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Sat 18 Aug at 19:30

BBC Proms

Royal Albert Hall, London

Prom 48: Sir Simon Rattle conducts L’enfant et les Sortileges

Ravel, Mother Goose (Ma mère l'Oye)

Ravel, Shéhérazade

Ravel, L'Enfant et les sortilèges

Elizabeth Watts, Bat, Owl, Shepherdess

Jane Archibald, Fire, Nightingale, Princess

Anna Stéphany, Cat (female), China Cup, Squirrel, Chair

Patricia Bardon, Dragonfly, Mother, Shepherd

David Shipley, The armchair, Tree

Magdalena Kožená, The Child

Sunnyboy Dladla, Little old man, Tree frog, Wedgwood teapot

Gavan Ring, Cat (male), Clock

London Symphony Chorus

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Mon 20 Aug at 20:00

Salzburg Festival

Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg

London Symphony Orchestra 1

Guest Orchestras

Bernstein, Symphony no. 2, "The Age of Anxiety"

Dvořák, 8 Slavonic Dances, Op.72

Janáček, Sinfonietta, Op.60

Krystian Zimerman, Piano

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Tue 21 Aug at 21:00

Salzburg Festival

Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg

London Symphony Orchestra 2

Guest Orchestras

Mahler, Symphony no. 9 in D major

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Fri 24 Aug at 19:30

Ely Cathedral, Ely

Leonard Bernstein at 100 with Mahler's Resurrection Symphony at Ely Cathedral

Mahler, Symphony no. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection'

Edinburgh Festival Chorus

Leonard Bernstein, Conductor

Sat 25 Aug at 19:30

BBC Proms

Royal Albert Hall, London

Prom 57: John Wilson conducts Bernstein On the Town

Bernstein, On the Town (concert performance)

John Wilson, Conductor

Martin Duncan, Director

Nathaniel Hackmann, Gabey

Louise Dearman, Hildy

Sun 9 Sep at 18:30

Culture and Congress Centre: Concert Hall, Lucerne

Gruppen

Stockhausen, Gruppen

Lucerne Festival Academy

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Matthias Pintscher, Conductor

Duncan Ward, Conductor

Sun 9 Sep at 19:30

Culture and Congress Centre: Concert Hall, Lucerne

Messiaen, Nono

Messiaen, Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum, for orchestra

Nono, No hay caminos, hay que caminar

Lucerne Festival Academy

Matthias Pintscher, Conductor

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Sun 9 Sep at 21:00

Culture and Congress Centre: Concert Hall, Lucerne

Gruppen

Stockhausen, Gruppen

Lucerne Festival Academy

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Matthias Pintscher, Conductor

Duncan Ward, Conductor

Mon 10 Sep at 19:30

Culture and Congress Centre: Concert Hall, Lucerne

London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Ravel, Mother Goose (Ma mère l'Oye)

Ravel, Shéhérazade

Ravel, L'Enfant et les sortilèges

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Magdalena Kožená, The Child

Jane Archibald, Princess, Fire, Nightingale

Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Mother, Dragonfly

Anna Stéphany, China Cup, Cat (female), Squirrel, The armchair

Elizabeth Watts, Shepherdess, Owl, Bat

David Shipley, Chair, Tree

Sunnyboy Dladla, Wedgwood teapot, Little old man, Tree frog

Gavan Ring, Clock, Cat (male)

London Symphony Chorus

Tue 11 Sep at 19:30

Culture and Congress Centre: Concert Hall, Lucerne

London Symphony Orchestra

Bernstein, Symphony no. 2, "The Age of Anxiety"

Dvořák, 8 Slavonic Dances, Op.72

Janáček, Sinfonietta, Op.60

Krystian Zimerman, Piano

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Sun 16 Sep at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

New Music Britain

Birtwistle, Fanfare (*)

Holst, Egdon Heath, homage to Hardy, Op.47

Turnage, Dispelling the Fears, for two trumpets and orchestra

Britten, Spring Symphony for soloists, mixed choir, children's choir and orchestra, Op.44

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Philip Cobb, Trumpet

Gábor Tarkövi, Trumpet

Elizabeth Watts, Soprano

Alice Coote, Mezzo-soprano

Allan Clayton, Tenor

London Symphony Chorus

Simon Halsey, Choirmaster / chorus director

Tiffin Choirs

Tue 18 Sep at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Spring Symphony

Dvořák, Slavonic Dances (selection)

Janáček, Sinfonietta, Op.60

Britten, Spring Symphony for soloists, mixed choir, children's choir and orchestra, Op.44

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Elizabeth Watts, Soprano

Alice Coote, Mezzo-soprano

Allan Clayton, Tenor

London Symphony Chorus

Simon Halsey, Choirmaster / chorus director

Tiffin Choirs

Wed 19 Sep at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Sibelius' Fifth

Janáček, Sinfonietta, Op.60

Szymanowski, Violin Concerto no. 1, Op.35

Sibelius, Symphony no. 5 in E flat major, Op.82

Janine Jansen, Violin

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Mon 24 Sep at 18:00

Suntory Hall: Main Hall, Tokyo

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra

Bernstein, Symphony no. 2, "The Age of Anxiety"

Dvořák, Slavonic Dance no. 10 in E minor, Op.72 no.2

Janáček, Sinfonietta, Op.60

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Krystian Zimerman, Piano

Tue 25 Sep at 19:00

Suntory Hall: Main Hall, Tokyo

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra

Grime, Fanfare

Mahler, Symphony no. 9 in D major

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Sat 29 Sep at 14:00

Suntory Hall: Main Hall, Tokyo

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra

Ravel, Ma mère l'Oye

Szymanowski, Violin Concerto no. 1, Op.35

Sibelius, Symphony no. 5 in E flat major, Op.82

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Janine Jansen, Violin

Sun 14 Oct at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Czech Roots

Smetana, Má Vlast (My Country)

Nikolaj Znaider, Conductor

Tue 16 Oct at 19:30

Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid

LSO, Chaikovski y Smetana en Madrid con Ibermúsica

Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor, Op.23

Smetana, Má Vlast (My Country)

Nikolaj Znaider, Conductor

Denis Kozhukhin, Piano

Wed 17 Oct at 19:30

Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid

LSO Firebird in Madrid with Ibermúsica

Falla, The Three-Cornered Hat: Suite no. 1

Falla, The Three-Cornered Hat: Suite no. 2

Lalo, Symphonie espagnole, Op.21

Stravinsky, The Firebird

Jaime Martín, Conductor

Christian Tetzlaff, Violin

Sun 21 Oct at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

De Falla

Falla, The Three-Cornered Hat: Suite no. 1

Falla, The Three-Cornered Hat: Suite no. 2

Lalo, Symphonie espagnole, Op.21

Stravinsky, The Firebird: Suite (1945)

Christian Tetzlaff, Violin

Jaime Martín, Conductor

Thu 25 Oct at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony

Szymanowski, Violin Concerto no. 2, Op.61

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op.64

Nikolaj Znaider, Violin

Philippe Jordan, Conductor

Thu 1 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Shostakovich's Fourth

Kodály, Dances of Galánta

MacMillan, Trombone Concerto

Shostakovich, Symphony no. 4 in C minor, Op.43

Peter Moore, Trombone

Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor

Sun 4 Nov at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

MacMillan Première

MacMillan, All the Hills and Vales Along (*)

Shostakovich, Symphony no. 4 in C minor, Op.43

Ian Bostridge, Tenor

Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor

London Symphony Chorus

Simon Halsey, Choirmaster / chorus director

National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain

Sun 11 Nov at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Haydn's Nelson Mass

Ligeti, Lontano

Bartók, Cantata profana

Haydn, Mass no. 11 in D Minor "Nelson Mass” or "Missa in Angustiis", Hob XXII:11

François-Xavier Roth, Conductor

Camilla Tilling, Soprano

Adèle Charvet, Mezzo-soprano

Julien Behr, Tenor

Matthew Rose, Bass

London Symphony Chorus

Tue 13 Nov at 18:30

Barbican Hall, London

Half Six Fix: Zarathustra

Debussy, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Strauss R., Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30

François-Xavier Roth, Conductor

Wed 14 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Dvořák Cello Concerto

Debussy, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Dvořák, Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104

Strauss R., Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30

Jean-Guihen Queyras, Cello

François-Xavier Roth, Conductor

Tue 20 Nov at 20:30

Philharmonie 1: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris

Debussy, Dvořák, Strauss

Debussy, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Dvořák, Cello Concerto no. 1 in A major

Works by Strauss R.

François-Xavier Roth, Conductor

Jean-Guihen Queyras, Cello

Thu 22 Nov at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Final of the Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition 2018

Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act 1

Prokofiev, Violin Concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op.63

Kodály, Dances of Galánta

Vadim Repin, Violin

Thu 29 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Divine Geometry

Bach, Selection of Preludes and Suites (Arr Charles Coleman)

Glass, Piano Concerto no. 3 (UK première)

Handel, Selection from Concerti Grossi (Arr Kristjan Järvi)

Reich, Music for ensemble and orchestra (UK première)

Simone Dinnerstein, Piano

Kristjan Järvi, Conductor

Sat 1 Dec at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Jóhann Jóhannsson: Last and First Men

Jóhannsson, Music for Last and First Men

Tilda Swinton, Narrator

Daníel Bjarnason, Conductor

Sun 2 Dec at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

A Choral Christmas

Simon Halsey, Choirmaster / chorus director

LSO Community Choir

LSO Discovery Choirs

Dec 08 mat, 09

Barbican Hall, London

Candide

Bernstein, Candide (Concert performance)

Marin Alsop, Conductor

Leonardo Capalbo, Candide

Jane Archibald, Cunegonde

Anne Sofie von Otter, Old Lady

Sir Thomas Allen, Doctor Pangloss

London Symphony Chorus

Simon Halsey, Choirmaster / chorus director

Wed 12 Dec at 18:30

Barbican Hall, London

Half Six Fix: Jazz Roots

Stravinsky, Ebony Concerto

Golijov, Nazareno, for 2 pianos and orchestra (Arr Gonzalo Grau)

Bernstein, Prelude, Fugue and Riffs

Katia Labèque, Piano

Marielle Labèque, Piano

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Thu 13 Dec at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Folk Roots, Urban Roots

Bartók, Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz 100, BB 107

Szymanowski, Harnasie, Op.55

Stravinsky, Ebony Concerto

Golijov, Nazareno, for 2 pianos and orchestra (Arr Gonzalo Grau)

Bernstein, Prelude, Fugue and Riffs

Katia Labèque, Piano

Marielle Labèque, Piano

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

London Symphony Chorus

Simon Halsey, Choirmaster / chorus director

Sun 16 Dec at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Romanian Rhapsody

Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77

Debussy, Images, for orchestra

Enescu, Romanian Rhapsody no. 1 in A major, Op.11

Leonidas Kavakos, Violin

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Mon 17 Dec at 20:30

Philharmonie 1: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris

London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle

Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77

Debussy, Images, for orchestra

Enescu, Romanian Rhapsody no. 1 in A major, Op.11

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Leonidas Kavakos, Violin

Tue 18 Dec at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Romanian Rhapsody

Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77

Debussy, Images, for orchestra

Enescu, Romanian Rhapsody no. 1 in A major, Op.11

Leonidas Kavakos, Violin

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Wed 9 Jan 2019 at 18:30

Barbican Hall, London

Half Six Fix: Sibelius' Symphony No.7

Abrahamsen, let me tell you

Sibelius, Symphony no. 7 in C major, Op.105

Barbara Hannigan, Soprano

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Thu 10 Jan 2019 at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Nielsen's Inextinguishable

Sibelius, Symphony no. 7 in C major, Op.105

Abrahamsen, let me tell you

Nielsen, Symphony no. 4, "The Inextinguishable," Op.29

Barbara Hannigan, Soprano

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Sun 13 Jan 2019 at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Bruckner's Symphony No.6

Bartók, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106

Bruckner, Symphony no. 6 in A major, WAB 106 (Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs Urtext)

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Mon 14 Jan 2019 at 19:30

Müpa: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest

Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra

Bartók, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106

Bruckner, Symphony no. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Sun 20 Jan 2019 at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Bruckner's Symphony No.6

Bartók, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106

Bruckner, Symphony no. 6 in A major, WAB 106 (Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs Urtext)

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Mon 4 Feb 2019 at 20:00

Philharmonie, Cologne

London Symphony Orchestra in Köln

Schumann, Manfred Overture, Op.115

Mendelssohn, Double Concerto for violin, piano and strings in D minor

Schumann, Symphony no. 3 in E flat major 'Rhenish', Op.97

Isabelle Faust, Violin

Kristian Bezuidenhout, Piano

Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor

Thu 7 Feb 2019 at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Gardiner's Schumann

Weber, Euryanthe: Overture

Mendelssohn, Double Concerto for violin, piano and strings in D minor

Schumann, Symphony no. 3 in E flat major 'Rhenish', Op.97

Isabelle Faust, Violin

Kristian Bezuidenhout, Piano

Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor

Sun 10 Feb 2019 at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Gardiner's Schumann

Schumann, Manfred Overture, Op.115

Schumann, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54

Schumann, Symphony no. 1 in B flat major 'Spring', Op.38

Piotr Anderszewski, Piano

Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor

Sun 17 Feb 2019 at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Artist Portrait: Daniil Trifonov

Rameau, Les Indes Galantes: suite

Ravel, Piano Concerto in G major

Jolas, A Little Summer Suite

Poulenc, Les Biches: Suite

Ravel, La Valse, for orchestra

Daniil Trifonov, Piano

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Tue 19 Feb 2019 at 19:30

Musikverein: Großer Saal, Vienna

London Symphony Orchestra

Rameau, Les Indes Galantes: suite

Ravel, Piano Concerto in G major

Debussy, Images, for orchestra

Ravel, La Valse, for orchestra

Daniil Trifonov, Piano

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Wed 20 Feb 2019 at 19:30

Musikverein: Großer Saal, Vienna

London Symphony Orchestra

Bartók, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106

Bruckner, Symphony no. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Fri 22 Feb 2019 at 20:00

Alte Oper: Großer Saal, Frankfurt am Main

Fokus Sir Simon Rattle

Bartók, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106

Bruckner, Symphony no. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Sat 23 Feb 2019 at 20:00

Elbphilharmonie: Großer Saal, Hamburg

London Symphony Orchestra - Triumphale Rückkehr

Bartók, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106

Bruckner, Symphony no. 6 in A major, WAB 106