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Illustration from Stan and Mabel and the Race for Space

Sun 17 May 2026, 12.00pm

FUNharmonics: Stan and Mabel and the Race for Space

London, Royal Festival Hall

Paul Rissmann Stan and Mabel and the Race for Space
Mozart Overture from The Marriage of Figaro
Britten 'Dawn' from Four Sea Interludes, from Peter Grimes
Kabalevsky 'Galop' from The Comedians Suite
Grainer/Gold/Derbyshire arr. McEwan 'Dr Who' Theme

Polly Ives presenter
Nefeli Chadouli conductor

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Black and white image of LPO's Principal Conductor Edward Gardner leading the London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Sat 26 Sep 2026, 7.00pm

Edward Gardner conducts Britten’s War Requiem

London, Royal Festival Hall

Britten War Requiem (77’)

Edward Gardner conductor*
Natalya Romaniw soprano
Allan Clayton tenor
Benjamin Appl baritone
London Philharmonic Choir
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys' Choir and Girls' Choir

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Soloist Kian Soltani, sitting holding his cello looking off to the side.

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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

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Violinist Julia Fischer, a woman with light blonde hair pulled back in a loose bun, wearing a blue blouse, holding her violin up to her shoulder, contemplative expression.

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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

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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**
Víkingur Ólafsson piano

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LPO's Principal Guest Conductor Karina Canellakis wearing a leather jacket, smiling and resting her chin on her hand.

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Wed 4 Nov 2026, 7.30pm

Karina Canellakis conducts Beethoven

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

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Pianist Alice Sara Ott sitting cross-legged on a piano stool, leaning on the piano with her left arm.

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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 (56’)

Karina Canellakis conductor*
Alice Sara Ott piano

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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

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Wed 25 Nov 2026, 7.30pm

Lessons in Love and Violence

London, Queen Elizabeth Hall

George Benjamin Lessons in Love and Violence (semi-staged) (90')

Edward Gardner conductor*
Dan Ayling director
Nathaniel Sullivan King
Gyula Orendt 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

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Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja sits cross-legged holding her violin in a silk red dress.

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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

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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)* (7’)
Göran & Martin Fröst Nomadic Dances (12’)
Sibelius Symphony No. 1 (38’)

Anja Bihlmaier conductor
Martin Fröst clarinet

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Clarinettist Martin Fröst poses with his clarinet against an orange wall.

Wed 20 Jan 2027, 8.30pm

After Dark: Martin & Matilda Fröst

London, Queen Elizabeth Hall

Martin Fröst clarinet
Matilda Fröst vocalist

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Two young girls with bows in their hair watching the FUNharmonics performance in the Royal Festival Hall.

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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

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Violinist Hilary Hahn, a woman with short blonde wavy hair, wearing a black dress with a ruffle neckline, holding a violin at her shoulder and smiling, against a golden curtain backdrop.

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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

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Pianist Lukas Sternath smiles and rests his arm on a piano.

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Sat 6 Feb 2027, 7.30pm

Lukas Sternath plays Beethoven

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

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Conductor Kahchun Wong, a man with dark hair and glasses, wearing a black suit jacket, mid-conducting with baton raised and smiling against a warmly-lit wood-panelled room.

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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

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Wed 17 Feb 2027, 6.00pm

LPO Showcase: Junior Artists

London, Royal Festival Hall

LPO Junior Artists
Future First musicians
Members of the LPO

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Black and white photo of conductor Paavo Järvi, a bald man in a black t-shirt, standing at a conductor's podium with his arms outstretched wide and his head tilted back.

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Wed 17 Feb 2027, 7.30pm

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

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Soprano Iwona Sobotka, a woman with long straight blonde hair, wearing a black off-shoulder top, smiling broadly at the camera against a dark grey background.

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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

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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

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LPO Future First playing the bassoon on the Royal Festival Hall stage.

Sat 27 Feb 2027, 6.00pm

LPO Showcase: Future Firsts and the Royal Academy of Music

London, Royal Festival Hall

Future First musicians
Students from the Royal Academy of Music
Members of the LPO

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Soprano Louise Alder, a woman with long dark wavy hair, wearing a red sleeveless V-neck dress, smiling upward and leaning against a stone column outdoors.

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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

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Pianist Javier Perianes, a man with short dark hair wearing a grey suit jacket, seated beside an open grand piano and gazing to the side against a bright white background.

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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

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Soprano Renée Fleming, a woman with short blonde wavy hair, wearing a gold sequined coat with fur trim, standing side-on and looking back over her shoulder against a gold textured wall.

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Wed 10 Mar 2027, 7.30pm

Renée Fleming

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

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Sat 13 Mar 2027, 12.00pm

FUNharmonics: Beegu

London, Royal Festival Hall

Lucy Hollins presenter

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Guitarist Rafael Aguirre, a man with short dark hair and a beard, wearing a blue shirt and holding a classical guitar over his shoulder, looking into the distance against a cloudy sky.

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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
Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía

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Cellist Zlatomir Fung, a man with short dark hair and glasses, wearing a black shirt, energetically playing his cello with the bow blurred in motion and smiling, against a white background.

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Sat 20 Mar 2027, 7.30pm

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

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Pianist Mitsuko Uchida, a woman with dark shoulder-length hair, wearing a dark pleated jacket, seated with arms folded and chin resting on her hand, gazing ahead in a hallway with arched windows.

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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

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Pianist Kirill Gerstein, a bald man with a beard, wearing a black top, resting his chin on his hand at a grand piano and gazing forward against a dark green background.

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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

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Crisis Creates participant sits contemplatively in a workshop.

Wed 7 Apr 2027, 6.00pm

LPO Showcase: Crisis Creates

London, Royal Festival Hall

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Violinist Bomsori, a woman with dark hair in a loose updo, wearing a pale pink lace blouse, holding her violin and looking directly at the camera against a deep teal background.

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Wed 7 Apr 2027, 7.30pm

The Mermaid

London, Royal Festival Hall

Schreker ‘Nachtstück’ from Der ferne Klang (14’)
Korngold Violin Concerto (25’)
Zemlinsky The Mermaid (39’)

Edward Gardner conductor*
Bomsori violin

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Soprano Christiane Karg, a woman with dark hair pulled back, wearing a black strapless top and red lipstick, looking gently toward the camera with one hand raised to her chest against a dark grey background.

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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
Robert Murray tenor
Lunga Eric Hallam tenor
Thomas Oliemans baritone
London Philharmonic Choir

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Conductor Vladimir Jurowski, a man with long dark hair, wearing a black turtleneck, leaning against a marble wall and looking directly at the camera.

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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

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Black and white portrait of conductor Ed Gardner, a white man with short silver hair, wearing a black shirt with arms folded and holding a conductor's baton, looking at the camera against a wooden planked wall.

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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

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Soprano Rosa Feola, a woman with long brown, curled hair, looks at the camera whilst seated on a fur-lined sofa.

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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

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Young FUNharmonics participant plays the bassoon, helped by an LPO Future First.

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Sat 5 Jun 2027, 12.00pm

FUNharmonics: Rule-breakers and Risk-takers

London, Royal Festival Hall

Rachel Leach presenter

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In Search of Purpose

At a moment of deep personal crisis in 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven confronted his hearing loss and questioned whether he could go on. In music, he found a way forward – and in doing so, transformed it into a powerful vehicle for human expression and resilience. From this journey, our 2026/27 season takes its title: In Search of Purpose.

We trace Beethoven’s path from despair to hope in his Fifth Symphony, alongside a cycle of his piano concertos, and explore his ongoing legacy. And we hear from composers finding their purpose in the face of conflict, grief, oppression, and life’s biggest questions.

We invite you to listen – to the music, to each other, and to the purpose within.

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Sat 26 Sep 2026, 7.00pm