What's On

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.

Why Is There Music?

Gresham College Lecture Series

Wednesday 21 October 2026 • 6pm

Milton Mermikides, Professor of Music at Gresham College, gives a free, one-hour lecture on the nature of music. Here he explores how sleep and music share a strange, elusive magic.

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.

Limited Tickets

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.

Date change: Free Friday Lunchtime Concert

LSO Discovery

Friday 23 October 2026 • 12.30pm

Please note there will no longer be a Free Friday Lunchtime Concert taking place on this date.

On Tour in Bristol

Sir Antonio Pappano and Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Saturday 24 October 2026 • 5pm

The quiet intensity of Edmund Finnis’ Cello Concerto, featuring soloist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, paves the way for Bruckner’s monumental, visionary Ninth Symphony on tour in Bristol.

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

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.

Maestro of the Movies: A Tribute to John Williams

Anthony Gabriele and Edith Bowman

Saturday 31 October 2026 • 2.30pm

Join us for the ultimate concert celebration of the man who truly has composed the soundtrack to our lives, John Williams.

FIGURE: My Heart Swims in Blood

LSO St Luke's Guest Artist

Wednesday 4 November 2026 • 7.30pm

Historically-informed performance ensemble FIGURE and mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean perform early and contemporary music, led by Artistic Director Frederick Waxman.

Prokofiev Sonatas: Andreas Brantelid and Julien Quentin

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Thursday 5 November 2026 • 12.30pm

Cellist Andreas Brantelid and pianist Julien Quentin present a performance of Prokofiev's and Shostakovich's cello sonatas in this BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert.

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.