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Ornaments of the Baroque: Lucie Horsch and Rachel Podger
BBC Radio 3 Concert
Thursday 21 November 2024 • 1pm
Regular duo partners Lucie Horsch and Rachel Podger journey through the Baroque, from sonatas and duets to folk tunes and country dances.
LSO x Cassie Kinoshi’s seed.
EFG London Jazz Festival
Thursday 21 November 2024 • 7.30pm
The LSO is joined by the Mercury Prize-nominated ensemble seed., led by composer and saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi, for an evening of new music and collaboration.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Musicians
Friday 22 November 2024 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.
Half Six Fix: Lachenmann and Beethoven 7
Ilan Volkov
Wednesday 27 November 2024 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Lachenmann and Beethoven 7
Ilan Volkov
Thursday 28 November 2024 • 7pm
Two sound worlds, two centuries apart: Lachenmann’s Melodies meets Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony.
Family Concert
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Sunday 1 December 2024 • 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.
Puccini La rondine
Sir Antonio Pappano
Tuesday 10 December 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts a concert performance of La rondine, Puccini’s story of love thwarted by society’s conventions, an opera glowing with melody and orchestral colour.
Puccini La rondine
Sir Antonio Pappano
Thursday 12 December 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts a concert performance of La rondine, Puccini’s story of love thwarted by society’s conventions, an opera glowing with melody and orchestral colour.
Elgar and Vaughan Williams 9
Sir Antonio Pappano and David Cohen
Sunday 15 December 2024 • 7pm
Two reflective works from Ralph Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar, plus Arnold Bax’s evocative portrait of the Cornish countryside. Sir Antonio Pappano is joined by David Cohen, LSO Principal Cello, for Elgar's Cello Concerto.
Christmas Swing: Gershwin, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky
Sir Antonio Pappano and Frank Dupree
Wednesday 18 December 2024 • 7pm
Classical meets jazz with some festive favourites – plus a riotous ride with Kapustin, Gershwin’s most swinging tunes, and Bernstein at his exuberant best. Sir Antonio Pappano is joined by pianist Frank Dupree and the LSO's own Sérgio Pires.
Christmas Swing: Gershwin, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky
Sir Antonio Pappano and Frank Dupree
Thursday 19 December 2024 • 7pm
Classical meets jazz with some festive favourites – plus a riotous ride with Kapustin, Gershwin’s most swinging tunes, and Bernstein at his exuberant best. Sir Antonio Pappano is joined by pianist Frank Dupree and the LSO's own Sérgio Pires.
Half Six Fix: Brahms
Sir Simon Rattle
Wednesday 8 January 2025 • 6.30pm
Sir Simon Rattle conducts and presents Johannes Brahms' Symphony No 4, in our 60-minute Half Six Fix concert.