What's On
In Person Events
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 8 May 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians from the Guildhall School Orchestral Artistry programme.
Britten, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky
Sir Antonio Pappano and Beatrice Rana
Sunday 10 May 2026 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO and Italian pianist Beatrice Rana navigate beauty, grief, and turmoil with Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem, Bernstein’s The Age of Anxiety, and Tchaikovsky’s haunting Pathétique.
Music of the Body
Gresham College Lecture Series
Wednesday 13 May 2026 • 6pm
Milton Mermikides, Professor of Music at Gresham College, gives a free, one-hour lecture on the nature of music. Here he explores how music and the human body are connected.
Beethoven, Wagner and Strauss
Nathalie Stutzmann and Leif Ove Andsnes
Thursday 14 May 2026 • 7pm
Join Nathalie Stutzmann and Leif Ove Andsnes as we bring Beethoven’s pathos, Wagner’s power, and Strauss’ dazzling Vienna to life in a thrilling orchestral journey.
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 16 May 2026 • 10.30am
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 16 May 2026 • 12pm
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
Half Six Fix: Mahler 4
Sir Simon Rattle and Lucy Crowe
Wednesday 20 May 2026 • 6.30pm
Mahler's transcendent Fourth Symphony is brought to life by Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO, alongside soprano Lucy Crowe.
Gerhard, Strauss and Mahler
Sir Simon Rattle and Lucy Crowe
Thursday 21 May 2026 • 7pm
Lucy Crowe joins the LSO and Sir Simon Rattle for Mahler's Symphony No 4, alongside beautiful late works by Richard Strauss.
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung
Sir Simon Rattle
Sunday 24 May 2026 • 7pm
Sir Simon Rattle conducts four powerful moments from the final chapter of Wagner's epic Ring cycle, alongside his Siegfried Idyll.
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Excerpts from Götterdämmerung
Sir Simon Rattle
Thursday 28 May 2026 • 7pm
Sir Simon Rattle conducts four powerful moments from the final chapter of Wagner's epic Ring cycle, alongside his Siegfried Idyll.
LSO on Film: Blockbusters
Dirk Brossé
Sunday 7 June 2026 • 7pm
Experience the magic of cinema as the LSO brings iconic film scores to life, from Superman to Star Wars, led by conductor Dirk Brossé.
Music of Sleep and Dreams
Gresham College Lecture Series
Wednesday 10 June 2026 • 6pm
Milton Mermikides, Professor of Music at Gresham College, gives a free, one-hour lecture on the nature of music. Here he explores how sleep and music share a strange, elusive magic.
