ANNUAL CITY LIVERY CONCERT AND RECEPTION – THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2024, 7PM

This occasion is a key event in the City of London calendar, marking a special event both to celebrate the wealth of art and culture taking place in the Square Mile and for the LSO to express gratitude to the companies, clubs, and guilds of the City that support the world-class music-making happening on their doorstep.

Conducted by LSO Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano, the concert will begin with Bartók’s Piano Concerto No 2, a work characterised by its virtuosic demands on the soloist, extraordinary rhythmic complexity, and brilliant harshness. The Orchestra will be joined by Yuja Wang, who will bring the concerto’s intricate textures and rhythms to life with her expert command of the piano. The evening will conclude with Mahler’s Symphony No 1, or Titan, a grand, ambitious work that encapsulates the composer’s belief that ‘A symphony must be like the world […] It must embrace everything.’ Sinking to a dirge-like pace in the third movement and rising to a massive climax in the fourth, the work will serve as an exhilarating finale.

The concert will start at 7pm. During the interval, you are warmly invited to attend a reception with your fellow Liverymen and Freemen.

Tickets cost £60 per person, or £50 per person for a group booking of ten or more guests. Please make sure to book your tickets for this event through this link on the LSO website. We would also be grateful if you could circulate this invite around your company.

On booking, you will be sent confirmation of your places, but please note that concert tickets will be available for collection on the evening of the concert at the Barbican Centre. Seats will be allocated in the centre circle of the Barbican Hall. Full details about the Annual City Livery Concert and Reception, ticket collection and other details will be emailed to you closer to the date.

We look forward to welcoming many of you to the concert, which promises to be a wonderful evening.

Please contact the LSO either by email at development@lso.co.uk or by phone at +44 20 7382 2572 if you have any queries about the concert / access requirements.

Kind regards,
Hannah

Hannah Bostock, Trusts and Foundations Manager
London Symphony Orchestra
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
+44 20 7382 2511 | lso.co.uk