Introduction to the LPO's 2017/18 London season
Welcome to the London Philharmonic Orchestra's 2017/18 season at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall.
There’s something for everyone in this new season, from star performers to thought-provoking programmes. We perform a range of music from Bach to Thomas Adès, and celebrate the 10th season of our Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Vladimir Jurowski.
Our Belief and Beyond Belief festival in partnership with Southbank Centre continues to the end of 2017 with concerts exploring the themes of ‘Judgement’, ‘War and Peace’ and ‘Rituals and Seasons’. Then in 2018, we explore the life and music of Stravinsky in our new festival Changing Faces: Stravinsky’s Journey.
Find out about the concerts in these festivals and more by browsing our listings below or visiting our events pages to search for specific composers or soloists.
September - December 2017
23 September 2017
Enescu – Oedipe
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
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27 September 2017
Britten – Cello Symphony
Silvestrov – Symphony No. 3
Janáček – Taras Bulba
Vladimir Jurowski conductor; Jan Vogler cello
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30 September 2017
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Bruckner – Symphony No. 5
Vladimir Jurowski conductor; Richard Goode piano
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21 October 2017
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3
Rossini – Stabat Mater
Carlos Miguel Prieto conductor; Hannes Minnaar piano
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25 October 2017
Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1
Pēteris Vasks – Dona nobis pacem
Gregorian Chant – Dies Irae
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances
Andrés Orozco-Estrada conductor; István Várdai cello
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27 October 2017
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 7
Andrés Orozco-Estrada conductor; Inon Barnatan piano
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4 November 2017
Bruckner – Symphony No. 8
Lawrence Renes conductor
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8 November 2017
Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture
Schumann – Violin Concerto
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
Alain Altinoglu conductor; Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin
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22 November 2017
Bridge – Summer
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 1
Michail Jurowski conductor; Beatrice Rana piano
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24 November 2017
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Kabalevsky – Spring
Glazunov – The Seasons
Marius Stravinsky conductor; Pieter Schoeman director/violin
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29 November 2017
Respighi – Autumn Poem
Chausson Poème
Marx – An Autumn Symphony
Vladimir Jurowski conductor; Julia Fischer violin
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4 December 2017
Meow Meow
More Pandemonium ... with a festive twist
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16 December 2017
J S Bach – Christmas Oratorio
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
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17 January 2018
Khachaturian – Adagio from Spartacus
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4
Mikhail Agrest conductor; Andrey Gugnin piano
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19 January 2018
Bach – Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 (Organ)
Fauré – Pavane
Jongen – Symphonie Concertante
Dirk Brossé conductor; James O'Donnell organ
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27 January 2018
Wagner – Das Rheingold
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
A Golden Gala Evening in celebration of Vladimir Jurowski's 10 years as Principal Conductor.
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3 February 2018
Rimsky-Korsakov – Fairy Tale
Stravinsky – Faun and Shepherdess; Symphony No. 1
Glazunov – Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky – Meditation from Souvenir d'un lieu cher
Vladimir Jurowski conductor; Kristóf Baráti violin
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7 February 2018
Stravinsky – Scherzo fantastique
Rimsky-Korsakov – Piano Concerto
Stravinsky – Funeral Song
Stravinsky – The Firebird
Vladimir Jurowski conductor; Alexander Ghindin piano
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10 February 2018
Liadov – Baba Yaga; The Enchanted Lake; Kikimora
Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No. 1
Stravinsky – Petrushka
Vladimir Jurowski conductor; Ray Chen violin
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21 February 2018
Debussy – Printemps
Ravel – Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Delius – Idylle de Printemps
Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring
Juanjo Mena conductor; Benedetto Lupo piano
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23 February 2017
Stravinsky – The Song of the Nightingale
Elgar – Cello Concerto
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
Vasily Petrenko conductor; Andreas Brantelid cello
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28 February 2018
Stravinsky – Pulcinella (Suite)
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto
Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé (Suites Nos. 1 & 2)
Vasily Petrenko conductor; Sergej Krylov violin
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3 March 2018
Elgar – In the South
R Strauss – Four Last Songs
Brahms – Symphony No. 2
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor; Diana Damrau soprano
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17 March 2018
Tchaikovsky (arr. Stravinsky) – Sleeping Beauty (excerpts)
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1
Stravinsky – The Fairy's Kiss
Vladimir Jurowski conductor; Daniil Trifonov piano
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21 March 2018
Stravinsky – Apollon musagète; Capriccio for piano and orchestra
Weber – Konzertstück for piano and orchestra
Schubert – Symphony No. 3
Andrés Orozco-Estrada conductor; Peter Donohoe piano
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24 March 2018
Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
Stravinsky – Violin Concerto; Credo; Ave Maria; Pater Noster; Symphony of Psalms
Andrés Orozco-Estrada conductor; Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin
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11 April 2018
Thomas Adès – Suite from Powder Her Face
Gerald Barry – Organ Concerto
Stravinsky – Perséphone
Thomas Adès conductor; Thomas Trotter organ
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13 April 2018
Stravinsky – Jeu de cartes
Bryce Dessner – Concerto for two pianos
Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 3
John Storgårds conductor; Katia and Marielle Labèque piano
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18 April 2018
Stravinsky – Symphony in C
Stravinsky – Tango
Debussy – Fantaisie
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 6
Vladimir Jurowski conductor; Leif Ove Andsnes piano
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21 April 2018
Anders Hillborg – Homage to Stravinsky
Falik – Requiem for Igor Stravinsky
Stravinsky – Ode
Beethoven – Violin Concerto
Vladimir Jurowski conductor; Gil Shaham violin
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25 April 2018
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2
Mahler – Symphony No. 5
Robert Trevino conductor; Arseny Tarasevich-Nikolaev piano
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27 April 2018
Debussy – Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 2
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8
Alondra de la Parra conductor; Luca Buratto piano
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2 May 2018
Panufnik – Heroic Overture
Krzysztof Penderecki – Violin Concerto No. 2
(Metamorphosen)
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5
Łukasz Borowicz conductor; Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
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