LSO Summer 2015 Events Guide

London Symphony Orchestra Living Music

Music is surely one of life’s greatest pleasures.

Where better to share this experience than in the open air with the LSO? I can’t wait!

Nicola Benedetti, violin

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LSO Season 2014/15 Summer Concert Guide

SUMMER 2015

London’s Symphony Orchestra

‘We travel the world to celebrate this incredible Orchestra. Londoners can hear it any time they like.’

Valery Gergiev, LSO Principal Conductor

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 a hundred talented 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, our home in the City of London, plus another 70 all over the world. Recent tours have taken the Orchestra to all the major European cities and further-flung destinations including Australia, Singapore, India, China, Japan and the US. Back on home turf, the annual BMW LSO Open Air Classics Concert in Trafalgar Square on 17 May promises to be a highlight of the Orchestra’s summer, featuring conductor Valery Gergiev and star violinist Nicola Benedetti performing with the LSO to an audience of thousands.

The LSO’s work extends far beyond the concert hall, too. LSO Discovery, our education and community programme, which celebrates its 25th

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anniversary this summer, reaches over 65,000 people from all walks

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of life every year. There are countless opportunities to get involved in

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

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.

You can also hear the Orchestra on over a hundred (and counting!) releases on our own label, LSO Live, and on iconic soundtracks for numerous films (including recent hit The Imitation Game, four of the Harry Potter films and six Star Wars movies).

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WELCOME / BMW LSO OPEN AIR CLASSICS ~ LSO.CO.UK

‘The LSO’s zestful performance splendidly blasted the Square’s pigeons into the air.’

The Times on BMW LSO Open Air Classics

BMW LSO Open Air Classics LIVE CONCERT IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIANS

LSO Principal Conductor Valery Gergiev’s Revolutionary Russians series comes to its thrilling conclusion this summer.

On 17 May, the LSO will take to the stage in Trafalgar Square under the baton of Valery Gergiev for the fourth annual BMW LSO Open Air Classics concert – a unique opportunity to experience the breathtaking sound of a world-class symphony orchestra in one of London’s most iconic landmarks.

This year’s concert concludes Gergiev’s season-long series exploring some of the greatest figures in the history of Russian music, this time focusing on three of Shostakovich’s best-loved scores including the show-stopping First Violin Concerto, played by superstar violinist Nicola Benedetti.

The series also continues at the Barbican on 12 May with a programme

Tue 12 May Barbican Hall Balakirev (arr Lyapunov) Islamey Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No 15 Sun 17 May Trafalgar Square Shostakovich Festive Overture Passacaglia and Burlesque from Violin Concerto No 1 Movements from Jazz Suites * Symphony No 1 Valery Gergiev conductor Nicola Benedetti violin Paul Rissmann presenter LSO On Track Young Musicians * Guildhall School Musicians *

exploring the dazzling variety of Russian music, from Tchaikovsky’s soaring, lyrical Violin Concerto to Shostakovich’s enigmatic final symphony, a summation of his life’s work.

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‘Twelve of the world’s top violinists and some of the world’s top instruments.’

LSO International Violin Festival The LSO International Violin Festival is generously supported by Jonathan Moulds

Jonathan Moulds on the LSO International Violin Festival MEDIA PARTNER

Between April and June, the LSO brings together a line-up of superstar soloists for a celebration of all things violin.

At the heart of the Festival are twelve concerts on the Barbican stage, showcasing some of the world’s most brilliant soloists – including Gil Shaham, Nicola Benedetti, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Joshua Bell, Leonidas Kavakos, Janine Jansen and more – and the cornerstones of the violin concerto repertoire.

These show-stopping concerts are combined with a programme of extra events. At LSO St Luke’s, four leading violinists deliver a series of BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts; you can get closer to the music through LSO Discovery events, including four free lunchtime recitals; and The Strad, media partners of the Festival, host three free The Strad Sundays, with makers exhibitions during the day where you can find out more about the art of violin-making, followed by panel discussions with expert speakers. lso.co.uk/violinfestival

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LSO INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN FESTIVAL Wed 8 Apr Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 1 Leonidas Kavakos violin

Sun 24 May Beethoven Violin Concerto Christian Tetzlaff violin

Sun 12 Apr Britten Violin Concerto Gil Shaham violin

Tue 2 Jun Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Janine Jansen violin

Thu 30 Apr Bartók Violin Concerto No 2 Midori violin

Sun 7 Jun Korngold Violin Concerto James Ehnes violin

Sun 3 May Szymanowski Violin Concerto No 1 Nicola Benedetti violin

Wed 10 Jun André Previn Violin Concerto (‘Anne-Sophie’) Anne-Sophie Mutter violin

Thu 7 May Brahms Violin Concerto Isabelle Faust violin Tue 12 May Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Nikolaj Znaider violin

Sun 14 Jun Mozart Violin Concerto No 3 Alina Ibragimova violin Sun 28 Jun Sibelius Violin Concerto Joshua Bell violin

LSO DISCOVERY AT 25 HIGHLIGHTS

‘LSO Discovery has helped transform the international landscape of orchestra music education programmes.’

BBC Music Magazine

LSO Discovery

5 Jun Composer Workshops

25 Jun Pictures in Music

12 Jun Free Lunchtime Concert

26 Jun Free Lunchtime Concert

13 Jun Soundhub Showcase

5 Jul Rattle & LSO Discovery

20 Jun Community Singing Day 21 Jun Discovery Day

7 Jul Woodwind Academy Concert

23 Jun Take a Bow

12 Jul Concert for Under 5s

In 2015 LSO Discovery, the Orchestra’s world-leading music education and community programme, celebrates a quarter of a century.

It all began in the late 1980s, when LSO cellist Frances Saunders began to explore how the Orchestra could incorporate education work into its schedule. In 1990 the LSO appointed its first Head of Education

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Education and outreach is now an inextricable part of the LSO’s DNA. By including LSO Discovery participants in the highest profile events, such as international tours, the 2012 Olympic Games and concerts with Sir Simon Rattle, the LSO demonstrates its belief in the immutable place of music education as the foundation of all great music-making.

Join us this summer for a series of events celebrating LSO Discovery in all its colour and variety, from emerging composer workshops and a community singing day to Barbican concerts with the full Orchestra.

For full listings of anniversary activities, visit lso.co.uk/lsodiscovery LSO Discovery activities would not be possible without the generous support of Trusts and Foundations, Patrons and Corporate Partners.

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SUMMER 2015 LSO BARBICAN CONCERTS APRIL 2015

Sun 12 Apr 2015 7.30pm

Sun 26 Apr 2015 7.30pm

LSO INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN FESTIVAL

LSO INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN FESTIVAL

Wed 8 Apr 2015 7.30pm

VIOLIN FESTIVAL LAUNCH

Arvo Pärt Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten Britten Violin Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No 6

Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 1 Liszt A Faust Symphony

Osmo Vänskä conductor Gil Shaham violin

Schubert arr Mahler Death and the Maiden Shostakovich arr Pushkarev Sonata for Violin, Percussion and String Orchestra Shostakovich Chamber Symphony in C minor

LSO INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN FESTIVAL

STIRRING SHOSTAKOVICH

Gianandrea Noseda conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin 6pm LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists String music by Shostakovich

10am–5.30pm Violin Makers Exhibition Fountain Room, Barbican 6pm Panel Discussion A Guide to Violin Sound Can you tell the difference between a Strad and a factory-made violin from sound alone?

A lively panel debate on what makes one instrument sound so different from another – including demonstrations by LSO Leader Roman Simovic.

LSO INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN FESTIVAL

PIERRE BOULEZ: 90TH BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL Pierre Boulez Livre pour cordes Stravinsky The Rite of Spring Pierre Boulez Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna

BARBICAN LSO CONCERT LISTINGS ~ LSO.CO.UK

Fri 10 Apr 2015 2pm Live on YouTube LSO Artist Conversation with Roman Simovic youtube.com/lso Thu 30 Apr 2015 7.30pm

Thu 23 Apr 2015 7.30pm

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Roman Simovic director

Free entry, no ticket required

Free entry, no ticket required

PIERRE BOULEZ (23 APR)

LSO STRING ENSEMBLE

Peter Eötvös conductor 9.45pm LSO Aftershock, Stalls Foyer LSO musicians and LSO Soundhub composers perform their own tributes to Pierre Boulez.

ROMAN SIMOVIC (26 APR)

THE HAND OF FATE

Messiaen Les offrandes oubliées Bartók Violin Concerto No 2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 Tugan Sokhiev conductor Midori violin

6pm LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists String chamber music by Bartók 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

ISABELLE FAUST (7 MAY)

MAY 2015

JUNE 2015

Sun 3 May 2015 7.30pm

Tue 12 May 2015 7.30pm

Tue 2 Jun 2015 7.30pm

LSO INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN FESTIVAL

LSO INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN FESTIVAL

LSO INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN FESTIVAL

Glinka Overture: Ruslan and Lyudmila Szymanowski Violin Concerto No 1 Mussorgsky PIctures at an Exhibition

Balakirev (arr Lyapunov) Islamey Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No 15

Edward Rushton I nearly went, there Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Mahler Symphony No 5

Krzysztof Urban´ski conductor Nicola Benedetti violin

Valery Gergiev conductor Nikolaj Znaider violin

Daniel Harding conductor Janine Jansen violin

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION

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6pm LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists Songs by Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky

3–5.30pm Violin Makers Exhibition Fountain Room, Barbican

Sun 24 May 2015 7.30pm

Free entry, no ticket required

LSO INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN FESTIVAL

6pm Panel Discussion Surviving Orchestral Auditions From preparing excerpts to excelling in your first trial, get the inside view from LSO players on landing your dream orchestral job. With LSO First Violin Maxine Kwok-Adams and Director of Music at the Guildhall School, Jonathan Vaughan.

Free entry, no ticket required Thu 7 May 2015 7.30pm LSO INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN FESTIVAL

RADIANT REFLECTIONS ON LIFE Beethoven Violin Concerto Brahms German Requiem Daniel Harding conductor Christian Tetzlaff violin Dorothea Röschmann soprano Matthias Goerne baritone London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director 6pm LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists Chamber music for strings by Beethoven

Semyon Bychkov conductor Isabelle Faust violin 6pm LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists String music by Brahms

Sun 7 Jun 2015 7.30pm LSO INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN FESTIVAL

THE MANY FACES OF RACHMANINOV DANIEL HARDING (24 MAY)

Bartók Divertimento for Strings Korngold Violin Concerto Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances Marin Alsop conductor James Ehnes violin

ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER (10 JUN)

6pm LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists Chamber music for strings by Korngold Wed 10 Jun 2015 7.30pm LSO INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN FESTIVAL

ROMANTIC GREATS

André Previn Violin Concerto (‘Anne-Sophie’) Rachmaninov Symphony No 2

ROMANTIC GREATS

Brahms Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5

MAHLER’S HEARTACHE AND PASSION

‘Mutter remains a truly first class draw.’

André Previn conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter violin

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JUNE 2015 continued

JULY 2015

Sun 14 Jun 2015 7.30pm

Sun 28 Jun 2015 7.30pm

Thu 2 Jul 2015 7.30pm

LSO INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN FESTIVAL

LSO INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN FESTIVAL

SIR SIMON RATTLE

Mozart Violin Concerto No 3 Mahler Symphony No 1 (‘Titan’)

Sibelius Violin Concerto Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Bernard Haitink conductor Alina Ibragimova violin

Pablo Heras-Casado conductor Joshua Bell violin

Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 Dvorˇák The Wild Dove Dvorˇák Slavonic Dance No 4 in D major Dvorˇák The Golden Spinning Wheel

MAHLER’S TITANIC FIRST

Sun 21 Jun 2015 7.30pm

CHORAL SYMPHONY Beethoven Overture: Leonore No 2 Beethoven Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Beethoven Symphony No 9 (‘Choral’) Bernard Haitink conductor Erin Wall soprano Karen Cargill mezzo-soprano Steve Davislim tenor Hanno Müller-Brachmann bass-baritone London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director Thu 25 Jun 2015 7.30pm LSO DISCOVERY AT 25

PICTURES IN MUSIC Elim Chan conductor The LSO and young people from across East London present a spectacular evening based around Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and a suffragette anthem; with other popular classics.

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BERLIOZ’S OPIUM-FUELLED PASSIONS

JOSHUA BELL (28 JUN)

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3–5.30pm Violin Makers Exhibition Fountain Room, Barbican Free entry, no ticket required 6pm Panel Discussion Making Instrument Lessons Fun for Kids Explore how to make instrumental lessons engaging for school-age children, regardless of experience, background and ambition, with LSO Sub-Principal Second Violin Sarah Quinn, Junior Guildhall Head of Strings and English National Opera Cello William Bruce and Havering Music Manager Karen Tweddle.

Free entry, no ticket required The LSO International Violin Festival is generously supported by Jonathan Moulds

‘The optimum balance of gravitas and grace.’

THE GUARDIAN ON ALINA IBRAGIMOVA WITH THE LSO

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

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Krystian Zimerman piano

ALINA IBRAGIMOVA (14 JUN)

Sun 5 Jul 2015 7.30pm LSO DISCOVERY AT 25

RATTLE & LSO DISCOVERY Jonathan Dove The Monster in the Maze (children’s opera – UK premiere, LSO co-commission) Walton Symphony No 1 (LSO members sideby-side with Guildhall School musicians) Sir Simon Rattle conductor Andrew Rees Theseus Yvonne Howard Mother Joshua Bloom Daedalus Guildhall School Musicians LSO Discovery Choirs LSO Community Choir Simon Halsey choral director Thomas Guthrie stage director Rhys Jarman designer

ACROSS LONDON NICOLA BENEDETTI (17 MAY)

LANDMARK LOCATIONS Sun 17 May 2015 6.30pm, Trafalgar Square

BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERTS

Thu 21 May 2015 1pm, LSO St Luke’s

CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF

BMW LSO OPEN AIR CLASSICS: SHOSTAKOVICH

Bach Violin Partita No 2 in D minor BWV 1004 Bach Violin Sonata No 3 in C major BWV 1005

Shostakovich Festive Overture Passacaglia and Burlesque from Violin Concerto No 1 Movements from Jazz Suites * Symphony No 1

Christian Tetzlaff violin

Valery Gergiev conductor Nicola Benedetti violin Paul Rissmann presenter LSO On Track Young Musicians * Guildhall School Musicians *

JAMES EHNES

Thu 11 Jun 2015 1pm, LSO St Luke’s

‘An authoritative interpreter of the highest class.’

THE GUARDIAN ON CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF WITH THE LSO

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Beethoven Violin Sonata No 10 in G major Op 96 Brahms Violin Sonata No 3 in D minor Op 108 James Ehnes violin Steven Osborne piano Thu 18 Jun 2015 1pm, LSO St Luke’s

CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF (21 MAY)

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EDWARD GARDNER (24 JUN)

VIOLIN RECITALS

Wed 24 Jun 2015 8pm, St Paul’s Cathedral CITY OF LONDON FESTIVAL

HAYDN’S CREATION

VERONIKA EBERLE Beethoven Violin Sonata No 3 in E-flat major Op 12 No 3 Schumann Violin Sonata No 2 in D minor Op 121 Veronika Eberle violin Michail Lifits piano

Haydn The Creation Edward Gardner conductor Sarah Tynan soprano Robert Murray tenor Neal Davies bass London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director

Thu 25 Jun 2015 1pm, LSO St Luke’s

NICOLA BENEDETTI Mozart Violin Sonata in E minor K304 Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9 in A major (‘Kreutzer’) Nicola Benedetti violin Alexei Grynyuk piano

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EXPLORE AND DISCOVER LSO SING Sat 9 May 2015 11am–4.30pm, LSO St Luke’s LSO CHORAL SINGING DAY

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Sun 21 Jun 2015 10am–5.30pm, Barbican and LSO St Luke’s

Fri 1 May 2015 12.30–1.15pm, LSO St Luke’s

Fri 17 Apr 2015 7pm, LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERY

FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERT

LSO DISCOVERY

LSO DISCOVERY AT 25

Suitable for over 5s

Includes works by Maxim Boon, Helen Papaionnou, Laurie Tompkins, Laurence Osborn, Robert Szymanek and Arron Holloway-Nahum.

LSO DISCOVERY DAY: BEETHOVEN Featuring access to a morning LSO rehearsal, an afternoon talk by Tom Service, and a performance of Beethoven’s ‘Razumovsky’ String Quartet Op 59 No 1.

Simon Halsey conductor In the run-up to the performance of Brahms’ Requiem on 24 May, the LSO’s choral director runs a singing 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.

Sat 20 Jun 2015 10.30am–4.30pm, LSO St Luke’s LSO COMMUNITY SINGING DAY / LSO DISCOVERY AT 25

AFRICAN AMERICAN JOURNEY David Lawrence conductor

Come and explore how early traditional gospel music evolved from African spirituals and European hymnody. We’ll sing our way through American soul and end up with the contemporary gospel sounds of today.

LSO Sing is supported by The John S Cohen Foundation, The J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust, and Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement

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David Alberman violin Rachel Leach presenter Fri 22 May 2015 12.30–1.15pm, LSO St Luke’s LSO DISCOVERY

FOR FAMILIES Sun 26 Apr 2015 2.30pm, Barbican

SOUNDHUB SHOWCASE

Supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the Hinrichsen Foundation

FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERT

Fri 5 Jun 2015 10am–1pm & 2–6pm, LSO St Luke’s

Suitable for over 5s

LSO DISCOVERY AT 25

Roman Simovic violin Rachel Leach presenter

François-Xavier Roth conductor

PANUFNIK COMPOSERS WORKSHOP

FAMILY CONCERT: DOGS DON’T DO BALLET

Fri 12 Jun 2015 12.30pm, LSO St Luke’s

Witness a pivotal point in the process of putting together a new orchestral piece.

LSO DISCOVERY AT 25

Free entry, booking essential

Suitable for 7- to 12-year-olds

FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERT

Timothy Redmond conductor Rachel Leach presenter

Guildhall School violinists Rachel Leach presenter

Based on Anna Kemp’s hit children’s book Dogs Don’t Do Ballet, plus movements from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.

Fri 26 Jun 2015 12.30pm, LSO St Luke’s

For crèche information and pre-concert foyer activities visit lso.co.uk/bringyourfamily

FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERT

LSO DISCOVERY

Fri 10 Jul 2015 12.30–1.15pm, LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERY AT 25

Maxine Kwok-Adams violin Philip Nolte violin Rachel Leach presenter

STORYTELLING FOR UNDER-5s

This concert is also being live streamed at youtube.com/lso

Come and see Vanessa King and LSO players bring a popular children’s story to life through music.

LSO Discovery Free Lunchtime Concerts are supported by the Rothschild Charities Committee

LSO DISCOVERY AT 25

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

Supported by the Helen Hamlyn Trust

Sat 13 Jun 2015 7pm, LSO St Luke’s LSO DISCOVERY AT 25

SOUNDHUB SHOWCASE Includes works by Daniel Kidane and Na’ama Zisser.

Supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the Hinrichsen Foundation

Sun 26 Jul 2015 7.30pm, LSO St Luke’s LSO DISCOVERY

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CONCERT Robert Szymanek composer Digital Technology Group

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EATING & DRINKING

TICKETS

REFRESH AND RELAX

BARBICAN CONCERT TICKETS

SPECIAL LSO ST LUKE’S EVENTS

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

£10 £16 £22 £28 £38 + 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.

Book 3–4 concerts save 15% Book 5+ save 20%

LSO Soundhub Showcase (13 Jun) LSO Digital Technology Group Concert (18 Jul) £7 (£5 concessions) + fees as LSO Singing Days

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

SPECIAL BARBICAN CONCERTS

GROUPS OF 10 OR MORE

LSO String Ensemble (26 Apr) LSO Discovery Pictures in Music (25 Jun) £10 £16 £22 + fees as above

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

LSO Family Concert (26 Apr) £5 under-18s, £10 adults + fees as above Suitable for families with 7- to 12-year-olds

DISABLED VISITORS

Barbican Lounge (Level 1): A chic relaxed ambience in which to enjoy a pre-concert drink or seasonal small plates from the tapas-style menu.

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 SINGING DAYS SEARCYS GIN JOINT

BARBICAN FOODHALL

Full day tickets £17 + booking fee per transaction of £0.60 online or £0.70 by phone (£13.50 concessions) Includes music hire LSO DISCOVERY DAYS Full day tickets £17 (£13.50 concessions) / £12 afternoon only (from 2.30pm) + fees as LSO Singing Days BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERTS

LSO ST LUKE’S UBS and LSO Music Education Centre 161 Old Street, EC1V 9NG

£10 (£9 concessions) + fees as LSO Singing Days Book any four concerts for £8 each

The Barbican is in the heart of the City of London with LSO St Luke’s just a five-minute walk away.

STORYTELLING FOR UNDER-5s

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

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.

£3 children, £5 adults + fees as LSO Singing Days BOOKING INFORMATION

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