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Sir Antonio Pappano and Bruce Liu
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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.

Sibelius, Vaughan Williams and Dubugnon
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Barbican

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
Violinist wearing a white top, standing in a bright corridor, looking into the camera and holding a violin.
Barbican

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.

Symphonic Gospel: A Gospel Christmas
Lots of people singing on a stage wearing colourful clothing surrounded by a symphony orchestra.
Barbican

Symphonic Gospel: A Gospel Christmas

André J Thomas

Sunday 6 December 2026 • 7pm

A festive musical celebration, combining the unrestrained power of Amercian gospel music with the symphonic sound of the LSO, and voices from across the London community.

Half Six Fix: Prokofiev
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Barbican

Half Six Fix: Prokofiev

Gianandrea Noseda

Wednesday 9 December 2026 • 6.30pm

Hear Prokofiev’s witty suites, The Love for Three Oranges and Chout, in this Half Six concert, with insights from conductor Gianandrea Noseda.

Prokofiev and Shostakovich
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Barbican

Prokofiev and Shostakovich

Gianandrea Noseda and Leonidas Kavakos

Thursday 10 December 2026 • 7pm

Gianandrea Noseda conducts a pair of witty suites by Prokofiev, and Leonidas Kavakos is the soloist for Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto.

Family Concert
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Barbican

Family Concert

Recommended for children aged 7 to 12 years old

Sunday 13 December 2026 • 2.30pm

A fun opportunity for families to learn more about music and the instruments of the orchestra, with music based on a theme and free workshops before the concert.

Trees: Live In Concert
Caroline Shaw smiling. She is wearing a white top and has brown hair.
Barbican

Trees: Live In Concert

Sam Green x Caroline Shaw

Monday 14 December 2026 • 7.30pm

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Green unites with Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Caroline Shaw and award-winning author and environmentalist Rebecca Solnit in a live orchestral film experience.

Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky
Yuja Wang poses in a black dress agains a white background.
Barbican

Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky

Gustavo Gimeno and Yuja Wang

Thursday 17 December 2026 • 7pm

A raw Mussorgsky classic, Prokofiev’s dazzling concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake shine in an all‑Russian programme with Gustavo Gimeno and star pianist Yuja Wang.

Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky
Yuja Wang standing and leaning on the lid of a grand piano.
Barbican

Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky

Gustavo Gimeno and Yuja Wang

Sunday 20 December 2026 • 7pm

A raw Mussorgsky classic, Prokofiev’s dazzling concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake shine in an all‑Russian programme with Gustavo Gimeno and star pianist Yuja Wang.

Half Six Fix: John Adams at 80
Sir Simon Rattle holding a microphone on the Barbican stage.
Barbican

Half Six Fix: John Adams at 80

Sir Simon Rattle

Wednesday 6 January 2027 • 6.30pm

Sir Simon Rattle conducts and introduces John Adams’ vivid and psychedelic symphonic journey, Harmonielehre.

John Adams at 80
Sir Simon Rattle conducting in the Barbican Hall.
Barbican

John Adams at 80

Sir Simon Rattle

Thursday 7 January 2027 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the LSO in music by John Adams: Frenzy, an extract from The Gospel According to the Other Mary and Harmonielehre – an electrifying journey through the composer's luminous soundworld.