London Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven’s Choral Symphony – Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra

February 16, 2020 at Barbican Hall, London London Symphony Orchestra Direction – Sir Simon Rattle Soprano - Iwona Sobotka Mezzo-Soprano - Anna Stéphany Tenor - Robert Murray Baritone - Florian Boesch   Chorus Director – Simon HALSEY London Symphony Chorus   Program Alban Berg– Lulu suite Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphonie n° 9 « Ode à la joie »

CZECH ROOTS – Kazushi Ono directs London Symphony Orchestra

October 20, 2019 at Barbican Hall, London London Symphony Orchestra Direction - Kazushi Ono Soprano - Pavla Vykopalová Alto - Lucie Hilscherová Tenor - Aleš Briscein Bass - Jan Martiník Chorus Director – Simon HALSEY London Symphony Chorus PROGRAM Leoš Janàček – Ballad of Blaník 8’ Antonín Dvořák – The Golden Spinning Wheel 27’ Leoš Janàček – Glagolitic Mass 40’

François-Xavier Roth Conducts Edgar Moreau and the London Symphony Orchestra

“Homage to the young Debussy” 21 January 2018 at the Barbican Hall, London François-Xavier ROTH / conductor Edgar MOREAU / cello Program Richard Wagner Tannhäuser Overture Edouard LALO Concerto for cello Claude DEBUSSY First Suite (First English) Jules MASSENET Le Cid - Suite

Opening concert for the 2018-2019 season - Sir Simon Rattle conducts Philip Cobb and Gavor Tarkovi

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra 16 September 2018 at the Barbican Hall – London Sir Simon RATTLE (UK) /  conductor Philip COBB (UK) / trumpet Gabor TARKOVI / trumpet Elisabeth WATTS / soprano Alice COOTE / mezzo Allan Clayton / tenor London Symphony Orchestra Chorus Childrens Chorus Program Harrison BIRTWISTLE - Fanfare 3’ Gustav HOLST - Egdon Heath 15’ Mark-Anthony TURNAGE - Dispelling the Fears (For two trumpets) 20’ Benjamin BRITTEN - Spring Symphony Op 44 45’

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Janine Jansen

Recored 5 February 2017 at the Barbican Hall – London Sir Antonio Pappano / conductor Janine Jansen / violin Program JEAN SIBELIUS / The Oceanides
LEONARD BERNSTEIN  / Serenade CARL NIELSEN / Symphony No.4

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Christian Tetzlaff and the London Symphony Orchestra

September 14 2017 at the Barbican Hall, London Sir Simon Rattle’s first concert as Music Director of the LSO Sir Simon RATTLE / conductor Christian TETZLAFF/ violin Program: Helene GRIME Fanfare (commissioned by the LSO) ADES Asyla BIRTWISTLE Concerto for violin KNUSSEN Symphony No3 ELGAR Enigma Variations No3 Famed for the profound sincerity of his playing, his technical assurance and his convincing interpretations, Christian Tetzlaff is internationally recognized as one of the most important violinists on today’s musical stage. For this opening concert of the 2017-2018 season, entirely devoted to 20th century British composers, he will perform Birtwistle’s concerto for violin. After making his debut in the United States with the Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by Christoph von Dohnanyi, he played with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel and Leonard Slatkin in 1997. Christian Tetzlaff was accompanied by the National Orchestra of France for the first time in 2000 in Arnold Schoenberg’s Concerto conducted by Jeffrey Tate and is a regular guest with the Vienna and Stockholm philharmonics and the Boston and Chicago orchestras as well as the London Symphony Orchestra.

Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Matthews, Gershwin and Shostakovich with Yuja Wang

Michael Tilson Thomas, principal guest conductor at the LSO, celebrates his 70th birthday with a British and Russian program, while retaining an accent of America, his native land. He is joined by the sensational young pianist, Yuja Wang, who performs Gershwin’s very popular concerto. And Michael Tilson Thomas will conduct the American première of Colin Matthews’ work, “Hidden Variables”, a commission from the LSO dating from the time Matthews was associate composer at the orchestra. Michael TILSON THOMAS / conductor Yuja WANG / piano COLIN MATTHEWS Hidden Variables GERSHWIN Concerto in F SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony N° 5

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Webern, Berg, Ligeti and Stravinsky with Barbara Hannigan

Sir Simon RATTLE / conductor Barbara HANNIGAN / soprano Program: Anton Webern / Six pieces for orchestra op. 6 Alban Berg / Three fragments from "Wozzeck" op. 7 György Ligeti / Mysteries of the Macabre Igor Stravinsky / The Rite of Spring Canadian Barbara Hannigan brings her phenomenal coloratura soprano voice to the three bravura arias from Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre and the three extracts starring Marie, the doomed heroine of Berg’s Wozzeck. The “sparkling diamonds” of Webern’s Six Orchestral Pieces and Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, dating back nearly a century, but still as fresh, open and close this tremendous program conducted by Simon Rattle.