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Tyshawn Sorey & Pat Thomas
Pianist Pat Thomas
LSO St Luke's

Tyshawn Sorey & Pat Thomas

LSO St Luke's Guest Artist

Saturday 20 June 2026 • 6pm

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and drummer Tyshawn Sorey joins pioneering pianist Pat Thomas for a live set of improvised jazz.

Lisa Robertson: Cànan nan Eun
Flock of birds flying across an overcast sky.
LSO St Luke's

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.

Jerwood Composer+ Showcase: Euchar Gravina
LSO St Luke's

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.

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.

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.

Edmund Finnis and Bruckner
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, sitting on the floor holding his cello
Barbican

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
A headshot of Fleur Barron, facing the camera
Barbican

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.

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

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 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.

Steve Reich at 90
Susanna Mälkki conducting the London Symphony Orchestra
Barbican

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.

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.