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Musgrave, Walton and Vaughan Williams
Antoine Tamestit playing a viola on stage, looking intently at the conductor who is gesturing with their hand, surrounded by other orchestra members.
Barbican

Musgrave, Walton and Vaughan Williams

Antoine Tamestit: Spotlight Artist

Thursday 11 December 2025 • 7pm

Thea Musgrave paints with radiant colours, Walton gives flight to the viola, and Vaughan Williams dreams of London in this concert, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano.

The Golden Age of Hollywood
Sir Antonio Pappano standing on the podium in the Barbican Hall, with the Orchestra standing behind him, facing the audience and smiling
Barbican

The Golden Age of Hollywood

Sir Antonio Pappano

Wednesday 17 December 2025 • 7pm

Celebrating music from the Golden Age of Hollywood, with Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano.

The Golden Age of Hollywood
Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, facing the Orchestra on the conductor's podium, with both hands raised in the air
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The Golden Age of Hollywood

Sir Antonio Pappano

Thursday 18 December 2025 • 7pm

Celebrating music from the Golden Age of Hollywood, with Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano.

Jerwood Composer+ Showcase
A live performance at an indoor event with an audience watching two musicians on stage. The stage features artistic lighting and a large, patterned fabric backdrop.
LSO St Luke's

Jerwood Composer+ Showcase

LSO Discovery

Saturday 10 January 2026 • 7pm

Contemporary chamber music concert, curated by an LSO Jerwood Composer+ Member.

The Makropulos Affair
Sir Simon Rattle standing on the podium and smiling, facing the audience, with the London Symphony Orchestra standing in the background
Barbican

The Makropulos Affair

Sir Simon Rattle

Tuesday 13 January 2026 • 7pm

A 300-year-old woman confronts mortality, identity and lost love in this concert performance of Janáček’s intense operatic drama.

The Makropulos Affair
Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO at the Barbican
Barbican

The Makropulos Affair

Sir Simon Rattle

Thursday 15 January 2026 • 7pm

A 300-year-old woman confronts mortality, identity and lost love in this concert performance of Janáček’s intense operatic drama.

Bartók and de Falla
Patricia Kopatchinskaja holding her violin in her right hand with her left hand over her chest, looking at the audience with a smile on her face
Barbican

Bartók and de Falla

Patricia Kopatchinskaja: Artist Portrait

Sunday 18 January 2026 • 7pm

Patricia Kopatchinskaja brings Bartók’s urgent Second Violin Concerto to life. Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO ignite de Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat with Spanish flair.

Vaughan Williams and his Circle: Nash Ensemble
Seven musicians posing for a photo with their instruments in their hands: violin, viola, cello, clarinet, horn bassoon
LSO St Luke's

Vaughan Williams and his Circle: Nash Ensemble

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Thursday 22 January 2026 • 1pm

A selection of music performed by the Nash Ensemble, as part of a series of BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts showcasing music by Vaughan Williams and his Circle.

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
A close-up of a cellist performing, with their bow on the strings of the instrument
LSO St Luke's

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert

LSO Discovery

Friday 23 January 2026 • 12.30pm

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

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Mozart and Brahms German Requiem
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Mozart and Brahms German Requiem

Manfred Honeck & Imogen Cooper

Sunday 25 January 2026 • 7pm

Dame Imogen Cooper brings lyrical elegance to Mozart’s final concerto. Manfred Honeck leads the LSO and Chorus in Brahms’ profoundly moving Ein deutsches Requiem.

Illés and Rachmaninoff
Patricia Kopatchinskaja headshot
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Illés and Rachmaninoff

Artist Portrait: Patricia Kopatchinskaja

Thursday 29 January 2026 • 7pm

Patricia Kopatchinskaja performs Márton Illés' playful Vont-ér before Robert Treviño conducts Rachmaninoff's passionate symphony No 2, with its soaring melodies and heart-melting Adagio.

Thomas Dunford and Friends: Solo Recital
Thomas Dunford playing a lute, standing in front of an ornate backdrop
LSO St Luke's

Thomas Dunford and Friends: Solo Recital

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Thursday 5 February 2026 • 1pm

A solo recital that showcases the sound of the lute, with music by John Dowland, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Joan Ambrosio Dalza, Robert de Visée, Marin Marais and J S Bach.