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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.

Limited Tickets

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.

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
An LSO chamber ensemble being applauded by the audience, after a performance in the Jerwood Hall.
LSO St Luke's

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert

LSO Discovery

Friday 8 January 2027 • 12.30pm

Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.

John Adams at 80
Sir Simon Rattle on the Barbican Stage
Barbican

John Adams at 80

Sir Simon Rattle

Sunday 10 January 2027 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle leads 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.

John Adams at 80
John Adams conducting with a baton.
Barbican

John Adams at 80

John Adams and Víkingur Ólafsson

Wednesday 13 January 2027 • 7pm

John Adams joins the LSO for an evening of his own music, including After the Fall with pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, plus Shaker Loops, Short Ride in a Fast Machine and The Chairman Dances.

Prokofiev Sonatas: Giorgi Gigashvili
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LSO St Luke's

Prokofiev Sonatas: Giorgi Gigashvili

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Thursday 21 January 2027 • 12.30pm

Georgian pianist Giorgi Gigashvili presents a performance of Prokofiev’s Sonatas in this BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert.