LSO Spring Guide 2016

London Symphony Orchestra Living Music

‘Gianandrea Noseda whipped up a demonic storm.’

The Independent on Gianandrea Noseda

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LSO Season 2015/16 Spring Concert Guide

SPRING 2016

London’s Symphony Orchestra

The LSO is the capital’s oldest symphony orchestra and one of the world’s finest, with over a century of history behind it and one hundred musicians forming its membership.

Each year the LSO joins forces with the world’s leading conductors and soloists to perform 70 concerts at the Barbican Centre. In the new year, Sir Simon Rattle – the Orchestra’s Music Director Designate – returns for three concerts, including a bold new staging of Debussy’s opera Pelléas et Mélisande, Shakespeare 400 explores the legacy of the literary icon in a series of events at the Barbican and LSO St Luke’s, and LSO Futures throws open the door to the music of 2016.

Beyond our home in the City of London, the LSO performs a further 70 concerts all over the world. Recent tours have taken the Orchestra to all the major European cities and further-flung destinations including the US, Australia, Singapore, India, China and Japan.

The LSO’s work extends far beyond the concert hall, too.

LSO Discovery, our education and community programme, which

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celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015, reaches over 60,000 people

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annually from all walks of life. There are countless opportunities to get

Spring Highlights LSO Concerts at the Barbican BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts at LSO St Luke’s LSO Discovery Events How to Book / Venue Information

involved in eye-opening musical activities at LSO St Luke’s, our venue on Old Street, from attending concerts as a family to participating in community music-making groups. And you can hear the Orchestra on over a hundred (and counting!) releases on our own label, LSO Live, and on iconic soundtracks for numerous films (including 2015 hit Suffragette, four of the Harry Potter films and the six original Star Wars movies).

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WELCOME / SIMON RATTLE ~ LSO.CO.UK

‘There’s an extraordinary quality of freshness, which is very unusual, with an amazing ability to just turn on the moment … so you feel the LSO can go anywhere with you.’

Sir Simon Rattle, LSO Music Director Designate

Simon Rattle Sir Simon Rattle takes you on a journey through the French musical imagination – from Debussy to Dutilleux – in his first series of 2016.

First stop, the mythical kingdom of Allemonde, where two lovers become united by fate and then torn apart by envy. In Pelléas et Mélisande, Debussy’s only opera, no one ever quite says what they mean. But lurking beneath the text lie the hidden truths revealed gradually through the atmospheric music that is this composer’s hallmark and that makes this work a masterpiece. So join us for the operatic event of the year: for two nights only, Pelléas et Mélisande brought to life in the Barbican Hall by Sir Simon Rattle, visionary director Peter Sellars, an all-star cast and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Then celebrate the centenary of musical luminary Henri Dutilleux, with two of his exquisite scores nestled between works by Ravel and Delage.

Expect clarity, colour, consummate craftsmanship and a little je ne sais

SIR SIMON RATTLE CONDUCTS Sat 9 & Sun 10 Jan Debussy Pelléas et Mélisande Peter Sellars director Ben Zamora lighting installation Magdalena Kožená Mélisande Christian Gerhaher Pelléas Gerald Finley Golaud Bernarda Fink Genevieve Franz-Josef Selig Arkel Joshua Bloom The Doctor, The Shepherd London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director Wed 13 Jan Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin Dutilleux L’arbre des songes Delage Four Hindu Poems Dutilleux Métaboles Ravel Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No 2 Leonidas Kavakos violin Susan Gritton soprano

quoi in this symmetrical showcase of France’s grand musical tradition.

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SHAKESPEARE 400 Thu 7, 14, 21 & 28 Jan, LSO St Luke’s BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERTS Sun 7 Feb LSO FAMILY CONCERT: PLAY ON, SHAKESPEARE!

In the 21st century, William Shakespeare has taken on a legendary status.

Tue 16 Feb Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream Sir John Eliot Gardiner conductor Monteverdi Choir

conceived in the English language, and his plays are continually performed,

His dramatic works are considered to be some of the greatest ever studied, re-interpreted and adapted all over the world. His timeless comedies, romances and tragedies explore a profound spectrum of

Thu 25 Feb Smetana Richard III Tchaikovsky Overture: Romeo and Juliet Strauss Macbeth Gianandrea Noseda conductor

human emotions and have provided inspiration for generations of artists.

Many of history’s great composers have taken inspiration from Shakespeare’s work, from the lyrical flow of his words to the bold, vivid emotional journeys mapped out in his plays. In this series of concerts

Fri 26 Feb, LSO St Luke’s FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT Sun 28 Feb LSO DISCOVERY DAY: BERLIOZ & SHAKESPEARE Sun 28 Feb Berlioz Romeo and Juliet – Suite Gianandrea Noseda conductor Images left-to-right: Gianandrea Noseda, Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Opposite page: François-Xavier Roth

marking four centuries since Shakespeare’s death, the LSO explores

‘Our responsibility is to create the same sense of wonder in these works, as the master storyteller does when we read them.’

Gianandrea Noseda

some of the greatest music inspired by his words. Highlights include Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, with the music interspersed with Shakespeare’s own words, and two concerts with Gianandrea Noseda featuring Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture and an orchestral suite from Berlioz’s magnum opus, Romeo and Juliet.

Visit shakespeare400.org for information on all the events taking place across London in 2016.

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Spirit of Today

‘Full of beautifully crafted, endlessly varied sounds and creative extravagance … the performances, led by François-Xavier Roth, were a marvel.’

Ivan Hewett, The Telegraph, on LSO Futures in 2013

March 2016 sees the return of LSO Futures, a week of concerts, workshops and a conference spearheaded by conductor François-Xavier Roth, exploring the diversity of contemporary music and featuring the first performances of no fewer than ten works.

A pair of concerts under the incisive direction of François-Xavier Roth, who has played a pivotal role in the LSO’s Panufnik Composers Scheme since its creation ten years ago, form the centrepiece of the series, each presenting a world premiere by LSO composer scheme alumni.

Dr Glaser’s Experiment, by Darren Bloom, brings together a chamber orchestra, live video and immersive light-design to place the audience in the middle of the performance, while Elizabeth Ogonek’s Sleep & Unremembrance is a hyperactive ten-minute romp for full symphony orchestra.

Book-ending LSO Futures are two concerts conducted by leading British composer Thomas Adès, showcasing his own mesmerising works alongside scores that inspired their creation by Brahms, Sibelius and Franck.

Meanwhile in January, Roth sets the scene for LSO Futures with After Romanticism, a curated series that traces a journey through music composed on the cusp of modernity, with revolutionary scores

by Webern, Berg, Mahler and Strauss.

AFTER ROMANTICISM As one era rolled into the next, we explore music on the cusp of change Thu 21 Jan Wagner Prelude to Act I from ‘Parsifal’ Berg Seven Early Songs Mahler Symphony No 5 Sun 24 Jan, Barbican & LSO St Luke’s LSO DISCOVERY DAY Sun 24 Jan Webern Im Sommerwind Berg Violin Concerto Strauss Ein Heldenleben

LSO FUTURES Exploring the diversity of contemporary music and the work of living composers Wed 9 Mar, LSO St Luke’s Getting it Right?

New Music and Dance Conference in collaboration with Guildhall ResearchWorks

Fri 11 Mar, LSO St Luke’s Panufnik Composers Workshop Sun 13 Mar LSO Futures Afternoon Concert, LSO St Luke’s Darren Bloom Dr Glaser’s Experiment Thomas Adès Chamber Symphony Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No 1 Orchestral Artistry Concert, Guildhall School Berio Folk Songs (chamber version) LSO Futures Evening Concert, Barbican Ligeti Atmosphères Elizabeth Ogonek Sleep & Unremembrance Berio Sinfonia SEE PAGE 11 FOR BOOKING DETAILS

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SPRING 2016 LSO BARBICAN CONCERTS

JANUARY 2016

Wed 13 Jan 2016 7.30pm

Thu 21 Jan 2016 7.30pm

SIR SIMON RATTLE

AFTER ROMANTICISM

Sun 3 Jan 2016 7pm

Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin Dutilleux L’arbre des songes Delage Four Hindu Poems Dutilleux Métaboles Ravel Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No 2

Wagner Prelude to Act I from ‘Parsifal’ Berg Seven Early Songs Mahler Symphony No 5

NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN Tchaikovsky Overture: Hamlet Korngold Violin Concerto Prokofiev Symphony No 5 Nicholas Collon conductor Tai Murray violin National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain Sat 9 & Sun 10 Jan 2016 7pm SIR SIMON RATTLE

LEONIDAS KAVAKOS (13 JAN)

LSO BARBICAN CONCERT LISTINGS ~ LSO.CO.UK

LOVE AND TRIUMPH

François-Xavier Roth conductor Camilla Tilling soprano Sun 24 Jan 2016 7pm AFTER ROMANTICISM

A HERO’S LIFE Sun 17 Jan 2016 7pm

ELEGIAC OUTPOURINGS

Debussy Pelléas et Mélisande (semi-staged performance)

Tchaikovsky Overture: The Tempest Elgar Cello Concerto Dvorˇák Symphony No 7

Produced by the LSO and the Barbican Part of the LSO’s 2015/16 Season and Barbican Presents Multi-buy and group discounts do not apply to these concerts

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Sir Simon Rattle conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin Susan Gritton soprano

PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Peter Sellars director Ben Zamora ligthing installation Magdalena Kožená Mélisande Christian Gerhaher Pelléas Gerald Finley Golaud Bernarda Fink Genevieve Franz-Josef Selig Arkel Joshua Bloom The Doctor, The Shepherd London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director

ALISA WEILERSTEIN (17 JAN)

REFLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS

Webern Im Sommerwind Berg Violin Concerto Strauss Ein Heldenleben François-Xavier Roth conductor Renaud Capuçon violin 5.30pm LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists Berg songs and chamber music

Pablo Heras-Casado conductor Alisa Weilerstein cello

Sun 31 Jan 2016 7pm

5.30pm LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists Dvorˇák Piano Trio in E minor (‘Dumky’)

AN ITALIAN JOURNEY Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Respighi Roman Trilogy (Fountains of Rome – Pines of Rome – Roman Festivals)

LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists feature recitals by postgraduate musicians from the Guildhall School, some of whom are studying on the Orchestral Artistry course in association with the LSO. Find out more at lso.co.uk/lsoplatforms

Sir Antonio Pappano conductor Alice Sara Ott piano

FEBRUARY 2016

Tue 16 Feb 2016 7.30pm

Wed 3 Feb 2016 7.30pm

Mendelssohn Symphony No 1 (London version) Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream

LSO STRING ENSEMBLE Elgar Introduction and Allegro Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis Britten Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge Roman Simovic director LSO String Ensemble

SHAKESPEARE 400

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conductor Monteverdi Choir SIMON TRPCˇESKI (25 FEB)

Thu 25 Feb 2016 7.30pm SHAKESPEARE 400

Sun 7 Feb 2016 2.30pm, Barbican SHAKESPEARE 400

FAMILY CONCERT: PLAY ON, SHAKESPEARE! Suitable for 7- to 12-year-olds

ROMAN SIMOVIC (3 FEB)

MACBETH

JANINE JANSEN (28 FEB)

Smetana Richard III Liszt Piano Concerto No 2 Tchaikovsky Overture: Romeo and Juliet Strauss Macbeth

Timothy Redmond conductor Aileen Gonsalves director

Gianandrea Noseda conductor Simon Trpcˇeski piano

Shakespeare needs the help of Puck and the Orchestra to get over his writer’s block!

With music inspired by the Bard’s plays, expect love, war, laughter and magic.

Sun 28 Feb 2016 7pm SHAKESPEARE 400

ROMEO AND JULIET For crèche information and pre-concert foyer activities visit lso.co.uk/families

SIR JOHN ELIOT GARDINER (16 FEB)

‘Gardiner makes [the LSO] fizz with excitement’.’

Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 2 Berlioz Romeo and Juliet – Suite Gianandrea Noseda conductor Janine Jansen violin 5.30pm LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists Songs based on Shakespeare texts

THE TIMES ON SIR JOHN ELIOT GARDINER WITH THE LSO SEE PAGE 11 FOR BOOKING DETAILS

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MARCH 2016

Sun 13 Mar 2016 6pm, Guildhall School Lecture Recital Room

APRIL 2016

LSO FUTURES DAY

Wed 9 Mar 2016 7.30pm LSO COMPOSER FOCUS

THOMAS ADÈS

ORCHESTRAL ARTISTRY: FREE CHAMBER CONCERT

Sun 3 Apr 2016 7pm

A DAZZLING VIOLIN MASTERWORK

Berio Folk Songs (chamber version)

Free entry, no ticket required

Nielsen Overture: Masquerade Sibelius Symphony No 3 Anders Hillborg Exquisite Corpse Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Thomas Adès conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter violin Samuel Dale Johnson baritone

Wed 16 Mar 2016 7.30pm

Alan Gilbert conductor Joshua Bell violin

Supported by the Atkin Foundation

THOMAS ADÈS

Sun 13 Mar 2016

Thomas Adès Asyla Sibelius Violin Concerto Franck Symphony in D minor

Thomas Adès Polaris Brahms Violin Concerto Thomas Adès Brahms; Tevot

LSO FUTURES DAY

4PM LSO ST LUKE’S CONCERT Darren Bloom Dr Glaser’s Experiment (world premiere, LSO commission) * Thomas Adès Chamber Symphony Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No 1 François-Xavier Roth conductor LSO Chamber Orchestra

7PM BARBICAN CONCERT Ligeti Atmosphères Elizabeth Ogonek Sleep & Unremembrance (world premiere, Panufnik commission) † Berio Sinfonia François-Xavier Roth conductor Synergy Vocals * Commission supported by the PRS for Music Foundation and The Britten-Pears Foundation. † Commission supported

by Helen Hamlyn Trust. LSO Futures multibuy discount applies to these two concerts, see page 11 for details.

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Elim Chan conductor Guildhall School musicians

LSO COMPOSER FOCUS

ALAN GILBERT (3 & 7 APR)

Thomas Adès conductor Christian Tetzlaff violin

Thu 7 Apr 2016 7.30pm

NORDIC SAGAS Sibelius En Saga Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 2 Nielsen Symphony No 4 (‘The Inextinguishable’)

Sun 20 Mar 2016 7pm

A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL

Alan Gilbert conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

Schumann Scenes from Goethe’s ‘Faust’ Daniel Harding conductor Christian Gerhaher Faust Christiane Karg Gretchen Christianne Stotijn Noth Alastair Miles Mephistopheles Andrew Staples Ariel London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director Choir of Eltham College

LSO BARBICAN CONCERT LISTINGS / BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERTS ~ LSO.CO.UK

5.30pm LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists Nielsen Wind Quintet

Supported by LSO Patrons

ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER (9 MAR)

‘Energising, contemporary [and] inclusive.’

GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE ON ALAN GILBERT

BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERTS SHAKESPEARE 400 Celebrate Shakespeare and his 400-year legacy in this series exploring his words in music.

Thu 7 Jan 2016 1pm, LSO St Luke’s

GOULD PIANO TRIO Schumann Excerpts from ‘Novelletten’ Korngold Much Ado About Nothing – Suite Beethoven Piano Trio in D Major (‘Ghost’) Gould Piano Trio Thu 14 Jan 2016 1pm, LSO St Luke’s

Thu 21 Jan 2016 1pm, LSO St Luke’s

JAMES GILCHRIST & ANNA TILBROOK Programme includes: Arne Where the bee sucks Haydn She never told her love Schubert An Sylvia; Ständchen Wolf Bottom’s Dream Quilter Under the greenwood tree Warlock Pretty ring time Parry When icicles hang by the wall Tippett Three Songs for Ariel Dring It was a lover and his lass and four composers’ realisations of ‘Take, O take, those lips away’

PAVEL HAAS QUARTET RESIDENCY This exhilarating chamber group from the Czech Republic are in residence for four concerts.

They bring the fierce modernism of Bartók, the anguished sonorities of Smetana and the lush Romanticism of Schubert to the Jerwood Hall.

Iestyn Davies countertenor Elizabeth Kenny lute

Smetana String Quartet No 2 in D minor String Quartet No 1 in E minor (‘From my Life’) Pavel Haas Quartet Thu 11 Feb 2016 1pm, LSO St Luke’s Prokofiev String Quartet No 1 in B minor Bartók String Quartet No 5 Pavel Haas Quartet Thu 18 Feb 2016 1pm, LSO St Luke’s

James Gilchrist tenor Anna Tilbrook piano

Shostakovich String Quartet No 10 in A-flat minor Piano Quintet in G minor

Thu 28 Jan 2016 1pm, LSO St Luke’s

Pavel Haas Quartet Denis Kozhukin piano

IESTYN DAVIES & ELIZABETH KENNY Programme includes: Johnson Hark, hark! the lark; Where the bee sucks Purcell If music be the food of love Dowland Fortune Humfrey A poor soul sat sighing Morley It was a lover and his lasse Banister Arise ye subterranean winds; Come unto these yellow sands; Full fathom five Jones Farewell, dear love Anon When that I was and a little tiny boy; Fortune my foe; Tom Of Bedlam; The Willow Song; John come kiss me now; My dear, my Amphitrite

Thu 4 Feb 2016 1pm, LSO St Luke’s

BBC SINGERS Thu 25 Feb 2016 1pm, LSO St Luke’s

Kodály An Ode for Music Giles Swayne Three Shakespeare Songs Wood Full fathom five; It was a lover and his lass Jaakko Mäntyjärvi Four Shakespeare Songs Cecilia McDowall When time is broke (world premiere) Paul Mealor Let Fall the Windows of Mine Eyes Vaughan Williams Three Shakespeare Songs David Hill conductor BBC Singers

Schubert String Quintet in C major Pavel Haas Quartet Danjulo Ishizaka cello

PAVEL HAAS QUARTET (FEB)

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EXPLORE AND DISCOVER

MUSIC IN-DEPTH

FOR ALL

FUTURES

Sun 24 Jan 2016 10am–5pm, Barbican and LSO St Luke’s

Fri 29 Jan, 12 Feb, 4 Mar 2016 12.30–1.15pm, LSO St Luke’s

Wed 9 Mar 2016 10am–6pm, LSO St Luke’s

LSO SING

LSO DISCOVERY DAY

LSO DISCOVERY

LSO FUTURES / GUILDHALL

Suitable for everyone over 5

A conference in collaboration with Guildhall ResearchWorks

Rachel Leach presenter

Julian Anderson curator Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker key speaker

AFTER ROMANTICISM

FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERTS TEXTURE AND LIGHT

LSO CHORAL SINGING DAY

Join conductor François-Xavier Roth in a morning Barbican rehearsal, followed by an afternoon at LSO St Luke’s exploring the post-Romantic idea of the ‘hero’ guided by expert Stephen Johnson.

29 JAN

Elgar The Dream of Gerontius accompanied by piano

Sun 28 Feb 2016 10am–5pm, Barbican and LSO St Luke’s

Mendelssohn Octet LSO String Ensemble Claire Duckworth leader

Simon Halsey conductor

LSO DISCOVERY DAY

12 FEB

Sun 6 Mar 2016 11am–4.30pm, LSO St Luke’s

A morning watching Gianandrea Noseda guide the LSO through Berlioz’s Romeo and Juliet Suite at the Barbican, with afternoon talks and more at LSO St Luke’s.

Sat 23 Jan 2016 11am–4.30pm, LSO St Luke’s

THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS

LSO CHORAL SINGING DAY

BEETHOVEN’S NINTH

BERLIOZ AND SHAKESPEARE

Beethoven Symphony No 9 (‘Choral’) accompanied by piano Simon Halsey conductor

SOUNDHUB

Mon 21 Mar 2016 7.30pm, LSO St Luke’s LSO SING

COMMUNITY CHOIR CONCERT LSO Community Choir David Lawrence conductor Songs inspired by hope and freedom.

LSO Sing is supported by Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement

Sat 30 Jan 2016 7pm, LSO St Luke’s LSO DISCOVERY

SOUNDHUB SHOWCASE: PHASE II A chance to meet Daniel Kidane and Na’ama Zisser who have spent their year in Soundhub pushing their work in diverse directions with new chamber pieces written for musicians from the LSO.

LSO DISCOVERY EVENTS / BOOKING & VENUE INFORMATION ~ LSO.CO.UK

This one-day conference, the third in a series of Guildhall ResearchWorks/LSO Getting it right? conferences, brings together leading figures and emerging artists from the worlds of new music and dance to explore the dynamic relationship between the two disciplines.

4 MAR

Debussy Cello Sonata Barriere Sonata Number 10 Paganini Variations on a Theme by Rossini (‘Moses’) Eve-Marie Caravassilis cello Daniel Gardner cello Fri 26 Feb 2016 12.30–1.15pm, LSO St Luke’s

Fri 11 Mar 2016 10am–1.30pm & 2.30–6pm LSO St Luke’s LSO FUTURES

PANUFNIK COMPOSERS WORKSHOPS

Korngold Nine Shakespeare Songs

Featuring new works by: Patrick Giguère, Bethan Morgan-Williams, Deborah Pritchard, Daniel Lewis Fardon, Daniel Moreira, Ewan Campbell plus works from 2014’s composers Jack Sheen, Michael Taplin

Guildhall School musicians Rachel Leach presenter

London Symphony Orchestra François-Xavier Roth conductor

LSO DISCOVERY

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Guildhall School harpists perform works

by Ravel and Debussy

GETTING IT RIGHT? NEW MUSIC AND DANCE

FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERT SHAKESPEARE 400 Suitable for everyone over 5

LSO Discovery Free Lunchtime Concerts are supported by the Rothschild Charities Committee, the Schroder Charity Trust and LSO Friends

Free entry, booking essential Supported by the Helen Hamlyn Trust

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EATING & DRINKING

TICKETS

REFRESH AND RELAX

BARBICAN CONCERT TICKETS

BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERTS

Barbican Foyer Bars and Cafés: The ideal place to meet and catch up.

£10 £16 £22 £29 £40 + booking fee per transaction of £3 online or £4 by phone

Barbican Martini Bar (Level 1): Choose from classic and modern martinis, or a glass of bubbly.

National Youth Orchestra (3 Jan) £10 £16 £22 £29 + fees as above

£12 (£10 concessions) + fees as LSO Singing Days Book any four concerts for £9 each

Barbican Kitchen (Level G): Offering hot dishes and salads from a counter-top service as well as sandwiches, cakes, teas and coffees.

LSO String Ensemble (3 Feb) £10 £16 £22 + fees as above LSO Family Concert (7 Feb) £5 under-18s, £10 adults + fees as above Suitable for families with 7- to 12-year-olds

Bonfire (Level 1): Juicy burgers, rotisserie chicken and milkshakes in a relaxed atmosphere overlooking the lake. Reservations 020 7382 6180.

Gin Joint by Searcys (Level 2): Offering brasserie dining and the most extensive gin list in the City, with stunning views across the Barbican lakeside. Both full dining and bar menus are available. Reservations 020 7588 3008.

FIND US BARBICAN CENTRE Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS LSO ST LUKE’S UBS and LSO Music Education Centre 161 Old Street, EC1V 9NG The Barbican is in the heart of the City of London with LSO St Luke’s just a five-minute walk away.

See map on back cover Visit lso.co.uk/yourvisit for details of public transport, parking etc.

BONFIRE

Soundhub Showcase (30 Jan) Community Choir Concert (21 Mar) £7 (£5 concessions) + fees as LSO Singing Days

Book 3+ concerts save 15%

GROUPS OF 10 OR MORE

SPECIAL BARBICAN CONCERTS

Receive a 20% discount Call 020 7382 7211 (10am–5pm Mon-Fri) or visit lso.co.uk/groups

Pelléas et Mélisande (9 & 10 Jan) £25 £35 £55 £75 + fees as above SEARCYS GIN JOINT

SPECIAL LSO ST LUKE’S EVENTS

DISABLED VISITORS LSO SINGING & DISCOVERY DAYS LSO Singing Days (23 Jan & 6 Mar) £20 (£15 concessions) + booking fee per transaction of £0.60 online or £0.70 by phone Includes music hire LSO Discovery Days (24 Jan & 28 Feb) £20 (£15 concessions) / £14 afternoon only (from 2.30pm) + fees as LSO Singing Days LSO FUTURES LSO Futures Week pass (9 to 13 Mar) £30 + fees as above Single concert tickets (13 Mar 4pm & 7pm) £10 £16 £22 + fees as above New Music and Dance Conference (9 Mar) £20 (£15 concessions) + fees as above

Join the Barbican Access Membership scheme to inform us of your access requirements.

Members may be eligible for reductions on tickets, limited in number and subject to availability. Full details are available online at barbican.org.uk/access and at the Box Office.

Tickets can be exchanged for another LSO concert or credit vouchers valid for six months, provided that you return them to the Box Office at least 24 hours before the performance (two weeks for group bookings). Administration fee applies.

Calls may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance or training purposes. All discounts are subject to availability and may not be combined.

Information correct at time of going to print.

The LSO reserves the right to change artists or programmes if necessary. Refunds will only be given in the event of a concert being cancelled.

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