September 2018 - London Symphony Orchestra · Friday 14 September 1–2pm ... Polonaise in F sharp...
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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
Friday 14 September 6.30–7.30pm LSO St Luke’s
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
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
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
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
Friday 21 September 6.30–7.30pm LSO St Luke’s
BBC RADIO 3 RUSH-HOUR CONCERT SIMONE DINNERSTEIN
Schubert Impromptu in G-flat major Sonata in B-flat major
Simone Dinnerstein piano
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
Saturday 29 September 7pm LSO St Luke’s
BBC RADIO 3 PRESENTS OPEN EAR
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presenter
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
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)
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Friday 5 October 12.30–1.15pm LSO St Luke’s
LSO DISCOVERY FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT: LANDSCAPES
LSO musicians Rachel Leach presenter
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
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
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
LSO DISCOVERY FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT: LANDSCAPES
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
BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT NASH ENSEMBLE: WAR’S EMBERS
Delius arr Fenby Air and Dance Elgar Sospiri Vaughan Williams Romance Bliss Conversations Gurney Ludlow and Teme
Nash Ensemble
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
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
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Violin Concertos Nos 1, 2 & 3
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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
6pm Barbican Hall LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists free pre-concert recital
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
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
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
BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT NASH ENSEMBLE: WAR’S EMBERS
Bax Elegiac Trio G Butterworth Love Blows as the Wind Blows P Hadley Scene from ‘The Woodlanders’ R Clarke Piano Trio
Nash Ensemble
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
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
Recommended by Classic FM
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)
Booking Details page 46 lso.co.uk | 020 7638 8891 33
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
6pm Barbican Hall LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists free pre-concert recital
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
LSO DISCOVERY FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT: LANDSCAPES
LSO musicians Rachel Leach presenter
Sunday 25 November 11am–4.30pm LSO St Luke’s
LSO DISCOVERY CHORAL SINGING DAY: PUCCINI MASS
Puccini Messa di Gloria (accompanied by piano)
Simon Halsey conductor
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
Introduced on stage by the conductor
Recommended by Classic FM
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
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Friday 4 January 12.30–1.15pm LSO St Luke’s
LSO DISCOVERY FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT: FUTURES
LSO musicians Rachel Leach presenter
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
Introduced on stage by the conductor
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
LSO DISCOVERY FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT: FUTURES
LSO musicians Rachel Leach presenter
Saturday 26 January 7pm LSO St Luke’s
BBC RADIO 3 PRESENTS OPEN EAR
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presenter
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
Sunday 27 January 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
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
Recommended by Classic FM
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
LSO DISCOVERY FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT: FUTURES
Guildhall School musicians Rachel Leach presenter
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
Recommended by Classic FM
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
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
Booking Details page 46 lso.co.uk | 020 7638 8891 37
Friday 1 March 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s
BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT LES SONORES DE FRANCE
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
5.30pm Barbican Hall LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists free pre-concert recital
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)
Simon Halsey conductor
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 DISCOVERY FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT: FUTURES
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
Introduced on stage by the conductor
Recommended by Classic FM
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
BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT LES SONORES DE FRANCE
Programme to include: Debussy String Quartet
Quatuor Van Kujik
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
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 *
5.30pm Barbican Hall LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists free pre-concert recital
Part of the Barbican’s Diana Damrau sings Strauss
Booking Details page 46 lso.co.uk | 020 7638 8891 39
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
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
Saturday 13 April 7pm LSO St Luke’s
BBC RADIO 3 PRESENTS OPEN EAR
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presenter
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
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
6pm Barbican Hall LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists free pre-concert recital
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
LSO musicians Rachel Leach presenter
An Imaginary Orchestral Journey
Sir Simon Rattle
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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
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
* 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
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
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
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
Sunday 5 May 7–9.05pm Barbican Hall
LSO SEASON CONCERT BERLIOZ 150: SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE
John Adams Harmonielehre Interval Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
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
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Friday 10 May 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s
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
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
Friday 17 May 12.30–1.15pm LSO St Luke’s
LSO DISCOVERY FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT: ORIGINS
Guildhall School musicians Rachel Leach presenter
Friday 24 May 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s
BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT ALICE SARA OTT & FRIENDS
Alice Sara Ott piano
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
Friday 24 May 6.30–7.30pm LSO St Luke’s
BBC RADIO 3 RUSH-HOUR CONCERT ALICE SARA OTT & FRIENDS
Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time
Alice Sara Ott piano
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
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
6pm Barbican Hall LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists free pre-concert recital
Friday 31 May 1–2pm LSO St Luke’s
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
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
May 2019
Booking Details page 46 lso.co.uk | 020 7638 8891 41
Saturday 1 June 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
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
LSO SEASON CONCERT ARTIST PORTRAIT: DANIIL TRIFONOV
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
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
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
Recommended by Classic FM
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
Recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3
Sunday 16 June 7–8.50pm Barbican Hall
LSO SEASON CONCERT ARTIST PORTRAIT: DANIIL TRIFONOV
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
LSO DISCOVERY FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT: ORIGINS
LSO musicians Rachel Leach presenter
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
LSO DISCOVERY FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT: ORIGINS
LSO musicians Rachel Leach presenter
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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