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Prokofiev and Sibelius
Znaider Nikola wearing a blue suit, sitting at a table next to his violin
Barbican

Prokofiev and Sibelius

Gianandrea Noseda and Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider

Thursday 13 May 2027 • 7pm

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider and Gianandrea Noseda explore frozen Finnish landscapes in Sibelius' soaring Violin Concerto, alongside characterful orchestral suites from Prokofiev.

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
A small ensemble performs classical music in a LSO St Luke's Jerwood hall with large arched windows and balcony walkways, while audience members sit in a circle around the musicians.
LSO St Luke's

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert

LSO Discovery

Friday 14 May 2027 • 12.30pm

Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.

Schnittke and Stravinsky
David Cohen playing the cello on stage in the Barbican Hall
Barbican

Schnittke and Stravinsky

Gianandrea Noseda and David Cohen

Sunday 16 May 2027 • 7pm

LSO Principal Cello David Cohen takes centre stage for Schnittke's striking Cello Concerto No 1, ahead of a Stravinsky classic conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.

Mozart and Bruckner
Nathalie Stutzmann conducitng the LSO
Barbican

Mozart and Bruckner

Nathalie Stutzmann and Janine Jansen

Thursday 20 May 2027 • 7pm

Violinist Janine Jansen revels in Mozart’s ‘Turkish’ Violin Concerto, before conductor Nathalie Stutzmann reveals the sublime joy in Bruckner’s epic Fifth.

Musical Storytelling for Under-5s
A crown of children and parents watch attentively as Vanessa King and a child act out a dramatic scene.
LSO St Luke's

Musical Storytelling for Under-5s

LSO Discovery

Saturday 22 May 2027 • 10.30am & 12pm

LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.

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.

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective sitting together on red sofa in white dress
LSO St Luke's

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Thursday 3 June 2027 • 12.30pm

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective explore works by Bologne, Bonis and Fauré in their final BBC Radio 3 Concert.

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
A chamber music ensemble stands and bows after a performance in LSO St Luke's while audience members seated in a circular arrangement applaud around them.
LSO St Luke's

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert

LSO Discovery

Friday 4 June 2027 • 12.30pm

Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.

LSO Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composers' Scheme Workshops
Group of musicians playing violins in an orchestra rehearsal setting.
LSO St Luke's

LSO Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composers' Scheme Workshops

LSO Discovery

Monday 7 June 2027 • 10am & 2.30pm

In these free public workshops, witness a pivotal point in the process of writing a new three-minute orchestral piece, as the LSO play works by the latest cohort of Panufnik composers.

LSO Discovery Showcase
Two LSO Discovery Participants playing the clarinet, with other musicians and the Barbican stage in the background
Barbican

LSO Discovery Showcase

Thursday 10 June 2027 • 7.30pm

Experience the work of our LSO Discovery participants in this joyous celebration of creativity.

An Evening with Alexandre Desplat
Side shot of Alexandre Desplat conducting, wearing a blue suit
Barbican

An Evening with Alexandre Desplat

Sunday 13 June 2027 • 7pm

Renowned film music composer Alexandre Desplat rejoins the Orchestra on stage to showcase highlights from his career and their decades-long collaboration.