Want to know more about classical music but not sure where to start? Make the most of your lunchbreak and enjoy a free, 45-minute informal concert at LSO St Luke’s. With introductions.
In this concert, a chamber ensemble of LSO string musicians and a string duo perform music by Sibelius and his great-grandson Lauri Porra, himself a composer and performer who will introduce his own pieces. There will also be music by Prokofiev, and a special arrangement of Lux Aeterna by Bohdana Frolyak, a Ukrainian composer from Lviv.
There will be opportunity at this concert to support the Disaster Emergency Committee's (DEC's) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. DEC charities, and their local partners, are working to meet the immediate needs of people and will also help people affected by the conflict to rebuild their lives in the months and years to come.
The performance is expected to finish around 1.15pm
Also free to watch live on YouTube at youtube.com/lso.
Donate to the Disaster Emergency Committee's Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal at LSO St Luke's, via the YouTube live stream, or at dec.org.uk.
Concert curated by Lauri Porra and Jani Pensola
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LSO St Luke's
Location
161 Old St
London
EC1V 9NG
Nearby public transport
The closest London Underground station is Old Street.The nearest National Rail station is Old Street (for Great Northern services), with Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Blackfriars and City Thameslink all within walking distance. Bus services running to LSO St Luke's are 55, 243 (stop nearest to LSO St Luke's), 43, 76, 141, 205, 214, 271.
Car and bicycle parking
The nearest paid car parking is at the Barbican. There are occasionally disabled parking spaces available at the venue, but these must be booked in advance by calling LSO St Luke's on 020 7490 3939. The nearest TfL Bicycle Hire docking station is at Old Street tube station.
