Barbara Hannigan
Features, videos, recordings and concerts with our Associate Artist
Barbara Hannigan became one of our first two Associate Artists in February 2022, for a period of three years.
Associate Artists are musicians with distinct influences, qualities and styles. As a supremely gifted singer and conductor, Hannigan has introduced new dimensions to our programming, including gripping interpretations of music from Joseph Haydn to Claude Vivier.
Videos
News & Stories
Barbara Hannigan – the 2023/24 Season
Barbara Hannigan, LSO Associate Artist, opens the 2023/24 Season at the Barbican with four electrifying concerts. Here, she introduces her concerts.
Obituary: Kurt-Hans Goedicke, 1935-2025
The LSO is saddened to hear of the passing of Kurt-Hans Goedicke, former Principal Timpani.
Obituary: Terence Johns, 1944-2025
The London Symphony Orchestra is saddened to hear of the passing of Terence Johns, former Assistant Principal Horn.
Concerts
Reviews
‘A soaring, swooping soprano solo, which Hannigan delivered from the podium with radiant ease before plunging straight into the Strauss’ ★★★★ The Guardian, Sep 2023
‘Hannigan is a supremely mobile conductor, at times almost dancing, her hands shaping the music like a sculptor who works in sound and silence. … The virtuoso orchestra flourished under this mesmerising conductor.’ ★★★★ Evening Standard, Sep 2023
‘When the London Symphony Orchestra brought in that force of nature Barbara Hannigan as an Associate Artist, the expectation must have been that the Canadian singer and conductor would deliver extraordinary programmes such as this.’ ★★★★★ The Times, Mar 2023
