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Strauss R., Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), Op.24

Berg, Violin Concerto "To the Memory of an Angel"

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

Sakari Oramo, Conductor

Alina Pogostkina, Violin

Tue 3 Oct at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Purcell: King Arthur

Purcell, King Arthur

Academy of Ancient Music

Choir of the AAM

Richard Egarr, Conductor, Harpsichord

Daisy Evans, Director

Louise Alder, Soprano

Mhairi Lawson, Soprano

Reginald Mobley, Countertenor

Charles Daniels, Tenor

Peter Harvey, Baritone

Lukas Jakobski, Bass

Wed 4 Oct at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Bruch's Concerto for Two Pianos & Haydn's Farewell Symphony

Larcher, Red and Green (UK première)

Bruch, Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra, Op.88a

Webern, Six Pieces For Orchestra, Op.6

Haydn, Symphony no. 45 in F sharp minor “Farewell”

Pavel Kolesnikov, Piano

Samson Tsoy, Piano

Alexander Vedernikov, Conductor

Thu 5 Oct at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Mahler's Fifth Symphony

Britten, Violin Concerto, Op.15

Mahler, Symphony no. 5 in C sharp minor

Semyon Bychkov, Conductor

Janine Jansen, Violin

Mon 9 Oct at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Classical Opera 20th Birthday Concert

Haydn, The Creation (Die Schöpfung): Prelude, Representation of Chaos Hob XXI:2

Mozart, Arrangement of Handel's Ode to Saint Cæcelia, K592

Mozart, Motet in F for Soprano, "Exsultate, jubilate", K165 (K158a) (First movement)

Mozart, Idomeneo, rè di Creta ("Accogli, oh re re del mar")

Beethoven, Cantata 'on the Death of Emperor Joseph II', WoO 87 ("Da stiegen die Menschen")

Beethoven, Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125

Miah Persson, Soprano

Anna Devin, Soprano

Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano

Stuart Jackson, Tenor

Henry Waddington, Bass

The Mozartists

Ian Page, Conductor

Tue 10 Oct at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Brahms, Beethoven

Brahms, Symphony no. 3 in F major, Op.90

Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major "Emperor", Op.73

Bernard Haitink, Conductor

Emanuel Ax, Piano

Fri 13 Oct at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

A Sea Symphony and Earth Dances

Birtwistle, Earth Dances

Vaughan Williams, Symphony no. 1 "A Sea Symphony"

Elizabeth Llewellyn, Soprano

Marcus Farnsworth, Baritone

Martyn Brabbins, Conductor

BBC Symphony Chorus

Sun 15 Oct at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Bernard Haitink

Adès, Three Studies from Couperin

Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64

Brahms, Symphony no. 2 in D major, Op.73

Bernard Haitink, Conductor

Veronika Eberle, Violin

Thu 19 Oct at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Bernard Haitink

Adès, Three Studies from Couperin

Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64

Brahms, Symphony no. 2 in D major, Op.73

Bernard Haitink, Conductor

Veronika Eberle, Violin

Sat 21 Oct at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Total Immersion: Julian Anderson

Anderson, Eden

Anderson, Imagin'd Corners

Anderson, Violin Concerto "In lieblicher Blaue"

Anderson, Symphony

Anderson, Fantasias

Edward Gardner, Conductor

Carolin Widmann, Violin

Sun 22 Oct at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig: Beethoven & Bruckner

Beethoven, Triple Concerto for violin, cello, and piano in C major, Op.56

Bruckner, Symphony no. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor

Leonidas Kavakos, Violin

Gautier Capuçon, Cello

Kirill Gerstein, Piano

Thu 26 Oct at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Eisenstein's October

Meisel, Film music from October 1917: Ten days that shook the world (orch. Thewes)

Frank Strobel, Conductor

Fri 27 Oct at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Schmitt, Franck, Ravel, Sibelius

Schmitt, Symphony no. 2

Franck, Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra

Ravel, Piano Concerto in D major for the left hand

Sibelius, Symphony no. 3 in C major, Op.52

Sakari Oramo, Conductor

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Piano

Sun 29 Oct at 10:00

Barbican Hall, London

LSO Discovery Day: Prokofiev

Works by Prokofiev

Khatia Buniatishvili, Piano

Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor

Sun 29 Oct at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Gianandrea Noseda

Prokofiev, Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op.16

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 4 in F minor, Op.36

Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor

Khatia Buniatishvili, Piano

Wed 1 Nov at 18:30

Barbican Hall, London

Half Six Fix: Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 4 in F minor, Op.36

Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor

Fri 3 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

John Storgårds conducts UK première by Betsy Jolas

Boulanger, D’un matin de printemps

Boulanger, D'un soir triste

Jolas, Histoires vraies (UK première)

Mahler, Symphony no. 4 in G major

John Storgårds, Conductor

Susanna Hurrell, Soprano

Håkan Hardenberger, Trumpet

Roger Muraro, Piano

Sat 4 Nov at 14:30

Barbican Hall, London

Family Concert: Celebrating Bernstein

Bernstein, On the Town (Excerpts)

Mahler, Symphony no. 1 in D major "Titan" ("Frère Jacques" excerpt)

Bernstein, CBS Music

Bernstein, West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

Marin Alsop, Conductor, Presenter

Kids event

Sun 5 Nov at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Bernstein 100

Bernstein, Halil

Mahler, Symphony no. 10 in F sharp major: Adagio

Bernstein, Symphony no. 3 "Kaddish"

Marin Alsop, Conductor

Adam Walker, Flute

Laura Claycomb, Soprano

London Symphony Chorus

Simon Halsey, Choirmaster / chorus director

Tue 7 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Britten and Tchaikovsky frame Alasdair Nicolson

Britten, Sinfonia da Requiem, Op.20

Nicolson, Shadows on the Wall (Five Hauntings) (London première)

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 1 in G minor "Winter Daydreams", Op.13

Ben Gernon, Conductor

Anna Stéphany, Soprano

Wed 8 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Bernstein 100

Bernstein, Symphony no. 1, "Jeremiah"

Mahler, Symphony no. 1 in D major "Titan"

Marin Alsop, Conductor

Jamie Barton, Mezzo-soprano

Thu 9 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Britten Sinfonia: Elder conducts Brahms

Finzi, The Fall of the Leaf, Op.20

Mahler, What the wild flowers tell me (Second movement from Symphony No.3, arr. Britten)

Mahler, Rückert-Lieder

Brahms, Symphony no. 1 in C minor, Op.68

Sir Mark Elder, Conductor

Elisabeth Kulman, Mezzo-soprano

Britten Sinfonia

Sun 19 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

EFG London Jazz Festival: Stories of the Danube

Zawinul, Stories of the Danube

BBC Concert Orchestra

Kristjan Järvi, Conductor

Terence Blanchard, Trumpet

Terence Blanchard Quintet

Mon 20 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Stockhausen: Stimmung & Cosmic Pulses

Stockhausen, Klang, 13th hour – Cosmic Pulses (for electronics)

SingCircle

Gregory Rose, Director

Kathinka Pasveer, Sound

Thu 23 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Søndergård conducts Ruders, Shostakovich and Strauss

Ruders, Concerto in pieces (Variations on Purcell for orchestra)

Shostakovich, Piano Concerto no. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet and string orchestra, Op.35

Strauss R., Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30

Thomas Søndergård, Conductor

Behzod Abduraimov, Piano

Alan Thomas, Trumpet

Fri 24 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Jansons

Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, Op.58

Prokofiev, Symphony no. 5 in B flat major, Op.100

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mariss Jansons, Conductor

Yefim Bronfman, Piano

Sun 26 Nov at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Total Liszt

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie: Sposalizio, S 161 no. 1 (orch. Sciarrino)

Liszt, Totentanz for piano and orchestra, S 126

Liszt, A Faust Symphony, S 108

Sir Antonio Pappano, Conductor

Alice Sara Ott, Piano

Brenden Gunnell, Tenor

Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Simon Halsey, Choirmaster / chorus director

Wed 29 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Sibelius, Hillborg

Sibelius, Symphony no. 6 in D minor, Op.104

Hillborg, Violin Concerto No.2

Sibelius, Symphony no. 4 in A minor, Op.63

Sakari Oramo, Conductor

Lisa Batiashvili, Violin

Thu 30 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Tan Dun

Dun, Martial Arts Trilogy

Dun, Clips from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Banquet

Tan Dun, Conductor

Fri 1 Dec at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Cecilia Bartoli

Programme to be announced

Cecilia Bartoli, Mezzo-soprano

Sol Gabetta, Cello

Cappella Gabetta

Andrés Gabetta, Violin

Sat 2 Dec at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Britten Sinfonia and King’s College Choir: Chichester Psalms

Richards, New Work (world premiere)

Bernstein, Chichester Psalms

Vaughan Williams, Dona nobis pacem

Ailish Tynan, Soprano

Neal Davies, Bass

Stephen Cleobury, Conductor

Jacqueline Shave, Leader

Britten Sinfonia

Sun 3 Dec at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

LSO Choral Christmas

Simon Halsey, Choirmaster / chorus director

LSO Brass Ensemble

London Symphony Chorus

LSO Community Choir

LSO Discovery Choirs

Wed 6 Dec at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Finland Awakes

Sibelius, Press Celebrations Music

Sibelius, Laetare anima mea for violin or cello and orchestra, Op.77 no.1

Sibelius, Devotion (Ab imo pectore) for violin or cello and orchestra, Op.77 no.2

Sibelius, Symphony no. 1 in E minor, Op.39

Sakari Oramo, Conductor

Guy Johnston, Cello

Thu 7 Dec at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Mozart and Tchaikovsky

Mozart, Violin concerto no. 2 in D major, K211

Mozart, Violin Concerto no. 3 in G major, "Strassburg", K216

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 6 in B minor, "Pathétique", Op.74

Nikolaj Znaider, Violin, Conductor

Sat 9 Dec at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Les Arts Florissants / Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale

Monteverdi, Magnificat a 8

Monteverdi, Salve Regina

Monteverdi, Il Lamento d'Arianna, pianto della Madonna

Monteverdi, Laudate Dominum a voce sola

Monteverdi, Confitebor terzo

Monteverdi, Laudate Dominum terzo

Monteverdi, O ciechi, il tanto affaticar che giova?

Monteverdi, Voi ch’ascoltate in rime sparse

Monteverdi, È questa vita un lampo

Monteverdi, Chi vuol che m’innamori

Monteverdi, Gloria a 7 voci

Les Arts Florissants

William Christie, Conductor

Lucia Martin Caron, Soprano

Emmanuelle de Negri, Soprano

Carlo Vistoli, Countertenor

Cyril Auvity, Tenor

Reinoud Van Mechelen, Tenor

Marc Mauillon, Bass

Cyril Costanzo, Bass

John Taylor Ward, Bass

Sun 10 Dec at 18:45

Barbican Hall, London

Free Performance

Sun 10 Dec at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Total Immersion: Esa-Pekka Salonen 4

Salonen, Gambit

Salonen, Wing on Wing

Salonen, Mimo II

Salonen, Karawane

Sakari Oramo, Conductor

Anu Komsi, Soprano

Piia Komsi, Soprano

Nicholas Daniel, Oboe

BBC Symphony Chorus

Wed 13 Dec at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Strauss and Mahler

Strauss R., Metamorphosen

Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Simon O'Neill, Tenor

Christian Gerhaher, Baritone

Sat 16 Dec at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Bernstein 100

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

Bernstein, Wonderful Town (concert version)

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Danielle de Niese, Eileen

Nathan Gunn, Bob Baker

Duncan Rock, Wreck

London Symphony Chorus

Simon Halsey, Choirmaster / chorus director

Krystian Zimerman, Piano

Sun 17 Dec at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Strauss and Mahler

Strauss R., Metamorphosen

Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Simon O'Neill, Tenor

Christian Gerhaher, Baritone

Tue 19 Dec at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Logical Family: An Evening with Armistead Maupin and the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Armistead Maupin, Narrator

David Parry, Conductor

Wed 20 Dec at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Handel's Messiah

Handel, Messiah

Mary Bevan, Soprano

Reginald Mobley, Countertenor

Thomas Hobbs, Tenor

Christopher Purves, Baritone

Choir of the AAM

Academy of Ancient Music

Richard Egarr, Director

Thu 21 Dec at 18:30

Barbican Hall, London

Half Six Fix: Wonderful Town

Bernstein, Wonderful Town (concert version)

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Danielle de Niese, Eileen

Nathan Gunn, Bob Baker

Duncan Rock, Wreck

London Symphony Chorus

Simon Halsey, Choirmaster / chorus director

Sat 6 Jan 2018 at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Sibelius, Merikanto

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

Sibelius, Luonnotar, symphonic poem for soprano and orchestra, op.70

Merikanto, Ekho

Sibelius, Symphony no. 2 in D major, Op.43

Sakari Oramo, Conductor

Anu Komsi, Soprano

Sun 7 Jan 2018 at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Unknown, to be announced

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Sir Mark Elder, Conductor

Thu 11 Jan 2018 at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Sir Simon Rattle / Kožená

Schubert, Symphony no. 8 in B minor "Unfinished", D.759

Mahler, Rückertlieder

Handel, Three Arias

Rameau, Les Boréades: suite

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Magdalena Kožená, Mezzo-soprano

Sat 13 Jan 2018 at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Genesis Suite

Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Milhaud et al, Genesis Suite

Bartók, Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Gerard McBurney, Narrator

London Symphony Chorus

Simon Halsey, Choirmaster / chorus director

Sun 14 Jan 2018 at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

20th Century Masters

Janáček, From the House of the Dead: overture

Carter, Instances

Berg, Violin Concerto "To the Memory of an Angel"

Bartók, Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Isabelle Faust, Violin

Thu 18 Jan 2018 at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Behzod Abduraimov plays the Liszt Sonata

Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod

Liszt, Piano Sonata in B minor, S 178

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet - Ten Pieces for Piano, Op.75

Behzod Abduraimov, Piano

Fri 19 Jan 2018 at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Josep Pons conducts two terrific and colourful Spanish scores

de Falla, El amor brujo

Granados, Goyescas, Op.11

Maria Toledo, Flamenco singer

Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Soprano

Gustavo Peña, Tenor

Lidia Vinyes Curtis, Mezzo-soprano

José Antonio López, Baritone

Josep Pons, Conductor

BBC Singers