2023/24 Season
Discover our 2023/24 Season at the Barbican and LSO St Luke’s.
Discover the Season
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Season Design & Visuals
Design Concept & Visual Identity: Superunion
Feature Artwork: XK studio
Music: Maurice Ravel Daphnis and Chloé Suite No 2
performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle
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2023/24 Season Concerts
Tangram x Mantawoman: YANG QUEEN
LSO St Luke's Associate Artists
Thursday 31 August & Friday 1 September 2023 • 7pm (Doors 6.30pm) • Thursday 31 August & Friday 1 September 2023 • 7pm (Doors 6.30pm)
Mantawoman, alter ego of yangqin extraordinaire Reylon Yount, premieres her musical extravaganza about the heartbreaking beauty of change in this concert presented by Tangram, Associate Artists at LSO St Luke's.
Hope in the Dark – Barbara Hannigan
Stormy. Daring. Transformative.
Thursday 14 September 2023 • 7pm
To open the LSO's new season, Barbara Hannigan sings and conducts music that sheds light on dark times, with works by Ligeti, Vivier, Haydn, Nono and Strauss.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: String Experience
LSO Discovery
Friday 15 September 2023 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a bite-size, informal concert. Friendly introductions will guide you through the concert, plus you can put your questions to the LSO String Experience scheme performers.
Hope in the Dark – Barbara Hannigan
Stormy. Daring. Transformative.
Sunday 17 September 2023 • 7pm
To open the LSO's new season, Barbara Hannigan sings and conducts music that sheds light on dark times, with works by Ligeti, Vivier, Haydn, Nono and Strauss.
Half Six Fix: Stravinsky's Pulcinella
Delightful. Jaunty. Tongue-in-cheek.
Wednesday 20 September 2023 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert, featuring the perfect balance of sweet and bitter in Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, a time-warp drama for three voices.
Radical Magic – The Sound of Stravinsky
Gripping. Exhilarating. Poignant.
Thursday 21 September 2023 • 7pm
Barbara Hannigan conducts music by Haydn and Stravinsky – a composer who still sounds new every time you hear him.
Essentially Strauss: Notos Quartett
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 21 September 2023 • 1pm
Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss: two youthful geniuses stretch their wings in the intimate but passionate world of late-Romantic chamber music.
Essentially Strauss: LSO Wind Ensemble
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 22 September 2023 • 1pm
The youthful wind music of Richard Strauss meets Jonathan Dove’s very English salute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: unbridled charm from the virtuoso players of the LSO Wind Ensemble.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: LSO Musicians
LSO Discovery
Friday 29 September 2023 • 12.30pm
Looking to make lunchtime musical? Enjoy a 45-minute concert with introductions to the music, and a chance to ask musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra your questions.
Questioning Everything – Strauss, Liszt and Kendall
Rousing. Urgent. Lyrical.
Wednesday 4 October 2023 • 7pm
LSO Chief Conductor Designate Sir Antonio Pappano conducts pop culture’s most famous fanfare, and Alice Sara Ott plays Liszt.
Questioning Everything – Strauss, Liszt and Kendall
Rousing. Urgent. Lyrical.
Thursday 5 October 2023 • 7pm
LSO Chief Conductor Designate Sir Antonio Pappano conducts pop culture’s most famous fanfare, and Alice Sara Ott plays Liszt.
A Dance to the Music of Time – Ravel, Say and Rachmaninoff
Vivid. Fantastical. Spectacular.
Sunday 8 October 2023 • 7pm
Spellbinding storytellers, dancing ghosts and melodies that will stay with you forever.
Half Six Fix: Beethoven 7
Inspired. Irrepressible. Enthralling.
Wednesday 11 October 2023 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert. Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO perform a triumphantly brilliant symphony, that Beethoven described as 'one of [his] very best'.
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Genius in Full Flow – Beethoven, Adès and Bartók
Inspired. Irrepressible. Enthralling.
Thursday 12 October 2023 • 7pm
A triumphantly brilliant symphony and an instantly popular 21st-century concerto, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano, with Spotlight Artist Kirill Gerstein.
Essentially Strauss: Catriona Morison & Malcolm Martineau
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 13 October 2023 • 1pm
German romantic songs by Brahms, Strauss, Mahler and Berg: tiny worlds of emotion, recreated by mezzo Catriona Morison and pianist Malcolm Martineau.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Haizea Quintet
LSO Discovery
Friday 20 October 2023 • 12.30pm
A quintet of woodwind players from the Guildhall School perform a pocket-size, informal concert. Make the most of your lunchbreak, with introductions to the music and a chance to ask questions.
Essentially Strauss: Elena Urioste & Tom Poster
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 27 October 2023 • 1pm
High romance and mouthwatering melodies, as the charismatic duo of Elena Urioste and Tom Poster play violin music from the young Richard Strauss and his contemporaries.
Baroque Fancies: Lucy Crowe
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 2 November 2023 • 1pm
Magical groves, blushing maidens, sighing lovers. Lucy Crowe and Anna Tilbrook give a recital of English and French romantic songs, from the 17th to the 20th century.
Baroque Fancies: Rachel Podger and Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 3 November 2023 • 1pm
Dazzling showpieces for violin, lute and harpsichord that demand supreme skill and imagination. Talented friends join violinist Rachel Podger, who has been dubbed 'the queen of the Baroque violin'.
Gospel Explosion with André J Thomas
Joyous. Uplifting. Memorable.
Sunday 5 November 2023 • 7pm
A performance bringing together the enlivening power of gospel music and the symphonic sound of the LSO, curated and conducted by LSO Associate Artist André J Thomas, featuring music by Robert Ray, André J Thomas, Florence Price and Donald Lawrence.
Baroque Fancies: Mahan Esfahani
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 9 November 2023 • 1pm
Mahan Esfahani brings energy and imagination to music from Tudor England to post-war Czechoslovakia, all using an instrument of the 17th century, the harpsichord.
Musical Storytelling for Under-5s
LSO Discovery
Sunday 12 November 2023
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall.
Baroque Fancies: Lucie Horsch and Tom Foster
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 16 November 2023 • 1pm
From the golden age of the recorder, music from some 400 years ago that sounds as vibrant now as the day it was composed.
A World of Possibilities – Duncan Ward & Abel Selaocoe
EFG London Jazz Festival
Thursday 16 November 2023 • 8pm
South African and European traditions meet in the transformative music of Abel Selaocoe.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Relaxed Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 17 November 2023 • 12.30pm
A bite-size, informal concert, particularly suited for people who have sensory and communication impairments, learning disabilities, or who are neurodiverse.
Bartók, Janáček, Debussy
Charming. Evocative. Capricious.
Thursday 23 November 2023 • 7pm
The course of true love never does run smooth in these four fascinating vignettes, by Bartók, Janáček, Chausson and Debussy.
LSO Discovery Family Concert: Diwali
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Sunday 26 November 2023 • 2.30pm
Inspired by the great Indian tale of Ramayana, the LSO and Kuljit Bhamra bring to life the story of how Diwali came about, with Indian instruments and the music of A R Rahman, Mozart, Handel, Elena Kats-Chernin and more.
Music that Demands Perfection – Susanna Mälkki & Kirill Gerstein
Grand. Rich. Delicate.
Thursday 30 November 2023 • 7pm
Rachmaninoff's majestic Piano Concerto No 3 played by Spotlight Artist Kirill Gerstein, and music by Hindemith and George Benjamin conducted by Susanna Mälkki.
The Poem of Ecstasy – Debussy, Ravel, Scriabin
Serene. Wondrous. Magnetic.
Sunday 3 December 2023 • 7pm
Drift amid music of seductive illusion, by three turn-of-the-century composers – Debussy, Ravel and Scriabin – with conductor Susanna Mälkki and Spotlight Artist Kirill Gerstein.
Half Six Fix: Tchaikovsky 6
Impulsive. Audacious. Tender.
Wednesday 6 December 2023 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert. Gianandrea Noseda conducts and introduces a stirring masterpiece – Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 6.
Passion and Secrets – Tchaikovsky and Brahms
Impulsive. Audacious. Tender.
Thursday 7 December 2023 • 7pm
Deeply private, deeply felt: Tchaikovsky and Brahms pour out their emotions in an ardent torrent of music.
The Thrills of Prokofiev – Gianandrea Noseda
Edgy. Epic. Elegant.
Sunday 10 December 2023 • 7pm
A symphony thwarted by history – Prokofiev's Fourth – and a concerto from a composer at his peak, with conductor and pianist Simon Trpčeski.
Jenůfa – A Woman’s Tragedy
Gritty. Human. Transcendental.
Thursday 11 January 2024 • 7pm
Janáček’s searing, magnificent opera explores a woman’s limited options in a suffocating small town.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: LSO Musicians
LSO Discovery
Friday 12 January 2024 • 12.30pm
A bite-size, informal concert, performed by LSO musicians. Presenter Rachel Leach will introduce you to the music and instruments, plus ask questions of our musicians in a Q&A session.
Jenůfa – A Woman’s Tragedy
Gritty. Human. Transcendental.
Sunday 14 January 2024 • 7pm
Janáček’s searing, magnificent opera explores a woman’s limited options in a suffocating small town.
Hope, Faith and Courage – Mendelssohn’s Elijah
Vast. Breathtaking. Rapturous.
Sunday 28 January 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano, the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Chorus join forces for Mendelssohn’s monumental oratorio.
Hope, Faith and Courage – Mendelssohn’s Elijah
Vast. Breathtaking. Rapturous.
Wednesday 31 January 2024 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano, the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Chorus join forces for Mendelssohn’s monumental oratorio.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Guildhall School
LSO Discovery
Friday 2 February 2024 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a bite-size, informal concert from the Guildhall School Orchestral Artistry programme. Friendly introductions will guide you through the concert, plus you can put your questions to performers.
Brave New World – Sibelius’ Second Symphony
Sweeping. Restless. Bracing.
Sunday 4 February 2024 • 7pm
Bold and unconventional choices are there to be relished in music by Beethoven and Sibelius.
A Dream of Melody – Bruckner and Mozart
Enormous. Joyful. Exceptional.
Thursday 8 February 2024 • 7pm
Quicksilver inspiration and spectacular melodies flow in music written at the height of success.
Spanish Connections: Nash Ensemble
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 8 February 2024 • 1pm
The Nash Ensemble launch a new series of BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts inspired by the sounds, colours and history of Spain, including a focus on Andalusian composer Joaquín Turina.
Musical Storytelling for Under-5s
LSO Discovery
Saturday 10 February 2024
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.
A Blaze of Glory – Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony
Awe-inspiring. Apocalyptic. Ecstatic.
Sunday 11 February 2024 • 7pm
In this mighty symphony, the culmination of his life’s work, Bruckner strove for total perfection.
Spanish Connections: Juan Pérez Floristán
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 15 February 2024 • 1pm
Pianist Juan Pérez Floristán presents an hour of music celebrating the sounds of Spain.
Spanish Connections: Clara Mouriz
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 16 February 2024 • 1pm
A selection of songs performed by mezzo-soprano Clara Mouriz, in a concert inspired by the sounds, colours and history of Spain.
Spanish Connections: Alban Gerhardt
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 22 February 2024 • 1pm
A cello recital with Alban Gerhardt, the final instalment in a series of lunchtime concerts celebrating Spanish influences and connections in music.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Relaxed Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 23 February 2024 • 12.30pm
A bite-size, informal concert, particularly suited for people who have sensory and communication impairments, learning disabilities, or who are neurodiverse.
Half Six Fix: Shostakovich 4
Defiant. Mercurial. Sarcastic.
Wednesday 28 February 2024 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert. Sir Simon Rattle conducts and introduces Shostakovich’s defiant Fourth Symphony.
The Sound of Fury – Shostakovich’s Fourth Symphony
Defiant. Mercurial. Fiery.
Thursday 29 February 2024 • 7pm
Shocking, dissonant, savagely ironic: Shostakovich’s Fourth was a statement of rebellion against Stalin’s dictatorship.
Sir Simon Rattle – Listening to America
Exuberant. Memorable. Irresistible.
Sunday 3 March 2024 • 7pm
A new work by John Adams is flanked by Gershwin’s most seductive tunes, featuring Spotlight Artist Kirill Gerstein.
LSO Artist Portrait: Bertrand Chamayou
Sophisticated. Riddling. Playful.
Thursday 14 March 2024 • 7pm
Prepare for the unexpected in Beethoven’s most surprising symphony, and Unsuk Chin’s brilliantly disorientating Piano Concerto.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Soundhub
LSO Discovery
Friday 15 March 2024 • 12.30pm
A bite-size, informal concert, celebrating new music from our Soundhub composers. Featuring friendly introductions to guide you through the music from our presenter Rachel Leach plus an open Q&A session.
LSO Discovery Family Concert
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Sunday 17 March 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.
A New Lease of Life – Mahler’s Fifth Symphony
Searching. Heartfelt. Profound.
Sunday 24 March 2024 • 7pm
A solitary trumpet sounds: and so we enter Jörg Widmann’s heavenly maze and Mahler’s profoundly expressive Fifth Symphony.
LSO Panufnik Composers Workshops
LSO Discovery
Thursday 4 April 2024
In these free public workshops, witness a pivotal point in the process of writing a new three-minute orchestral piece, as the LSO play works by the latest cohort of Panufnik composers.
The Music of Tomorrow – LSO Futures with François-Xavier Roth
Fresh. Volatile. Glittering.
Sunday 7 April 2024 • 7pm
Vivid, moreish music by Unsuk Chin and Donghoon Shin, plus beguiling works by emerging talents, conducted by François-Xavier Roth.
Half Six Fix: Daphnis and Chloé
Lush. Mellifluous. Unearthly.
Wednesday 10 April 2024 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert, featuring the gauzy, sensuous soundscape of Ravel’s pastoral ballet, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano.
Bewitching Rhythms – Marsalis and Ravel
Dazzling. Mellifluous. Unearthly.
Thursday 11 April 2024 • 7pm
The gauzy, sensuous soundscape of Ravel’s pastoral ballet meets Wynton Marsalis’ jazz-inflected Trumpet Concerto.
Springtime Romance – Boulanger, Barber, Rachmaninoff
Wistful. Ardent. Breathtaking.
Sunday 14 April 2024 • 7pm
The sun comes out in Lili Boulanger’s lively tone poem, and lyrical feelings bloom in music by Samuel Barber and Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams 5
Sumptuous. Consoling. Beatific.
Wednesday 17 April 2024 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert. Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony, a bittersweet piece that searched for hope in the midst of war.
LSO Artist Portrait: Bertrand Chamayou
Sumptuous. Consoling. Fanciful.
Thursday 18 April 2024 • 7pm
A playful concerto offers a boost to your mood, and a symphony reaches for hope in the midst of war.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: LSO Musicians
LSO Discovery
Friday 19 April 2024 • 12.30pm
Looking to make lunchtime musical? Enjoy a 45-minute concert with introductions to the music, and a chance to ask musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra your questions.
Haydn & Mozart: Quatuor Van Kuijk
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 25 April 2024 • 1pm
Two great friends; four superb interpreters. Expect pure energy, as the award-winning Quatuor van Kuijk launches our celebration of the string quartets of Mozart and Haydn.
Haydn & Mozart: Engegård Quartet
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 26 April 2024 • 1pm
The Engegård Quartet plays Mozart’s ‘Dissonance’ and Haydn’s ‘Sunrise’ Quartet: a bold new perspective on music that never gets old.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Guildhall School
LSO Discovery
Friday 3 May 2024 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a bite-size, informal concert from the Guildhall School Orchestral Artistry programme. Friendly introductions will guide you through the concert, plus you can put your questions to performers.
Haydn & Mozart: Consone Quartet
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 9 May 2024 • 1pm
BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet, bring a historically-informed perspective to two of Mozart and Haydn’s loveliest string quartets.
Haydn & Mozart: Quatuor Voce
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 10 May 2024 • 1pm
Mozart at his warmest and Haydn at his noblest: Quatuor Voce brings to our celebration of these two masters of the string quartet to a stirring conclusion.
The Beginning of Summer – Mahler’s Third Symphony
Colossal. Optimistic. Moving.
Sunday 12 May 2024 • 7pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Mahler’s magnificent vision of a world teeming with joyful life.
The Beginning of Summer – Mahler’s Third Symphony
Colossal. Optimistic. Moving.
Thursday 16 May 2024 • 7pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Mahler’s magnificent vision of a world teeming with joyful life.
Musical Storytelling for Under-5s
LSO Discovery
Saturday 18 May 2024 • 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
LSO Discovery
Saturday 18 May 2024 • 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.
Myth and Magic – Thomas Adès
Refined. Sharp-Witted. Refreshing.
Thursday 30 May 2024 • 7pm
Threads of the past are woven into a radiant future in four ingenious compositions, presented by Thomas Adès, Anne-Sophie Mutter and the LSO.
LSO Discovery Family Concert
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Sunday 2 June 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.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Relaxed Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 7 June 2024 • 12.30pm
A bite-size, informal concert, particularly suited for people who have sensory and communication impairments, learning disabilities, or who are neurodiverse.
LSO Discovery Showcase
Thursday 13 June 2024 • 7pm
LSO Discovery participant groups perform together with the London Symphony Orchestra, in a showcase of the LSO’s learning and community programme.
Lights, Camera, Action – the LSO on Film
Thrilling. Familiar. Beloved.
Sunday 16 June 2024 • 7pm
Film music by composers from Sir Arthur Bliss to Patrick Doyle, and from Bernard Herrmann to John Williams, from films including Henry V, Notting Hill, Braveheart, Harry Potter, Cinderella and Final Fantasy.
Half Six Fix: Prokofiev 7
Elusive. Affecting. Disarming.
Wednesday 19 June 2024 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute concert, featuring Prokofiev's wistful final symphony conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.
Lost and Found – Beethoven, Beamish, Prokofiev
Elusive. Affecting. Disarming.
Thursday 20 June 2024 • 7pm
What is lost returns once more in emotive music conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, LSO Principal Guest Conductor.
Fortune Favours the Bold – Carmina Burana
Blazing. Hypnotic. Intoxicating.
Sunday 23 June 2024 • 7pm
You may recognise Carl Orff’s endlessly hummable cantata, but you’ve never heard it quite like this.
Fortune Favours the Bold – Carmina Burana
Blazing. Hypnotic. Intoxicating.
Tuesday 25 June 2024 • 7pm
You may recognise Carl Orff’s endlessly hummable cantata, but you’ve never heard it quite like this.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: LSO Musicians
LSO Discovery
Friday 28 June 2024 • 12.30pm
Looking to make lunchtime musical? Enjoy a 45-minute concert with introductions to the music, and a chance to ask musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra your questions.
