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Brahms, Piano Trio no. 2 in C major, Op.87

Brahms, Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, Op.101

Brahms, Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, Op.8

Leonidas Kavakos, Violin

Yo-Yo Ma, Cello

Emanuel Ax, Piano

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

Sat 29 Sep at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Professor Brian Cox presents The Planets

Holst, The Planets, Op.32

Ben Gernon, Conductor

Brian Cox, Presenter

BBC Symphony Chorus

Tue 2 Oct at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Dido and Aeneas

Purcell, Dido and Aeneas

Richard Egarr, Conductor

Christine Rice, Dido

Rowan Pierce, Belinda

Neal Davies, Sorcerer

Academy of Ancient Music

Choir of the AAM

Fri 5 Oct at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

BBC Symphony Orchestra/Jeremy Denk

Beethoven, The Creatures of Prometheus, Op.43: Overture

Bates, Anthology of Fantastic Zoology

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

Cristian Măcelaru, Conductor

Jeremy Denk, Piano

Sun 14 Oct at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

Czech Roots

Smetana, Má Vlast (My Country)

Nikolaj Znaider, Conductor

Wed 17 Oct at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Martin Fröst plays Copland

Shostakovich, Symphony no. 9 in E flat major, Op.70

Copland, Clarinet Concerto

Prokofiev, Symphony no. 6 in E flat minor, Op.111

Martin Fröst, Clarinet

Sakari Oramo, Conductor

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

Tue 23 Oct at 20:00

Barbican Hall, London

Mountain (Film screening with live score

Works by Pärt

Works by Vivaldi

Works by Beethoven

Works by Tognetti

Australian Chamber Orchestra

Richard Tognetti, Director

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

Fri 26 Oct at 18:30

Barbican Hall, London

Handel Serse (concert performance)

Handel, Serse (Xerxes) (Concert performance)

Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor, Harpsichord

Franco Fagioli, Serse

Inga Kalna, Romilda

Vivica Genaux, Arsamene

Francesca Aspromonte, Atalanta

Delphine Galou, Amastre

Biagio Pizzuti, Elviro

Il Pomo d'Oro

Wed 31 Oct at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

London Contemporary Orchestra: Other Worlds

Scelsi, Uaxuctum "The legend of the Maya city which they themselves destroyed for religious reasons" (UK première)

Adams, Become Ocean

London Contemporary Orchestra

London Contemporary Orchestra Choir

Robert Ames, Conductor

Universal Assembly Unit, Visuals

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

Fri 2 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

BBC Symphony Orchestra / Nesterowicz

Elgar, Polonia Symphonic Prelude for orchestra, Op.76

Paderewski, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.17

Szymański, New work (World première)

Lutosławski, Symphony no. 1

Michał Nesterowicz, Conductor

Janina Fialkowska, Piano

Sun 4 Nov at 10:00

Barbican Hall, London

Discovery Day: James MacMillan

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

Sat 10 Nov at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

BBC SO Total Immersion rememberance WWI: The Silver Tassie

Turnage, The Silver Tassie

Ryan Wigglesworth, Conductor

Ashley Riches, Harry Heegan

Sally Matthews, Susie

Claire Booth, Mrs Foran

Marcus Farnsworth, Teddy

Charles Rice, Barney

Louise Alder, Jessie Tate

Susan Bickley, Mrs Heegan

Mark Le Brocq, Sylvester

Sir John Tomlinson, Croucher

BBC Singers

Finchley Children's Music Group

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

Mon 12 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Batiashvili / Capuçon / Thibaudet Trio

Shostakovich, Piano Trio no. 1 in C minor, Op.8

Mendelssohn, Piano Trio no. 2 in C minor, Op.66

Ravel, Piano Trio in A minor

Lisa Batiashvili, Violin

Gautier Capuçon, Cello

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano

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

Thu 15 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Ethel Smyth's Mass in D

Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor, Op.23 (original version)

Smyth, Mass in D major

Sakari Oramo, Conductor

Lucy Crowe, Soprano

Catriona Morison, Mezzo-soprano

Ben Johnson, Tenor

Duncan Rock, Bass-baritone

Pavel Kolesnikov, Piano

BBC Symphony Chorus

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

Fri 30 Nov at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Bax, Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Vaughan Williams

Bax, November Woods

Frances-Hoad, Last Man Standing (World première BBC SO commission)

Vaughan Williams, Symphony no. 4 in F minor

Martyn Brabbins, Conductor

Marcus Farnsworth, Baritone

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

Wed 5 Dec at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Ian Bostridge and Sir Antonio Pappano: Requiem

Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Revelge

Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Der Tambourg’sell

Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen

Stephan, Ich will dir singen ein Hohelied

Butterworth, A Shropshire Lad, rhapsody for string orchestra

Weill, Four Walt Whitman Songs

Britten, Who are these children?: Nightmare, Op.84 no.3

Britten, Who are these children?: Slaughter, Op.84 no.6

Britten, Who are these children?: Who are these children, Op.84 no.9

Britten, Who are these children?: The children, Op.84 no.11

Ian Bostridge, Tenor

Sir Antonio Pappano, Piano

Fri 7 Dec at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Shostakovich Symphony no. 5

Strauss R., Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), Op.28

Berg, Seven Early Songs (Sieben frühe Lieder)

Shostakovich, Symphony no. 5 in D minor, Op.47

Rafael Payare, Conductor

Dorothea Röschmann, Soprano

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 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Berlioz's L’Enfance du Christ

Berlioz, L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25

Edward Gardner, Conductor

Karen Cargill, Mezzo-soprano

Robert Murray, Tenor

Étienne Dupuis, Baritone

Matthew Rose, Bass

BBC Symphony Chorus

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

Fri 28 Dec at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Beethoven's Ninth

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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

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

Christopher Warren-Green, Conductor

Madeleine Pierard, Soprano

Kathryn Rudge, Mezzo-soprano

Stuart Jackson, Tenor

Gary Griffiths, Baritone

Danny Driver, Piano

The London Chorus

Members of Goldsmiths Choral Union

Highgate Choral Society

Sat 5 Jan 2019 at 19:00

Barbican Hall, London

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

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

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Kirill Karabits, 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 10:00

Barbican Hall, London

Discovery Day: Bartók

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

Wed 16 Jan 2019 at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Diana Damrau in recital

Works by Strauss R.

Works by Schubert

Works by Rachmaninov

Diana Damrau, Soprano

Helmut Deutsch, Piano

Thu 17 Jan 2019 at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Elder conducts Mahler and Brahms

Britten, A Suite on English Folk Tunes "A Time There Was" for chamber orchestra, Op.90

Mahler, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

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

Britten Sinfonia

Sir Mark Elder, Conductor

Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano

Fri 18 Jan 2019 at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Beethoven and Schoenberg

Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61

Schoenberg, Pelleas und Melisande, Op.5

Lothar Koenigs, Conductor

James Ehnes, Violin

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

Wed 23 Jan 2019 at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Richard Causton, Schumann and Brahms

Causton, Ik zeg: Nu (I say: Now)

Schumann, Cello concerto in A minor, Op.129

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

Sakari Oramo, Conductor

Steven Isserlis, Cello

Fri 25 Jan 2019 at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Tristia: Requiems for Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette

Plantade, Requiem in D minor, in memory of Marie-Antoinette

Berlioz, Tristia

Cherubini, Requiem in C minor, in memory of Louis XVI

Le Concert Spirituel

Hervé Niquet, Conductor

Sat 26 Jan 2019 at 19:30

Barbican Hall, London

Diana Damrau sings Strauss’s Four Last Songs