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The latest news about our concerts, recordings, concert streams and Education & Community programme.
Gennady Rozhdestvensky 1931–2018
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- Published: 18 June 2018
The London Philharmonic Orchestra was saddened to hear of the death of conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky on 16 June 2018, aged 87.
Meet the 2017/18 LPO Young Composers
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- Published: 30 May 2018
On Monday 9 July at Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall members of the LPO and Foyle Future Firsts young musicians will give the world premieres of five new works from the 2017/18 LPO Young Composers, concluding a year of workshops and tutorials with their mentor Sir James MacMillan. In the lead-up to the concert find out more about the composers and their music in our ongoing video series.
LPO touring 2017/18 in numbers
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- Published: 24 May 2018
After another busy year of performing concerts all over the world, we've clocked up some pretty impressive numbers! Alongside our concert season at home in London, find out where we visited in our 2017/18 season...
Springtime music playlist
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- Published: 24 April 2018
Spring is finally upon us! And we're looking forward to celebrating this Friday at Southbank Centre with Dvořák's brilliant Symphony No. 8, a work full of sunlight, birdsong and unbridled melody. Get into the spirit of spring (even if the weather doesn't want to play along) with our pick of the best sunny music from the LPO label...
Follow along with Beethoven's Violin Concerto
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- Published: 16 April 2018
Follow the stunning Second Movement of Beethoven's Violin Concerto in this short video, before Gil Shaham performs it live on Saturday 21 April.
Bryce Dessner in conversation
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- Published: 10 April 2018
On Friday 13 April 2018 we're giving the world premiere of Bryce Dessner's Concerto for Two Pianos with legendary piano duo Katia and Marielle Labèque, as part of our Breaking Ground series of new music concerts at Southbank Centre.
Thomas Adès on Powder Her Face Suite
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- Published: 04 April 2018
Hear Thomas Adès discuss his latest Powder Her Face Suite, and the opportunities writing for a full orchestra has given his score.
