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Season Opening: Mahler 2 and Fujikura
Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO on the Barbican stage
Barbican

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.

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Mahler 2 and Fujikura
Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO on the Barbican stage
Barbican

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.

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Sibelius, Saariaho and Adès
Thomas Adès conducting the LSO on the Barbican stage
Barbican

Sibelius, Saariaho and Adès

Thomas Adès and Anna Dennis

Sunday 8 November 2026 • 7pm

Thomas Adès conducts Sibelius' Seventh Symphony and Oceanides, Saariaho's shimmering Oltra mar, and a new version of his own work America, joined by soprano Anna Dennis and the London Symphony Chorus.

Sibelius, Vaughan Williams and Dubugnon
Musician wearing a black top and looking into the camera while holding a violin close to the face.
Barbican

Sibelius, Vaughan Williams and Dubugnon

Sir Antonio Pappano and Janine Jansen

Sunday 29 November 2026 • 7pm

Sir Antonio Pappano leads Sibelius, Vaughan Williams’ Sinfonia antartica and Dubugnon’s new violin concerto in a vivid, cinematic programme with Janine Jansen.

Sibelius, Vaughan Williams and Dubugnon
Violinist wearing a white top, standing in a bright corridor, looking into the camera and holding a violin.
Barbican

Sibelius, Vaughan Williams and Dubugnon

Sir Antonio Pappano and Janine Jansen

Thursday 3 December 2026 • 7pm

Sir Antonio Pappano leads Sibelius, Vaughan Williams’ Sinfonia antartica and Dubugnon’s new violin concerto in a vivid, cinematic programme with Janine Jansen.

Symphonic Gospel: A Gospel Christmas
Lots of people singing on a stage wearing colourful clothing surrounded by a symphony orchestra.
Barbican

Symphonic Gospel: A Gospel Christmas

André J Thomas

Sunday 6 December 2026 • 7pm

A festive musical celebration, combining the unrestrained power of Amercian gospel music with the symphonic sound of the LSO, and voices from across the London community.

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Ondřej Adámek and Mendelssohn
Christian Tetzlaff playing violin on the Barbican stage.
Barbican

Ondřej Adámek and Mendelssohn

Alain Altinoglu and Christian Tetzlaff

Sunday 7 February 2027 • 7pm

A night of brilliance and choral splendour, with Mendelssohn’s glowing 'Lobgesang' and Adámek’s virtuosic Second Violin Concerto, joined by soloist Christian Tetzlaff.

Mahler Symphony No 3
Sir Simon Rattle with the London Symphony Orchestra on stage
Barbican

Mahler Symphony No 3

Sir Simon Rattle

Sunday 18 April 2027 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle, the LSO and a stellar line-up of soloists bring to life Mahler’s vast hymn to the natural world, one of music’s most immersive works.

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Mahler Symphony No 3
Sir Simon Rattle standing on the podium and smiling, facing the audience, with the London Symphony Orchestra standing in the background
Barbican

Mahler Symphony No 3

Sir Simon Rattle

Tuesday 20 April 2027 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle, the LSO and a stellar line-up of soloists bring to life Mahler’s vast hymn to the natural world, one of music’s most immersive works.

Verdi: La traviata
Sir Antonio Pappano energetically leading an orchestra performance, with musicians playing violins and other string instruments. The scene is set in a concert hall.
Barbican

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 energetically leading an orchestra performance, with musicians playing violins and other string instruments. The scene is set in a concert hall.
Barbican

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.