What’s On
Fri 2 Oct 2026, 10.30am
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Dvořák Cello Concerto (40’)
- Franck Symphony in D minor (41’)
- Marie Jacquot conductor
- Kian Soltani cello
Fri 2 Oct 2026, 7.30pm
Kian Soltani plays Dvořák
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Dvořák Cello Concerto (40’)
- Franck Symphony in D minor (41’)
- Marie Jacquot conductor
- Kian Soltani cello
Sat 3 Oct 2026, 7.30pm
Kian Soltani plays Dvořák
Brighton
- Dvořák Cello Concerto (40’)
- Franck Symphony in D minor (41’)
- Marie Jacquot conductor
- Kian Soltani cello
Sat 10 – Sun 11 Oct 2026
Central Opera House, Beijing
Tours
- Mozart The Magic Flute
- Dane Lam conductor
Mon 12 Oct 2026, 7.30pm
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing
Tours
- Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 (Scottish)
- Mozart Selections from Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte & Le nozze di Figaro
- Mozart Symphony No. 40, K550
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Changyong Liao baritone
Tue 13 Oct 2026, 7.30pm
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing
Tours
- Mozart Overture, Don Giovanni
- Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466
- Brahms Symphony No. 2
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Gerhard Oppitz piano
Sun 18 Oct 2026, 3.00pm
Scheherazade
Eastbourne
- Glinka Overture, Ruslan and Ludmilla (5’)
- Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (34’)
- Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade (47’)
- Tom Fetherstonhaugh conductor
- Ning Feng violin
Wed 21 Oct 2026, 10.30am
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Brahms Violin Concerto (36’)
- Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony (56’)
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Julia Fischer violin
Wed 21 Oct 2026, 7.30pm
Julia Fischer plays Brahms
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Brahms Violin Concerto (36’)
- Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony (56’)
- Edward Gardner conductor*
- Julia Fischer violin
Fri 23 Oct 2026, 10.30am
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Howell Lamia (20’)
- Mark Simpson Piano Concerto (world premiere) (25’)
- Stravinsky The Firebird (complete ballet score) (45’)
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Tamara Stefanovich piano*
Fri 23 Oct 2026, 7.30pm
The Firebird
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Howell Lamia (20’)
- Mark Simpson Piano Concerto (world premiere) (25’)*
- Stravinsky The Firebird (complete ballet score) (45’)
- Edward Gardner conductor**
- Tamara Stefanovich piano†
Sat 24 Oct 2026, 7.30pm
Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony at Saffron Hall
Saffron Walden
- Mark Simpson Piano Concerto
- Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony
- Edward Gardner conductor*
- Tamara Stefanovich piano**
Mon 26 Oct 2026, 8.00pm
Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona
Tours
- Casals Prelude to El Pessebre
- Brahms Violin Concerto
- Sibelius Symphony No. 5
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Julia Fischer violin
Tue 27 Oct 2026, 8.00pm
Auditorio de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
Tours
- Casals Prelude to El Pessebre
- Brahms Violin Concerto
- Sibelius Symphony No. 5
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Julia Fischer violin
Wed 28 Oct 2026, 8.00pm
Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid
Tours
- Casals Prelude to El Pessebre
- Brahms Double Concerto
- Sibelius Symphony No. 5
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Julia Fischer violin
- Daniel Müller-Schott cello
Thu 29 Oct 2026, 8.00pm
Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid
Tours
- Brahms Violin Concerto
- Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Julia Fischer violin
Fri 30 Oct 2026, 7.30pm
Palau de la Música Valencia
Tours
- Brahms Double Concerto
- Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Julia Fischer violin
- Daniel Müller-Schott cello
Wed 4 Nov 2026, 10.30am
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Elgar Violin Concerto (45’)
- Dai Fujikura New work (UK premiere) (10’)
- Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (36’)
- Karina Canellakis conductor
- Christian Tetzlaff violin
Wed 4 Nov 2026, 7.30pm
Karina Canellakis conducts Beethoven
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Elgar Violin Concerto (45’)
- Dai Fujikura Radiance (UK premiere) (10’)*
- Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (36’)
- Karina Canellakis conductor**
- Christian Tetzlaff violin
Fri 6 Nov 2026, 7.30pm
Alice Sara Ott plays Beethoven
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 (34’)
- Mahler Symphony No. 1 (including 'Blumine') (65')
- Karina Canellakis conductor*
- Alice Sara Ott piano
Sat 7 Nov 2026, 7.30pm
My Homeland
Brighton
- Dvořák My Homeland (9’)
- Price Violin Concerto No. 1 (25’)
- Still Symphony No. 4 (26’)
- Kellen Gray conductor
- Elena Urioste violin
Mon 16 Nov 2026, 7.30pm
Melody Gardot
London, The Royal Albert Hall
- Melody Gardot voice
- Ibrahim Maalouf trumpet
- Thanda Choir
Wed 18 Nov 2026, 10.30am
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Sibelius King Christian II Suite (23’)
- Hindemith Kammermusik No. 4 (21’)
- R Strauss Ein Heldenleben (46’)
- Robin Ticciati conductor
- Vilde Frang violin
Wed 18 Nov 2026, 7.30pm
Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Sibelius King Christian II Suite (23’)
- Hindemith Kammermusik No. 4 (21’)
- R Strauss Ein Heldenleben (46’)
- Robin Ticciati conductor
- Vilde Frang violin
Sat 21 Nov 2026, 7.00pm
Bath Mozart Fest
- Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3
- Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major K 482
- Brahms Symphony No. 2
- Adam Hickox conductor
- Till Fellner piano
Sun 22 Nov 2026, 3.00pm
Brahms’s Second
Eastbourne
- Beethoven Overture, Leonore No. 3 (13’)
- Neruda Trumpet Concerto (15’)
- Brahms Symphony No. 2 (39’)
- Adam Hickox conductor
- Tom Nielsen trumpet
Wed 25 Nov 2026, 7.30pm
Lessons in Love and Violence
London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
- George Benjamin & Martin Crimp Lessons in Love and Violence (semi-staged) (90')
- Edward Gardner conductor*
- Dan Ayling director
- Nathaniel Sullivan King
- John Brancy** Gaveston/Stranger
- Georgia Jarman Isabel
- Toby Spence Mortimer
- James Way Boy/Young King
- Hannah Sawle Witness 1/Singer 1/Woman 1
- Joanne Evans Witness 2/Singer 2/Woman 2
- Andri Björn Róbertsson Witness 3/Madman
Sat 28 Nov 2026, 10.30am
Private Members’ Rehearsal
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Rachmaninov Youth Symphony (13’)
- Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 2 (33’)
- Rachmaninov Symphony No. 1 (41’)
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin
Sat 28 Nov 2026, 6.30pm
Patricia Kopatchinskaja plays Shostakovich
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Rachmaninov Youth Symphony (13’)
- Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 2 (33’)
- Rachmaninov Symphony No. 1 (41’)
- Edward Gardner conductor*
- Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin
Tue 1 Dec 2026, 7.30pm
Congress Centrum, Hanover
Tours
- Rachmaninov Youth Symphony
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
- Sibelius Symphony No. 5
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Alice Sara Ott piano
Wed 2 Dec 2026, 8.00pm
Philharmonie, Cologne
Tours
- Rachmaninov Youth Symphony
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
- Sibelius Symphony No. 5
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Alice Sara Ott piano
Thu 3 Dec 2026, 7.30pm
Heinrich Lades Halle, Erlangen
Tours
- Rachmaninov Youth Symphony
- Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 2
- Sibelius Symphony No. 5
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin
Sat 5 Dec 2026, 7.00pm
Philharmonie, Essen
Tours
- Rachmaninov Youth Symphony
- Elgar Cello Concerto
- Sibelius Symphony No. 5
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Anastasia Kobekina cello
Sun 6 Dec 2026, 2.15pm
De Doelen, Rotterdam
Tours
- Rachmaninov Youth Symphony
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
- Sibelius Symphony No. 5
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Alice Sara Ott piano
Mon 7 Dec 2026, 8.00pm
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
Tours
- Shostakovich Festive Overture
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
- Rachmaninov Symphony No. 1
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Alice Sara Ott piano
Tue 8 Dec 2026, 7.30pm
Konzert Theater, Coesfeld
Tours
- Rachmaninov Youth Symphony
- Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 2
- Sibelius Symphony No. 5
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin
Wed 9 Dec 2026, 8.00pm
Alte Oper, Frankfurt
Tours
- Shostakovich Festive Overture
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
- Rachmaninov Symphony No. 1
- Edward Gardner conductor
- Alice Sara Ott piano
Sun 3 Jan 2027, 3.30pm
New Year at Saffron Hall
Saffron Walden
- Johann Strauss II Overture, Die Fledermaus
- Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4
- Brahms Hungarian Dances
- Johann Strauss I Radetzky March
- Johann Strauss II Pizzicato Polka; Thunder and Lightning Polka; The Blue Danube
- Gergely Madaras conductor
- Annemarie Federle horn
Wed 13 Jan 2027, 8.00pm
Concertgebouw, Bruges
Tours
- Andrea Tarrodi Birds of Paradise II
- Grieg Piano Concerto
- Sibelius Symphony No. 1
- Anja Bihlmaier conductor
- Benjamin Grosvenor piano
Thu 14 Jan 2027, 8.00pm
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
Tours
- Andrea Tarrodi Birds of Paradise II
- Grieg Piano Concerto
- Sibelius Symphony No. 1
- Anja Bihlmaier conductor
- Benjamin Grosvenor piano
Fri 15 Jan 2027, 8.00pm
Theater Heerlen, Heerlen
Tours
- Andrea Tarrodi Birds of Paradise II
- Grieg Piano Concerto
- Sibelius Symphony No. 1
- Anja Bihlmaier conductor
- Benjamin Grosvenor piano
Sat 16 Jan 2027, 8.15pm
Muziekgebouw Frits Philips, Eindhoven
Tours
- Andrea Tarrodi Birds of Paradise II
- Grieg Piano Concerto
- Sibelius Symphony No. 1
- Anja Bihlmaier conductor
- Benjamin Grosvenor piano
Sun 17 Jan 2027, 2.00pm
TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht
Tours
- Andrea Tarrodi Birds of Paradise II
- Grieg Piano Concerto
- Sibelius Symphony No. 1
- Anja Bihlmaier conductor
- Benjamin Grosvenor piano
Wed 20 Jan 2027, 6.30pm
Sibelius’s First
London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
- Andrea Tarrodi Birds of Paradise II (10’)
- Jacob Mühlrad Kavanah, for clarinet and orchestra (world premiere)* (15’)
- Göran & Martin Fröst Nomadic Dances (12’)
- Sibelius Symphony No. 1 (38’)
- Anja Bihlmaier conductor
- Martin Fröst clarinet
Wed 20 Jan 2027, 8.30pm
After Dark: Martin & Matilda Fröst
London, Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer
- Martin Fröst clarinet
- Matilda Fröst vocalist
Sat 23 Jan 2027, 12.00pm
FUNharmonics: The Big Enigma
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Elgar Enigma Variations (selected movements)
- Other exciting music by Beethoven, Bacewicz & Brahms!
- Rachel Leach presenter
- Wilson Ng conductor
Sun 24 Jan 2027, 3.00pm
Sibelius’s Fifth
Eastbourne
- Copland Appalachian Spring: Suite (23’)
- Errollyn Wallen Cello Concerto (15)
- Liadov The Enchanted Lake (6’)
- Sibelius Symphony No. 5 (30’)
- Enyi Okpara* conductor
- Laura van der Heijden cello
Wed 27 Jan 2027, 7.30pm
Hilary Hahn plays Mozart
London, Royal Festival Hall
- R Schumann Julius Caesar Overture (8’)
- Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5, K219 (Turkish) (31’)
- Brahms Symphony No. 1 (45’)
- Karina Canellakis conductor*
- Hilary Hahn violin
Sat 6 Feb 2027, 7.30pm
Beethoven & Tchaikovsky
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Unsuk Chin subito con forza (5’)
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 (37’)
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) (45’)
- Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider conductor
- Lukas Sternath piano
Wed 10 Feb 2027, 7.30pm
Strauss & Saint-Saëns
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Ives The Unanswered Question (6’)
- R Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra (32’)
- Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 (Organ) (32’)
- Kahchun Wong conductor
- Iveta Apkalna organ
Sun 14 Feb 2027, 3.00pm
Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony
Eastbourne
- Fanny Mendelssohn Overture (10’)
- Spohr Clarinet Concerto No. 4 (27’)
- Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 (Scottish) (40’)
- Shira Samuels-Shragg* conductor
- Benjamin Mellefont** clarinet
Wed 17 Feb 2027, 6.00pm
LPO Showcase: Junior Artists
London, Royal Festival Hall
- LPO Junior Artists
- Future First musicians
- Members of the LPO
Wed 17 Feb 2027, 7.30pm
Paavo Järvi conducts Shostakovich’s Tenth
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Tormis Overture No. 2 (10’)
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor) (38’)
- Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 (53’)
- Paavo Järvi conductor
- Benjamin Grosvenor piano
Fri 19 Feb 2027, 7.30pm
Górecki’s Third Symphony
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Górecki Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) (54’)*
- Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 (46’)
- Andrey Boreyko conductor
- Iwona Sobotka soprano
Wed 24 Feb 2027, 7.30pm
Pekka Kuusisto plays Sibelius
London, Royal Festival Hall
- George Benjamin Concerto for Orchestra (17’)
- Sibelius Violin Concerto (31’)
- Sibelius The Swan of Tuonela (10’)
- Tippett Symphony No. 4 (32’)
- Edward Gardner conductor*
- Pekka Kuusisto violin
Sat 27 Feb 2027, 6.00pm
LPO Showcase: Future Firsts and the Royal Academy of Music
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Enyi Okpara conductor
- Future First musicians
- Students from the Royal Academy of Music
- Members of the LPO
Sat 27 Feb 2027, 7.30pm
Fauré’s Requiem
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Judith Weir Respire, Inspire (world premiere) (10’)*
- Fauré Requiem (38’)
- Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem (40’)
- Edward Gardner conductor**
- Louise Alder soprano
- Gerald Finley bass-baritone
- London Philharmonic Choir
Wed 3 Mar 2027, 7.30pm
Javier Perianes plays Schumann
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Webern Im Sommerwind (15’)
- R Schumann Piano Concerto (37’)
- Brahms (orch. Schoenberg) Piano Quartet No. 1 (43’)
- Thomas Guggeis conductor
- Javier Perianes piano
Sat 6 Mar 2027, 7.30pm
Alpesh Chauhan conducts Schumann
Brighton
- Felix Mendelssohn Overture, Ruy Blas (7’)
- Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 (23’)
- R Schumann Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish) (31’)
- Alpesh Chauhan conductor
- Sophia Liu* piano
Sun 7 Mar 2027, 3.00pm
Alpesh Chauhan conducts Schumann
Eastbourne
- Felix Mendelssohn Overture, Ruy Blas (7’)
- Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 (23’)
- R Schumann Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish) (31’)
- Alpesh Chauhan conductor
- Sophia Liu* piano
Wed 10 Mar 2027, 7.30pm
Renée Fleming & Dvořák’s New World Symphony
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Kevin Puts The Brightness of Light (45’) (European premiere)*
- Dvořák Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) (40’)
- Tianyi Lu conductor
- Renée Fleming soprano
- Lucas Meachem baritone
Wed 17 Mar 2027, 7.30pm
Concierto de Aranjuez
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Gabriela Ortiz Kauyumari (7')
- Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez (22’)
- Falla The Three-Cornered Hat (complete ballet score) (38’)
- Jaime Martín conductor
- Rafael Aguirre guitar
- Amparo Lagares mezzo-soprano
- Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía
- Patricia Guerrero choreographer
Sat 20 Mar 2027, 7.30pm
Shostakovich and Bartók: Roots and Revolutions
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Ligeti Concert Românesc (12’)
- Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 (28’)
- Bartók Concerto for Orchestra (35’)
- Cristian Măcelaru conductor
- Zlatomir Fung cello
Wed 24 Mar 2027, 7.30pm
Mitsuko Uchida plays Beethoven
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Wagner Prelude to Parsifal (14’)
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 (34’)
- Bruckner Symphony No. 7 (Cohrs edition) (64’)
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
- Mitsuko Uchida piano
Fri 2 Apr 2027, 7.30pm
Beethoven & Strauss
London, Royal Festival Hall
- R Strauss Death and Transfiguration (24’)
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 0 (28')
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 (28’)
- R Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Suite (21’)
- Dima Slobodeniouk conductor
- Kirill Gerstein piano
Sat 3 Apr 2027, 7.30pm
Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
Brighton
- Bacewicz Overture (6’)
- R Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 (16’)
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 (47’)
- Delyana Lazarova conductor
- Felix Klieser horn
Sun 4 Apr 2027, 3.00pm
Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
Eastbourne
- Bacewicz Overture (6’)
- R Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 (16’)
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 (47’)
- Delyana Lazarova conductor
- Felix Klieser horn
Wed 7 Apr 2027, 7.30pm
Bomsori plays Korngold’s Violin Concerto
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Schreker ‘Nachtstück’ from Der ferne Klang (14’)
- Korngold Violin Concerto (25’)
- Zemlinsky The Mermaid (39’)
- Edward Gardner conductor*
- Bomsori violin
Sat 10 Apr 2027, 7.30pm
Das Paradies und die Peri
London, Royal Festival Hall
- R Schumann Das Paradies und die Peri*
- Edward Gardner conductor**
- Christiane Karg soprano
- Samantha Clarke soprano
- Beth Taylor mezzo-soprano
- Siyabonga Maqungo tenor†
- Lunga Eric Hallam tenor
- Thomas Mole baritone†
- London Philharmonic Choir
Wed 21 Apr 2027, 6.30pm
The Sleeping Beauty
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Tchaikovsky The Sleeping Beauty (complete score) (3 hrs, including interval)
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Sat 24 Apr 2027, 7.30pm
The Dream of Gerontius
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Elgar The Dream of Gerontius (95’)*
- Edward Gardner conductor**
- Natalie Lewis mezzo-soprano
- Michael Spyres tenor
- Yngve Søberg baritone
- London Philharmonic Choir
- London Symphony Chorus
Wed 5 May 2027, 7.00pm
Opera Rara: Il campo de’ crociati
London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
- Mercadante Il campo de’ crociati
- Carlo Rizzi conductor
- Rosa Feola Lea
- Iván Ayón-Rivas Carlo
- Germán Enrique Alcántara Ismaele
- Giorgi Manoshvili Goffredo di Buglione
- Chorus of English National Opera
Sat 5 Jun 2027, 12.00pm
FUNharmonics: Rule-breakers and Risk-takers
London, Royal Festival Hall
- Rachel Leach presenter
- Enyi Okpara conductor
Thu 10 Jun 2027, 7.30pm
Debut Sounds
London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
- Five new orchestral works by LPO Young Composers
- LPO Future Firsts
- Members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra