London Symphony Orchestra
Resident Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra is built on the belief that extraordinary music should be available to everyone, everywhere. It was established in 1904 and today is among the world’s top orchestras
As Resident Orchestra at the Barbican since the Centre opened, it performs some 50 concerts here every year, under the batons of a family of conductors that includes Chief Conductor Designate Sir Antonio Pappano, Conductor Emeritus Sir Simon Rattle, Principal Guest Conductors Gianandrea Noseda and François-Xavier Roth, Conductor Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas and Associate Artists Barbara Hannigan and André J Thomas.
Events
London Symphony Orchestra/Alan Gilbert: Walton & Tippett
Two moving, meaningful works to bring the LSO’s 2019/20 season at the Barbican to a close – the first work Antoine Tamestit performed with the Orchestra, and Tippett’s oratorio A Child of Our Time.
London Symphony Orchestra/François-Xavier Roth
Sticking close to this season’s theme of ‘roots and origins’, for the second concert in his LSO Artist Portrait violist Antoine Tamestit has chosen a work imbued with the sights and sounds of Sicily.
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle: Gershwin
Six portraits of America from the first half of the 20th century round off Sir Simon Rattle’s season-long exploration of sources of musical inspiration in toe-tapping style.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & LSO: The Jungle
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Wynton Marsalis paints a musical portrait of New York City with The Jungle, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.
London Symphony Orchestra/Manfred Honeck: Strauss
Manfred Honeck conducts Beethoven at his most relaxed, alongside Strauss’ valiant, heroic journey.
London Symphony Orchestra/Ádám Fischer: Dvořák's Ninth
Three works of irresistible effervescence mark Ádám Fischer’s LSO conducting debut.
LSO Singing Day: Immortal Bach
Join the LSO Choral Director Simon Halsey to spend a day singing music by JS Bach’s and the composers he inspired.
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle: Mahler 4
Sir Simon Rattle conducts Mahler, Ligeti and Villa-Lobos – three pieces to sum up the 20th-century.
Discover
Profile: London Symphony Orchestra
Listen to our selection of LSO recordings from across the years in our Spotify playlist.
Barbican Sessions: Peter Moore
London Symphony Orchestra’s young trombonist, Peter Moore, performs 'Doolallynastics – a brief torture for solo trombone’ by Brian Lynn in our latest Barbican Session, filmed in one of our Frobisher Auditoriums.
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