London In this section What’s On London London Brighton Eastbourne Saffron Walden Glyndebourne Find your perfect concert Welcome to our London season! Our 2023/24 season is here, bursting with creativity, world-class talent and edge-of-your-seat excitement. From Mozart to Mahler, Haydn to Harry Potter, there’s something for everyone. Jump in and discover The Music in You. Strands in this season All London events 2023/24 The Music in You All London events Thu 14 Dec 2023, 7.30pm Christmas in Tinseltown Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Mark Kermode presenter Michael England conductor Tommy Blaize singer Find out more Book Now Sat 16 Dec 2023, 3.00pm Christmas Classics Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers L Anderson A Christmas Festival FX Gruber Silent Night John Rutter Shepherd's Pipe Carol; The Twelve Days of Christmas John Williams Somewhere in my memory from Home Alone Johnny Marks Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Rockin' around the Christmas tree Jule Styne Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow L Anderson Sleigh Ride Mariah Carey [with Walter Afanasieff] All I want for Christmas is you Tchaikovsky Waltz from Sleeping Beauty Traditional arr. Richard Hayman Carol of the Bells Selected Carols YolanDa Brown presenter Michael England conductor Marisha Wallace singer Toby Gad piano London Philharmonic Choir London Youth Choirs Find out more Book Now Sat 13 Jan 2024, 10.30am Private Members’ Rehearsal Members, Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers John Williams Superman March John Williams Violin Concerto No. 2 (UK premiere) John Williams The Duel from The Adventures of Tintin John Williams Nice to Be Around from Cinderella Liberty John Williams Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter Bernstein Suite, On the Waterfront Jonathon Heyward conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter violin Find out more Book Now Sat 13 Jan 2024, 7.30pm Mutter plays John Williams Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers John Williams Superman March John Williams Violin Concerto No. 2 (UK premiere) John Williams The Duel from The Adventures of Tintin John Williams Nice to Be Around from Cinderella Liberty John Williams Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter Bernstein Suite, On the Waterfront Jonathon Heyward conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter violin Find out more Book Now Wed 24 Jan 2024, 7.30pm Symphonie fantastique Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique Ryan Bancroft conductor Inon Barnatan piano Find out more Book Now Sat 27 Jan 2024, 7.30pm Beethoven’s Seventh Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Wagner Overture, The Flying Dutchman Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20, K466 Beethoven Symphony No. 7 Anja Bihlmaier conductor Martin James Bartlett piano Find out more Book Now Sat 3 Feb 2024, 6.00pm Foyle Future Firsts and the Royal Academy of Music Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments Tania León Ácana Tippett Little Music for String Orchestra Daniels Deep Forest Edward Gardner Conductor Foyle Future First musicians Students from the Royal Academy of Music Members of the LPO Find out more Sat 3 Feb 2024, 7.30pm Frank Peter Zimmermann plays Elgar Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Elgar Violin Concerto R Schumann Symphony No. 2 Edward Gardner conductor* Frank Peter Zimmermann violin Find out more Book Now Fri 9 Feb 2024, 7.30pm Oksana Lyniv conducts Dvořák Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Janáček Suite, The Cunning Little Vixen Victoria Vita Polevá The Bell - Symphony No. 4 for Violoncello and Orchestra (UK premiere) Dvořák Symphony No. 8 Oksana Lyniv conductor Inbal Segev cello Find out more Book Now Fri 16 Feb 2024, 6.00pm LPO showcase: Junior Artists Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Ingeborg Bronsart Jery und Bately: Overture Judith Margaret Bailey Trencrom Bizet arr Kerenyi Carmen Suite No. 1 (‘Prélude, Entr’acte: Aragonaise’ & ‘Entr’acte: Intermezzo’) Tayla-Leigh Payne It's Only a Dream (world premiere) Bartók Dances of Transylvania Conductor Luis Castillo-Briceño LPO Junior Artists 2023/24 and alumni Foyle Future First musicians Members of the LPO Find out more Fri 16 Feb 2024, 7.30pm Colour and Fantasy Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Stravinsky Scherzo fantastique Francisco Coll Ciudad sin Sueño (Fantasia for piano and orchestra) (world premiere)* de Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1919 version) Gustavo Gimeno conductor Javier Perianes piano Find out more Book Now Wed 21 Feb 2024, 7.30pm Canellakis conducts Brahms Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Mussorgsky (orch. Shostakovich) Dawn on the Moscow River (Prelude to Khovanshchina) Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 Brahms Symphony No. 4 Karina Canellakis conductor Pablo Ferrández cello Find out more Book Now Thu 22 Feb 2024, 10.45am BrightSparks – Key Stage 1 Royal Festival Hall Find out more Sold out Thu 22 Feb 2024, 12.15pm BrightSparks – Key Stage 1 Royal Festival Hall Find out more Sold out Sat 2 Mar 2024, 7.30pm Haydn’s Creation Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Haydn The Creation Edward Gardner conductor* Louise Alder soprano Allan Clayton tenor Michael Mofidian bass-baritone London Philharmonic Choir Find out more Book Now Sun 3 Mar 2024, 12.00pm FUNharmonics: Goal! Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Clarice Assad É Gol! Clarice Assad presenter Charlotte Politi conductor Find out more Book Now Wed 6 Mar 2024, 7.30pm Dance Re-imagined Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Tania León New work (world premiere)* Ravel La valse Szymanowski Harnasie** Edward Gardner conductor Robert Murray tenor Flemish Radio Choir Find out more Book Now Sat 16 Mar 2024, 7.30pm The Gift of Youth Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Mozart Overture, The Magic Flute Daniel Kidane Violin Concerto (world premiere)* Mozart Mass in C minor Edward Gardner conductor* Julia Fischer violin Hera Hyesang Park soprano Elizabeth Watts soprano Pavel Kolgatin tenor Ashley Riches bass-baritone London Philharmonic Choir Find out more Book Now Wed 20 Mar 2024, 7.30pm La Mer Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 (Classical) R Strauss Burleske Sibelius The Oceanides Debussy La mer Dima Slobodeniouk conductor Martin Helmchen piano Find out more Book Now Fri 22 Mar 2024, 7.30pm Romeo and Juliet Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture) Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet (excerpts) Gemma New conductor Randall Goosby violin Find out more Book Now Sat 6 Apr 2024, 7.30pm Järvi conducts Bruckner Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Stravinsky Violin Concerto Bruckner Symphony No. 7 Paavo Järvi conductor Leila Josefowicz violin Find out more Book Now Wed 10 Apr 2024, 7.30pm Seong-Jin Cho plays Beethoven Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Wagner Prelude from Parsifal Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 Tippett Symphony No. 2 Edward Gardner conductor* Seong-Jin Cho piano Find out more Book Now Fri 12 Apr 2024, 7.30pm The Planets Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Dvořák Cello Concerto Holst The Planets Edward Gardner conductor* Nicolas Altstaedt cello London Youth Choir Find out more Book Now Sat 27 Apr 2024, 3.00pm Götterdämmerung Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Wagner Götterdämmerung Vladimir Jurowski conductor Burkhard Fritz Siegfried Svetlana Sozdateleva Brünnhilde Brindley Sherratt Hagen Günter Papendell Gunther Sinéad Campbell-Wallace Gutrune Robert Hayward Alberich Kai Rüütel Waltraute Claudia Huckle First Norn Claire Barnett-Jones Second Norn Evelina Dobračeva Third Norn London Philharmonic Choir London Voices Find out more Book Now Sun 5 May 2024, 12.00pm FUNharmonics: Appalachian Spring Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Aaron Copland Excerpts from Appalachian Spring; Fanfare for the Common Man Rachel Leach 100 Years Ago Errollyn Wallen Excerpts from Mighty River Joan Tower Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman Charlotte Politi conductor Rachel Leach presenter Find out more Book Now Sat 25 May 2024, 7.30pm Beethoven’s Ninth Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor) Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (Choral) Christopher Warren-Green conductor Danny Driver piano London Philharmonic Choir Find out more Book Now There are no events matching this combination of filters 2023/24 Share the wonder of classical music. There’s something for everyone in our 2023/24 Season. With iconic favourites, brand new music, and performances from some of the biggest classical names of the moment, we hope to inspire the music in you. Dive in and see where the music takes you. Sat 13 Jan 2024, 7.30pm Mutter plays John Williams Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers John Williams Superman March John Williams Violin Concerto No. 2 (UK premiere) John Williams The Duel from The Adventures of Tintin John Williams Nice to Be Around from Cinderella Liberty John Williams Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter Bernstein Suite, On the Waterfront Jonathon Heyward conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter violin Find out more Book Now Fri 19 Jan 2024, 7.30pm Family Ties – The Schumanns and The Mendelssohns Queen Elizabeth Hall Repertoire & performers Fanny Mendelssohn Overture in C major Clara Schumann Piano Concerto Robert Schumann Introduction and Concert Allegro Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 (Scottish) Natalia Ponomarchuk conductor Alexander Melnikov piano Find out more Book Now Wed 24 Jan 2024, 7.30pm Symphonie fantastique Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique Ryan Bancroft conductor Inon Barnatan piano Find out more Book Now Sat 27 Jan 2024, 7.30pm Beethoven’s Seventh Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Wagner Overture, The Flying Dutchman Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20, K466 Beethoven Symphony No. 7 Anja Bihlmaier conductor Martin James Bartlett piano Find out more Book Now Sat 3 Feb 2024, 7.30pm Frank Peter Zimmermann plays Elgar Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Elgar Violin Concerto R Schumann Symphony No. 2 Edward Gardner conductor* Frank Peter Zimmermann violin Find out more Book Now Fri 9 Feb 2024, 7.30pm Oksana Lyniv conducts Dvořák Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Janáček Suite, The Cunning Little Vixen Victoria Vita Polevá The Bell - Symphony No. 4 for Violoncello and Orchestra (UK premiere) Dvořák Symphony No. 8 Oksana Lyniv conductor Inbal Segev cello Find out more Book Now Fri 16 Feb 2024, 7.30pm Colour and Fantasy Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Stravinsky Scherzo fantastique Francisco Coll Ciudad sin Sueño (Fantasia for piano and orchestra) (world premiere)* de Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1919 version) Gustavo Gimeno conductor Javier Perianes piano Find out more Book Now Wed 21 Feb 2024, 7.30pm Canellakis conducts Brahms Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Mussorgsky (orch. Shostakovich) Dawn on the Moscow River (Prelude to Khovanshchina) Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 Brahms Symphony No. 4 Karina Canellakis conductor Pablo Ferrández cello Find out more Book Now Wed 20 Mar 2024, 7.30pm La Mer Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 (Classical) R Strauss Burleske Sibelius The Oceanides Debussy La mer Dima Slobodeniouk conductor Martin Helmchen piano Find out more Book Now Fri 22 Mar 2024, 7.30pm Romeo and Juliet Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture) Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet (excerpts) Gemma New conductor Randall Goosby violin Find out more Book Now Sat 6 Apr 2024, 7.30pm Järvi conducts Bruckner Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Stravinsky Violin Concerto Bruckner Symphony No. 7 Paavo Järvi conductor Leila Josefowicz violin Find out more Book Now Wed 10 Apr 2024, 7.30pm Seong-Jin Cho plays Beethoven Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Wagner Prelude from Parsifal Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 Tippett Symphony No. 2 Edward Gardner conductor* Seong-Jin Cho piano Find out more Book Now Fri 12 Apr 2024, 7.30pm The Planets Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Dvořák Cello Concerto Holst The Planets Edward Gardner conductor* Nicolas Altstaedt cello London Youth Choir Find out more Book Now Sat 27 Apr 2024, 3.00pm Götterdämmerung Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Wagner Götterdämmerung Vladimir Jurowski conductor Burkhard Fritz Siegfried Svetlana Sozdateleva Brünnhilde Brindley Sherratt Hagen Günter Papendell Gunther Sinéad Campbell-Wallace Gutrune Robert Hayward Alberich Kai Rüütel Waltraute Claudia Huckle First Norn Claire Barnett-Jones Second Norn Evelina Dobračeva Third Norn London Philharmonic Choir London Voices Find out more Book Now The Music in You We believe that creativity lives in everyone. Reflecting our adventurous spirit, the centrepiece festival of our 2023/24 London Season embraces all kinds of expression – dance, music theatre and audience participation – and includes everything from Haydn’s Creation to a boundary-defying ballet project with choreographer Wayne MacGregor. Join us and discover The Music in You. Wed 6 Mar 2024, 7.30pm Dance Re-imagined Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Tania León New work (world premiere)* Ravel La valse Szymanowski Harnasie** Edward Gardner conductor Robert Murray tenor Flemish Radio Choir Find out more Book Now Sat 2 Mar 2024, 7.30pm Haydn’s Creation Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Haydn The Creation Edward Gardner conductor* Louise Alder soprano Allan Clayton tenor Michael Mofidian bass-baritone London Philharmonic Choir Find out more Book Now Tue 12 Mar 2024, 6.30pm An Imagination Shared St John's Church, Waterloo Repertoire & performers Alex Ho Breathe and Draw (for sinfonietta, two conductors and audience participation) Ryan Carter Concerto Molto Grosso (for audience and orchestra) (UK premiere) Ligeti Poème symphonique for 100 metronomes Charlotte Politi conductor* Luis Castillo-Briceño conductor* Find out more Book Now Wed 13 Mar 2024, 6.30pm Wed 13 Mar 2024, 8.15pm Seven Deadly Sins Battersea Arts Centre Repertoire & performers Luís Tinoco Accordion Concerto (UK premiere) Weill The Seven Deadly Sins Edward Gardner conductor João Barradas accordion Danielle de Niese Anna Ross Ramgobin Brother Callum Thorpe Mother Zwakele Tshabalala Father Amar Muchhala Brother Find out more Book Now Book Now Sat 16 Mar 2024, 7.30pm The Gift of Youth Royal Festival Hall Repertoire & performers Mozart Overture, The Magic Flute Daniel Kidane Violin Concerto (world premiere)* Mozart Mass in C minor Edward Gardner conductor* Julia Fischer violin Hera Hyesang Park soprano Elizabeth Watts soprano Pavel Kolgatin tenor Ashley Riches bass-baritone London Philharmonic Choir Find out more Book Now
