As we countdown to our BMW Classics 2026 concert in Trafalgar Square we're soundtracking our days with our own playlist! Listen to some of the hits featured in the concert with some other works to help you get excited for the 13th of June!☀️ Listen here: https://lnk.to/BMWClassics #LSOBMWClassics

New album coming 5 June 💿🎵 Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in two American masterworks: Copland Symphony No 3 and Walker Sinfonia No 5. Enjoy this clip from the Copland, and hear the single wherever you stream: https://youtube.com/shorts/78bus3zcKYU?feature=share

Sir Antonio Pappano on Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 6, 'Pathétique' – a symphony he calls 'unique in the world of classical music' – and Bernstein's Symphony No 2, 'The Age of Anxiety', based on the poetry of W H Auden. Watch as he shares what makes these works so powerful.

Singing our way into May with the LSO Mixtape 🎵 Soprano Lucy Crowe curates this month’s playlist, with tracks from Bach to Janáček and beyond. Discover some of her favourite vocal inspired selections, ahead of her performances of Strauss and Mahler later this month: https://lnk.to/LSOMixtape27

Happy National Space Day! 🪐 Explore Holst’s The Planets with our astronaut-approved learning resources — a fun and creative way to take young minds on a musical cosmic adventure: https://www.lso.co.uk/learn-and-discover/digital-activities-and-resources/the-planets

We’re excited to announce the winner of the 18th Donatella Flick Conducting Competition and our new Assistant Conductor: Matteo Dal Maso 🎉 Welcome, Matteo! Congratulations to all finalists and participants. Watch the final episode of Maestro in the Making on Sky Arts, Wed 6 May, 8pm. 📸 Mark Allan

Primary Schools!🧑‍🏫 Music in the Classroom is a transformative year-long CPD programme designed to develop and support primary teachers in delivering vibrant, high-quality classroom music. Learn more: https://www.lso.co.uk/learn-and-discover/activities-for-schools-and-teachers/teacher-training

🎻This month, we say a fond farewell to Paul Robson, LSO Second Violin, who became a Member of the Orchestra in 1991. Read some of the farewell messages from our Orchestra Members in the article below and join us in wishing Paul all the very best for his retirement! https://bit.ly/4tX1BrK

New from LSO Live: Gianandrea Noseda conducts Prokofiev’s wistful final work, Symphony No 7. This masterpiece is brought to life with Noseda’s trademark precision and energy, recorded live at the Barbican. Enjoy the performance clip and listen to the album wherever you stream https://bit.ly/4cv9wpb

This week and next, we perform Edward Elgar’s monumental choral masterpiece The Dream of Gerontius, a work that crowned him as one of the great contemporary writers for voice. Want to know more? Dive into our article giving our five reasons to love The Dream of Gerontius! 🎵

Quiz of the day: can you guess the piece? 👀 ✨ Angels & demons ✨ Elgar’s 'finest work' ✨ Based on a poem + epic choir Clue: a soul’s journey through the afterlife… Still unsure? Hear Sir Antonio Pappano’s take, or experience it live at the Barbican Centre with us 🎶

Next week we are performing Shostakovich’s Symphony No 5: a work of fear, defiance and brilliance. Written after Stalin’s criticism, it seems to follow the rules… but listen closer 👀 There’s tension, darkness and a mysterious finale. Discover more in our guide 🎧

It’s for this month’s LSO Mixtape...this time from the London Symphony Chorus! With choral classics by Berlioz, toe-tapping Bernstein and dramatic Elgar, the world of choral music awaits on this month’s playlist: https://lnk.to/LSOMixtape27

The LSO is saddened to hear of the death of Alexander Murray, who served as our Principal Flute from 1955-66. Read his obiturary here: https://www.lso.co.uk/obituary-alexander-murray-1929-2026/?utm_campaign=Tracking&utm_content=1774891807&utm_medium=London+Symphony+Orchestra&utm_source=bluesky

New album coming 17 April, Prokofiev’s Symphony No 7 with Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda! Click here to enjoy the new single, the exuberant final movement: https://lnk.to/Prokofiev727

The stars have aligned...our release of The Planets is featured on Apple Music’s new playlist, The Orchestra!🔭💫 Head to Apple Music Classical to listen: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-orchestra/pl.c2d461a57b9d4482ba6216727636e05e

The Planets touching down in 3...2...1...🪐 Join us in exploring the science behind Holst’s epic suite with British astronaut Tim Peake. As the face of our Planets campaign, including this year’s BMW Classics, Tim gives us an expert comparison on the music versus the reality: https://bit.ly/4uQBEeS

We’re over the moon 🌙 to announce this year’s BMW Classics! Join us in Trafalgar Square on 13 June 4pm, for music from Holst’s The Planets & British classics, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano, with astronaut Tim Peake leading our online campaign 🚀 Event info: https://bit.ly/4rEo9Mc #LSOBMWClassics

Did you know Gustav Holst was a big fan of astrology? This fascination inspired his writing for The Planets, with each movement representing the astrological character of its respective planet. Listen to the new single, Venus, the Bringer of Peace, wherever you stream: https://lnk.to/HolstBax27

We are seeking to fill Tutti First and Second Violin positions. Share this with someone who needs to apply! 📅Deadline: 13 March 🔗 Applications & info: https://bit.ly/4bmDex4

Join us for an LSO Create Open session at LSO St Luke’s! Friendly, one-off workshops for learning disabled and/or neurodiverse adults, alongside supporters and carers. Explore new ways of making music with LSO musicians in a relaxed, accessible space. Info and booking: https://bit.ly/3MFnqw8

Tomorrow Barbara Hannigan, LSO Associate Artist, explores two extraordinary sound worlds: Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra and György Ligeti’s Lontano. From the blazing sunrise of Strauss to the mysterious textures of Ligeti🎵 Watch the video below and grab the final tickets on our website

Principal Flute Gareth Davies curates a musical portrait of America in this month’s LSO MIxtape playlist, inspired by his upcoming performance of Liebermann's Flute Concerto No 2 with the LSO. Explore Gareth Davies’ LSO Mixtape today: lnk.to/LSOMixtape27

Our new release of ‘Jupiter’ from Holst’s The Planets is featured on Apple Music Classical’s The Works playlist! Head to Apple Music to listen to the new single with Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano. Enjoy The Works playlist here: https://apple.co/4kJkpHy

Discover Laura Bowler’s powerful new work inspired by Han Kang’s The White Book at our Half Six Fix on 5 March. A large orchestra, from deep contrabassoon to bass trombone, yet light, delicate and atmospheric in sound. Curious? Read Edward Bhesania’s article and join us live. 🎶

Happy birthday to composer Lowell Liebermann 🎉 We can’t wait to perform his vibrant Second Flute Concerto this March, with our very own Principal Flute Gareth Davies as soloist. Curious to discover more about the music and the composer behind it? Dive into Daria Challah’s article.

Full of surging melodies, orchestral colour, Russian dance rhythms and the haunting shadow of the Dies irae … Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No 1 remains one of classical music’s most fascinating redemption stories. In this video, Gianandrea Noseda explores his take on this extraordinary work 🔥

Blast off with our new recording of Gustav Holst’s The Planets, due to land on 20 March! Sir Antonio Pappano leads the LSO on an exciting voyage through the solar system in this live recording from his first season as Chief Conductor. 🪐 Listen to the single here: https://lnk.to/HolstBax27

From today, we’re on tour with Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda and our Artist Portrait artist Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Stay tuned for behind-the-scenes moments from the road ✨ In the meantime, hear PatKop share her thoughts on her special relationship with the LSO. 🎻

We’re on the lookout for a Head of Technology This senior role will lead IT governance, cyber security, GDPR and infrastructure across the LSO, LSO St Luke’s and the Warehouse, strengthening and future-proofing our technology to support the whole LSO. Apply by 13 March on https://bit.ly/3Oc1UiY

Happy birthday to Colin Matthews 🎂 We loved performing his newest Oboe Concerto last week, such a brilliant addition to the repertoire. Here’s to many more! 🎶 Photo: Mark Allan

A scientist, a researcher – and one of Russia’s 'Mighty Five' composers. Meet Alexander Borodin. 🎶 Our Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda on Borodin’s folk-inspired Second Symphony, ahead of tonight’s and Sunday’s performances.

Introducing our newest album with Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda: Tchaikovsky’s deeply emotional Symphony No 6 and Mussorgsky's atmospheric Prelude to 'Khovanshchina'. Listen to the album here: https://lnk.to/Tchaikovsky627

Dance your way through February with this month’s LSO Mixtape! Curated by conductor Elim Chan, this month’s playlist dives into an eclectic mix of classical favourites inspired her February concert programme. 💃 Click here to listen: https://lnk.to/LSOMixtape27

We’re hiring!🎻 The LSO is looking for a talented musician to join as Principal Second Violin (50%). 📅 Application deadline: Sunday 1 March 2026 🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/53093

Last call for the LSO Live January sale! Grab your discounted favourites before 31 January. Which new music are you adding to your collection? Tell us in the comments below ⏬ Explore the sale here: https://bit.ly/2026januarysale

'Patricia Kopatchinskaja fused extreme technical virtuosity with an interpretation so electrifying it was as if she had written the concerto herself.' Relive Sunday's concert in Jessica Duchen's review for The i Paper and catch Patricia's next concert with us on the 29 Jan https://bit.ly/49stMre

Coming 6 February...🥁Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 6 with Gianandrea Noseda! Recorded live in 2023, our Principal Guest Conductor leads the LSO in a heartfelt performance of this achingly beautiful work. Click here to listen to the new single: https://lnk.to/Tchaikovsky627

January at the LSO means one thing: Janáček opera with Sir Simon Rattle 🎭✨ This time it’s The Makropulos Case: mysterious, dramatic and a little mind-bending. The plot’s a twisty one, so we’ve made a short animation to help you crack the story before you hear it live. See you at the Barbican.

Happy Janáček January! This month’s LSO Mixtape is jointly curated by Marlis Petersen and Aleš Briscein, two of the soloists from our upcoming performances of The Makropulos Affair. Have a listen to the opera inspired playlist today: https://lnk.to/LSOMixtape27

A 300-year-old woman, a tangled inheritance case, love affairs, and a potion for eternal life 👀 Sounds like a Netflix pitch, right? It’s actually Janáček opera. We’ve rounded up five reasons why this gripping, mysterious masterpiece is the perfect way to start the new year - discover them below 🎭

New year, new music! 🎵💿 It's January, which means it’s time for an LSO Live CD sale! Head to the LSO Live website to explore select titles with up to 20% off, available until Saturday 31 January: https://bit.ly/4p9djg9

You've only got one week left to apply for our Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composer Scheme which gives you the chance to write for the LSO!🎶✍️ Head to the link below or share with someone who needs to apply! 🔗: https://bit.ly/4p8KFMf

We’re hiring!🎻 The LSO is looking for a talented tutti cellist to join our cello section. 📅 Application deadline: Sunday 11 January 2026 🔗 Find out more and apply here: https://www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/52461

Wishing you a joyful, restful festive season – whatever and wherever you’re celebrating. 🌟 Thank you for being with us this year; and here’s to more wonderful music in the New Year, from all of us at the LSO. 🎶

Christmas is almost here so it’s about time to listen to some holiday tunes. Have a listen to our Classical Christmas playlist to enjoy some of our festive favourites, and tell us your go-to Christmas music in the comments below⏬ Listen to the playlist here: https://lnk.to/LSOClassicalChristmas27

Want a sneak peek of the music from tonight’s concert programme? Here’s LSO Leader Roman Simovic performing Rózsa’s Violin Concerto, from our recent recording of Miklós Rózsa and Béla Bartók’s Violin Concertos 🎻 Watch the clip here: https://youtube.com/shorts/CVo1kFo9wZU

LSO Discovery is looking for an Emerging Artists Project Coordinator, a proactive, highly organised person to help support and deliver projects that inspire the next generation of performers and composers. 🗓 Deadline: Monday 19 January, 12pm 🔗 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4q9E5po

🎬 From sweeping epics to intimate heartbreak. Neil Brand explores the composers behind Golden Age Hollywood and Beyond — Rózsa, Herrmann, Steiner, Walton, Morricone and more. Read the editorial on our website, then hear it live tonight & tomorrow with Sir Antonio Pappano at the Barbican Centre. 🎶✨

On Sunday our Spotlight Artist Antoine Tamestit returns to perform in Vaughan Williams' Flos Campi. 🎻 Listen to Antoine discuss this stunning musical reflection on spirituality for solo viola, orchestra and chorus. Final tickets for Sunday and Wednesday on our website. https://youtu.be/8TbNZ3pXyvA