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![241110-Klaus-Makela event masthead©-Marco-Borggreve Headshot of Klaus Makela, looking into the distance](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/241110-Klaus-Makela--Marco-Borggreve.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
Klaus Mäkelä
Sunday 10 November 2024 • 7pm
A groundbreaking work that changed the classical world forever, conducted by Klaus Mäkelä.
![Rufus Isabel Elliot Masthead c Miek Zwamborn and Rutger Emmelkamp Black and white image of a forest.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/Rufus-Isabel-Elliot-Masthead-c-Miek-Zwamborn-and-Rutger-Emmelkamp.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Rufus Isabel Elliot: Waves Crash on Old Street
Jerwood Composer+ Showcase
Saturday 16 November 2024 • 7pm
An evening of contemporary chamber music in collaboration with KNOCKvologan Studies inspired by an ancient forest on the Scottish island of Mull.
![241121-seed The jazz ensemble seed.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/241121-seed.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
LSO x Cassie Kinoshi’s seed.
EFG London Jazz Festival
Thursday 21 November 2024 • 7pm
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.
![2023-Friday-Lunchtime-Concert-LSO-Strings-2-event-masthead-©-Tom-Lovatt An LSO chamber ensemble being applauded by the audience, after a performance in the Jerwood Hall.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/2023-Friday-Lunchtime-Concert-LSO-Strings-2-event-masthead--Tom-Lovatt.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![François-Xavier Roth François-Xavier Roth conducting the LSO](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2023/03/11_28-May_LSO-Futures_resized.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Half Six Fix: Lachenmann and Beethoven 7
François-Xavier Roth
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.
![241128-Francois-Xavier-Roth-event-masthead-c-Mark-Allan François-Xavier Roth conducts the LSO](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/241128-Francois-Xavier-Roth-event-masthead-c-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
Lachenmann and Beethoven 7
François-Xavier Roth
Thursday 28 November 2024 • 7pm
Two sound worlds, two centuries apart: Lachenmann’s Melodies meets Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony.
![241201-LSO Discovery Family Concert-event masthead-c-Liam Hennebry London Symphony Orchestra on stage in the Barbican Hall during a family concert with colourful patterned lighting backdrop](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/03/Untitled-design-6.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![241210 Pappano event masthead C Mark Allan Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO on the Barbican stage, holding a baton, with LSO string players in the foreground of the image and audience members in the background.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/101224-Pappano-event-masthead-C-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![241212 Pappano event masthead C Mark Allan Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO on the Barbican stage, with LSO cellos and violas in the background.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/121224-Pappano-event-masthead-C-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
![241215 Pappano event masthead C Mark Allan Sir Antonio Pappano conducting, smiling and facing the musicians of the LSO.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/151224-Pappano-event-masthead-C-Mark-Allan.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.
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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.
![191224 Frank Dupree event masthead C Marco Borggreve Frank Dupree smiling and sitting on a piano stool, with his back against a grand piano.](https://images.lso.co.uk/uploads/2024/04/191224-Frank-Dupree-event-masthead-C-Marco-Borggreve.jpg?resize=16%2C10&gravity)
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.