What's On

Family Concert

Recommended for children aged 7 to 12 years old

Saturday 13 February 2027 • 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.

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.

Limited Tickets

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: Barbara Hannigan

Barbara Hannigan

Wednesday 7 April 2027 • 6.30pm

Barbara Hannigan takes us on a sweeping journey through Ives and Gershwin, highlighting the diversity and invention that abounded as America forged its modern musical voice.

America's Voice

Barbara Hannigan

Thursday 8 April 2027 • 7pm

Trailblazing soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan guides us through the musical landscape of America at a defining point in its history, from concert hall to musical theatre.

Schoenberg and Mahler

Klaus Mäkelä

Sunday 11 April 2027 • 7pm

Acclaimed Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä ventures to the edge of tonality with Schoenberg’s highly charged Verklärte Nacht, then journies from darkness to light in Mahler’s emotionally complex Seventh Symphony.

Half Six Fix: Prokofiev 5

Sir Simon Rattle

Wednesday 14 April 2027 • 6.30pm

Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor Emeritus of the LSO, presents Prokofiev’s ‘symphony of the greatness of the human spirit’ – the epic Fifth.

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.

Mahler Symphony No 3

Sir Simon Rattle

Sunday 18 April 2027 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle, the LSO and a stellar line-up of soloists bring to life Mahler’s vast hymn to the natural world, one of music’s most immersive works.

Mahler Symphony No 3

Sir Simon Rattle

Tuesday 20 April 2027 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle, the LSO and a stellar line-up of soloists bring to life Mahler’s vast hymn to the natural world, one of music’s most immersive works.

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.