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Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams
Sir Antonio Pappano preseting to the crowd in the Barbican hall during a Half Six Fix.
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Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams

Sir Antonio Pappano

Wednesday 10 December 2025 • 6.30pm

Kick-start your evening with this 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, showcasing two contemplative works by Vaughan Williams. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

Musgrave, Walton and Vaughan Williams
Antoine Tamestit playing a viola on stage, looking intently at the conductor who is gesturing with their hand, surrounded by other orchestra members.
Barbican

Musgrave, Walton and Vaughan Williams

Antoine Tamestit: Spotlight Artist

Thursday 11 December 2025 • 7pm

Thea Musgrave paints with radiant colours, Walton gives flight to the viola, and Vaughan Williams dreams of London in this concert, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano.

Golden Age Hollywood and Beyond
Sir Antonio Pappano standing on the podium in the Barbican Hall, with the Orchestra standing behind him, facing the audience and smiling
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Golden Age Hollywood and Beyond

Sir Antonio Pappano

Wednesday 17 December 2025 • 7pm

From Ben Hur and Gone with the Wind to The Godfather and Cinema Paradiso, Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO celebrate the sounds of Hollywood's Golden Age and other classic scores.

Golden Age Hollywood and Beyond
Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, facing the Orchestra on the conductor's podium, with both hands raised in the air
Barbican

Golden Age Hollywood and Beyond

Sir Antonio Pappano

Thursday 18 December 2025 • 7pm

From Ben Hur and Gone with the Wind to The Godfather and Cinema Paradiso, Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO celebrate the sounds of Hollywood's Golden Age and other classic scores.

The Makropulos Affair
Sir Simon Rattle standing on the podium and smiling, facing the audience, with the London Symphony Orchestra standing in the background
Barbican

The Makropulos Affair

Sir Simon Rattle

Tuesday 13 January 2026 • 7pm

A 300-year-old woman confronts mortality, identity and lost love in this concert performance of Janáček’s intense operatic drama.

The Makropulos Affair
Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO at the Barbican
Barbican

The Makropulos Affair

Sir Simon Rattle

Thursday 15 January 2026 • 7pm

A 300-year-old woman confronts mortality, identity and lost love in this concert performance of Janáček’s intense operatic drama.

Bartók and de Falla
Patricia Kopatchinskaja holding her violin in her right hand with her left hand over her chest, looking at the audience with a smile on her face
Barbican

Bartók and de Falla

Patricia Kopatchinskaja: Artist Portrait

Sunday 18 January 2026 • 7pm

Patricia Kopatchinskaja brings Bartók’s urgent Second Violin Concerto to life. Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO ignite de Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat with Spanish flair.

Mozart and Brahms German Requiem
Barbican

Mozart and Brahms German Requiem

Manfred Honeck & Imogen Cooper

Sunday 25 January 2026 • 7pm

Dame Imogen Cooper brings lyrical elegance to Mozart’s final concerto. Manfred Honeck leads the LSO and Chorus in Brahms’ profoundly moving Ein deutsches Requiem.

Illés and Rachmaninoff
Patricia Kopatchinskaja headshot
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Illés and Rachmaninoff

Artist Portrait: Patricia Kopatchinskaja

Thursday 29 January 2026 • 7pm

Patricia Kopatchinskaja performs Márton Illés' playful Vont-ér before Robert Treviño conducts Rachmaninoff's passionate symphony No 2, with its soaring melodies and heart-melting Adagio.

Colin Matthews and Rachmaninoff
Conductor Elim Chan closing her eyes, looking to the floor and holding a baton in her heand.
Barbican

Colin Matthews and Rachmaninoff

Elim Chan and Olivier Stankiewicz

Sunday 8 February 2026 • 7pm

Elim Chan conducts a world premiere by Colin Matthews with LSO’s Olivier Stankiewicz as soloist, Bartók’s vibrant Dance Suite, and Rachmaninoff’s sweeping orchestral masterpiece.

Stravinsky, Chopin and Borodin
Pianist Seong-Jon Cho in front of a white wall, his shadow is visible on the wall. He is holding his hands in the air as if he would be playing the piano.
Barbican

Stravinsky, Chopin and Borodin

Artist Portrait: Seong-Jin Cho

Thursday 12 February 2026 • 7pm

Borodin’s folk-inspired symphony, Stravinsky’s tribute to Tchaikovsky, and Chopin’s brilliance shine under Gianandrea Noseda, with Seong-Jin Cho bringing poetic intensity to this Romantic programme.

Stravinsky, Chopin and Borodin
Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea conducts the LSO, facing the camera with both hands up in the air.
Barbican

Stravinsky, Chopin and Borodin

Artist Portrait: Seong-Jin Cho

Sunday 15 February 2026 • 7pm

Borodin’s folk-inspired symphony, Stravinsky’s tribute to Tchaikovsky, and Chopin’s brilliance shine under Gianandrea Noseda, with Seong-Jin Cho bringing poetic intensity to this Romantic programme.