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Changes to Barbican music programme in 2022 (Maria Schneider Orchestra, Souad Massi, Lord Huron)
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Sat 29 Jan 2022, (New date TBC), Barbican Hall, 7.30pm
Tickets £20 - 35 plus booking fee
Produced by the Barbican
The Maria Schneider Orchestra’s Barbican performance, scheduled for 29 January 2022, is to be postponed. We are currently working on finalising the new date for this event, and we will be back in touch as soon as this is confirmed.
Statement from Maria Schneider:
“Due to the significant new wave of COVID that is tearing through parts of Europe and that is on the rise in the U.S., with unique testing and quarantining requirements continually in flux in each affected country, coupled with the deep vulnerabilities we face being such a large group of musicians, we have determined that it is not realistic or feasible to carry through with our January/February tour that we have been so excited about. Although our decision is in line with the decisions being made by other performing artists trying to navigate international tours right now, that doesn’t help our deep disappointment that we find ourselves all still spinning our wheels amidst COVID.”
Souad Massi
+ Ruba Shamshoum
Wed 16 Feb 2022, New date: Sat 29 Oct 2022, Barbican Hall, 8pm, Tickets £20 – 25 plus booking fee
The concert is being postponed to 29 October 2022.
Statement from Soaud Massi:
“Sadly, due to Covid restrictions and regulations, we have to postpone our upcoming performance at the Barbican in London, originally scheduled for 16 Feb 2022, to 29 October 2022. We look forward to seeing you all next year!”
Cancelled Concert
Lord Huron
Tue 8 Feb 2022, Barbican Hall, 8pm
Tickets £22.50 – 27.50 plus booking fee
Produced by the Barbican
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This concert has been cancelled.
Statement from Lord Huron:
“We’re disappointed to announce the cancellation of our February tour of the UK & Europe. Unforeseen circumstances and the logistical challenges of ongoing COVID restrictions across various countries have made it unfeasible for the tour to work at this time. Refunds are available at the point of purchase. Thanks for your support and understanding in these challenging times. We look forward to getting back across the pond as soon as we possibly can.”
Coming up in 2022
- London Contemporary Orchestra: 24 (Sat 15 – Fri 16 Jan 2022, Barbican Hall, 6pm – 6pm)
- DakhaBrakha (Thu 20 Jan 2022, Barbican Hall, 7.30pm)
- Klein (Sun 30 Jan 2022, Barbican Hall, 7.30pm)
- Aoife O’Donovan + Donovan Woods (Wed 2 Feb 2022, Milton Court Concert Hall, 7.30pm)
- Jane Birkin (Sat 5 Feb 2022, Barbican Hall, 8pm)
- GoGo Penguin (Thu 10 Feb 2022, Barbican Hall, 8pm, also livestreamed)
- Nonclassical: listening to place (Sun 20 Feb 2022 Barbican Hall, 7.30pm)
- Damon Albarn: The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows (Mon 21 & Tue 22 Feb 2022, Barbican Hall, 8pm)
- Manu Delago (Tue 22 Feb 2022, Milton Court Concert Hall, 7.30pm)
- Songs In The Key Of London (Sat 5 Mar 2022, Barbican Hall, 8pm)
- Keeley Forsyth (Fri 11 Mar 2022, Milton Court Concert Hall, 7.30pm)
- Hamza Namira (Sat 12 Mar 2022, Barbican Hall, 8pm)
- Aldous Harding + H.Hawkline (Wed 30 & Thu 31 Mar 2022, 8pm)
- Vashti Bunyan (Sat 2 Apr 2022, Barbican Hall, 8pm)
- Circuit des Yeux with LCO Soloists (Wed 6 Apr 2022, Milton Court Concert Hall, 7.30pm)
- Grouper + Coby Sey (Thu 14 Apr 2022, Barbican Hall, 7.30pm)
- New Rituals: Ryoichi Kurokawa + Nkisi (Sat 23 Apr 2022, Barbican Hall, 8pm)
- Hermeto Pascoal with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (Thu 5 May 2022, Barbican Hall, 8pm)
- Luzmila Carpio (Thu 5 May 2022, Milton Court concert Hall, 7.30pm)
- Shards (Fri 6 May 2022, Milton Court Concert Hall, 7.30pm)
- Hannah Peel and Paraorchestra with Charles Hazlewood (Sat 21 May 2022, Barbican Hall, 7.30pm, also livestreamed)
- Novo Amor (Mon 23 May 2022, Barbican Hall, 7.30pm)
- John McLaughlin (Sat 28 May 2022, Barbican Hall, 8pm)
- William Basinski with the London Contemporary Orchestra: The Disintegration Loops (Thu 9 Jun 2022, Barbican Hall, 7.30pm)
- SFJAZZ Collective: New Works Reflecting the Moment, featuring Gretchen Parlato, Chris Potter, David Sánchez, Etienne Charles, Warren Wolf, Edward Simon, Matt Brewer, Martin Luther McCoy and Kendrick A.D. Scott (Sat 25 Jun 2022, Barbican Hall, 8pm)
- Gustavo Santaolalla (Sat 23 Jul 2022, Barbican Hall, 7.30pm)
- Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time – Thirty Years of The Divine Comedy (Wed 31 Aug – Sun 4 Sep 2022, Barbican Hall, 7.30pm)
- Souad Massi + Ruba Shamshoum (Sat 29 Oct 2022, Barbican Hall, 8pm)
- MoodSwing: Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade (Mon 14 Nov 2022, Barbican Hall, 7.30pm)
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