London Symphony Orchestra 

SIR ANTONIO PAPPANO, Chief Conductor

MAXIM VENGEROV, violin soloist

The London Symphony Orchestra returns to Symphony Hall for the first time since 2009, now under the electrifying leadership of Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano. The evening begins with Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, brought to life by one of the world’s great violin virtuosos, Maxim Vengerov, whose playing unites commanding power with extraordinary poetic sensitivity. The program culminates in Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben, where Sir Antonio Pappano—a conductor whose operatic soul runs deep—unfolds a sweeping orchestral epic, painting vivid portraits of love, longing, and hard-won triumph that will leave you breathless. 

This performance is made possible in part by support from Vivo Performing Arts' LIVE PERFORMANCE! Arts for All Endowment Fund, with generous leadership support from
Eleanor & Frank Pao.