september 2018 - london symphony orchestra · friday 14 september 1–2pm ... polonaise in f sharp...

Friday 7 September 12.30–1.15pm LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERY FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT: LANDSCAPES

LSO musicians Rachel Leach presenter

Friday 14 September 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s

BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT INGRID FLITER

Chopin Selected Nocturnes Polonaise in F sharp minor Barcarolle in F sharp major Ballade No 4 in F minor

Ingrid Fliter piano

Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3


BBC RADIO 3 RUSH-HOUR CONCERT ANNE QUEFFÉLEC

Mozart Menuet in G major Menuet in F major Allegro in B-flat major Piano Sonata No 13 in B-flat major Piano Sonata No 11 in A major

Anne Queffélec piano


Sunday 16 September 7–9.10pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT NEW MUSIC BRITAIN

Harrison Birtwistle Fanfare * (premiere) Holst Egdon Heath Mark-Anthony Turnage Dispelling the Fears † Interval Britten Spring Symphony

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Philip Cobb, Gábor Tarkövi trumpets † Elizabeth Watts soprano Alice Coote mezzo-soprano Allan Clayton tenor London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director Tiffin Choirs

* Co-commissioned by the LSO, Barbican, Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Music Festival

Broadcast live on Mezzo

Tuesday 18 September 7.30–10pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT SPRING SYMPHONY

Dvořák Slavonic Dances Janáček Sinfonietta Interval Britten Spring Symphony

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Elizabeth Watts soprano Alice Coote mezzo-soprano Allan Clayton tenor London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director Tiffin Choirs

September 2018Wednesday 19 September 7.30–9.35pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT SIBELIUS’ FIFTH

Janáček Sinfonietta Szymanowski Violin Concerto No 1 Interval Sibelius Symphony No 5

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Janine Jansen violin

Friday 21 September 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s

BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT VIKINGUR ÓLAFSSON

Piano works by Bach

Vikingur Ólafsson piano



BBC RADIO 3 RUSH-HOUR CONCERT SIMONE DINNERSTEIN

Schubert Impromptu in G-flat major Sonata in B-flat major

Simone Dinnerstein piano


Saturday 29 September 7pm LSO St Luke’s

BBC RADIO 3 PRESENTS OPEN EAR

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presenter


Sunday 30 September 11am–4.30pm LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERY CHORAL SINGING DAY: NELSON MASS

Haydn Nelson Mass (accompanied by piano)

Simon Halsey conductor

For booking details of all the events listed in this guide, turn to page 46.

CONCERT FINISH TIMES To help you plan your day or evening, we have listed finish times for all our main concerts and events. These might be subject to change – check our website for the most up-to-date details.

Elizabeth Watts (16 & 18 Sep)

Booking Details page 46 lso.co.uk | 020 7638 8891 31

Friday 5 October 12.30–1.15pm LSO St Luke’s



Friday 12 October 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s

BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT NASH ENSEMBLE: WAR’S EMBERS

Ireland Piano Trio No 2 Elgar Piano Quintet

Nash Ensemble


Sunday 14 October 7–8.25pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT CZECH ROOTS

Smetana Má Vlast No interval

Nikolaj Znaider conductor

5.30pm Barbican Hall LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists free pre-concert recital

Friday 19 October 12.30–1.15pm LSO St Luke’s


Guildhall School musicians Rachel Leach presenter

Sunday 21 October 7–9pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT DE FALLA

De Falla Scenes and Dances from ‘The Three Cornered Hat’ Part I De Falla Three Dances from ‘The Three Cornered Hat’ Part II Lalo Symphonie espagnole * Interval Stravinsky The Firebird – Suite (1945)

Jaime Martín conductor Christian Tetzlaff violin *

Friday 26 October 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s


Delius arr Fenby Air and Dance Elgar Sospiri Vaughan Williams Romance Bliss Conversations Gurney Ludlow and Teme

Nash Ensemble


October 2018

Thursday 25 October 7.30–9.35pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT TCHAIKOVSKY’S FIFTH SYMPHONY

Szymanowski Violin Concerto No 2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5

Philippe Jordan conductor Nikolaj Znaider violin

6pm Barbican Hall LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists free pre-concert recital

Saturday 27 October 2.30–3.30pm Barbican Hall

LSO DISCOVERY FAMILY CONCERT Suitable for 7- to 12-year-olds

12–2.15pm Barbican Foyers Free Family Workshops

Recommended by Classic FM

Christian Tetzlaff (21 Oct)

NIKOLAJ ZNAIDER ON LSO LIVE

MOZART VIOLIN CONCERTOS

The complete violin concertos of Mozart played and directed by Nikolaj Znaider. Available for pre-order now.

Visit lso.co.uk/lsolive

Nikolaj Znaider

Violin Concertos Nos 4 & 5

LSOLiveCovers_MozartViolin.indd 2 27/11/2017 15:43 Nikolaj Znaider

Violin Concertos Nos 1, 2 & 3

LSOLiveCovers_MozartViolin.indd 1 27/11/2017 15:43

32 LSO Season 2018/19 ~ October & November

Thursday 1 November 7.30–9.50pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT SHOSTAKOVICH’S FOURTH

Kodály Dances of Galánta James MacMillan Trombone Concerto Interval Shostakovich Symphony No 4

Gianandrea Noseda conductor Peter Moore trombone


Friday 2 November 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s

BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT ASHLEY WASS: WAR’S EMBERS

Bridge Miniature Pastorals (Set 1 No 3) Bax Dream in Exile Elgar Echo’s Dance from ‘The Sanguine Fan’ Bridge Piano Sonata

Ashley Wass piano


Sunday 4 November 10am–5pm Barbican Hall & LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERY DISCOVERY DAY: JAMES MACMILLAN

Attend a morning LSO rehearsal of the James MacMillan premiere followed by a discussion about creative responses to World War I.

Sunday 4 November 7–9.10pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT MACMILLAN PREMIERE

James MacMillan All the Hills and Vales Along * Interval Shostakovich Symphony No 4

Gianandrea Noseda conductor Ian Bostridge tenor London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain

* Commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra and 14-18 NOW: WW1 Centenary Art Commissions, with the world premieres taking place at The Cumnock Tryst festival (chamber version) on 6 October 2018 and LSO (orchestral version) on 4 November 2018

Part of the Barbican’s For the Fallen: Marking the First World War Centenary

Friday 9 November 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s


Bax Elegiac Trio G Butterworth Love Blows as the Wind Blows P Hadley Scene from ‘The Woodlanders’ R Clarke Piano Trio

Nash Ensemble


Sunday 11 November 7–8.45pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT HAYDN’S NELSON MASS

Ligeti Lontano Bartók Cantata profana Interval Haydn Nelson Mass

François-Xavier Roth conductor Camilla Tilling soprano Adèle Charvet mezzo-soprano Julien Behr tenor Matthew Rose bass London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director

Tuesday 13 November 6.30–7.30pm Barbican Hall

HALF SIX FIX ZARATHUSTRA

Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un Faune Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra

François-Xavier Roth conductor

Introduced on stage by the conductor


November 2018

LSO PLATFORMS: GUILDHALL ARTISTSThese 45-minute recitals feature

musicians from the Guildhall School, including students on the Orchestral Artistry specialism as part of the Guildhall Artists Masters programme. To find out more visit gsmd.ac.uk/orchestralartistry

James MacMillan (1 & 4 Nov) Camilla Tilling (11 Nov)


Wednesday 14 November 7.30–9.35pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT DVOŘÁK CELLO CONCERTO

Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un Faune Dvořák Cello Concerto Interval Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra

François-Xavier Roth conductor Jean-Guihen Queyras cello


Thursday 22 November 7pm Barbican Hall

FINAL OF THE DONATELLA FLICK LSO CONDUCTING COMPETITION 2018

Wagner Prelude: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 2 Interval Kodály Dances of Galánta Jury retires and winner announced

Vadim Repin violin

Jury Lennox Mackenzie Chair Sian Edwards Tadaaki Otaka Sir Antonio Pappano Christine Pendrill Vadim Repin François-Xavier Roth Yan Pascal Tortelier Gareth Davies LSO Chairman

Broadcast worldwide on medici.tv

Tickets also allow entry to the earlier rounds and final rehearsal from 20 to 22 November

Visit lso.co.uk/conductingcompetition for more details

Friday 23 November 12.30–1.15pm LSO St Luke’s



Sunday 25 November 11am–4.30pm LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERY CHORAL SINGING DAY: PUCCINI MASS

Puccini Messa di Gloria (accompanied by piano)


Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition (22 Nov) Simone Dinnerstein (21 Sep, 29 Nov)

November 2018 continued …

Thursday 29 November 7.30–9.35pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT DIVINE GEOMETRY

J S Bach arr Charles Coleman Selection of Preludes and Suites Philip Glass Piano Concerto No 3 (UK premiere) Interval Handel arr Kristjan Järvi Selection from Concerti Grossi Steve Reich Music for ensemble and orchestra (UK premiere, LSO co-commission)

Kristjan Järvi conductor Simone Dinnerstein piano

34 LSO Season 2018/19 ~ November & December

Sunday 2 December 7pm Barbican Hall

LSO SING A CHORAL CHRISTMAS

Simon Halsey conductor LSO Ensemble LSO Community Choir LSO Discovery Choirs

Saturday 8 December 3–5.15pm Sunday 9 December 7–9.15pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT CANDIDE

Bernstein Candide (concert performances)

Marin Alsop conductor Leonardo Capalbo Candide Jane Archibald Cunegonde Anne Sofie von Otter The Old Lady Sir Thomas Allen Dr Pangloss, Narrator London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director

Wednesday 12 December 6.30–7.30pm Barbican Hall

HALF SIX FIX JAZZ ROOTS

Stravinsky Ebony Concerto Osvaldo Golijov arr Gonzalo Grau Nazareno for two pianos and orchestra Bernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Katia and Marielle Labèque pianos



Thursday 13 December 7.30–9.40pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT FOLK ROOTS, URBAN ROOTS

Bartók Hungarian Peasant Songs Szymanowski Harnasie Interval Stravinsky Ebony Concerto Osvaldo Golijov arr Gonzalo Grau Nazareno for two pianos and orchestra Bernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Katia and Marielle Labèque pianos London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director

December 2018

Marin Alsop (8 & 9 Dec) Katia and Marielle Labèque (12 & 13 Dec)

Sunday 16 December 7–9.15pm Tuesday 18 December 7.30–9.45pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT ROMANIAN RHAPSODY

Brahms Violin Concerto Interval Debussy Images Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No 1

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin


Friday 4 January 12.30–1.15pm LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERY FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT: FUTURES


Sunday 5 January 7pm Barbican Hall

NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN

Programme to include: Sibelius Symphony No 2

Kirill Karabits conductor National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Wednesday 9 January 6.30–7.30pm Barbican Hall

HALF SIX FIX SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO 7

Hans Abrahamsen Let me tell you Sibelius Symphony No 7

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Barbara Hannigan soprano


Thursday 10 January 7.30–9.40pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT NIELSEN’S INEXTINGUISHABLE

Sibelius Symphony No 7 Hans Abrahamsen Let me tell you Interval Nielsen Symphony No 4, ‘Inextinguishable’

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Barbara Hannigan soprano

Sunday 13 January 10am–5pm Barbican Hall & LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERY DISCOVERY DAY: BARTÓK

Attend a morning LSO rehearsal conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, followed by an afternoon talk on Béla Bartók and the influence of Hungarian folk music, with a chamber music performance.

Sunday 13 & 20 January 7–8.55pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT BRUCKNER SYMPHONY NO 6

Bartók Music for strings, percussion and celeste Interval Bruckner Symphony No 6 (Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs Urtext Edition)

Sir Simon Rattle conductor

13 Jan 5.30pm Barbican Hall LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists free pre-concert recital

January 2019

Friday 25 January 12.30–1.15pm LSO St Luke’s



Saturday 26 January 7pm LSO St Luke’s




Sunday 27 January 2.30–3.30pm Barbican Hall




LSO St Luke’sBarbara Hannigan (9 & 10 Jan; 17 Mar)

36 LSO Season 2018/19 ~ January & February

Thursday 7 February 7.30–9.30pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT GARDINER’S SCHUMANN

Weber Overture: Euryanthe Mendelssohn Concerto for violin and piano Interval Schumann Symphony No 3, ‘Rhenish’

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conductor Isabelle Faust violin Kristian Bezuidenhout piano


Saturday 9 February 7–9pm LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERY SOUNDHUB SHOWCASE

LSO Soundhub composers showcase their recently developed works.

Generously supported by Susie Thomson

Sunday 10 February 7–8.55pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT GARDINER’S SCHUMANN

Schumann Overture: Manfred Schumann Piano Concerto Interval Schumann Symphony No 1, ‘Spring’

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conductor Piotr Anderszewski piano

Friday 15 February 12.30–1.15pm LSO St Luke’s



Sunday 17 February 7–8.50pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT ARTIST PORTRAIT: DANIIL TRIFONOV

Rameau Les Indes galantes – Suite Ravel Piano Concerto in G Interval Betsy Jolas A Little Summer Suite Poulenc Les biches – Suite Ravel La valse

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

February 2019

Isabelle Faust (7 Feb; 14 & 21 Mar) Lahav Shani (28 Feb)

Thursday 28 February 7.30–9.30pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT PAGANINI VARIATIONS

Weill Symphony No 2 Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Interval Stravinsky Petrushka (1947 version)

Lahav Shani conductor Simon Trpčeski piano


Friday 22 February 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s

BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT LES SONORES DE FRANCE

Widor Suite Op 34 Milhaud Sonatine Messiaen Vocalise Messiaen Le merle noir Boulez Sonatine

Adam Walker flute Alasdair Beatson piano



Friday 1 March 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s


Join Carolyn Sampson in this exploration of French vocal music, featuring works by Debussy and Fauré

Carolyn Sampson soprano Joseph Middleton piano

Sunday 3 March 10am–5pm Barbican Hall & LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERY DISCOVERY DAY: ITALIAN VOCAL MUSIC

A morning LSO rehearsal conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano, followed by an afternoon talk about Italian vocal music with Simon Halsey and chamber music.

Sunday 3 March 7–9pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT PUCCINI MASS

Ponchielli Elegia Verdi String Quartet (version for full strings) Interval Puccini Messa di Gloria

Sir Antonio Pappano conductor London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director


Sunday 10 March 11am–4.30pm LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERY CHORAL SINGING DAY: VAUGHAN WILLIAMS & IRELAND

Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs Vaughan Williams O Clap Your Hands Ireland Greater Love (accompanied by piano)


Sunday 10 March 7–9.15pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT HAITINK AT 90: BIRTHDAY CONCERT

Mozart Piano Concerto No 22 Interval Bruckner Symphony No 4

Bernard Haitink conductor Till Fellner piano

Thursday 14 March 7.30–9.30pm Thursday 21 March 7.30–9.30pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT HAITINK AT 90: MAHLER SYMPHONY NO 4

Dvořák Violin Concerto Interval Mahler Symphony No 4

Bernard Haitink conductor Isabelle Faust violin Anna Lucia Richter soprano

14 Mar 6pm Barbican Hall LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists free pre-concert recital

Sunday 17 March 7–9pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT BARBARA HANNIGAN

Ligeti Concerto Românesc Haydn Symphony No 86 Interval Berg Lulu – Suite Gershwin arr Hannigan & Elliot Girl Crazy – Suite

Barbara Hannigan conductor/soprano

Friday 22 March 12.30–1.15pm LSO St Luke’s


LSO musicians

March 2019

Anna Lucia Richter (14 & 21 Mar)Bernard Haitink (10, 14 & 21 Mar)

38 LSO Season 2018/19 ~ March

Sunday 24 March 6pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT / FUTURES POEM OF ECSTASY

Performed on the foyers David Lang Public Domain * (UK premiere)

In the Barbican Hall Philippe Manoury Ring Interval Donghoon Shin New work (world premiere) † Scriabin Symphony No 4, ‘The Poem of Ecstasy’

François-Xavier Roth conductor Simon Halsey conductor *

Exploring the boundaries of the performance space, this concert begins on the foyers with a performance of David Lang’s Public Domain, which is directly followed by Philippe Manoury’s Ring whilst audience members take their seats in the Hall.

* Supported by the Aaron Copland Fund for Music

† Commissioned via the Panufnik Composers Scheme, generously supported by Lady Hamlyn and The Helen Hamlyn Trust

François-Xavier Roth (11, 13 & 14 Nov; 24 & 25 Mar; 25 Apr)

Gianandrea Noseda (1 & 4 Nov; 27, 28 & 31 Mar; 16 Jun)

Monday 25 March 10am–1.30pm & 2.30–6.30pm LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERY / FUTURES PANUFNIK COMPOSERS WORKSHOPS

François-Xavier Roth conductor

Free entry, booking essential

The Panufnik Composers Scheme is generously supported by Lady Hamlyn and The Helen Hamlyn Trust

Wednesday 27 March 6.30–7.30pm Barbican Hall

HALF SIX FIX SHOSTAKOVICH & STRAUSS

Strauss Till Eulenspiegel Shostakovich Symphony No 1

Gianandrea Noseda conductor



Thursday 28 March 7.30–9.30pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT RUSSIAN ROOTS

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 Balakirev arr Casella Islamey Interval Shostakovich Symphony No 1

Gianandrea Noseda conductor Seong-Jin Cho piano

Friday 29 March 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s


Programme to include: Debussy String Quartet

Quatuor Van Kujik


Sunday 31 March 7–8.55pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT DAMRAU SINGS STRAUSS

Strauss Don Juan Iain Bell The Hidden Place * Interval Strauss Till Eulenspiegel Strauss Closing Scene from ‘Capriccio’

Gianandrea Noseda conductor Diana Damrau soprano *


Part of the Barbican’s Diana Damrau sings Strauss


Isabelle Druet (25 Apr)

Sir Mark Elder (14 Apr)

Friday 5 April 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s

BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT LES SONORES DES FRANCE

Chamber music by Marais, Couperin and Jacquet de La Guerre performed by Ensemble Nevermind


Saturday 13 April 7pm LSO St Luke’s




Sunday 14 April 7–8.35pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT IVES SYMPHONY NO 4

Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3 Ives Symphony No 4

Sir Mark Elder conductor Kirill Gerstein piano London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director

Thursday 25 April 7.30–9.30pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT BOLÉRO

Ravel Rhapsodie espagnole Ravel Boléro Interval Ravel L’heure espagnole

François-Xavier Roth conductor Isabelle Druet Conception Jean-Paul Fouchécourt Torquemade Thomas Dolié Ramiro Stanislas de Barbeyrac Gonzalves Nicolas Courjal Gomez


April 2019

LSO LIVE LATEST RELEASES

HAYDN AN IMAGINARY ORCHESTRAL JOURNEY Sir Simon Rattle journeys through his favourite music by Joseph Haydn. Available from 2 February 2018.

DEBUSSY PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE Sir Simon Rattle’s acclaimed recording of Debussy’s only opera, with Magdalena Kožená, Christian Gerhaher and Gerald Finley.

RAVEL, DUTILLEUX & DELAGE Sir Simon Rattle curates a lyrical, all-French programme, featuring violinist Leonidas Kavakos and soprano Julia Bullock.

STRAVINSKY, LIGETI, BERG & WEBERN Soprano Barbara Hannigan thrills in music by Ligeti and Berg, alongside Stravinsky’s elemental The Rite of Spring.

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Friday 26 April 12.30–1.15pm LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERY FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT: ORIGINS


An Imaginary Orchestral Journey

Sir Simon Rattle

LSOLiveCovers_HaydnJourney_FINAL.indd 1 13/12/2017 13:45

40 LSO Season 2018/19 ~ April & May

Michael Tilson Thomas (30 May, 2 Jun)

Wednesday 1 May 7.30–9.10pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT BIRTWISTLE PREMIERE

Harrison Birtwistle New work * (world premiere) Interval John Adams Harmonielehre


* Co-commissioned by the LSO, Barbican, Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Music Festival

Friday 3 May 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s

BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT ALICE SARA OTT & FRIENDS

Ray Chen violin Alice Sara Ott piano


Friday 3 May 6.30–7.30pm LSO St Luke’s

BBC RADIO 3 RUSH-HOUR CONCERT ALICE SARA OTT & FRIENDS

Ray Chen violin Pablo Ferrández cello Alice Sara Ott piano


Sunday 5 May 7–9.05pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT BERLIOZ 150: SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE

John Adams Harmonielehre Interval Berlioz Symphonie fantastique


Wednesday 8 May 7.30–9.35pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT MAHLER’S FIFTH SYMPHONY

Britten Sinfonia da Requiem Interval Mahler Symphony No 5



BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT CZECH ROOTS: HADLAND

Martinů Etude in A minor; Polka in A minor Voříšek Sonata in B-flat minor Janáček Selection from ‘On an Overgrown Path Book II’ Smetana Selection from Czech Dances

Christian Ihle Hadland piano






BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT ALICE SARA OTT & FRIENDS

Alice Sara Ott piano



BBC RADIO 3 RUSH-HOUR CONCERT ALICE SARA OTT & FRIENDS

Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time

Alice Sara Ott piano


Thursday 30 May 7.30–9.40pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA

Cage The Seasons Beethoven Violin Concerto Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Julia Fischer violin



BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT CZECH ROOTS: CHLOE HANSLIP & DANNY DRIVER

Janačék Violin Sonata Suk Four Pieces Schulhoff Violin Sonata No 2

Chloe Hanslip violin Danny Driver piano


May 2019


Saturday 1 June 2.30–3.30pm Barbican Hall



Sunday 2 June 10am–5pm Barbican Hall & LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERY DISCOVERY DAY: CHARLES IVES

Attend a morning LSO rehearsal with LSO Conductor Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas followed by a talk about Charles Ives and the main influences on the composer, and chamber performances in the afternoon.

Sunday 2 June 7–9pm Barbican Hall


Ives A Symphony: New England Holidays Interval Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5

Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Daniil Trifonov piano London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director

June / July 2019

Daniil Trifonov (17 Feb; 2, 10 & 16 Jun)

Elim Chan (6 & 9 Jun)

Thursday 6 June 7.30pm Barbican Hall

LSO DISCOVERY ONE NIGHT, ONE THOUSAND AND ONE STORIES

LSO Discovery groups perform a re-imagining of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade in this end of season showcase performance.

Elim Chan conductor London Symphony Orchestra LSO Discovery groups

Elim Chan’s appearance with the LSO is generously supported by Reignwood

Friday 7 June 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s

BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT CZECH ROOTS: LSO WIND ENSEMBLE

Programme to include: Dvořák Serenade in D minor

LSO Wind Ensemble


Sunday 9 June 7–9pm Barbican Hall

LSO SEASON CONCERT SCHEHERAZADE

Liam Mattison New work (world premiere) † Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1 Interval Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

Elim Chan conductor Alice Sara Ott piano

Elim Chan’s appearance with the LSO is generously supported by Reignwood

† Commissioned via the Panufnik Composers Scheme, generously supported by Lady Hamlyn and The Helen Hamlyn Trust


Monday 10 June 7.30pm Barbican Hall

SOLO RECITAL ARTIST PORTRAIT: DANIIL TRIFONOV RECITAL

Programme to include: Beethoven Sonata No 18 in E-flat major Op 31 No 3 Prokofiev Sonata No 8 in B-flat major Op 84

Daniil Trifonov piano

42 LSO Season 2018/19 ~ June & July

Friday 14 June 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s

BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT CZECH ROOTS: MECCORE QUARTET

Programme to include: Janačék String Quartet No 2, ‘Intimate Letters’

Meccore Quartet


Sunday 16 June 7–8.50pm Barbican Hall


Beethoven Overture: Egmont Shostakovich Concerto No 1 for piano, trumpet and strings Interval Berlioz Harold in Italy *

Gianandrea Noseda conductor Daniil Trifonov piano Philip Cobb trumpet Antoine Tamestit viola *

Thursday 20 June 7.30–9.45pm Barbican Hall

LSO + GUILDHALL SCHOOL BRUCKNER

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Grainger Lincolnshire Posy for Winds Interval Bruckner Symphony No 4

Sir Simon Rattle conductor London Symphony Orchestra Guildhall School musicians

A combined mega-orchestra of the LSO and Guildhall School musicians fills the Barbican stage under the direction of the Orchestra’s Music Director and Artist-in-Association of the Guildhall School.

Friday 21 June 12.30–1.15pm LSO St Luke’s



Sophia Burgos (27 & 29 Jun)Lucy Crowe (27 & 29 Jun)

Thursday 27 June 7.30–9.25pm Saturday 29 June 7.30–9.25pm Barbican Hall

SEMI-STAGED OPERA THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN

Janáček The Cunning Little Vixen (semi-staged performance, sung in Czech) No interval

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Peter Sellars director Lucy Crowe Vixen Gerald Finley Forester Sophia Burgos Fox, Chocholka Peter Hoare Schoolmaster, Cock, Mosquito Willard White Badger, Parson

London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director

Ben Zamora lighting designer Nick Hillel video designer Hans Georg Lenhardt assistant director

Produced by LSO and Barbican Part of LSO 2018/19 Season and Barbican Presents Multi-buy and group discounts do not apply to these concerts

Friday 19 July 12.30–1.15pm LSO St Luke’s



Saturday 20 July 7–9pm LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERY SOUNDHUB SHOWCASE

LSO Soundhub composers showcase their recently developed works.

Generously supported by Susie Thomson


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