Orchestra
Half Six Fix: Vaughan Williams
LSO
- Great for groups
- Under 90 mins
- First-timer friendly
- Early finish
- Date
- Wed, 25 Nov 2026
- Time
- 18:30 · 1h 15m
- Venue
- Barbican
- City
- London
- Tickets
- from £15
You'll be taken to the ensemble's official site.
Summary
Sir Antonio Pappano leads the London Symphony Orchestra in Vaughan Williams’s Third and Eighth symphonies as part of an early-evening concert at the Barbican.
Why it's fantastic
These sixty-minute introductory sessions are ideal for busy schedules, offering a relaxed way to hear Britain’s most evocative orchestral music. You will encounter the composer’s haunting response to his time in the First World War trenches alongside his final, vibrant experiments with tuned percussion, all introduced from the stage.
Programme
- 01Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No 3)
- 02Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 8
