Welcome

Welcome to Southbank Centre

We hope you enjoy your visit. We have a Duty Manager available at all times. If you have any queries, please ask a member of staff for assistance.

Eating, drinking and shopping? Enjoy fresh seasonal food for breakfast and lunch, coffee, teas and evening drinks with riverside views at Concrete Cafe, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and Riverside Terrace Cafe, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall. Visit our shops for products inspired by our artistic and cultural programme, iconic buildings and central London location. Explore across the site with Foyles, Pret, Giraffe, Strada, wagamama, YO! Sushi, Le Pain Quotidien, Las Iguanas, ping pong, Spiritland, Honest Burger, Côte Brasserie, Skylon and Topolski. If you wish to get in touch with us following your visit, please contact the Visitor Experience Team at Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX, phone us on 020 3879 9555, or email customer@southbankcentre.co.uk

We look forward to seeing you again soon.

A few points to note for your comfort and enjoyment:

PHOTOGRAPHY is not allowed in the auditorium. LATECOMERS will only be admitted to the auditorium if there is a suitable break in the performance. RECORDING is not permitted in the auditorium without the prior consent of Southbank Centre. Southbank Centre reserves the right to confiscate video or sound equipment and hold it in safekeeping until the performance has ended. MOBILES AND WATCHES should be switched off before the performance begins.

Out now The Spring 2020 edition of our free LPO magazine, Tune In. Copies are available at the Welcome Desk, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall, or phone the LPO office on 020 7840 4200 to receive one in the post. Also available digitally: issuu.com/londonphilharmonic

LPO 2020/21 season: on sale now

Booking for our 2020/21 season is now open, at lpo.org.uk and via the LPO Ticket Office (020 7840 4242).

Pick up a season brochure at Royal Festival Hall this evening, browse and book online at lpo.org.uk, or call 020 7840 4200 to request a brochure by post.

On tour during March Following this evening’s concert the Orchestra, together with conductor Robin Ticciati and tonight’s soloists, will head off for a European tour taking in Luxembourg, Essen, Düsseldorf, Munich, Vienna, Frankfurt and Hanover, before returning for concerts in Eastbourne and Royal Festival Hall at the end of the month. Follow our touring adventures on Twitter or Instagram:

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Brett Dean: new Composer in Residence We are delighted to announce Brett Dean as the LPO’s new Composer in Residence for three years from September 2020. The Orchestra worked closely with Dean on his opera Hamlet in 2017, which was premiered at Glyndebourne to critical acclaim. Our new 2020/21 Royal Festival Hall season features three of his works: The Players, Komarov’s Fall and the Cello Concerto. Dean will also take on the role of Composer Mentor to the LPO’s Young Composers programme, providing guidance and expertise to the five rising stars, and will conduct the annual Debut Sounds showcase of their work. lpo.org.uk/newseason

The London Eye turns 20 From 6–9 March the London Eye hosted a weekend of immersive pod takeovers to celebrate the South Bank landmark’s 20th birthday by showcasing the best that London has to offer. We were delighted to be invited to join the celebrations in a pod featuring a live LPO string quartet: others included West End performances, a sensory experience celebrating the city’s Royal Parks, an ode to the Royal family, and a quintessential British pub!