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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.

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.

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.

Half Six Fix: Steve Reich at 90
Susanna Mälkki conducting the LSO on the Barbican stage
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Steve Reich at 90

Susanna Mälkki

Wednesday 11 November 2026 • 6.30pm

Kick-start your evening with this 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, introduced and conducted by Susanna Mälkki, featuring two works by Steve Reich: Three Movements and Music for Ensemble & Orchestra.

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.

Soweto Kinch: Trilogy
Musician on stage tilting the head back and with eyes closed holding their saxophone.
Barbican

Soweto Kinch: Trilogy

EFG London Jazz Festival

Thursday 19 November 2026 • 7.30pm

Saxophonist, rapper and composer Soweto Kinch revisits his acclaimed LSO trilogy: The Black Peril, White Juju and Soundtrack to the Apocalypse.

Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams 8
Conductor on the podium turning to the right and gesticulating with audiences sitting in the background and musicians playing in front.
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams 8

Sir Antonio Pappano

Wednesday 25 November 2026 • 6.30pm

Sir Antonio Pappano explores Vaughan Williams’ ‘Pastoral’ Symphony and Symphony No 8, from wartime reflection to a playful, uplifting British classic.

Sir Antonio Pappano and Bruce Liu
Pianist leaning on a piano with a pink-organe coloured background.
Barbican

Sir Antonio Pappano and Bruce Liu

Sir Antonio Pappano and Bruce Liu

Thursday 26 November 2026 • 7pm

Sir Antonio Pappano continues his acclaimed Vaughan Williams cycle with Symphonies 3 and 8, and is joined by Bruce Liu for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 3.