Orchestra
Prokofiev and Shostakovich
LSO
- Great for groups
- First-timer friendly
- Early finish
- Date
- Thu, 10 Dec 2026
- Time
- 19:00 · 2h 0m
- Venue
- Barbican
- City
- London
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
- Tickets
- from £18
You'll be taken to the ensemble's official site.
Summary
Gianandrea Noseda leads the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican, featuring Leonidas Kavakos in Shostakovich’s Second Violin Concerto alongside orchestral suites by Prokofiev.
Why it's fantastic
Leonidas Kavakos takes the lead for a concerto written as a birthday gift, full of dark, brooding melodies and technical fireworks. The rest of the evening leans into the theatrical, featuring two vibrant suites by Prokofiev that capture the sharp wit and rhythmic energy of his most colourful ballet and opera scores.
Programme
- 01Sergei Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges – Suite
- 02Dmitri Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 2
- 03Sergei Prokofiev: Chout – Suite
Soloists
- Leonidas Kavakos violin
