Lash – Acts of Love: the UK premiere, in a concert staging, of Rebecca Saunders’s extraordinary new opera.
Yeol Eum Son plays Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto - the opening chapter in a musical journey through the dark heart of the 20th century.
Sibelius’ icy concerto offers a breathtaking window onto snow-swept Finland, while Prokofiev conjures comedy and nightmares in two vivid ballet suites.
Tales from a dark century: Isabelle Faust plays Berg’s Violin Concerto, in a concert that embraces nature myths, songs of loss, and the splitting of the atom.
Music by Janáček and Mozart to thrill and delight, and Ben Goldscheider premieres a brand-new horn concerto from one of Sweden’s most enchanting musical minds.
Lelia Josefowicz and Sakari Oramo premiere a new violin concerto by Charlotte Bray; a wonderful upbeat to Liszt’s heaven-storming Faust Symphony.
A chance to hear new works by composers from the LSO Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composers’ Scheme, plus high energy from US composer John Adams.
In the words of Moominpapa, “The world is full of great and wonderful things for those who are ready for them”. An evening of words, images and music inspired by the life and works of Tove Jansson.