound world that brings together European contemporary classical music and the African American traditions of spirituals, jazz and gospel.
Limited Tickets
Season Opening: Mahler 2 and Fujikura
Sir Antonio Pappano
Sunday 18 October 2026 • 7pm
A celebratory new work to launch the LSO’s 2026/27 season, and an epic voyage from the depths of despair to glorious rebirth. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the UK premiere of Dai Fujikura's Amber Alchemy, and Mahler's colossal 'Resurrection' Symphony.
Half Six Fix: Bruckner 9
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 21 October 2026 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with this 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Sir Antonio Pappano introduces and conducts Bruckner's Ninth Symphony, a piece that contrasts epic walls of sound with moments of aching fragility.
Season Opening: Mahler 2 and Fujikura
Sir Antonio Pappano
Thursday 22 October 2026 • 7pm
A celebratory new work to launch the LSO’s 2026/27 season, and an epic voyage from the depths of despair to glorious rebirth. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the UK premiere of Dai Fujikura's Amber Alchemy, and Mahler's colossal 'Resurrection' Symphony.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 23 October 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.
Edmund Finnis and Bruckner
Sir Antonio Pappano and Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Sunday 25 October 2026 • 7pm
The quiet intensity of Edmund Finnis’ Cello Concerto, featuring soloist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, paves the way for Bruckner’s monumental, visionary Ninth Symphony.
Tchaikovsky, Kendall and Liadov
Sir Antonio Pappano and Fleur Barron
Thursday 29 October 2026 • 7pm
Liadov conjures magical landscapes while Tchaikovsky navigates anguish and triumph in his Fifth Symphony – plus the premiere of Hannah Kendall’s eagerly anticipated new work. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts, joined by mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron.
Prokofiev Sonatas: Andreas Brantelid and Julien Quentin
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 5 November 2026 • 12.30pm
Cellist Andreas Brantelid and pianist Julien Quentin present a performance of Prokofiev's and Shostakovich's cello sonatas in this BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert.
Sibelius, Nørgård and Adès
Thomas Adès and Bertrand Chamayou
Thursday 5 November 2026 • 7pm
Elusive dreams in Per Nørgård’s Dream Play, Sibelius' soaring Fifth Symphony – plus Thomas Adès conducts pianist Bertrand Chamayou in his own vibrant evocation of the Creation.
Sibelius, Saariaho and Adès
Thomas Adès and Anna Dennis
Sunday 8 November 2026 • 7pm
Thomas Adès conducts Sibelius' Seventh Symphony and Océanides, Saariaho's shimmering Oltra Mar, and a new version of his own work America, joined by soprano Anna Dennis and the London Symphony Chorus.
Half Six Fix: Steve Reich at 90
Susanna Mälkki
Wednesday 11 November 2026 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with this 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, introduced and conducted by Susanna Mälkki, featuring two works by Steve Reich: Three Movements and Music for Ensemble & Orchestra.
Steve Reich at 90
Susanna Mälkki
Thursday 12 November 2026 • 7pm
The master of minimalism at 90: Susanna Mälkki leads the celebration of Steve Reich with five of his most iconic, influential works.
Musical Storytelling for Under-5s
For Under-5s
Saturday 14 November 2026 • 10.30am & 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.
Soweto Kinch: Trilogy
EFG London Jazz Festival
Thursday 19 November 2026 • 7pm
Saxophonist, rapper and composer Soweto Kinch revisits his acclaimed LSO trilogy: The Black Peril, White Juju and Soundtrack to the Apocalypse.
Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams 8
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 25 November 2026 • 6.30pm
Sir Antonio Pappano explores Vaughan Williams’ ‘Pastoral’ Symphony and Symphony No 8, from wartime reflection to a playful, uplifting British classic.
Mahan Esfahani & Friends: Mahan Esfahani and Lars Anders Tomter
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 26 November 2026 • 12.30pm
Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and violist Lars Anders Tomter join forces for a BBC Radio 3 Concert at LSO St Luke's.
Sir Antonio Pappano and Bruce Liu
Sir Antonio Pappano and Bruce Liu
Thursday 26 November 2026 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano continues his acclaimed Vaughan Williams cycle with Symphonies 3 and 8, and is joined by Bruce Liu for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 3.
Relaxed Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 27 November 2026 • 12.30pm
A short concert tailored for people who have sensory and communications impairments, learning disabilities, or who are neurodiverse.
Sibelius, Vaughan Williams and Dubugnon
Sir Antonio Pappano and Janine Jansen
Sunday 29 November 2026 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano leads Sibelius, Vaughan Williams’ Antarctica and Dubugnon’s new violin concerto in a vivid, cinematic programme with Janine Jansen.
Sibelius, Vaughan Williams and Dubugnon
Sir Antonio Pappano and Janine Jansen
Thursday 3 December 2026 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano leads Sibelius, Vaughan Williams’ Antarctica and Dubugnon’s new violin concerto in a vivid, cinematic programme with Janine Jansen.
LSO Percussion Ensemble: Steve Reich 90
Saturday 5 December 2026 • 7.30pm
LSO Percussion Ensemble celebrates Steve Reich at 90 with a concert of three iconic works for percussion ensemble.
Symphonic Gospel: A Gospel Christmas
André J Thomas
Sunday 6 December 2026 • 7pm
Andre J Thomas leads the LSO in a powerful gospel and orchestral concert with voices from across the London community.
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 the LSO Half Six concert with conductor Gianandrea Noseda's insights.
Prokofiev and Shostakovich
Gianandrea Noseda and Leonidas Kavakos
Thursday 10 December 2026 • 7pm
Leonidas Kavakos performs Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto, with Prokofiev's witty suites, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.
Family Concert
Recommended for children aged 7 to 12 years old
Sunday 13 December 2026 • 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.
Trees: Live In Concert
Sam Green x Caroline Shaw
Monday 14 December 2026 • 7.30pm
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Green unites with Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Caroline Shaw and award-winning author and environmentalist Rebecca Solnit in a live orchestral film experience.
Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky
Gustavo Gimeno and Yuja Wang
Thursday 17 December 2026 • 7pm
A raw Mussorgsky classic, Prokofiev’s dazzling concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake shine in an all‑Russian programme with Gustavo Gimeno and star pianist Yuja Wang.
Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky
Gustavo Gimeno and Yuja Wang
Sunday 20 December 2026 • 7pm
A raw Mussorgsky classic, Prokofiev’s dazzling concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake shine in an all‑Russian programme with Gustavo Gimeno and star pianist Yuja Wang.
Half Six Fix: John Adams at 80
Sir Simon Rattle
Wednesday 6 January 2027 • 6.30pm
Sir Simon Rattle conducts and introduces John Adams’ vivid and psychedelic symphonic journey, Harmonielehre.
John Adams at 80
Sir Simon Rattle
Thursday 7 January 2027 • 7pm
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the LSO in music by John Adams: Frenzy, an extract from The Gospel According to the Other Mary and Harmonielehre – an electrifying journey through the composer's luminous soundworld.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 8 January 2027 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.
John Adams at 80
Sir Simon Rattle
Sunday 10 January 2027 • 7pm
Sir Simon Rattle leads the LSO in music by John Adams: Frenzy, an extract from The Gospel According to the Other Mary and Harmonielehre – an electrifying journey through the composer's luminous soundworld.
John Adams at 80
John Adams and Víkingur Ólafsson
Wednesday 13 January 2027 • 7pm
John Adams joins the LSO for an evening of his own music, including After the Fall with pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, plus Shaker Loops, Short Ride in a Fast Machine and The Chairman Dances.
Prokofiev Sonatas: Giorgi Gigashvili
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 21 January 2027 • 12.30pm
Georgian pianist Giorgi Gigashvili presents a performance of Prokofiev’s Sonatas in this BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 29 January 2027 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.
Symphonic Cinema
Ben Gernon and Lucas van Woerkum
Sunday 31 January 2027 • 6pm
Holst’s The Planets meets live‑shaped film in Symphonic Cinema, featuring the UK premiere of LOSS with Emma Thompson and Greg Wise.
Symphonic Cinema
Ben Gernon and Lucas van Woerkum
Sunday 31 January 2027 • 7.45pm
Holst’s The Planets meets live‑shaped film in Symphonic Cinema, featuring the UK premiere of LOSS with Emma Thompson and Greg Wise.
Mahan Esfahani & Friends: Mahan Esfahani and Tamsin Waley-Cohen
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 4 February 2027 • 12.30pm
The second of three BBC Radio 3 concerts featuring Mahan Esfahani, joined by Tamsin Waley-Cohen.
Ondřej Adámek and Mendelssohn
Alain Altinoglu and Christian Tetzlaff
Sunday 7 February 2027 • 7pm
A night of brilliance and choral splendour, as Christian Tetzlaff joins the LSO for Adámek’s virtuosic Second Violin Concerto alongside Mendelssohn’s glowing 'Lobgesang'.
Brett Dean and Bartók
Maxime Pascal and Isabelle Faust
Thursday 11 February 2027 • 7pm
Contemporary specialist Maxime Pascal is joined by Isabelle Faust for Brett Dean’s moving ode to letter writing, before the LSO shine in Bartók’s virtuosic Concerto for Orchestra.
Mahan Esfahani & Friends: Solo concert
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 11 February 2027 • 12.30pm
Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani completes his series of BBC Radio 3 concerts in a solo recital.
Family Concert
Recommended for children aged 7 to 12 years old
Saturday 13 February 2027 • 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.
Musical Storytelling for Under-5s
LSO Discovery
Saturday 13 February 2027 • 10.30am & 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.
Elgar and Tchaikovsky
Sir Antonio Pappano and Alisa Weilerstein
Thursday 18 February 2027 • 7pm
Two of classical music’s most heart-rending works – Elgar’s intimate, introspective Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s intense, emotional Fifth Symphony – with Sir Antonio Pappano and soloist Alisa Weilerstein.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 19 February 2027 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.
Beethoven and Shostakovich
Sir Antonio Pappano and Maxim Vengerov
Sunday 21 February 2027 • 7pm
Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano and soloist Maxim Vengerov share the elegance and majesty of Beethoven's Violin Concert, before the unrelenting power of Shostakovich’s war-scarred Eighth Symphony.
Half Six Fix: Shostakovich 8
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 17 March 2027 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. The LSO’s Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano presents one of Shostakovich’s darkest symphonies, reflecting the stark brutality of war.
Relaxed Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 19 March 2027 • 12.30pm
A short concert tailored for people who have sensory and communications impairments, learning disabilities, or who are neurodiverse.
Half Six Fix: Barbara Hannigan
Barbara Hannigan
Wednesday 7 April 2027 • 6.30pm
Barbara Hannigan takes us on a sweeping journey through Ives and Gershwin, highlighting the diversity and invention that abounded as America forged its modern musical voice.
America's Voice
Barbara Hannigan
Thursday 8 April 2027 • 7pm
Trailblazing soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan guides us through the musical landscape of America at a defining point in its history, from concert hall to musical theatre.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 9 April 2027 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.
Schoenberg and Mahler
Klaus Mäkelä
Sunday 11 April 2027 • 7pm
Acclaimed Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä ventures to the edge of tonality with Schoenberg’s highly charged Verklärte Nacht, then journies from darkness to light in Mahler’s emotionally complex Seventh Symphony.
Half Six Fix: Prokofiev 5
Sir Simon Rattle
Wednesday 14 April 2027 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor Emeritus of the LSO, presents Prokofiev’s ‘symphony of the greatness of the human spirit’ – the epic Fifth.
Debussy, Filidei and Prokofiev
Sir Simon Rattle and Antoine Tamestit
Thursday 15 April 2027 • 7pm
Sir Simon Rattle returns for Debussy’s sultry Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, a thrilling new viola concerto with soloist Antoine Tamestit, and Prokofiev’s compelling Fifth Symphony.
Mahler Symphony No 3
Sir Simon Rattle
Sunday 18 April 2027 • 7pm
Sir Simon Rattle, the LSO and a stellar line-up of voices brings us Mahler’s vast hymn to the natural world, one of music’s most immersive and enjoyable works.
Mahler Symphony No 3
Sir Simon Rattle
Tuesday 20 April 2027 • 7pm
Sir Simon Rattle, the LSO and a stellar line-up of voices brings us Mahler’s vast hymn to the natural world, one of music’s most immersive and enjoyable works.
Half Six Fix: Scriabin 4
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 5 May 2027 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix Concert. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts and introduces Scriabin's The Poem of Ecstasy, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Chausson, Foccroulle and Scriabin
Sir Antonio Pappano, Stéphane Degout and Sasha Cooke
Thursday 6 May 2027 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Scriabin’s metaphysical Poem of Ecstasy, alongside a new work from Bernard Foccroulle and an oceanic tone poem by Chausson.
Soundhub Showcase
LSO Discovery
Saturday 8 May 2027 • 7pm
An evening of cutting-edge contemporary music with four world premieres from our LSO Soundhub 2026/27 Members.
Family Concert
Recommended for children aged 7 to 12 years old
Sunday 9 May 2027 • 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.
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.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 14 May 2027 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.
Schnittke and Stravinsky
Gianandrea Noseda and David Cohen
Sunday 16 May 2027 • 7pm
LSO Principal Cello David Cohen takes centre stage for Schnittke's striking Concerto, ahead of a Stravinsky classic conducted by Ginandrea Noseda.
Mozart and Bruckner
Nathalie Stutzmann and Janine Jansen
Thursday 20 May 2027 • 7pm
Violinist Janine Jansen revels in Mozart’s ‘Turkish’ Violin Concerto, before conductor Nathalie Stutzmann reveals the sublime joy in Bruckner’s epic Fifth.
Musical Storytelling for Under-5s
LSO Discovery
Saturday 22 May 2027 • 10.30am & 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.
Verdi: La traviata
Sir Antonio Pappano
Saturday 29 May 2027 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano returns for more dazzling opera-in-concert at the Barbican, this time with one of Verdi's most heartfelt masterpieces.
Verdi: La traviata
Sir Antonio Pappano
Monday 31 May 2027 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano returns for more dazzling opera-in-concert at the Barbican, this time with one of Verdi's most heartfelt masterpieces.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 4 June 2027 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.
LSO Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composers' Scheme Workshops
LSO Discovery
Monday 7 June 2027 • 10am & 2.30pm
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.
LSO Discovery Showcase
Thursday 10 June 2027 • 7.30pm
Experience the work of all our LSO Discovery participants in this joyous celebration of creativity.
An Evening with Alexandre Desplat
Sunday 13 June 2027 • 7pm
Renowned film music composer Alexandre Desplat rejoins the Orchestra on stage to showcase highlights from his career and their decades-long collaboration.
LSO Futures
Elim Chan and James Fountain
Thursday 17 June 2027 • 7pm
A chance to hear new works by composers from the LSO Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composers’ Scheme, plus high energy from US composer John Adams.
Relaxed Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 18 June 2027 • 12.30pm
A short concert tailored for people who have sensory and communications impairments, learning disabilities, or who are neurodiverse.
