What's On

Season Opening: Bernstein and Copland

Sir Antonio Pappano

Sunday 14 September 2025 • 7pm

Dramatic, emotionally intense American symphonies, to start the 2025/26 season: Bernstein's 'Kaddish' and Copland's Symphony No 3, with Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano on the podium.

Limited Tickets

Symphonic Gospel: Celebration

André J Thomas

Sunday 9 November 2025 • 7pm

André J Thomas celebrates the power of American gospel music, alongside the LSO and over 250 voices from communities across London.

The Makropulos Affair

Sir Simon Rattle

Tuesday 13 January 2026 • 7pm

A 300-year-old woman confronts mortality, identity and lost love in this concert performance of Janáček’s intense operatic drama.

The Makropulos Affair

Sir Simon Rattle

Thursday 15 January 2026 • 7pm

A 300-year-old woman confronts mortality, identity and lost love in this concert performance of Janáček’s intense operatic drama.

Mozart and Brahms German Requiem

Manfred Honeck & Imogen Cooper

Sunday 25 January 2026 • 7pm

Dame Imogen Cooper brings lyrical elegance to Mozart’s final concerto. Manfred Honeck leads the LSO and Chorus in Brahms’ profoundly moving Ein deutsches Requiem.

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

Sir Antonio Pappano

Sunday 19 April 2026 • 7pm

Sir Antonio Pappano, the LSO, and the London Symphony Chorus bring Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius to life – a powerful oratorio filled with drama, beauty, angels and demons.

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

Sir Antonio Pappano

Tuesday 21 April 2026 • 7pm

Sir Antonio Pappano, the LSO, and the London Symphony Chorus bring Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius to life—a powerful oratorio filled with drama, beauty, angels and demons.

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung

Sir Simon Rattle

Sunday 24 May 2026 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle conducts four powerful moments from the final chapter of Wagner's epic Ring cycle, alongside his Siegfried Idyll.

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung

Sir Simon Rattle

Thursday 28 May 2026 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle conducts four powerful moments from the final chapter of Wagner's epic Ring cycle, alongside his Siegfried Idyll.

Wagner: Tristan and Isolde

Sir Antonio Pappano

Wednesday 1 July 2026 • 5pm

Sir Antonio Pappano leads world-class soloists and the LSO in one of the greatest and most intense of operatic love stories – Wagner's Tristan and Isolde.

Wagner: Tristan and Isolde

Sir Antonio Pappano

Sunday 12 July 2026 • 5pm

Sir Antonio Pappano leads world-class soloists and the LSO in one of the greatest and most intense of operatic love stories – Wagner's Tristan and Isolde.