A landmark group exhibition of art made in response to India’s changing cultural-political landscape during pivotal years.
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Theatre & danceTours & public spaces
Backstage Tours
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Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60 minute Backstage Tour
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
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Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
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Art & designTalks & events
Architecture on Stage: Stardust
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Join us for two screenings of Stardust: The Story of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown (2024) – an intimate portrait of two of the most influential architects of the last century.
Speakers:
Jim Venturi
Anita Naughton
Jemima Kelly
Speakers:
Jim Venturi
Anita Naughton
Ellis Woodman
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Classical music
NYO: Illuminate
Join us as The National Youth Orchestra shines a light on the brilliance, passion and musical potential of a new generation.
Maurice RavelBoléro
Anna ThorvaldsdottirCatamorphosis
Carl NielsenSymphony No 4, The Inextinguishable
The National Youth Orchestra
Jaime Martinconductor
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Brahms
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Johannes BrahmsSymphony No 4
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattleconductor & presenter
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle
A bewitching programme of contrasts: Pierre Boulez’s glittering sound world, late Johannes Brahms, and a lyrical world premiere from George Benjamin – to celebrate Sir Simon Rattle’s 70th birthday.
Pierre BoulezÉclat
George BenjaminInterludes and Aria from Lessons in Love and Violence (world premiere)
Johannes BrahmsSymphony No 4
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattleconductor
Barbara Hannigansoprano
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle
An all-British programme of Tippett, Turnage and Vaughan Williams inspired by opera and jazz – including an unmissable world premiere, to celebrate Sir Simon Rattle’s 70th birthday.
Michael Tippett 'Ritual Dances' from Midsummer Marriage
Gustavo Dudamel returns to the hall at the head of his ‘other’ orchestra: the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra. There’s just one work, but Mahler’s mighty Symphony No 3 is a stand-alone masterpiece.
Gustav MahlerSymphony No 3
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamelconductor
Marianne Crebassamezzo-soprano
Tiffin Choirschildren’s choir
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Classical music
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra/Dudamel: Odisea
For the 2nd concert of their Barbican stopover, Gustavo Dudamel and his orchestra are remembering home as the vibrant Latino vibes of Riccardo Lorenz and Gonzalo Grau encounter fate-full Tchaikovsky.
Ricardo LorenzTodo Terreno
Gonzalo GrauOdisea
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskySymphony No 4
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamelconductor
Jorge GlemVenezuelan cuatro
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Contemporary music
Unsound x Barbican:Mica Levi, Mabe Fratti + Raphael Rogiński
Ground-breaking music festival Unsound returns for a specially curated evening highlighting some of the most inventive talents in adventurous music.
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Classical music
BBC Symphony Orchestra: Wild Isles Live in Concert
Experience highlights from the hit BBC series on the big screen with live orchestral music from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted and presented by the series’ composer George Fenton.
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Classical musicTalks & events
Robert Levin – Mozart Double Piano Concerto & Requiem
Hear the transcendent Mozart Requiem, completed by Robert Levin and featuring four outstanding Guildhall singers as soloists.
