Name: London Symphony Orchestra/Half Six Fix
Start: 2024-11-27T18:30:00
Location: Barbican Centre

François-Xavier Roth

Barbican Centre

Fifty years after Morton Feldman wrote Rothko Chapel, Tyshawn Sorey—Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, MacArthur Fellow, and acclaimed performer—offers his own musical tribute. Commissioned by DA CAMERA and Park Avenue Armory, Monochromatic Light draws on Feldman’s legacy while speaking to the present, exploring themes of reflection, history, and community.

Davóne Tines x Tyshawn Sorey's Monochromatic Light (Afterlife)

St Giles Cripplegate

Described by The Guardian as possessing 'innate pianism, with musical sensibilities and a daring honed by a lifetime of experience', Leonskaja will perform three piano sonatas in full, by Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert – showcasing these composers’ mastery of the sonata form.

Elisabeth Leonskaja In Recital

LSO Family Concerts are a fun, informative way for families to experience live music together and learn more about the instruments of the orchestra. Each concert is based on a theme, with free workshops before the performance, and the opportunity for everyone to get involved by playing or singing along with the audience participation piece during the concert.

London Symphony Orchestra: Family Concert

François-Xavier Roth, LSO Principal Guest Conductor, is a champion of new music and new ways of listening. Hear his insights as he introduces this concert, which brings together two sound worlds, two centuries apart, each work illuminating the other.  