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Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung
Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO at the Barbican
Barbican

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.

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Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung
Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO at the Barbican
Barbican

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.

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LSO on Film: Blockbusters
Dirk Brosse on a podium in the Barbican Hall facing the audience with the LSO
Barbican

LSO on Film: Blockbusters

Dirk Brossé

Sunday 7 June 2026 • 7pm

Experience the magic of cinema as the LSO brings iconic film scores to life, from Superman to Star Wars, led by conductor Dirk Brossé.

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Half Six Fix: Enigma Variations
Sir Antonio Pappano speaking to the audience at the Barbican
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Enigma Variations

Sir Antonio Pappano

Wednesday 10 June 2026 • 6.30pm

Sir Antonio Pappano guides the audience through Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations, exploring its tender portraits of family members and the unsolved mystery at its core.

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Elgar and Mahler
Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO at the Barbican
Barbican

Elgar and Mahler

Sir Antonio Pappano

Thursday 11 June 2026 • 7pm

Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO journey from darkness to light in Mahler's rapturous Fifth Symphony, alongside Elgar's Enigma Variations.

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Classical Pride 2026
choir and orchestra on the Barbican stage with colourful lights in the background.
Barbican

Classical Pride 2026

Oliver Zeffman

Sunday 14 June 2026 • 7pm

Classical Pride returns with festival founder Oliver Zeffman conducting a kaleidoscopic programme of 20th-century music by LGBTQ+ composers.

Family Concert: Music from the Movies
The audience at an LSO Discovery Family Concert
Barbican

Family Concert: Music from the Movies

Recommended for children aged 7 to 12 years old

Sunday 28 June 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.

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Wagner: Tristan and Isolde
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

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.

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Wagner: Tristan and Isolde
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

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.

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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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Half Six Fix: Bruckner 9
Sir Antonio Pappano presenting to the crowd in the Barbican hall during a Half Six Fix.
Barbican

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.

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.