Clay Hilley, Sara Jakubiak, Gerald Finley, Chen Reiss & Marlis Petersen Lead London Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

By Francisco Salazar

The London Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances.

The season opens with Sir Antonio Pappano conducting a Bernstein and Copland program featuring Dame Felicity Palmer and Katharina Konradi.

Performance Date: Sept. 14, 2025


Sir Simon Rattle conducts Janáček’s “The Makropulos Affair” with Marlis Petersen, Aleš Briscein, Jan Martiník, Svatopluk Semand Peter Hoare.

Performance Dates: Jan. 13 & 15, 2026


Sir Simon Rattle conducts violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Mezzo-soprano Rinat Shaham in a program of Bartók and Falla.

Performance Date: Jan. 18, 2026


Manfred Honeck conducts Brahms’ German Requiem with Chen Reiss and Gerald Finley. Imogen Cooper performs Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27.

Performance Date: Jan. 25, 2026


Bar Avni conducts Barbara Hannigan in Laura Bowler’s “The White Book.”

Performance Date: March. 4, 2026


Barbara Hannigan conducts and solos in a program of music by Ligeti and Strauss. The program also includes Laura Bowler’s “The White Book.” Bar Avni also conducts.

Performance Date: March. 5, 2026


Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Elgar’s “The Dream of Gerontius.” Emily D’Angelo and David Butt Philip are the soloists.

Performance Dates: April 19 & 21, 2026


Sir Simon Rattle and Lucy Crowe join forces for Mahler’s Symphony No. 4.

Performance Date: May 20, 2026


Sir Simon Rattle and Lucy Crowe join forces for Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 and Strauss’ Four Last Songs. The program also includes Gerhard’s Symphony No. 3.

Performance Date: May 21, 2026


Sir Simon Rattle conducts Siegfried Idyll and Excerpts from “Götterdämmerung.” Anja Kampe and Elizabeth DeShong are the soloists.

Performance Dates: May 24 & 28, 2026


Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” with Clay Hilley and Sara Jakubiak.

Performance Dates: July 1 & 12, 2026

BBC Radio 3 Concerts 

Thomas Dunford performs alongside Niam O’Sullivan.

Performance Date: Dec. 5, 2025


Kitty Whately and William Vain perform music by Vaughan Williams.

Performance Date: Feb. 26, 2026


Roderick Williams performs music by Nadia and Lili Boulanger with Malin Browman and Simon Crawford-Phillips.

Performance Date: April 10, 2026

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