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Brett Dean and Bartók
Isabelle Faust playing a violin on the Barbican stage.
Barbican

Brett Dean and Bartók

Maxime Pascal and Isabelle Faust

Thursday 11 February 2027 • 7pm

Contemporary specialist Maxime Pascal is joined by Isabelle Faust for Brett Dean’s moving ode to letter writing, before the LSO shine in Bartók’s virtuosic Concerto for Orchestra.

Debussy, Filidei and Prokofiev
Antoine Tamestit playing a viola on stage, looking intently at the conductor who is gesturing with their hand, surrounded by other orchestra members.
Barbican

Debussy, Filidei and Prokofiev

Sir Simon Rattle and Antoine Tamestit

Thursday 15 April 2027 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle returns for Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, a thrilling new Viola Concerto with soloist Antoine Tamestit, and Prokofiev’s compelling Fifth Symphony.

Soundhub Showcase
LSO St Luke's

Soundhub Showcase

LSO Discovery

Saturday 8 May 2027 • 7pm

An evening of cutting-edge contemporary music with four world premieres from our LSO Soundhub 2026/27 Members.

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 Futures
Elim Chan conducts the Orchestra standing on the podium with her back to the audience, her arms raised in the air.
Barbican

LSO Futures

Elim Chan and James Fountain

Thursday 17 June 2027 • 7pm

A chance to hear new works by composers from the LSO Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composers’ Scheme, plus high energy from US composer John Adams.