Canon EF-S 17-55 F2.8 or Canon EF-S 15-85 f3.5-5.6
I haven't used it myself, but I've heard lots of great things about the EF-S 17-55 f/2.8. A lot of people say the only reason it's not an "L" lens is because it's EF-S (made for smaller sensors only) instead of EF (compatible with both crop and full-frame sensors). But the image quality is said to be "L" level. And the f/2.8 aperture throughout the focal length is definitely your biggest factor for low light.
One other thing comes to mind that might help your low-light shooting. Are you shooting RAW or JPEG? I ask because I used to shoot JPEG with a Canon Rebel series camera, and the noise levels above ISO 400 were just unusable. But after I switched to RAW I did a comparison test, shooting the exact same shot RAW and JPEG at ISO 400, 800 and 1600. I found that the noise problem wasn't even a big factor with that camera when shooting RAW. I was able get usable shots even at 1600.
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