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LSO Season 2014/15Advance Concert Listings

‘The LSO played with huge virtuosity,it was undeniably exciting.’TheGuardian

2 Welcome

Welcome

ThelSo2014/15concerTSeaSon

The LSO is delighted to be able to present its 2014/15 concert season to our

most loyal supporters before anyone else. The following pages highlight series

of concerts we have picked out, or you can read the full listings in chronological

order from page 14 onwards.

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Season2014/15

musicalalchemistsHaitink | tilson tHomas Previn | rattle

A role call of some of the most

renowned and revered conductors

of our generation.

Page4–5

ViolinFestivalsuPPorted by jonatHan moulds

Featuring Joshua Bell, Midori, Anne-

Sophie Mutter, Nicola Benedetti,

Leonidas Kavakos, Gil Shaham and

many, many more …

Page8–9

ValeryGergievPrinciPal conductor’s series

Works by Russian masters feature

in Valery Gergiev’s season, with

music from his own heartland.

Page6–7

Britishconductorsrattle | Harding | elder PaPPano | gardiner | ticciati

A line up of the best in home

grown conducting talent from

across the country.

Page12–13

lSoSingcHoral works & your cHance to join in

Including two highly-anticipated

new commissions, one from Sally

Beamish, and the other for adults

and children by Jonathan Dove.

Page10–11

TheWorksyour 2014/15 Full listings

Listings to every concert in our

season, plus LSO Discovery

Days, Singing Days, BBC Radio 3

Lunchtime Concerts and more …

Page14–20

at a glance

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musicalalchemistsJourneySWiThGreaTconducTorS

So what do great conductors do? The answer lies in those cosmic

performances, where, in a truly alchemical transformation of elements,

something is achieved that goes beyond the composer, the players, and the

soloists, and we are transfixed by the musical energy that is created on stage.

Great conductors don’t create concerts that just happen to you, they draw

you in to performances where you are an active, essential part of it.

Experience a concert in the LSO’s 2014/15 series, and let some of the

world’s greatest conductors take you on a musical journey like no other.

In October and June, Bernardhaitink, a musician with a weight of authority,

experience and insight behind him, conducts symphonies by Bruckner,

Beethoven and Brahms. Over the season,SirSimonrattlewill join the

Orchestra for a series of concerts exploring everything from Romantic oratorio

and 20th-century masterpieces to a brand new children’s opera. And we’ll have

visits from two figures who, as former Principal Conductors, are an integral

part of the LSO’s history and identity – Conductor LaureateandréPrevin

and Principal Guest Conductor michaelTilsonThomas, who celebrates

his 70th birthday with a special gala concert in March.


Thu23oct20147.30pm

Bruckner Symphony No 8

Bernardhaitinkconductor

Thu30oct20147.30pm

debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune mozart Piano Concerto No 22Brahms Symphony No 4

Bernardhaitinkconductormitsukouchidapiano

Sun11Jan20157.30pm

Schumann Das Paradies und die Peri

Sirrattle conductorSallymatthews PerimarkPadmorenarratorKateroyalsopranoBernardaFinkaltoandrewStaples tenorFlorianBoeschbasslondonSymphonychorusTo take part in an LSO Singing Day including choruses from Schumann’s work, see page 17.

Thu15Jan20157.30pm

Webern Six PiecesBerg Three Fragments from ‘Wozzeck’ligeti Mysteries of the MacabreStravinsky The Rite of Spring

SirSimonrattle conductorBarbarahannigan soprano

Thu12mar20157.30pmmicHael tilson tHomas 70tH birtHday galacolinmatthews Hidden VariablesGershwin Concerto in FShostakovich Symphony No 5

michaelTilsonThomasconductoryujaWang piano

Sun15mar20157.30pm

Britten Four Sea InterludesShostakovich Concerto No 1 for Piano, Trumpet and Strings Sibelius Symphony No 2

michaelTilsonThomas conductoryujaWangpianoTo find out more about Sibelius and his music, attend an LSO Discovery Day. See page 17.

Wed10Jun20157.30pm

andréPrevin Violin Concertorachmaninov Symphony No 2

andréPrevinconductoranne-Sophiemutter violinPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

Sun14Jun20157.30pm

mozart Violin Concerto No 3mahler Symphony No 1 (‘Titan’)

Bernardhaitink conductoralinaibragimovaviolinPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

Sun21Jun20157.30pm

BeethovenSymphony No 1Beethoven Symphony No 9 (‘Choral’)

BernardhaitinkconductorerinWallsopranoKarencargill mezzo-sopranoStevedavislimtenorhannomüller-Brachmann bass-baritone londonSymphonychorus

Thu2Jul20157.30pm

Brahms Piano Concerto No 1dvorák The Wild Dovedvorák The Golden Spinning-Wheel

SirSimonrattle conductorKrystianZimerman piano

Sun5Jul20157.30pm

Jonathandove The Monster in the Maze Walton Symphony No 1

SirSimonrattleconductorlSoyouthchoirlSocommunitychoir

‘The impact of Sunday

night’s concert,

conducted by Michael

Tilson Thomas, pinned

one back by the ears.’TheTelegraphonmichaelTilsonThomas,lSoPrincipalGuestconductor

6 PrinciPalconducTor’SSerieS

Principalconductor’sSeries


Sun21Sep20147.30pmubs soundscaPes: lso artist Portrait

denis matsuevTishchenko Dante Symphony No 1(‘Among the Living’)Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3Shostakovich Symphony No 10

ValeryGergievconductordenismatsuevpiano

Tue23Sep20147.30pmubs soundscaPes: lso artist Portrait

denis matsuevProkofiev Symphony No 1 (‘Classical’)Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 2Prokofiev Symphony No 5

ValeryGergiev conductordenismatsuev piano

Tue11andThu13nov20147.30pmubs soundscaPes: lso artist Portrait

denis matsuevBalakirev Russiarachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2rachmaninov Symphony No 3

ValeryGergiev conductordenismatsuevpiano

Thu19Feb20157.30pm

Balakirev TamaraGlazunov Violin Concerto rachmaninov Symphony No 1

ValeryGergievconductorromanSimovicviolin

Tue12may20157.30pm

Balakirev(arrlyapunov) IslameyTchaikovsky Violin ConcertoShostakovich Symphony No 15

ValeryGergiev conductornikolajZnaider violinPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

2014/15seesValeryGergievundertakehisfinal

completeLondonseasonwiththeLSOastheOrchestra’s

15thPrincipalConductor;hewillcontinueintheroleuntil

theendof2015.ThepasteightyearswithGergievhas

includedseriesexploringbest-lovedandlittle-known

worksbyBerlioz,Brahms,Szymanowski,Tchaikovsky,

Stravinsky,Mahler,Dutilleux,ShchedrinandProkofiev,

andheleaveswithalegacyofover20LSOLiverecordings

ofhiselectrifyingliveconcertsattheBarbican.

Thisseason,Gergiev’stenurereachesitshotly

anticipateddénouement:areturntoiconicrepertoirefrom

hishomeland.Comprisingfiveall-Russianprogrammes,

his2014/15seriesalsoincorporatesthepowerhouse

SiberianpianistDenisMatsuev’sUBSSoundscapes:

LSOArtistPortrait.Hailedasthe‘newHorowitz’,

MatsuevreturnstotheBarbicantoperformProkofiev’s

PianoConcertoNo3,Tchaikovsky’sPianoConcertoNo2

andRachmaninov’sPianoConcertoNo2withouroutgoing

PrincipalConductor–auniqueopportunitytowitnessa

partnershipbetweentwopre-eminentRussianmusicians.

Withthesemagnificentpianoworksfeaturingalongside

symphoniesbyProkofiev,ShostakovichandRachmaninov,

togetherwiththeviolinconcertosofGlazunovand

Tchaikovsky,thisconcertseriespromisestobeaperfect

stormofRussiandrama.

Russophiles,takenote:withthemostauthentic

performancesofRussianmusicthissideoftheBaltic,

there’sonlyoneplacetobenextseason.

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lSointernationalViolinFestivalGenerouslysupportedbyJonathanmoulds

TWelVeViolinSuPerSTarS

From Easter until the end of summer in 2015, the LSO

has assembled twelve of the world’s greatest violinists for

an International Violin Festival at the Barbican, alongside

our own wonderful string talent. With concertos spanning

the classical masters (Mozart and Beethoven) right through

to the 20th century’s finest (Britten, Bartók, Szymanowski) –

this Festival is an experience that will be etched in the

LSO’s history for many decades to come.

Amongst those joining the LSO on stage are regulars

to the Orchestra, Leonidas Kavakos and Anne-Sophie

Mutter (who have both held LSO Artist Portrait series

in the past few years), Janine Jansen, and Nikolaj Znaider

(who you can also see conduct the LSO earlier in the season)

among others; an opportunity to see the LSO’s leader

Roman Simovic direct the LSO String Ensemble, and we

welcome Joshua Bell to give a fitting end to the Festival

in the final concert on 28 June.


Wed8apr20157.30pmleonidas kavakosShostakovich Violin Concerto No 1liszt A Faust Symphony

GianandreanosedaconductorleonidasKavakos violin

Sun12apr20157.30pmgil sHaHamarvoPärt Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten Britten Violin ConcertoShostakovich Symphony No 6

osmoVänskä conductorGilShaham violin

Sun26apr20157.30pmlso string ensembleProgramme to be announced

romanSimovic director

Thu30apr20157.30pmmidorimessiaenLes offrandes oubliéesBartók Violin Concerto No 2Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4

TuganSokhiev conductormidori violin

Sun3may20157.30pmnicola benedettiGlinka Overture: Ruslan and LyudmilaSzymanowski Violin Concerto No 1mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

KrzysztofurbanskiconductornicolaBenedettiviolin

Thu7may20157.30pmisabelle FaustBrahms Violin ConcertoTchaikovsky Symphony No 5

SemyonBychkov conductorisabelleFaustviolin

Tue12may20157.30pmnikolaj ZnaiderBalakirev(arrlyapunov) IslameyTchaikovsky Violin ConcertoShostakovich Symphony No 15

ValeryGergiev conductornikolajZnaider violin

Sun24may20157.30pmcHristian tetZlaFFBeethoven Violin ConcertoBrahms German Requiem

danielhardingconductorchristianTetzlaffviolinlondonSymphonychorus

Tue2Jun20157.30pmjanine jansenedwardrushtonNew workmendelssohn Violin Concertomahler Symphony No 5

danielhardingconductorJanineJansen violin

Sun7Jun20157.30pmjames eHnesBartókDivertimento for StringsKorngold Violin Concertorachmaninov Symphonic Dances

marinalsopconductorJamesehnesviolin

Wed10Jun20157.30pmanne-soPHie mutterandréPrevin Violin Concertorachmaninov Symphony No 2

andréPrevinconductoranne-Sophiemutter violin

Sun14Jun20157.30pmalina ibragimovamozart Violin Concerto No 3mahler Symphony No 1 (‘Titan’)

Bernardhaitink conductoralinaibragimovaviolin

Sun28Jun20157.30pmjosHua bellProgramme to include Sibelius Violin Concerto

JoshuaBellviolin

bbc radio 3 luncHtime concerts at lso st luke’s

JoinsomeofthestarsoftheInternationalViolinFestivalinrecitalatLSOStLuke’s:

Thu21MaychristianTetzlaff

Thu11JunJamesehnes

Thu18JunVeronikaeberle

Thu25JunnicolaBenedetti

Seepage18fordetails

‘The evening’s triumph

was Joshua Bell, beautifully

accompanied by the LSO.

His attention to detail,

and the value he gave

every note and phrase

had one transfixed.’

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lSoSing

LSOSing,theLSO’schoralstrategy,isaboutgetting

tothecoreofallmusic-making:singing!Groupsingingis

oneofthemostawe-inspiringthingsyoucanwitnessas

anaudiencemember,andcanbetransformationalfor

thosetakingpart.WiththeLSO’scomprehensiveprogramme

ofsingingevents,youcandoboth,whetheryou’rea

choralconnoisseur,seasonedprofessionalornewstarter.

Initssecondseason,theLSOSingprogrammehas

grownandlSochoraldirectorSimonhalseywillalso

beyourguideinfivelSoSingingdays(seepage17),

whereyoucanjoininandexploreaclassicchoralwork

underaworld-classconductor,or,foranyonenewto

singing,piecesfromBachtotheBeatlesandmore.

LSOSingisaboutmuchmorethanattendingconcerts:

InSimonHalsey’swords,‘wewanteveryoneintheCity

tosing!’.Thesheerenjoymentofitisreasonenough;

moreover,singingisgoodforyou–recentresearch

showsthatsingingcandramaticallyincreasewellbeing

andhappiness,and,bestofall,itdoesn’tcostapenny.

Socometoachoralconcert,takepartinasingingday.

Howyoudoitisuptoyou,butmakesuretobeapart

ofLSOSingin2014/15.

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Sun2nov20147.30pm

elgar CarillonBeethoven Piano Concerto No 5(‘Emperor’) SallyBeamishEqual Voices(world premiere, LSO commission)

Gianandreanoseda conductornelsonFreirepianomarcusFarnsworth baritonelondonSymphonychorusLSOcommissionsupportedbySusieThomson

Sat22nov201411am–4.30pmlso singing day

19tH century oratoriosSimonhalseydirectorSee page 17 for details

Wed26nov20147.30pmlondon symPHony cHorus

racHmaninov vesPersJonathandove The Passing of the Year rachmaninov All-Night Vigil (‘Vespers‘)

Simonhalsey conductorlondonSymphonychorus

Sun14dec20147.30pmlso brass ensemble & london symPHony cHorus

cHristmas concertSimonhalsey conductorlondonSymphonychoruslSocommunitychoirlSoyouthchoir

A selection of choral Christmas works accompanied by the LSO Brass Ensemble, including carols to join in.

Sun11Jan20157.30pm


SirSimonrattle conductorSallymatthews PerimarkPadmorenarratorKateroyalsopranoBernardaFinkaltoandrewStaples tenorFlorianBoeschbasslondonSymphonychorus

Sat7Feb201511am–4.30pmlso singing day

duruFlé requiemSimonhalseydirectorSee page 17 for details

Sun1mar20157.30pm

debussy La damoiselle éluedebussy La merduruflé Requiem

donaldrunniclesconductorlondonSymphonychorus

Sat9may201511am–4.30pmlso singing day

braHms connectionsSimonhalsey directorSee page 17 for details

Sun24may20157.30pm

Beethoven Violin ConcertoBrahms German Requiem

danielhardingconductorchristianTetzlaffviolinlondonSymphonychorusPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

Sun21Jun20157.30pm



Sun5Jul20157.30pm



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lSoSingissupportedbytheJPaulGettyJnrcharitableTrustandSlaughterandmaycharitableTrust

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Britishconductorshome-GroWnconducTinGTalenT

In 2014/15, the LSO will be welcoming the best in home-

grown conducting talent to the podium, with visits from six

of Britain’s finest and most inspiring maestros. The diverse

line-up spans multiple generations of conductors, and will

bring a striking mix of repertoire to the Barbican stage.

The series includes return appearances by revered

conducting icons and long-standing friends of the LSO.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner continues his ongoing exploration

of Mendelssohn and Schumann; Sir Antonio Pappano returns

for two concerts focusing on evocative orchestral music;

Sir Mark Elder conducts a programme of quintessentially

Romantic works; and Sir Simon Rattle leads four

performances throughout the season, two choral and

two orchestral.

Two members of a younger generation of British

conductors, both mentored and supported by Sir Simon

Rattle at the start of their careers, are also set to bring their

musical visions to the LSO. In January, Robin Ticciati leads

a programme of Ravel, Mahler and Japanese composer

Toshio Hosokawa, and throughout the season LSO Principal

Guest Conductor Daniel Harding will explore some of the

cornerstones of Romantic music, from Brahms to Mahler.


Britishconductors

Thu2oct20147.30pm

mendelssohn Overture: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Schumann Cello Concerto in A minormendelssohn Symphony No 5 (‘The Reformation’)

SirJohneliotGardinerconductorGautiercapuçon cello

Thu16oct20147.30pm

Bartók Violin Concerto No 1Tchaikovsky Act Two from ‘The Nutcracker’

SirantonioPappanoconductorJanineJansen violin

Sun19oct20147.30pm

Panufnik Symphony No 10Schumann Piano ConcertoStrauss Ein Heldenleben

SirantonioPappanoconductorPiotranderszewskipiano

Sun26oct20147.30pm

mahler Symphony No 9

danielhardingconductor

Sun7dec20147.30pm

Brahms Symphony No 3Brahms Piano Concerto No 2

danielhardingconductoremanuelaxpiano

Sun11Jan20157.30pm


SirSimonrattle conductorSallymatthews PerimarkPadmorenarratorKateroyalsopranoBernardaFinkaltoandrewStaples tenorFlorianBoeschbasslondonSymphonychorus

Thu15Jan20157.30pm



Sun25Jan20157.30pm

Toshiohosokawa Blossoming IIravel Piano Concerto in G majormahler Symphony No 4

robinTicciaticonductorSimonTrpceskipianoKarencargillmezzo-soprano

Thu5Feb20157.30pm

Berlioz Les nuits d’étéTchaikovsky Symphony No 6

Sirmarkelderconductoralicecoote mezzo-sopranoThisconcertalsoincludestheworldpremiereofanewworkbyPatrickBrennanaspartofthePanufnikYoungComposersScheme,supportedbytheHelenHamlynTrust.

Sun24may20157.30pm



Tue2Jun20157.30pm

edwardrushtonNew workmendelssohn Violin Concertomahler Symphony No 5

danielhardingconductorJanineJansen violinPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

Thu2Jul20157.30pm



Sun5Jul20157.30pm



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sePtember 2014

Sun21Sep20147.30pmubs soundscaPes: lso artist Portrait

denis matsuevTishchenkoDante Symphony No 1 (‘Among the Living’) Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3Shostakovich Symphony No 10

ValeryGergievconductordenismatsuevpiano

Tue23Sep20147.30pmubs soundscaPes: lso artist Portrait

denis matsuevProkofiev Symphony No 1 (‘Classical’)Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 2Prokofiev Symphony No 5

ValeryGergiev conductordenismatsuev piano

october 2014

Thu2oct20147.30pm

mendelssohn Overture: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Schumann Cello Concerto in A minormendelssohn Symphony No 5 (‘The Reformation’)

SirJohneliotGardinerconductorGautiercapuçon cello

Thu9oct20147.30pm

dukasThe Sorcerer’s ApprenticeBeethoven Piano Concerto No 2rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

rafaelPayare conductor elisabethleonskaja piano

Thu16oct20147.30pm

Bartók Violin Concerto No 1Tchaikovsky Act Two from ‘The Nutcracker’

SirantonioPappanoconductorJanineJansen violin

Sun19oct20147.30pm

Panufnik Symphony No 10Schumann Piano ConcertoStrauss Ein Heldenleben

SirantonioPappanoconductorPiotranderszewskipianoTheLSO’scelebrationsofAndrzejPanufnik’scentenaryyearissupportedbytheAdamMickiewiczInstituteaspartofthePolskaMusicprogramme.

To find out more about Panufnik and his music, attend an LSO Discovery Day. See page 17.

Thu23oct20147.30pm

Bruckner Symphony No 8

Bernardhaitinkconductor

Sun26oct20147.30pm

mahler Symphony No 9

danielhardingconductor

Thu30oct20147.30pm

debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune mozart Piano Concerto No 22Brahms Symphony No 4

Bernardhaitinkconductormitsukouchidapiano

november 2014

lso season HigHligHt

Sun2nov20147.30pm

elgar CarillonBeethoven Piano Concerto No 5 (‘Emperor’) SallyBeamishEqual Voices(world premiere, LSO commission)

Gianandreanoseda conductornelsonFreirepianomarcusFarnsworth baritonelondonSymphonychorusLSOcommissionsupportedbySusieThomson

Tue11andThu13nov20147.30pmubs soundscaPes: lso artist Portrait

denis matsuevBalakirev Russiarachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2rachmaninov Symphony No 3

ValeryGergiev conductordenismatsuevpiano

Wed26nov20147.30pmlondon symPHony cHorus

racHmaninov vesPersJonathandove The Passing of the Yearrachmaninov All-Night Vigil (‘Vespers‘)

Simonhalsey conductorlondonSymphonychorus

december 2014

Sun7dec20147.30pm

Brahms Symphony No 3Brahms Piano Concerto No 2

danielhardingconductoremanuelaxpiano

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Beethoven Overture: EgmontStravinsky Symphony in Three Movements rimsky-Korsakov ScheherazadePlease note start time

Thu11dec20147.30pmlso on Film

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Sun14dec20147.30pmlso brass ensemble & london symPHony cHorus

cHristmas concertSimonhalsey conductorlondonSymphonychoruslSocommunitychoirlSoyouthchoir

Join the LSO’s massed voices and Brass Ensemble in this celebration of Christmas, including traditional carols.

Thu18dec20147.30pm

Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4mahler Symphony No 1 (‘Titan’)

nikolajZnaider conductorrudolfBuchbinderpiano

january 2015

Sun11Jan20157.30pm


SirSimonrattle conductorSallymatthews PerimarkPadmorenarratorKateroyalsopranoBernardaFinkaltoandrewStaples tenorFlorianBoeschbasslondonSymphonychorusTo take part in an LSO Singing Day including choruses from Schumann’s work, see page 17.

Thu15Jan20157.30pm



Sun18Jan20157.30pm

Verdi Overture: La forza del destinoProkofiev Piano Concerto No 2Falla The Three-Cornered Hatrimsky-KorsakovCapriccio Espagnol

XianZhang conductorValentinalisitsa piano

Sun25Jan20157.30pm

Toshiohosokawa Blossoming IIravel Piano Concerto in G majormahler Symphony No 4

robinTicciaticonductorSimonTrpceskipianoKarencargillmezzo-soprano

February 2015

Sun1Feb20157.30pm

Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3Brahms Symphony No 2

davidafkham conductornicholasangelich piano

Thu5Feb20157.30pm

Berlioz Les nuits d’étéTchaikovsky Symphony No 6

Sirmarkelderconductoralicecoote mezzo-sopranoThisconcertalsoincludestheworldpremiereofanewworkbyPatrickBrennanaspartofthePanufnikYoungComposersScheme,supportedbytheHelenHamlynTrust.

Sun15Feb20157.30pm

liszt Piano Concerto No 2mahler Symphony No 6

Gianandreanoseda conductoraliceSaraottpianoAlice Sara Ott also gives a lunchtime recital at LSO St Luke’s on Thu 20 Nov 2014. See page 18.

Thu19Feb20157.30pm

Balakirev TamaraGlazunov Violin Concerto rachmaninov Symphony No 1

ValeryGergiev conductorromanSimovicviolin

marcH 2015

Sun1mar20157.30pm

debussy La damoiselle éluedebussy La merduruflé Requiem

donaldrunniclesconductorlondonSymphonychorusTo take part in an LSO Singing Day on Duruflé’s Requiem on Sat 7 Feb 2015, see page 17.

Thu5mar20157.30pmeclectica at tHe barbican

järvi & lakatosKristjanJärviconductorrobylakatos violin

Explore an alternative side to violin playing in the run up to the LSO’s International Violin Festival with Hungarian violinist Roby Lakatos.


Thu12mar20157.30pmmicHael tilson tHomas 70tH birtHday galacolinmatthews Hidden VariablesGershwin Concerto in FShostakovich Symphony No 5

michaelTilsonThomasconductoryujaWang piano

Sun15mar20157.30pm

Britten Four Sea InterludesShostakovich Concerto No 1 for Piano, Trumpet and Strings Sibelius Symphony No 2

michaelTilsonThomas conductoryujaWangpianoTo find out more about Sibelius and his music, attend an LSO Discovery Day. See page 17.

aPril 2015

Wed8apr20157.30pm

Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 1liszt A Faust Symphony

GianandreanosedaconductorleonidasKavakos violinPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

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Sun12apr20157.30pm

arvoPärt Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten Britten Violin ConcertoShostakovich Symphony No 6

osmoVänskä conductorGilShaham violinPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds


Thu23apr20157.30pmPierre bouleZ: 90tH birtHday FestivalPierreBoulezLivre pour cordesStravinsky The Rite of SpringPierreBoulez Rituel: in memoriam Bruno Maderna

Petereötvös conductor

Sun26apr20157.30pmlso string ensembleProgramme to be announced

romanSimovic directorPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

Thu30apr20157.30pm

messiaenLes offrandes oubliéesBartók Violin Concerto No 2Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4

TuganSokhiev conductormidori violinPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

may 2015

Sun3may20157.30pm

Glinka Overture: Ruslan and LyudmilaSzymanowski Violin Concerto No 1mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

KrzysztofurbanskiconductornicolaBenedettiviolinPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

Nicola Benedetti also gives a lunchtime recital at LSO St Luke’s on Thu 25 Jun 2015. See page 18.

Thu7may20157.30pm

Brahms Violin ConcertoTchaikovsky Symphony No 5

SemyonBychkov conductorisabelleFaustviolinPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

Tue12may20157.30pm

Balakirev(arrlyapunov) IslameyTchaikovsky Violin ConcertoShostakovich Symphony No 15

ValeryGergiev conductornikolajZnaider violinPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

Sun24may20157.30pm



Christian Tetzlaff also gives a lunchtime recital at LSO St Luke’s on Thu 21 May 2015. See page 18.

To take part in an LSO Singing Day including excerpts from Brahms’ Requiem, see page 17.

june 2015

Tue2Jun20157.30pm

edwardrushtonNew workmendelssohn Violin Concertomahler Symphony No 5

danielhardingconductorJanineJansen violinPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

Sun7Jun20157.30pm

BartókDivertimento for StringsKorngold Violin Concertorachmaninov Symphonic Dances

marinalsopconductorJamesehnesviolinPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

James Ehnes also gives a lunchtime recital at LSO St Luke’s on Thu 11 Jun 2015. See page 18.

Wed10Jun20157.30pm

andréPrevin Violin Concertorachmaninov Symphony No 2

andréPrevinconductoranne-Sophiemutter violinPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

Sun14Jun20157.30pm

mozart Violin Concerto No 3mahler Symphony No 1 (‘Titan’)

Bernardhaitink conductoralinaibragimovaviolinPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

Sun21Jun20157.30pm



Sun28Jun20157.30pm

Programme to includeSibelius Violin Concerto

Pabloheras-casadoconductorJoshuaBellviolinPartoftheLSOInternationalViolinFestivalgenerouslysupportedbyJonathanMoulds

july 2015

Thu2Jul20157.30pm



Sun5Jul20157.30pm




sePtember 2014

Sat20Sep201410.30am–4.30pm,lSoStluke’slso singing day

From bacH to beatlesdavidlawrencedirector

Join a string quartet from the LSO and sing music from one of the greatest composers, and perhaps the greatest pop group, the world has ever known.

october 2014

Sun19oct201410am–5.30pm,BarbicanandlSoStluke’slso discovery day

andrZej PanuFnik

november 2014

Sun9nov20142.30pm,Barbicanlso discovery

Family concert: sPacefor7-to12-year-olds

Featuring music fromholst The Planets

Paulrissmann presenter

Sat22nov201411am–4.30pm,lSoStluke’slso singing day

19tH century oratoriosSimonhalseydirector

Your chance to sing with the LSO’s professional choral team, working on choruses from Schumann’s Das Paradies und Die Peri, Mendelssohn’s Elijah and more.

january 2015

Sun11Jan201510am–5.30pm,BarbicanandlSoStluke’slso discovery day

robert scHumann

February 2015

Sat7Feb201511am–4.30pm,lSoStluke’slso singing day

duruFlé requiemSimonhalseydirector

One of the best-loved of all choral works, with fresh insights by the LSO’s Choral Director.

Sun8Feb20152.30pm,Barbicanlso discovery

Family concertfor7-to12-year-olds

marcH 2015

Sun15mar201510am–5.30pm,BarbicanandlSoStluke’slso discovery day

jean sibelius

aPril 2015

Sun26apr20152.30pm,Barbicanlso discovery

Family concertfor7-to12-year-olds

may 2015

Sat9may201511am–4.30pm,lSoStluke’slso singing day

braHms connectionsSimonhalsey director

In the run up to the performance of Brahms Requiem on 24 May, the LSO’s choral director runs a workshop on the music that inspired it: including a Schütz setting of one of the Brahms Requiem texts, a Handel fugue, a Bach chorale and an early Brahms motet.

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june 2015

Wed3Jun201510am–6pm,lSoStluke’slso discovery

PanuFnik young comPosers worksHoPFrançois-Xavierroth conductor

Witness a pivotal point in the process of putting together a new orchestral piece as the LSO works with the latest set of Panufnik Young Composers, under the guidance of composer Colin Matthews and conductor François-Xavier Roth.

Freeentry, telephone booking onlySupportedbytheHelenHamlynTrust

Sat20Jun201510.30am–4.30pm,lSoStluke’slso singing day

aFrican/american journeydavidlawrencedirector

Come and explore with us how early traditional gospel music was borne from its parents of African spirituals and European hymnody. We’ll sing our way through American soul and end up with the contemporary gospel sounds of today, including music by Richard Smallwood.

Sun21Jun10am–5.30pm,BarbicanandlSoStluke’slso discovery day

ludwig van beetHoven

Thu25Jun20157.30pm,Barbicanlso discovery concert

rites oF PassageParticipants of LSO On Track, the orchestra for young musicians from across East London, plus other LSO Discovery projects, present their annual performance at the Barbican.

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BBcradio3young Pianists

Thu2oct20141pm

lisedelaSallepiano

Thu6nov20141pm

KhatiaBuniatishvilipiano

Thu13nov20141pm

Federicocollipiano

Thu20nov20141pm

aliceSaraottpiano

nasH ensemble residency

Thu9oct20141pm

Borodin String Sextet in D minorStravinsky Three Pieces for String Quartet Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence

nashensemble

Thu16oct20141pm

Bruckner Adagio from String Quintet in F major Brahms String Sextet in B-flat major

nashensemble

Thu23oct20141pm

martinu String SextetKrása Tanecdvorák String Sextet in A major

nashensemble

Thu30oct20141pm

Bruch String Quintet in E-flat majorBeethoven String Quintet in C major

nashensemble

natalie clein & Friends

Thu5Feb20151pm

Programme to include Bach Cello Suite No 1 in G majorchopin Cello Sonata in G minor

nataliecleincelloSergioTiempo piano

Thu12Feb20151pm

BachGoldberg Variations arr for string trio

nataliecleincelloKrysztofchorzelskiviola

Thu19Feb20151pm

Programme to includeBach Two-part invention for violin and cello Kodály Duoravel Sonata for violin and cello

nataliecleincelloanthonymarwoodviolin

Thu26Feb20151pm

Programme to include Bach Gamba Sonata No 1 in G major; No 3 in G minor ligeti Solo Cello SonataGyörgyKurtág Selection from ‘Signs, Games and Messages’ for solo cello

nataliecleincellomahanesfahani harpsichord

Haydn Plus

Thu5mar20151pm

meta4StringQuartet

Thu12mar20151pm

ronaldBrautigampiano/fortepiano

Thu19mar20151pm

cuartetocasals

Thu26mar20151pm

aToSTrio

international violinists Part oF tHe lso international violin Festival

Thu21may20151pm

christianTetzlaffviolin

Thu11Jun20151pm

Jamesehnesviolin

Thu18Jun20151pm

Veronikaeberleviolin

Thu25Jun20151pm

nicolaBenedettiviolin

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