What’s on

31 Jul –6 Aug 2019

Composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi makes a rare UK appearance, showcasing his sprawling and ambitious new project, Seven Days Walking – the first instalment of which is released in March 2019.

3 Aug 2019, 14:30

Alongside his UK concerts with his group, the composer and pianist talks about his music.

1 Sep 2019

The Refugee Orchestra Project makes its UK debut under the direction of the acclaimed American-Russian conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya.

6 Sep 2019, 12:30

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.

14 Sep 2019, 19:30

Sir Simon Rattle launches the London Symphony Orchestra’s 2019–20 season with an all-British programme of music, including a world premiere.

15 Sep 2019, 19:00

Éclairs sur l’Au-Delà … is the last piece Messiaen ever completed, and it’s monumental in all senses of the word.  

18 –19 Sep 2019

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Brahms and Rachmaninov, a programme lush and stormy in equal measure.

20 Sep 2019, 19:30

What does it mean to be a refugee, now and through the ages? Turnage’s new song cycle sets texts by poets including Benjamin Zephaniah and Emily Dickinson, performed by peerless tenor Allan Clayton.

21 Sep 2019, 20:00

Hard-grooving ensemble Third Coast Percussion perform new works by two musical visionaries – iconic minimalist composer Philip Glass, and pop polymath Devonté Hynes (Blood Orange).

22 Sep 2019, 11:00

Come and spend the day getting to know Beethoven’s oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives with the LSO's Choral Director Simon Halsey.