13/06/2026
Today a giant temporary stage in one of London's most iconic landmarks, Trafalgar Square, will host the London Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano for a free concert performed to an audience of thousands.
Watch live online from 4pm BST or join us in the Square if you can.
In 2026 and 2027, the LSO launches an ambitious multi-platform celebration of Holst’s The Planets, with BMW Classics serving as the project’s largest live-performance moment. Audiences in Trafalgar Square and online will get to hear five movements of the astrological-inspired suite — Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Uranus.
At the centre of the concert, the LSO gives the world premiere of Louise Drewitt’s new work Four Dances, which has been specially commissioned for this occasion. Her piece, written for a mixed-ability orchestra, brings together LSO and Guildhall School musicians with 55 young musicians from east London as part of the LSO Discovery programmes.
PROGRAMME
Gustav Holst
Movements from ‘The Planets’:
Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus & Uranus
Louise Drewett
Four Dances (world premiere) *
Edward Elgar
Movements from ‘Enigma Variations’:
Theme, II HDS-P, III RBT, IV WMB, VII Troye,
IX Ni**od, XI GRS, XIV Finale EDU
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
LSO Discovery Young Musicians *
Guildhall School Musicians *
London Symphony Orchestra
