21/04/2024
🎶🌟 Classical Music 2024/25 Season at the Barbican has just been announced! 🌟🎶
We’ve got lots to look forward to this season, whether that’s a celebration of music by female composers or an operatic retelling of a Broadway hit. Plus, there’s music from our world-class resident the London Symphony Orchestra, and Barbican's associates.
There are performances from some of the finest musicians - here are just a few highlights from the 2024/2025 season:
• LSO/Sir Antonio Pappano with Yuja Wang & Anna Lapwood
• Gerstein plays Busoni’s Piano Concerto / BBC Symphony Orchestra
• LSO/Klaus Mäkelä - Igor Stravinsky
• Stephen Hough: Sonatina Nostalgica
• Khatia Buniatishvili and Academy of St Martin in the Fields
• Hrusa conducts Beethoven and Shostakovich, BBC Symphony Orchestra
• LSO/Daniel Harding, Schumann & Mahler, with Daniil Trifonov
• LSO/Sir Antonio Pappano, Walker, Bernstein & Walton
• LSO/Gianandrea Noseda, MacMillan & Shostakovich, with Nicola Benedetti
We've curated a selection of highlights from the 2024/25 programme, featuring an array of captivating performances for our club members. From enchanting piano concertos to symphonic masterpieces, there's something for every classical music connoisseur to look forward to. Don't miss out on these unforgettable experiences! 🎻
1. Sun 15 Sep 2024, 19:00 - LSO/Sir Antonio Pappano with Yuja Wang & Anna Lapwood
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/london-symphony-orchestrasir-antonio-pappano-5
Programme
Hector Berlioz Roman Carnival
Serge Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 4
Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony No 3, Organ Symphony
2. Thu 19 Sep 2024, 19:00 - LSO/Sir Antonio Pappano - Bartók & Mahler, with Yuja Wang
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/london-symphony-orchestrasir-antonio-pappano-6
Programme
Béla Bartók Piano Concerto No 2
Gustav Mahler Symphony No 1
3. Fri 1 Nov 2024, 19:30 - Gerstein plays Busoni’s Piano Concerto / BBC Symphony Orchestra
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/gerstein-plays-busonis-piano-concerto
Programme
Grazyna Bacewicz Symphony No 2
Ferrucio Busoni Piano Concerto
4. Sat 2 Nov 2024, 19:30 - Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/yo-yo-ma-and-kathryn-stott
Programme
Gabriel Fauré Berceuse
AntonÃn Dvořák Songs My Mother Taught Me
Sérgio Assad Menino
Nadia Boulanger Cantique
Gabriel Fauré Papillon
Dmitri Shostakovich Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Arvo Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel
César Franck Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano
5. Sun 10 Nov 2024, 19:00 - LSO/Klaus Mäkelä - Stravinsky
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/london-symphony-orchestraklaus-makela
Programme
Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
6. Tue 19 Nov 2024, 19:30 - Orchestre symphonique de Montreal/Rafael Payare with Daniil Trifonov
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/orchestre-symphonique-de-montrealrafael-payare
Programme
Iman Habibi Jeder Baum spricht
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No 1
Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
7. Wed 4 Dec 2024 - Stephen Hough: Sonatina Nostalgica
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/stephen-hough-sonatina-nostalgica
Programme
Cécile Chaminade Automne, Theme Varie, Les Sylvains
Robert Schumann Fantasie in C major
Stephen Hough Sonatina Nostalgica
Frédéric Chopin Sonata No 3 in B minor
8. Fri 6 Dec 2024 - Yeol Eum Son plays Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto, BBC Symphony Orchestra
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/yeol-eum-son-plays-prokofievs-second-piano-concerto
Programme
James Lee III Sukkot Through Orion's Nebula (UK premiere)
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 2
Ottorino Respighi Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome
9. Mon 9 Dec 2024, 19:30 - Khatia Buniatishvili and Academy of St Martin in the Fields
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/khatia-buniatishvili-and-academy-of-st-martin-in-the-fields
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni Overture
Piano Concerto No 20
Piano Concerto No 23
Joseph Haydn Symphony No 104
10. Wed 18 — Thu 19 Dec 2024 - LSO/Sir Antonio Pappano, Classical meets Jazz
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/london-symphony-orchestrasir-antonio-pappano-7
Programme
George Gershwin Overture to Girl Crazy
Leonard Bernstein (arr Lukas Foss) Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Nikolai Kapustin Piano Concerto No 4
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn (arr Jeff Tyzik) The Nutcracker Suite
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Selections from The Nutcracker
Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride
11. Fri 31 Jan 2025 - Hrusa conducts Beethoven and Shostakovich, BBC Symphony Orchestra
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/hrusa-conducts-beethoven-and-shostakovich
Programme
Pavel Haas Scherzo Triste, Op 5
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No 2
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No 11, The Year 1905
12. Sun 2 Feb 2025 - LSO/Daniel Harding, Schumann & Mahler, with Daniil Trifonov
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/london-symphony-orchestradaniel-harding
Programme
Robert Schumann Piano Concerto
Gustav Mahler Symphony No 7
13. Thu 6 Feb 2025 - LSO/Sir Antonio Pappano, Walker, Bernstein & Walton
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/london-symphony-orchestrasir-antonio-pappano-1
Programme
George Walker Sinfonia No 5, Visions
Leonard Bernstein Serenade
William Walton Symphony No 1
14. Sat 15 Mar 2025, 19:00 - Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra, LSO & Sir Antonio Pappano
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/jazz-at-lincoln-centre-orchestra-lso-sir-antonio-pappano
Programme
Duke Ellington Selections
Wynton Marsalis Symphony No 4 The Jungle
15. Thu 3 Apr 2025, 19:00 - LSO/Gianandrea Noseda, MacMillan & Shostakovich, with Nicola Benedetti
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/london-symphony-orchestragianandrea-noseda
Programme
Dmitri Shostakovich Festive Overture
Sir James MacMillan Violin Concerto No 2
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No 12, The Year 1917
🎻🎹 You can check out the full schedule and book your tickets now at the Barbican website https://www.barbican.org.uk/classicalmusic2425 🎼✨
Experience a new season of classical music at the Barbican – from international orchestras to intimate recitals and music that tells powerful stories.
