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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.
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
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.
Sibelius, Vaughan Williams and Dubugnon
Sir Antonio Pappano and Janine Jansen
Sunday 29 November 2026 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano leads Sibelius, Vaughan Williams’ Sinfonia antartica and Dubugnon’s new violin concerto in a vivid, cinematic programme with Janine Jansen.
Sibelius, Vaughan Williams and Dubugnon
Sir Antonio Pappano and Janine Jansen
Thursday 3 December 2026 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano leads Sibelius, Vaughan Williams’ Sinfonia antartica and Dubugnon’s new violin concerto in a vivid, cinematic programme with Janine Jansen.
Elgar and Tchaikovsky
Sir Antonio Pappano and Alisa Weilerstein
Thursday 18 February 2027 • 7pm
Two of classical music’s most heart-rending works – Elgar’s intimate, introspective Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s intense, emotional Fifth Symphony – with Sir Antonio Pappano and soloist Alisa Weilerstein.
Beethoven and Shostakovich
Sir Antonio Pappano and Maxim Vengerov
Sunday 21 February 2027 • 7pm
Violinist Maxim Vengerov brings elegance and majesty to Beethoven's Violin Concerto, before the unrelenting and colossal power of Shostakovich’s war-scarred Eighth Symphony.
Half Six Fix: Shostakovich 8
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 17 March 2027 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. The LSO’s Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano presents one of Shostakovich’s darkest symphonies, reflecting the stark brutality of war.
Half Six Fix: Scriabin 4
Sir Antonio Pappano
Wednesday 5 May 2027 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix Concert. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts and introduces Scriabin's The Poem of Ecstasy, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Chausson, Foccroulle and Scriabin
Sir Antonio Pappano, Stéphane Degout and Sasha Cooke
Thursday 6 May 2027 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Scriabin’s metaphysical Poem of Ecstasy, alongside a new work from Bernard Foccroulle and an oceanic tone poem by Chausson.
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
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.
