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A person wearing a black mask
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Classical music Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Die Fledermaus

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150 years after its first performance in Vienna, Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus arrives at Silk Street Theatre this Autumn.

Violinist Francesca Dego
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Daniele Rustioni

A spotlight on Romanticism with three beautifully contrasting pieces: Liszt in fine form, late Mendelssohn and ‘Great’ Schubert.

Franz Liszt Les préludes
Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Op 64
Franz Schubert Symphony No 9, The Great
London Symphony Orchestra
Daniele Rustioni conductor
Francesca Dego violin
Presenter Rachel Leach clapping.
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Classical music

Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Relaxed Concert

Our relaxed concerts are tailored for people who have sensory and communication impairments, learning disabilities, or who are neurodiverse. 

Ilya Gringolts
Event
Classical music

Oramo conducts Strauss and Wagner

Glowing colours and grand passions: Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra join violinist Ilya Gringolts in Szymanowski’s gorgeous concerto – plus music by Wagner, Strauss and Dora Pejačević.

Dora Pejačević Overture for Orchestra in D minor
Karol Szymanowski Violin Concerto No 1
Richard Wagner Siegfried-Idyll
Richard Strauss Death and Transfiguration
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo conductor
Ilya Gringolts violin
Klaus Makela is conducting in front of a black background, his right hand holding the baton and his left hand above his shoulder
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Klaus Mäkelä

Tales of ancient spirits and savage dreams from Sibelius and Stravinsky, alongside the fluid, lyrical melodies of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto.

Jean Sibelius Tapiola
Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 2
Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
London Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä conductor
Andrej Power violin
A statue of a Viennese gentleman
Event
Classical music

Academy of Ancient Music: Viennese Virtuosity

Musical metamorphoses: Mozart, Haydn and their colleagues come together as AAM celebrates a friendship that transformed music for ever.

Johann Baptist Wanhal Symphony in D major, BryVa D17
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No 36, Linz
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf Symphony No 4 from Symphonies after Ovid’s Metamorphosis
Joseph Haydn Symphony No 80
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummings director & harpsichord
Black and white image of a forest on the Isle of Mull
Event
Classical music Contemporary music

Waves Crash on Old Street/Rufus Isabel Elliot

Composer Rufus Isabel Elliot and artists Miek Zwamborn and Rutger Emmelkamp bring the Isle of Mull’s wild Atlantic rainforest of Tireragan to LSO St Luke’s.

Rafael Payare striking a pose with his baton held above his head
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Classical music

Orchestre symphonique de Montreal/Rafael Payare

Conducted by Rafael Payare, the Montréal orchestra’s Barbican concert launches a European tour. Preceding symphonic Berlioz, Javier Perianes is the soloist in Beethoven’s playful Piano Concerto No 1. 

Iman Habibi Jeder Baum spricht
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No 1
Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Orchestre symphonique de Montreal
Rafael Payare conductor
Javier Perianes* piano
A planet in space
Event
Classical music

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra: The Planets

Principal Guest Conductor of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker and Music Director of Birmingham Opera Company Alpesh Chauhan leads Guildhall Symphony Orchestra in an out-of-this-world programme.

Thomas Adès Polaris: Voyage for Orchestra
Kaija Saariaho Orion
Gustav Holst The Planets
Colin Matthews Pluto, the Renewer
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan conductor
The jazz ensemble seed.
Event
Classical music Contemporary music

London Symphony Orchestra x seed. featuring Cassie Kinoshi

The LSO is joined by the Mercury Prize-nominated ensemble seed., led by saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi, for an evening of new music and collaboration.

Birdseye view of concert at LSO St Luke's
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Classical music

LSO Discovery Friday Lunchtime Concert

Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert, suitable for everyone over the age of 5. Hear live music up close, with small groups of LSO musicians.

Ballerina and pianist performing next to animated ballerinas
Event
Classical music Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: The Nutcracker & I

A pianist, a ballerina, state-of-the-art animations and digital effects. The Nutcracker for the 21st century.

Alexandra Dariescu performer and producer
Nick Hillel director
Adam Smith art director and director of animation
Jenna Lee choreographer
Imogen Ash ballerina
Sander Loonen technical producer
Yeast Culture video design
London SymphonyOrchestra string section performing on the Barbican Hall stage.
Event
Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Half Six Fix – Lachenmann

Kick-start your evening with a Half Six Fix concert. A 60-minute concert, introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.  

Helmut Lachenmann My Melodies (Music for Eight Horns and Orchestra)
Ludwig van Beethoven Excerpt from Symphony No 7
London Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov conductor & presenter
LSO Horns
Two opera characters next to a stone ledge
Event
Classical music

Guildhall School: Autumn Opera Scenes

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Outstanding performers from the first year of Guildhall School’s Opera Course present classical and contemporary operatic excerpts with piano accompaniment.

Martin Lloyd-Evans director
Peiyao Wang designer
Elizabeth Rowe music director
Eli Hunt lighting designer
London SymphonyOrchestra performing on the Barbican Hall stage.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Ilan Volkov

Two sound worlds, two centuries apart: Lachenmann’s Melodies meets Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. 

Helmut Lachenmann My Melodies (Music for Eight Horns and Orchestra)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No 7
London Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov conductor
LSO Horns