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Schumann and Mahler 7
Conductor Daniel Harding
Barbican

Schumann and Mahler 7

Daniel Harding and Daniil Trifonov

Sunday 2 February 2025 • 7pm

Two composers at their romantic best in Mahler's imaginative Seventh Symphony and Schumann's Piano Concerto.

Half Six Fix: Walton
LSO Violinist Maxine Kwok introducing the LSO on the Barbican stage, at a Half Six Fix concert.
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Walton

Sir Antonio Pappano

Wednesday 5 February 2025 • 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.

Walker, Bernstein and Walton 1
Violinist Janine Jansen
Barbican

Walker, Bernstein and Walton 1

Sir Antonio Pappano and Janine Jansen

Thursday 6 February 2025 • 7pm

Walton’s turbulent first Symphony, and a pair of passionate statements of love and outrage from two American greats. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts, joined by violinist Janine Jansen.

Maconchy, Walton and Vaughan Williams 1
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha wearing a black dress and silver jewellery, posing with one hand on her hip.
Barbican

Maconchy, Walton and Vaughan Williams 1

Sir Antonio Pappano and Rebecca Gilliver

Sunday 9 February 2025 • 7pm

Evocative portraits of night and the sea in an all-British programme: enigmatic Maconchy, meditative Walton, and awe-inspiring Vaughan Williams, in his 'Sea Symphony'.

Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams
Audience members at an LSO Half Six Fix concert
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams

Sir Antonio Pappano

Wednesday 12 February 2025 • 6.30pm

Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert, focused on Vaughan Williams' 'Sea Symphony'. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

Family Concert
The audience at an LSO Discovery Family Concert
Barbican

Family Concert

Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families

Sunday 9 March 2025 • 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.

Britten and Haydn 'London' Symphony
Barbara Hannigan conducting the LSO, lunging forwards
Barbican

Britten and Haydn 'London' Symphony

Barbara Hannigan and Stéphane Degout

Thursday 13 March 2025 • 7pm

Haydn, Britten, Roussel and Ravel all conjure up faraway lands, both real and imagined. The sensational Barbara Hannigan conducts and sings, alongside baritone Stéphane Degout.

Wynton Marsalis' 'The Jungle'
Headshot of the trumpeter Wynton Marsalis
Barbican

Wynton Marsalis' 'The Jungle'

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Saturday 15 March 2025 • 7pm

Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO blend jazz, blues and classical music in a crossover collaboration with JLCO, performing Wynton Marsalis' wild musical portrait of New York.

Half Six Fix: Bartók
Barbara Hannigan conudcting on the Barbican stage
Barbican

Half Six Fix: Bartók

Barbara Hannigan

Wednesday 19 March 2025 • 6.30pm

Spritely, thrilling and evocative: three short pieces take us on a journey beyond the concert hall.

Vivier, Haydn and Bartók
Barbara Hannigan conducting the LSO, arms outstretched to either side.
Barbican

Vivier, Haydn and Bartók

Barbara Hannigan

Thursday 20 March 2025 • 7pm

Miracles and myths abound, from surreal ballet to Finnish landscape, with music by Sibelius, Debussy, Haydn, Vivier and a new piece from Golfam Khayam.

Beethoven 'Choral' Symphony
A portrait photo of Sir Antonio Pappano, against a grey background, looking away from the camera into the distance.
Barbican

Beethoven 'Choral' Symphony

Sir Antonio Pappano

Sunday 23 March 2025 • 7pm

Tippett’s moving pacifist oratorio, A Child of Our Time, meets Beethoven’s immense ‘Choral’ symphony – 200 years after its premiere.

MacMillan and Shostakovich 12
Nicola Benedetti holding violin and smiling.
Barbican

MacMillan and Shostakovich 12

Gianandrea Noseda and Nicola Benedetti

Thursday 3 April 2025 • 7pm

James MacMillian's dedicatee Nicola Benedetti performs his Violin Concerto No 2 and Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda conducts Shostakovich Symphony No 12.