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Beethoven and Shostakovich
Maxim Vengerov playing the violin
Barbican

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.

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Collection of images of different members of Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
LSO St Luke's

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Thursday 11 March 2027 • 12.30pm

Works by Suk and Taneyev take centre-stage in this BBC Radio 3 concert with Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.

On Tour in New York
A portrait photo of Sir Antonio Pappano, against a grey background, looking away from the camera into the distance.
Carnegie Hall, New York

On Tour in New York

Sir Antonio Pappano and Maxim Vengerov

Saturday 13 March 2027 • 8pm

On Tour in New York
A portrait photo of Sir Antonio Pappano, standing against a grey background with his arms folded.
Carnegie Hall, New York

On Tour in New York

Sir Antonio Pappano and Maxim Vengerov

Sunday 14 March 2027 • 2pm

Half Six Fix: Shostakovich 8
Sir Antonio Pappano standing on the podium, facing the audience in the Barbican Hall, talking into a microphone
Barbican

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.

Relaxed Friday Lunchtime Concert
A group of adults and children sit closely together in LSO St Luke's audience, with one woman holding a blue tablet up above her head while others watch attentively watched a Relaxed Concert.
LSO St Luke's

Relaxed Friday Lunchtime Concert

LSO Discovery

Friday 19 March 2027 • 12.30pm

A short concert designed for learning disabled and neurodiverse audiences, and for anyone who benefits from a more flexible sensory or communication environment.

Half Six Fix: Barbara Hannigan
Barbara Hannigan conducting the LSO in the Barbican Hall
Barbican

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.

Aris String Quartet: Beethoven Quartets
Aris Quartett standing together outdoors
LSO St Luke's

Aris String Quartet: Beethoven Quartets

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Thursday 8 April 2027 • 12.30pm

The Aris String Quartet plays a collection of Beethoven Quartets at LSO St Luke's.

America's Voice
Barbara Hannigan conducting the LSO in the Barbican Hall
Barbican

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.

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
An audience sits in LSO St Luke's Jerwood Hall with high arched windows, illuminated by vibrant purple and pink lighting as they face a stage area with a grand piano.
LSO St Luke's

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert

LSO Discovery

Friday 9 April 2027 • 12.30pm

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

Schoenberg and Mahler
Headshot of Klaus Makela, looking into the distance
Barbican

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 presenting
Barbican

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.