September 2024: Pre-Concert Events
Welcome to the LSO’s 2024/25 Season Opening at the Barbican – as we celebrate Sir Antonio Pappano’s arrival as Chief Conductor.
Free Pre-Concert Performances
Join us before each concert at the Barbican for free pre-concert performances by LSO Discovery and LSO Musicians.
11 September
Barbican Foyers, from 6.30pm
Fanfares by Cassie Kinoshi, Lodovico Grossi da Viadana and Aaron Copland
Performed by LSO Pathways, Guildhall School/Orchestral Artistry and LSO Musicians
with conductor Karen Ní Bhroin
LSO Pathways is kindly supported by The Thistle Trust
12 September
Freestage (Level G), from 6.25pm
Music by Luigi Boccherini, Gert Mortensen and Juan Pablo Zaragoza
Performed by LSO Pathways and LSO Musicians
LSO Pathways is kindly supported by The Thistle Trust
15 September
Freestage (Level G), from 6.25pm
London Carnival by LSO Create
Performed by LSO Create
with conductor and presenter Mark Withers
LSO Create is kindly supported by the Andor Charitable Trust, Anthony and Elizabeth Mellows Charitable Settlement, David Solomons Charitable Foundation, Rothenberg Charitable Foundation and The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers
19 September
Freestage (Level G), from 6.30pm
Music by George Frideric Handel, Franz Schubert and Leroy Anderson
Performed by LSO String Experience Musicians
The LSO String Experience Scheme is kindly supported by the Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust, Idlewild Trust, The Thistle Trust and The Thriplow Charitable Trust
Season Launch Events
11 September
Join us for a complimentary glass of sparkling wine
All ticket holders for our concert are invited to celebrate the start of our 2024/25 season with a complimentary glass of sparkling wine. We very much look forward to toasting this special moment in the Orchestra’s history with you! Celebratory drinks kindly provided by Nyetimber, in partnership between the LSO and the Barbican.
Please visit the dedicated pop-up bars on the Ground Floor or on Level Minus 1 during the interval and show your concert ticket to receive your complimentary glass of sparkling wine, or non-alcoholic alternative*.
Conditions:
Available interval only
Drinks are not allowed in the concert hall, so please collect in good time to enjoy your drink
Offer is limited to 1 drink per ticket holder only
Sparkling wine available to over 18s only
Only available on 11 September 2024
15 September
Post-Concert Book Signing with Sir Antonio Pappano
Join us after the concert on Level -1. Copies of Sir Antonio Pappano’s new memoir My Life in Music will be available to purchase at the signing.
Concerts at the Barbican
Classical Pride: Voices of Joy & Sorrow
in partnership with Gilead Sciences
Friday 4 July 2025 • 7.30pm
Classical Pride returns with the LSO, Jamie Barton, and Cameron Shahbazi in a powerful programme featuring Heggie, Higdon, Tchaikovsky, and more.
Beethoven, Beamish, Prokofiev
Streamed on Marquee TV
Thursday 11 July 2024
What is lost returns once more in emotive music conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, LSO Principal Guest Conductor.
Strauss' Salome
Sir Antonio Pappano
Friday 11 July 2025 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts a concert performance of Strauss’ scandalous opera Salome, with the brilliant soprano Asmik Grigorian in the title role.
Limited Tickets
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Sunday 13 July 2025 • 10.30am
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
Concerts at LSO St Luke’s
Classical Pride: Voices of Joy & Sorrow
in partnership with Gilead Sciences
Friday 4 July 2025 • 7.30pm
Classical Pride returns with the LSO, Jamie Barton, and Cameron Shahbazi in a powerful programme featuring Heggie, Higdon, Tchaikovsky, and more.
Beethoven, Beamish, Prokofiev
Streamed on Marquee TV
Thursday 11 July 2024
What is lost returns once more in emotive music conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, LSO Principal Guest Conductor.
Strauss' Salome
Sir Antonio Pappano
Friday 11 July 2025 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts a concert performance of Strauss’ scandalous opera Salome, with the brilliant soprano Asmik Grigorian in the title role.
Limited Tickets
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Sunday 13 July 2025 • 10.30am
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Sunday 13 July 2025 • 12pm
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
