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Walker, Bernstein and Walton 1
Sir Antonio Pappano and Carolin Widmann
Thursday 6 February 2025 • 7pm
Walton’s turbulent first Symphony, and a pair of passionate statements of love and outrage from two American greats. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts, joined by violinist Carolin Widmann.

Maconchy, Walton and Vaughan Williams 1
Sir Antonio Pappano and Rebecca Gilliver
Sunday 9 February 2025 • 7pm
Evocative portraits of night and the sea in an all-British programme: enigmatic Maconchy, meditative Walton, and awe-inspiring Vaughan Williams, in his 'Sea Symphony'.

Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 12 February 2025 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, focused on Vaughan Williams' 'Sea Symphony'. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

Family Concert: Lost Things
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Sunday 9 March 2025 • 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.

Britten and Haydn 'London' Symphony
Barbara Hannigan and Stéphane Degout
Thursday 13 March 2025 • 7pm
Haydn, Britten, Roussel and Ravel all conjure up vivid musical portraits, both real and imagined. The sensational Barbara Hannigan conducts and sings, alongside baritone Stéphane Degout.

Wynton Marsalis' 'The Jungle'
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Saturday 15 March 2025 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO blend jazz, blues and classical music in a crossover collaboration with JLCO, performing Wynton Marsalis' wild musical portrait of New York.

Half Six Fix: Bartók
Barbara Hannigan
Wednesday 19 March 2025 • 6.30pm
Spritely, thrilling and evocative: three short pieces take us on a journey beyond the concert hall.

Vivier, Haydn and Bartók
Barbara Hannigan
Thursday 20 March 2025 • 7pm
Miracles and myths abound, from surreal ballet to Finnish landscape, with music by Bartók, Sibelius, Debussy, Haydn, Vivier and a new piece from Golfam Khayam.

Beethoven 'Choral' Symphony
Sir Antonio Pappano
Sunday 23 March 2025 • 7pm
Tippett’s moving pacifist oratorio, A Child of Our Time, meets Beethoven’s immense ‘Choral’ symphony – 200 years after its premiere.

MacMillan and Shostakovich 12
Gianandrea Noseda and Nicola Benedetti
Thursday 3 April 2025 • 7pm
James MacMillan's dedicatee Nicola Benedetti performs his Violin Concerto No 2 and Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda conducts Shostakovich Symphony No 12.

Half Six Fix: Schubert and Prokofiev
Gianandrea Noseda
Wednesday 9 April 2025 • 6.30pm
Gianandrea Noseda introduces works by Franz Schubert and Sergei Prokofiev in this early-evening Half Six Fix concert, filled with edge-of-your-seat intensity.

Beethoven and Prokofiev 2
Gianandrea Noseda and Alice Sara Ott
Thursday 10 April 2025 • 7pm
Prokofiev’s mind-blowing Second Symphony, plus early Beethoven, in his First Piano Concerto, and a charming opener from Schubert.