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🎟️ Tickets for our 2025/26 Season are now on sale!
We’ve got an incredible line-up in store — and we’re so excited to share it with you.
Explore our new season at: lso.co.uk/2526
#LondonSymphonyOrchestra #ClassicalMusic
We’ve got an incredible line-up in store — and we’re so excited to share it with you.
Explore our new season at: lso.co.uk/2526
#LondonSymphonyOrchestra #ClassicalMusic
Happy birthday to Colin Matthews 🎂
We loved performing his newest Oboe Concerto last week, such a brilliant addition to the repertoire. Here’s to many more! 🎶
Photo: Mark Allan
We loved performing his newest Oboe Concerto last week, such a brilliant addition to the repertoire. Here’s to many more! 🎶
Photo: Mark Allan
February 13, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Happy birthday to Colin Matthews 🎂
We loved performing his newest Oboe Concerto last week, such a brilliant addition to the repertoire. Here’s to many more! 🎶
Photo: Mark Allan
We loved performing his newest Oboe Concerto last week, such a brilliant addition to the repertoire. Here’s to many more! 🎶
Photo: Mark Allan
A scientist, a researcher – and one of Russia’s 'Mighty Five' composers. Meet Alexander Borodin.
🎶 Our Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda on Borodin’s folk-inspired Second Symphony, ahead of tonight’s and Sunday’s performances.
🎶 Our Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda on Borodin’s folk-inspired Second Symphony, ahead of tonight’s and Sunday’s performances.
Gianandrea Noseda on Borodin's Symphony No 2
YouTube video by London Symphony Orchestra
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February 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
A scientist, a researcher – and one of Russia’s 'Mighty Five' composers. Meet Alexander Borodin.
🎶 Our Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda on Borodin’s folk-inspired Second Symphony, ahead of tonight’s and Sunday’s performances.
🎶 Our Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda on Borodin’s folk-inspired Second Symphony, ahead of tonight’s and Sunday’s performances.
Introducing our newest album with Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda: Tchaikovsky’s deeply emotional Symphony No 6 and Mussorgsky's atmospheric Prelude to 'Khovanshchina'.
Listen to the album here:
https://lnk.to/Tchaikovsky627
Listen to the album here:
https://lnk.to/Tchaikovsky627
February 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Introducing our newest album with Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda: Tchaikovsky’s deeply emotional Symphony No 6 and Mussorgsky's atmospheric Prelude to 'Khovanshchina'.
Listen to the album here:
https://lnk.to/Tchaikovsky627
Listen to the album here:
https://lnk.to/Tchaikovsky627
Dance your way through February with this month’s LSO Mixtape!
Curated by conductor Elim Chan, this month’s playlist dives into an eclectic mix of classical favourites inspired her February concert programme. 💃
Click here to listen:
https://lnk.to/LSOMixtape27
Curated by conductor Elim Chan, this month’s playlist dives into an eclectic mix of classical favourites inspired her February concert programme. 💃
Click here to listen:
https://lnk.to/LSOMixtape27
February 2, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Dance your way through February with this month’s LSO Mixtape!
Curated by conductor Elim Chan, this month’s playlist dives into an eclectic mix of classical favourites inspired her February concert programme. 💃
Click here to listen:
https://lnk.to/LSOMixtape27
Curated by conductor Elim Chan, this month’s playlist dives into an eclectic mix of classical favourites inspired her February concert programme. 💃
Click here to listen:
https://lnk.to/LSOMixtape27
We’re hiring!🎻
The LSO is looking for a talented musician to join as Principal Second Violin (50%).
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 1 March 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/53093
The LSO is looking for a talented musician to join as Principal Second Violin (50%).
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 1 March 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/53093
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
We’re hiring!🎻
The LSO is looking for a talented musician to join as Principal Second Violin (50%).
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 1 March 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/53093
The LSO is looking for a talented musician to join as Principal Second Violin (50%).
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 1 March 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/53093
Last call for the LSO Live January sale!
Grab your discounted favourites before 31 January. Which new music are you adding to your collection? Tell us in the comments below ⏬
Explore the sale here: https://bit.ly/2026januarysale
Grab your discounted favourites before 31 January. Which new music are you adding to your collection? Tell us in the comments below ⏬
Explore the sale here: https://bit.ly/2026januarysale
January 28, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Last call for the LSO Live January sale!
Grab your discounted favourites before 31 January. Which new music are you adding to your collection? Tell us in the comments below ⏬
Explore the sale here: https://bit.ly/2026januarysale
Grab your discounted favourites before 31 January. Which new music are you adding to your collection? Tell us in the comments below ⏬
Explore the sale here: https://bit.ly/2026januarysale
'Patricia Kopatchinskaja fused extreme technical virtuosity with an interpretation so electrifying it was as if she had written the concerto herself.'
Relive Sunday's concert in Jessica Duchen's review for The i Paper and catch Patricia's next concert with us on the 29 Jan
https://bit.ly/49stMre
Relive Sunday's concert in Jessica Duchen's review for The i Paper and catch Patricia's next concert with us on the 29 Jan
https://bit.ly/49stMre
The LSO is at the top of its game
Featuring soloist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and returning conductor Sir Simon Rattle, last night at the Barbican the orchestra was electrifying
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January 20, 2026 at 7:58 PM
'Patricia Kopatchinskaja fused extreme technical virtuosity with an interpretation so electrifying it was as if she had written the concerto herself.'
Relive Sunday's concert in Jessica Duchen's review for The i Paper and catch Patricia's next concert with us on the 29 Jan
https://bit.ly/49stMre
Relive Sunday's concert in Jessica Duchen's review for The i Paper and catch Patricia's next concert with us on the 29 Jan
https://bit.ly/49stMre
Coming 6 February...🥁Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 6 with Gianandrea Noseda!
Recorded live in 2023, our Principal Guest Conductor leads the LSO in a heartfelt performance of this achingly beautiful work.
Click here to listen to the new single:
https://lnk.to/Tchaikovsky627
Recorded live in 2023, our Principal Guest Conductor leads the LSO in a heartfelt performance of this achingly beautiful work.
Click here to listen to the new single:
https://lnk.to/Tchaikovsky627
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 – Mussorgsky: Prelude to Khovanshchina
Listen to content by London Symphony Orchestra.
lnk.to
January 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Coming 6 February...🥁Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 6 with Gianandrea Noseda!
Recorded live in 2023, our Principal Guest Conductor leads the LSO in a heartfelt performance of this achingly beautiful work.
Click here to listen to the new single:
https://lnk.to/Tchaikovsky627
Recorded live in 2023, our Principal Guest Conductor leads the LSO in a heartfelt performance of this achingly beautiful work.
Click here to listen to the new single:
https://lnk.to/Tchaikovsky627
January at the LSO means one thing: Janáček opera with Sir Simon Rattle 🎭✨
This time it’s The Makropulos Case: mysterious, dramatic and a little mind-bending. The plot’s a twisty one, so we’ve made a short animation to help you crack the story before you hear it live. See you at the Barbican.
This time it’s The Makropulos Case: mysterious, dramatic and a little mind-bending. The plot’s a twisty one, so we’ve made a short animation to help you crack the story before you hear it live. See you at the Barbican.
Janáček's The Makropulos Affair Explained
YouTube video by London Symphony Orchestra
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January 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM
January at the LSO means one thing: Janáček opera with Sir Simon Rattle 🎭✨
This time it’s The Makropulos Case: mysterious, dramatic and a little mind-bending. The plot’s a twisty one, so we’ve made a short animation to help you crack the story before you hear it live. See you at the Barbican.
This time it’s The Makropulos Case: mysterious, dramatic and a little mind-bending. The plot’s a twisty one, so we’ve made a short animation to help you crack the story before you hear it live. See you at the Barbican.
Happy Janáček January!
This month’s LSO Mixtape is jointly curated by Marlis Petersen and Aleš Briscein, two of the soloists from our upcoming performances of The Makropulos Affair.
Have a listen to the opera inspired playlist today:
https://lnk.to/LSOMixtape27
This month’s LSO Mixtape is jointly curated by Marlis Petersen and Aleš Briscein, two of the soloists from our upcoming performances of The Makropulos Affair.
Have a listen to the opera inspired playlist today:
https://lnk.to/LSOMixtape27
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Happy Janáček January!
This month’s LSO Mixtape is jointly curated by Marlis Petersen and Aleš Briscein, two of the soloists from our upcoming performances of The Makropulos Affair.
Have a listen to the opera inspired playlist today:
https://lnk.to/LSOMixtape27
This month’s LSO Mixtape is jointly curated by Marlis Petersen and Aleš Briscein, two of the soloists from our upcoming performances of The Makropulos Affair.
Have a listen to the opera inspired playlist today:
https://lnk.to/LSOMixtape27
A 300-year-old woman, a tangled inheritance case, love affairs, and a potion for eternal life 👀
Sounds like a Netflix pitch, right? It’s actually Janáček opera.
We’ve rounded up five reasons why this gripping, mysterious masterpiece is the perfect way to start the new year - discover them below 🎭
Sounds like a Netflix pitch, right? It’s actually Janáček opera.
We’ve rounded up five reasons why this gripping, mysterious masterpiece is the perfect way to start the new year - discover them below 🎭
Five Reasons to Love Janáček's The Makropulos Affair | London Symphony Orchestra
Timmy Fisher looks back at Janáček's wonderfully dramatic opera that cemented him as one of the operatic greats.
www.lso.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
A 300-year-old woman, a tangled inheritance case, love affairs, and a potion for eternal life 👀
Sounds like a Netflix pitch, right? It’s actually Janáček opera.
We’ve rounded up five reasons why this gripping, mysterious masterpiece is the perfect way to start the new year - discover them below 🎭
Sounds like a Netflix pitch, right? It’s actually Janáček opera.
We’ve rounded up five reasons why this gripping, mysterious masterpiece is the perfect way to start the new year - discover them below 🎭
New year, new music! 🎵💿
It's January, which means it’s time for an LSO Live CD sale!
Head to the LSO Live website to explore select titles with up to 20% off, available until Saturday 31 January: https://bit.ly/4p9djg9
It's January, which means it’s time for an LSO Live CD sale!
Head to the LSO Live website to explore select titles with up to 20% off, available until Saturday 31 January: https://bit.ly/4p9djg9
January 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
New year, new music! 🎵💿
It's January, which means it’s time for an LSO Live CD sale!
Head to the LSO Live website to explore select titles with up to 20% off, available until Saturday 31 January: https://bit.ly/4p9djg9
It's January, which means it’s time for an LSO Live CD sale!
Head to the LSO Live website to explore select titles with up to 20% off, available until Saturday 31 January: https://bit.ly/4p9djg9
You've only got one week left to apply for our Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composer Scheme which gives you the chance to write for the LSO!🎶✍️
Head to the link below or share with someone who needs to apply!
🔗: https://bit.ly/4p8KFMf
Head to the link below or share with someone who needs to apply!
🔗: https://bit.ly/4p8KFMf
December 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
You've only got one week left to apply for our Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composer Scheme which gives you the chance to write for the LSO!🎶✍️
Head to the link below or share with someone who needs to apply!
🔗: https://bit.ly/4p8KFMf
Head to the link below or share with someone who needs to apply!
🔗: https://bit.ly/4p8KFMf
We’re hiring!🎻
The LSO is looking for a talented tutti cellist to join our cello section.
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 11 January 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/52461
The LSO is looking for a talented tutti cellist to join our cello section.
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 11 January 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/52461
December 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
We’re hiring!🎻
The LSO is looking for a talented tutti cellist to join our cello section.
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 11 January 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/52461
The LSO is looking for a talented tutti cellist to join our cello section.
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 11 January 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/52461
Wishing you a joyful, restful festive season – whatever and wherever you’re celebrating. 🌟
Thank you for being with us this year; and here’s to more wonderful music in the New Year, from all of us at the LSO. 🎶
Thank you for being with us this year; and here’s to more wonderful music in the New Year, from all of us at the LSO. 🎶
December 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Wishing you a joyful, restful festive season – whatever and wherever you’re celebrating. 🌟
Thank you for being with us this year; and here’s to more wonderful music in the New Year, from all of us at the LSO. 🎶
Thank you for being with us this year; and here’s to more wonderful music in the New Year, from all of us at the LSO. 🎶
Christmas is almost here so it’s about time to listen to some holiday tunes.
Have a listen to our Classical Christmas playlist to enjoy some of our festive favourites, and tell us your go-to Christmas music in the comments below⏬
Listen to the playlist here:
https://lnk.to/LSOClassicalChristmas27
Have a listen to our Classical Christmas playlist to enjoy some of our festive favourites, and tell us your go-to Christmas music in the comments below⏬
Listen to the playlist here:
https://lnk.to/LSOClassicalChristmas27
December 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Christmas is almost here so it’s about time to listen to some holiday tunes.
Have a listen to our Classical Christmas playlist to enjoy some of our festive favourites, and tell us your go-to Christmas music in the comments below⏬
Listen to the playlist here:
https://lnk.to/LSOClassicalChristmas27
Have a listen to our Classical Christmas playlist to enjoy some of our festive favourites, and tell us your go-to Christmas music in the comments below⏬
Listen to the playlist here:
https://lnk.to/LSOClassicalChristmas27
Want a sneak peek of the music from tonight’s concert programme? Here’s LSO Leader Roman Simovic performing Rózsa’s Violin Concerto, from our recent recording of Miklós Rózsa and Béla Bartók’s Violin Concertos 🎻
Watch the clip here:
https://youtube.com/shorts/CVo1kFo9wZU
Watch the clip here:
https://youtube.com/shorts/CVo1kFo9wZU
🎻✨ New album incoming!
YouTube video by London Symphony Orchestra
youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Want a sneak peek of the music from tonight’s concert programme? Here’s LSO Leader Roman Simovic performing Rózsa’s Violin Concerto, from our recent recording of Miklós Rózsa and Béla Bartók’s Violin Concertos 🎻
Watch the clip here:
https://youtube.com/shorts/CVo1kFo9wZU
Watch the clip here:
https://youtube.com/shorts/CVo1kFo9wZU
LSO Discovery is looking for an Emerging Artists Project Coordinator, a proactive, highly organised person to help support and deliver projects that inspire the next generation of performers and composers.
🗓 Deadline: Monday 19 January, 12pm
🔗 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4q9E5po
🗓 Deadline: Monday 19 January, 12pm
🔗 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4q9E5po
December 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
LSO Discovery is looking for an Emerging Artists Project Coordinator, a proactive, highly organised person to help support and deliver projects that inspire the next generation of performers and composers.
🗓 Deadline: Monday 19 January, 12pm
🔗 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4q9E5po
🗓 Deadline: Monday 19 January, 12pm
🔗 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4q9E5po
🎬 From sweeping epics to intimate heartbreak.
Neil Brand explores the composers behind Golden Age Hollywood and Beyond — Rózsa, Herrmann, Steiner, Walton, Morricone and more.
Read the editorial on our website, then hear it live tonight & tomorrow with Sir Antonio Pappano at the Barbican Centre. 🎶✨
Neil Brand explores the composers behind Golden Age Hollywood and Beyond — Rózsa, Herrmann, Steiner, Walton, Morricone and more.
Read the editorial on our website, then hear it live tonight & tomorrow with Sir Antonio Pappano at the Barbican Centre. 🎶✨
Golden Age Hollywood and Beyond: The Composers | London Symphony Orchestra
Composer, dramatist and film music aficionado Neil Brand explores the composers behind Golden Age Hollywood and Beyond on 17 and 18 December.
www.lso.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
🎬 From sweeping epics to intimate heartbreak.
Neil Brand explores the composers behind Golden Age Hollywood and Beyond — Rózsa, Herrmann, Steiner, Walton, Morricone and more.
Read the editorial on our website, then hear it live tonight & tomorrow with Sir Antonio Pappano at the Barbican Centre. 🎶✨
Neil Brand explores the composers behind Golden Age Hollywood and Beyond — Rózsa, Herrmann, Steiner, Walton, Morricone and more.
Read the editorial on our website, then hear it live tonight & tomorrow with Sir Antonio Pappano at the Barbican Centre. 🎶✨
On Sunday our Spotlight Artist Antoine Tamestit returns to perform in Vaughan Williams' Flos Campi. 🎻
Listen to Antoine discuss this stunning musical reflection on spirituality for solo viola, orchestra and chorus.
Final tickets for Sunday and Wednesday on our website.
https://youtu.be/8TbNZ3pXyvA
Listen to Antoine discuss this stunning musical reflection on spirituality for solo viola, orchestra and chorus.
Final tickets for Sunday and Wednesday on our website.
https://youtu.be/8TbNZ3pXyvA
Antoine Tamestit on Vaughan Williams' Flos Campi
YouTube video by London Symphony Orchestra
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
On Sunday our Spotlight Artist Antoine Tamestit returns to perform in Vaughan Williams' Flos Campi. 🎻
Listen to Antoine discuss this stunning musical reflection on spirituality for solo viola, orchestra and chorus.
Final tickets for Sunday and Wednesday on our website.
https://youtu.be/8TbNZ3pXyvA
Listen to Antoine discuss this stunning musical reflection on spirituality for solo viola, orchestra and chorus.
Final tickets for Sunday and Wednesday on our website.
https://youtu.be/8TbNZ3pXyvA
We’re hiring!🎻
The LSO is looking for a talented tutti cellist to join our cello section.
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 11 January 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/52461
The LSO is looking for a talented tutti cellist to join our cello section.
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 11 January 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/52461
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We’re hiring!🎻
The LSO is looking for a talented tutti cellist to join our cello section.
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 11 January 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/52461
The LSO is looking for a talented tutti cellist to join our cello section.
📅 Application deadline: Sunday 11 January 2026
🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/52461
LSO Discovery is looking for a Senior Programme Manager for a 12-month maternity cover role.
This senior position leads our Schools & Young People team, providing strategic direction on major projects and events.
Deadline: 12pm Friday 12 December
More info: https://bit.ly/44dO7xj
This senior position leads our Schools & Young People team, providing strategic direction on major projects and events.
Deadline: 12pm Friday 12 December
More info: https://bit.ly/44dO7xj
November 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
LSO Discovery is looking for a Senior Programme Manager for a 12-month maternity cover role.
This senior position leads our Schools & Young People team, providing strategic direction on major projects and events.
Deadline: 12pm Friday 12 December
More info: https://bit.ly/44dO7xj
This senior position leads our Schools & Young People team, providing strategic direction on major projects and events.
Deadline: 12pm Friday 12 December
More info: https://bit.ly/44dO7xj
Out now: Shostakovich’s Complete Symphonies! 🎵💿
LSO Live presents Symphonies Nos 1–15, the conclusion of a nine-year symphony cycle project with Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda.
Listen to the album today:
lnk.to/Shostakovich...
LSO Live presents Symphonies Nos 1–15, the conclusion of a nine-year symphony cycle project with Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda.
Listen to the album today:
lnk.to/Shostakovich...
November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Out now: Shostakovich’s Complete Symphonies! 🎵💿
LSO Live presents Symphonies Nos 1–15, the conclusion of a nine-year symphony cycle project with Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda.
Listen to the album today:
lnk.to/Shostakovich...
LSO Live presents Symphonies Nos 1–15, the conclusion of a nine-year symphony cycle project with Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda.
Listen to the album today:
lnk.to/Shostakovich...
Applications are now open for the next round of LSO Conservatoire Scholarships! 🥳🎶
The scheme supports exceptional musicians facing financial barriers in their postgraduate journey.
To find out more and see if you, or someone you know, is eligible to apply, visit: https://bit.ly/3JKFqDX
The scheme supports exceptional musicians facing financial barriers in their postgraduate journey.
To find out more and see if you, or someone you know, is eligible to apply, visit: https://bit.ly/3JKFqDX
November 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Applications are now open for the next round of LSO Conservatoire Scholarships! 🥳🎶
The scheme supports exceptional musicians facing financial barriers in their postgraduate journey.
To find out more and see if you, or someone you know, is eligible to apply, visit: https://bit.ly/3JKFqDX
The scheme supports exceptional musicians facing financial barriers in their postgraduate journey.
To find out more and see if you, or someone you know, is eligible to apply, visit: https://bit.ly/3JKFqDX
LSO x LUX🎶
Happy release day to #Rosalía🔥
We worked together across her new album Lux with conductor Daníel Bjarnason
Give it a listen and let us know your thoughts!⬇️
Happy release day to #Rosalía🔥
We worked together across her new album Lux with conductor Daníel Bjarnason
Give it a listen and let us know your thoughts!⬇️
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
LSO x LUX🎶
Happy release day to #Rosalía🔥
We worked together across her new album Lux with conductor Daníel Bjarnason
Give it a listen and let us know your thoughts!⬇️
Happy release day to #Rosalía🔥
We worked together across her new album Lux with conductor Daníel Bjarnason
Give it a listen and let us know your thoughts!⬇️