Antonio Pappano & Seong-Jin Cho: Prokofiev, Shostakovich & Beethoven

In his second full season in charge of the London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano has chosen to showcase the artistry of Seong-Jin Cho, and with good reason – this masterly young Korean pianist has caused as much of a sensation in London as he has in Europe, Asia and America. Streaming live at London's Barbican Centre in the first week of the LSO's 2025-26 season, Prokofiev's explosive Second Piano Concerto is sure to make an electrifying centrepiece to a programme that crackles with energy – from the black humour of Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony to the tragedy and triumph of the most famous symphony Beethoven ever wrote.