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‘A virtuoso performance.This is what makesGergiev special.’The Times on Valery Gergiev,
LSO Principal Conductor
The LSO is the capital’s oldest symphony orchestra and one of the world’s finest, with over a century of history behind it and one hundred musicians forming its membership.
Each year the LSO joins forces with the world’s leading conductors
and soloists to perform 70 concerts at the Barbican Centre. This autumn
Valery Gergiev concludes his tenure as Principal Conductor, exploring
pivotal ballet scores close to his heart, Bernard Haitink launches the
season, and we discover two new works by composers John Adams
and Wynton Marsalis. Beyond our home in the City of London the
LSO performs a further 70 concerts all over the world every year.
Recent tours have taken the Orchestra to all the major European
cities and further-flung destinations including the US, Australia,
Singapore, India, China and Japan.
The LSO’s work extends far beyond the concert hall too.
LSO Discovery, our education and community programme which
celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, reaches over 60,000 people
annually from all walks of life. There are countless opportunities
to get involved in eye-opening musical activities at LSO St Luke’s,
our venue on Old Street, from attending concerts as a family to
participating in community music-making groups. And you can hear
the Orchestra on over one hundred releases (and counting!) on our
own label, LSO Live, and on iconic soundtracks for numerous films
(including 2014’s hit The Imitation Game, four of the Harry Potter
films and all six original Star Wars movies).
London’s Symphony Orchestra
AUTUMN/WINTER 2015
CONTENTS3–5 Autumn/Winter Highlights 6–8 LSO Concerts at the Barbican 9 BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts at LSO St Luke’s 10 LSO Discovery Events 11 How to Book / Venue Information
2 WELCOME / GERGIEV ~ LSO.CO.UK
Man of the TheatreExpect no shortage of drama in Valery Gergiev’s final series as LSO Principal Conductor, with masterpieces from Bartók and Stravinsky.
In October Valery Gergiev will bring these composers’ music to life
in a way that only a Russian man of the theatre like himself can. As his
hands flutter and dance through the air we can expect to find ourselves
lost in a world of magic and myth conjured up in four scores for the ballet:
from Stravinsky’s earliest masterpieces – The Firebird, The Rite of Spring,
Chant du rossignol – through to the terrifying depiction of death and
seduction found in Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin.
World-renowned pianist Yefim Bronfman joins for Bartók’s Second
and Third Piano Concertos, but it’s the Orchestra that takes centre-stage
for the finale. In a virtuosic concerto performance of its very own, the LSO
waves ‘Vale Valery!’ and brings his nine-year tenure to a close with a bang.
VALERY GERGIEV CONDUCTS BALLET SCORES
Fri 9 Oct Bartók Dance Suite; Piano Concerto No 2 Stravinsky The Firebird (original ballet) Yefim Bronfman piano
Sun 11 Oct Bartók Piano Concerto No 3 Stravinsky Symphony in C; The Rite of Spring Yefim Bronfman piano
Sun 18 Oct Stravinsky Chant du rossignol Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin (complete ballet); Concerto for Orchestra
‘We travel the world to celebrate this incredible Orchestra. Londoners can hear it any time they like.’Valery Gergiev, LSO Principal Conductor
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American Classics
This autumn the LSO explores the length and breadth of America in music, from sea to shining sea.
America is often thought of as a cultural melting pot, playing host to
an astounding diversity of nationalities, religions and traditions. In no aspect
of its cultural life is this remarkable plurality more evident than in its musical
language, which embraces anything and everything – from the economy of
cool minimalism to the heady excess of hot jazz.
The LSO’s musical exploration of America features two new
violin concertos by US composers: the UK premiere of John Adams’
‘dramatic symphony’ for orchestra and violin, Scheherazade.2, and the
world premiere of a concerto composed by America’s pre-eminent jazz
musician, Wynton Marsalis. The series also features a focus on the music
of minimalist pioneer Steve Reich by the LSO Percussion Ensemble and a
performance of Dvorák’s timeless Symphony No 9 (‘From the New World’),
which was inspired by the sounds of Native American music.
SHADES OF RED, WHITE & BLUE
Sun 4 Oct, LSO St Luke’s LSO SINGING DAY: A TASTE OF AMERICA David Lawrence conductor Ghislaine Morgan vocal coach
Thu 29 Oct John Adams Scheherazade.2 (UK premiere) John Adams conductor Leila Josefowicz violin
Fri 30 Oct, LSO St Luke’s Steve Reich Clapping Music; Music for Pieces of Wood; Sextet LSO Percussion Ensemble
Fri 6 Nov Bernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Chichester Psalms Wynton Marsalis Violin Concerto (world premiere) James Gaffigan conductor Nicola Benedetti violin
Thu 19 Nov Dvorák Symphony No 9 (‘From the New World’) Manfred Honeck conductor
Images: Wynton Marsalis (above), John Adams (right)
‘Adams is one of those contemporary voices we need to hear and keep on hearing.’The Guardian on John Adams
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Grand Pianists ‘A focused, at times ferocious, pianist who favours a big, steely sound and bold, unsentimental playing.’New York Times on Hélène Grimaud
AUTUMN PIANO CONCERTOS
Tue 15, Sun 20 Sep Mozart Piano Concerto No 24 Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 Murray Perahia piano
Wed 23 Sep Beethoven Piano Concerto No 1 Imogen Cooper piano
Fri 9, Sun 11 Oct Bartók Piano Concerto No 2; Piano Concerto No 3 Yefim Bronfman piano
Thu 19 Nov Ravel Piano Concerto in G major Hélène Grimaud piano
Sun 6, Wed 16 Dec Chopin Piano Concerto No 1 Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3 Maria João Pires piano
Thu 8, 29 Oct; 5, 26 Nov, LSO St Luke’s BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts
Images left to right: Murray Perahia, Hélène Grimaud, Maria João Pires
Five of the world’s leading pianists share the stage with the Orchestra in concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Bartók, Ravel and Chopin.
One of the world’s leading exponents of his instrument, Murray Perahia
returns to the LSO after 19 years to join Bernard Haitink for the opening two
concerts of the 2015/16 season. He will perform concertos by Mozart and
Beethoven in a series that concludes with British pianist Imogen Cooper.
In October we look back to the start of the last century for two of Bartók’s
piano concertos with Yefim Bronfman and Valery Gergiev, a pair of elaborate
and intricate works for the instrument that show the Hungarian composer in
his prime. And then a little je ne sais quoi: Ravel’s jazzy Concerto in G major
brought to life by Hélène Grimaud and Manfred Honeck in November.
Maria João Pires returns for two concerts with Daniel Harding and,
by way of a preface to two of Bruckner’s sublime symphonies, she offers us
a treat in the form of two Romantic concertos from Chopin and Beethoven.
For those wanting even more insight into this outstanding musician,
don’t miss Pires’ BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert on 26 November with
Ashot Khachatourian, the last in a series dedicated to the piano
music of Chopin, Liszt and Bartók that also features Ingolf Wunder,
Alice Sara Ott and Ashley Wass.
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AUTUMN/WINTER 2015 LSO BARBICAN CONCERTS
SEPTEMBER 2015Tue 15 Sep 2015 7.30pm
BERNARD HAITINK / GRAND PIANISTS
SEASON OPENING CONCERTMozart Piano Concerto No 24 Bruckner Symphony No 7
Bernard Haitink conductor Murray Perahia piano
Sun 20 Sep 2015 7pm
BERNARD HAITINK / GRAND PIANISTS
THE HEAVENLY SYMPHONYBeethoven Piano Concerto No 4 Mahler Symphony No 4
Bernard Haitink conductor Murray Perahia piano Anna Lucia Richter soprano
Please note, Sunday evening concerts start at 7pm throughout the 2015/16 season
Wed 23 Sep 2015 7.30pm
BERNARD HAITINK / GRAND PIANISTS
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GIANTSPurcell arr Stucky Funeral Music for Queen Mary Beethoven Piano Concerto No 1 Brahms Symphony No 1
Bernard Haitink conductor Imogen Cooper piano
OCTOBER 2015Fri 9 Oct 2015 7.30pm
VALERY GERGIEV / GRAND PIANISTS
A BLAZING MASTERPIECEBartók Dance Suite Bartók Piano Concerto No 2 Stravinsky The Firebird (original ballet)
Valery Gergiev conductor Yefim Bronfman piano
Sun 11 Oct 2015 7pm
VALERY GERGIEV / GRAND PIANISTS
RITUALS AND RHYTHMSStravinsky Symphony in C Bartók Piano Concerto No 3 Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
Valery Gergiev conductor Yefim Bronfman piano
Sun 18 Oct 2015 7pm
GERGIEV: MAN OF THE THEATRE
BRAVURA BALLETSBartók The Miraculous Mandarin (complete ballet) Stravinsky Chant du rossignol Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
Valery Gergiev conductor
BERNARD HAITINK (15, 20 & 23 SEP)
‘Haitink gave his downbeat to the London Symphony Orchestra [and] it was as though he had cast an instant spell.’THE GUARDIAN ON BERNARD HAITINK WITH THE LSO
YEFIM BRONFMAN (9 & 11 OCT)
ANNA LUCIA RICHTER (20 SEP)
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NOVEMBER 2015Fri 6 Nov 2015 7.30pm
AMERICAN CLASSICS
JOYOUS JAZZBernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs Wynton Marsalis Violin Concerto (world premiere) Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements Bernstein Chichester Psalms
James Gaffigan conductor Nicola Benedetti violin London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director
Thu 12 Nov 2015 7.30pm
THE MIGHTY FIFTHBeethoven Symphony No 5 Strauss Death and Transfiguration Strauss Closing Scene from ‘Capriccio’
Nikolaj Znaider conductor Soile Isokoski soprano
6pm LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists Songs by Strauss
Thu 19 Nov 2015 7.30pm
AMERICAN CLASSICS / GRAND PIANISTS
SONGS FROM HOMEJanácek Jenufa – Suite Ravel Piano Concerto in G major Dvorák Symphony No 9 (‘From the New World’)
Manfred Honeck conductor Hélène Grimaud piano
Thu 26 Nov 2015 7.30pm
LSO CHAMBER ENSEMBLES
LSO BRASS: FULL VOLUMEBrahms arr Crees Two Intermezzi Grieg arr Maynard Lyric Pieces Bach arr Bright Goldberg Variations – Suite Ayanna Witter-Johnson new commission (world premiere) Parker A Londoner in New York Gershwin arr Nightingale Porgy and Bess – Suite
LSO Brass Ensemble
Original music and specially arranged works for ten-piece brass, including a new commission by LSO Soundhub associate composer Ayanna Witter-Johnson.
Thu 29 Oct 2015 7.30pm
AMERICAN CLASSICS
SCHEHERAZADE RE-IMAGINEDRavel Pavane pour une infante défunte Ravel Mother Goose – Ballet John Adams Scheherazade.2 (UK premiere)
John Adams conductor Leila Josefowicz violin
6pm LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists Instrumental and chamber works by John Adams
6.30pm Reveal Ravel Pre-concert creative session for families with 8- to 14-year-olds. Part of Family Arts Festival
Fri 30 Oct 2015 6.30pm, LSO St Luke’s
AMERICAN CLASSICS
LSO PERCUSSION: RUSH HOUR CONCERTSteve Reich Clapping Music; Music for Pieces of Wood; Sextet
Join the LSO Percussion Ensemble for a 45-minute rush hour concert featuring marimba, vibraphone, bass drum, crotales, tam-tam, piano, synth and more.
LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists feature recitals by postgraduate musicians
from the Guildhall School, some of whom are studying on the Orchestral Artistry course in association with the LSO. Find out more at lso.co.uk/lsoplatforms
SOUND UNBOUND: BARBICAN CLASSICAL WEEKENDER Sat 31 Oct & Sun 1 Nov 2015 Nearly 60 concerts and events packed into two days across the Barbican, St Giles, LSO St Luke’s and Milton Court. Visit barbican.org.uk/soundunbound for more.
JAMES GAFFIGAN (6 NOV)
LEILA JOSEFOWICZ (29 OCT)
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COMING UP IN 2016Sat 9 & Sun 10 Jan 2016 7pm
SIR SIMON RATTLE
PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDEDebussy Pelléas et Mélisande
Sir Simon Rattle conductor Peter Sellars director Ben Zamora lighting installation London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director
Long-term collaborators Sir Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars return to Debussy’s iconic opera for the first time since their ground-breaking re-imagining over two decades ago. This all-new semi-staged production will undoubtedly cast an exciting new light on Debussy’s sensuous score.
Produced by LSO and Barbican, see lso.co.uk for ticket information. Part of LSO 2015/16 Season and Barbican Presents. Multi-buy and group discounts do not apply to these concerts
Tue 16 Feb 7.30pm, Thu 25 Feb 7.30pm & Sun 28 Feb 2016 7pm
NOSEDA AND GARDINER
SHAKESPEARE 400Gianandrea Noseda and Sir John Eliot Gardiner lead the LSO’s celebration of the ultimate English playwright across three concerts with Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (16 Feb), Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture (25 Feb) and Berlioz’s suite on the same play (28 Feb), plus Strauss’ Macbeth (25 Feb). The concerts follow a series of Shakespeare-themed BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts throughout January.
DECEMBER 2015Sun 6 Dec 2015 7pm
GRAND PIANISTS
PIRES PLAYS CHOPINChopin Piano Concerto No 1 Bruckner Symphony No 4
Daniel Harding conductor Maria João Pires piano
Sun 13 Dec 2015 7pm
LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS
A CHORAL CHRISTMASSimon Halsey conductor London Symphony Chorus LSO Community Choir, LSO Discovery Choirs
Join Simon Halsey and all of the LSO’s singing groups in this festive choral celebration of Christmas.
LSO Sing is generously supported by Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement
Wed 16 Dec 2015 7.30pm
GRAND PIANISTS
BRUCKNER’S LAST WORDSBeethoven Piano Concerto No 3 Bruckner Symphony No 9 (four movement version)
Daniel Harding conductor Maria João Pires piano
Supported by LSO Friends
DANIEL HARDING (6 & 16 DEC)
GIANANDREA NOSEDA (25 & 28 FEB)
MARIA JOÃO PIRES (6 & 16 DEC)
PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE (9 & 10 JAN)
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BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERTS
CHOPIN, LISZT AND BARTÓKCelebrate this trio of great pianist-composers with four far-reaching recitals from five of today’s leading piano talents.
Thu 8 Oct 2015 1pm, LSO St Luke’s
INGOLF WUNDERBartók Selections from 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs Sz 71 Chopin Nocturne in E-flat major Op 55 No 2; Nocturne in B major Op 62 No 1 Liszt Mephisto Waltz No 1; Petrarch Sonnet No 104; Hexaméron
Ingolf Wunder piano
Thu 29 Oct 2015 1pm, LSO St Luke’s
ALICE SARA OTTBartók Romanian Folk Dances Chopin Three Waltzes; Scherzo No 2 in B-flat minor Op 31 Liszt Six Consolations; Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in C minor
Alice Sara Ott piano
LONDON RESOUNDINGA series inspired by music heard in London in the 17th and 18th centuries, London Resounding is the first early music series at LSO St Luke’s – an ideal match for the building’s unique architectural sense of the old mixed with the new.
Thu 15 Oct 2015 10am, starting at Farringdon Station
GUIDED WALK AND TALKJoin Dafydd Wyn Phillips, Blue Badge Guide and Royal Academy of Music alumnus, on a music-themed guided walk exploring the historic district of Clerkenwell. You’ll visit sites with connections to composers Handel, Pepusch, John Gay and Thomas Britton, amongst others, not forgetting the history behind ‘the first opera we ever had in England’.
Thu 15 Oct 2015 1pm, LSO St Luke’s
FLORILEGIUMHandel Trio Sonata in E minor Pepusch Sonata for violin and continuo in E major Banister A Division on a Ground for recorder Pepusch Trio Sonata in C major Handel Trio Sonata in B minor Barsanti A Collection of Scots Airs
Florilegium Ashley Solomon director
Thu 5 Nov 2015 1pm, LSO St Luke’s
ASHLEY WASSChopin Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23; Fantaisie in F minor Op 49 Bartók Suite Op 14 Liszt Après une lecture de Dante
Ashley Wass piano
Thu 26 Nov 2015 1pm, LSO St Luke’s
MARIA JOÃO PIRES & ASHOT KHACHATOURIANLiszt * Vallée d’Obermann; Gnomenreigen Chopin † Three Nocturnes Op 9; Two Nocturnes Op 27 Bartók *† Piano duet
Maria João Pires †, Ashot Khachatourian * piano
In partnership with Partitura supported by Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Belgium
Thu 22 Oct 2015 1pm, LSO St Luke’s
RONALD BRAUTIGAMCramer Piano Sonata in E-flat major Op 43 No 3 Clementi Piano Sonata in D major Op 25 No 6 Field Piano Sonata in E-flat major Haydn Piano Sonata in E-flat major Hob XVI/52
Ronald Brautigam fortepiano
Thu 12 Nov 2015 1pm, LSO St Luke’s
FRETWORKHume A Souldier’s Resolution; Hark, hark W Lawes Consort Suite in A minor Gibbons Three In Nomines; Fantasia in Four Parts ‘for ye great dooble basse’; Two Fantasias in Three Parts Purcell Five Fantasias
Fretwork
Thu 19 Nov 2015 1pm, LSO St Luke’s
MUSICA AD RHENUMHaydn Trio in G major Hob XV/15 Clementi Sonata in C major Op 21 No 1 (‘La chasse’) J C Bach Sonata in C minor Op 17 No 2 F H Graf Grand Sonata in G major
Musica ad Rhenum Jed Wentz director
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EXPLORE AND DISCOVER
LSO SINGSun 4 Oct 2015 10.30am–4.30pm, LSO St Luke’s
LSO COMMUNITY SINGING DAY
A TASTE OF AMERICADavid Lawrence conductor Ghislaine Morgan vocal coach
Come and sing choral works by some of America’s greatest composers such as Bernstein, Copland and Gershwin, accompanied by piano.
Sat 14 Nov 2015 11am–4.30pm, LSO St Luke’s
LSO CHORAL SINGING DAY
THE SEASONSHaydn The Seasons accompanied by piano
Simon Halsey conductor
LSO Sing is generously supported by Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement
MUSIC IN-DEPTHSun 11 Oct 2015 10am–5.30pm, Barbican and LSO St Luke’s
LSO DISCOVERY DAY
STRAVINSKY AND DANCEWitness the LSO rehearse scores by Stravinsky in the morning, followed by chamber music and discussion in the afternoon.
FOR ALLFri 4 Sep, 2 & 16 Oct, 13 Nov 2015 12.30–1.15pm, LSO St Luke’s
LSO DISCOVERY
FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERTS RHYTHM & DANCESuitable for over 5s
Rachel Leach presenter4 SEP
Zemlinsky String Quartet Thomas Norris, Sarah Quinn violins Malcolm Johnston viola Rebecca Gilliver cello2 OCT
Guildhall student Evgeny Genchev performs piano music inspired by Russia and Eastern Europe Evgeny Genchev piano16 OCT
Music for cello and piano duo from Russian and Eastern European composers Rebecca Gilliver cello Sophia Rahman piano13 NOV
Glinka Viola Sonata Stravinsky Italienne – Suite Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet – Suite Paul Silverthorne viola Aglaia Tarantino piano This concert will also be live streamed at youtube.com/lso
LSO Discovery Free Lunchtime Concerts are supported by the Rothschild Charities Committee, the Schroder Charitable Trust and LSO Friends
FOR FAMILIESFri 9 Oct 2015 12.30–1.15pm, LSO St Luke’s
LSO DISCOVERY
STORYTELLING FOR UNDER-5sInteractive story-telling for mini music-makers!
Part of Family Arts Festival
Sun 25 Oct 2015 10am–4pm, LSO St Luke’s
LSO DISCOVERY
FAMILY OPEN DAY: ALICE IN WONDERLANDSuitable for 4- to 7-year-olds
Come to our weird and wacky Wonderland day at LSO St Luke’s to take some tea with the Mad Hatter. Add a dash of music and a splash of drama, and mayhem and madness will ensue! Just make sure you look the part so you can fit in with the March Hare and all his friends.
Part of Family Arts Festival
Sun 8 Nov 2015 2.30pm, Barbican
LSO DISCOVERY
FAMILY CONCERT: WONDERLANDSuitable for 7- to 12-year-olds
Ben Gernon conductor Paul Rissmann presenter LSO Discovery Choirs
For crèche information and pre-concert foyer activities visit lso.co.uk/families
LSO ON TRACKFri 27 & Sat 28 Nov 6.30pm, LSO St Luke’s
LSO DISCOVERY
LSO ON TRACK: ALL TOGETHER NOWGareth Glyn All Together Now! Ravel (arr Moody) Boléro
Elim Chan conductor LSO On Track Young Musicians Guildhall School Musicians LSO Players
Young musicians from East London perform music specially written for an orchestra of players at different stages of their musical careers, from early-stage learners to world-class professionals.
LSO On Track supported by the Ernest Cook Trust
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BARBICAN CONCERT TICKETS
£10 £16 £22 £29 £40 + booking fee per transaction of £3 online or £4 by phone
LSO Family Concert (8 Nov) £5 under-18s, £10 adults + fees as above Suitable for families with 7- to 12-year-olds
LSO Brass Ensemble (26 Nov) £10 £16 £22 + fees as above
A Choral Christmas (13 Dec) £10 £16 £22 £29 + fees as above
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LSO SINGING DAYS
Full day tickets £20 + booking fee per transaction of £0.60 online or £0.70 by phone (£15 concessions) Includes music hire
LSO DISCOVERY DAYS
Full day tickets £20 (£15 concessions) / £14 afternoon only (from 2.30pm) + fees as LSO Singing Days
BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERTS
£12 (£10 concessions) + fees as LSO Singing Days Book any four concerts for £9 each
Walk & Talk (15 Oct) £25 + fees as LSO Singing Days for the walk, lunch at the LSO St Luke’s, and a ticket to the concert
STORYTELLING FOR UNDER-5s
£3 children, £5 adults + fees as LSO Singing Days Babies under 12 months free
SPECIAL LSO ST LUKE’S EVENTS
Rush Hour Concert (30 Oct) £12 (£10 concessions) + fees as LSO Singing Days
Family Open Day: Alice in Wonderland (25 Oct) £5 children, £7 adults + fees as LSO Singing Days Suitable for families with 4- to 7-year-olds
LSO On Track (27 & 28 Nov) £5 children, £7 adults + fees as LSO Singing Days
GROUPS OF 10 OR MORE
Receive a 20% discount Call 020 7382 7211 (10am–5pm Mon-Fri) or visit lso.co.uk/groups
DISABLED VISITORS
Join the Barbican Access Membership scheme to inform us of your access requirements. Members may be eligible for reductions on tickets, limited in number and subject to availability. Full details are available online at barbican.org.uk/access and at the Box Office.
Tickets can be exchanged for another LSO concert or credit vouchers valid for six months, provided that you return them to the Box Office at least 24 hours before the performance (two weeks for group bookings). Administration fee applies.
Calls may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance or training purposes. All discounts are subject to availability and may not be combined. Information correct at time of going to print. The LSO reserves the right to change artists or programmes if necessary. Refunds will only be given in the event of a concert being cancelled.
BARBICAN CENTRE Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS
LSO ST LUKE’S UBS and LSO Music Education Centre 161 Old Street, EC1V 9NG
The Barbican is in the heart of the City of London with LSO St Luke’s just a five-minute walk away.
See map on back cover
Visit lso.co.uk/yourvisit for details of public transport, parking etc.
BONFIRE
REFRESH AND RELAX
Barbican Foyer Bars and Cafés: The ideal place to meet and catch up.
Barbican Martini Bar (Level 1): Choose from classic and modern martinis, or a glass of bubbly.
Barbican Kitchen (Level G): Offering hot dishes and salads from a counter-top service as well as sandwiches, cakes, teas and coffees.
Bonfire (Level 1): Juicy burgers, rotisserie chicken and milkshakes in a relaxed atmosphere overlooking the lake. Reservations 020 7382 6180.
Gin Joint by Searcys (Level 2): Offering brasserie dining and the most extensive gin list in the City, with stunning views across the Barbican lakeside. Both full dining and bar menus are available. Reservations 020 7588 3008.
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