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Ashwini Bhide Deshpande singing into a microphone
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Classical music Contemporary music

Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande: Khayal Unwrapped

An extraordinary opportunity to deepen your understanding and appreciation of khayal with one of its most illustrious practitioners.

Chetna from Aatma Holistic using a singing bowl
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Classical music Contemporary music

Sacred Sound Bath with Aatma Holistic

Discover the transformative power of sound with an immersive and restorative gong bath led by Chetna of Aatma Holistic.

Amaan and Subramanium
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Classical music Contemporary music

Amaan Ali Bangash + Dr L Subramanium with Ambi Subramanium

Dive into musical legacies and immerse yourself in mesmerising ragas in a captivating double bill.

Jason Kalidas playing the bansuri
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Classical music Contemporary music

Raga Wellbeing with Jason Kalidas

Delve into the holistic aspects of Indian classical music and experience the healing power of Indian ragas on the bansuri and tanpuras.

Kirit Singh singing into a microphone
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Classical music Contemporary music

Dhrupad: Kirit Singh and Jasdeep Singh

Experience the timeless beauty of dhrupad in its purest form in an evening of spiritual and musical transcendence with Kirit Singh and Jasdeep Singh.

Kanwal Ahluwalia directing a Yogabliss session
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Classical music Contemporary music

Yogabliss to Live Music

Join us for an enriching Yogabliss session with Kanwal Ahluwalia, where you can gently stretch, bend, twist, and calm your mind in a fun, easy-going class open to all levels.

Aruna Sairam singing into a microphone
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Classical music Contemporary music

Genius of Aruna Sairam

Indulge in an authentic south Indian concert known in India as a kacheri, as Aruna Sairam brings her vast repertoire of raga knowledge and spiritual lyrics to London.

Amaan Ali Bangash holding a sarod
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Classical music Contemporary music

Amaan Ali Bangash: Sarod Unwrapped

Enter the enchanting world of Indian classical music with the award-winning Amaan Ali Bangash, a sarod virtuoso hailing from the illustrious Senia Bangash school of music.

Davel Patel smiling, standing in front of an ivy bush
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Classical music Contemporary music

Breathwork by Davel Patel

Come and experience this slow, rhythmic breathing class and learn how to tune into your own resilience for self-healing.

Dr L Subramanium holding a violin
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Classical music Contemporary music

Dr L Subramanium: East West Composition Unwrapped

Immerse yourself in a transcendent musical odyssey with Dr L Subramaniam, a true icon in the world of music, as he unveils the secrets behind his groundbreaking East-West compositions.

Chetna from Aatma Holistic using a singing bowl
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Classical music Contemporary music

Sacred Sound Bath with Aatma Holistic

Discover the transformative power of sound with an immersive and restorative gong bath led by Chetna of Aatma Holistic.

Ashwini and Kushal
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Classical music Contemporary music

Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande + Pandit Kushal Das

A special concert that celebrates midnight ragas through India’s iconic sitar, followed by the Jaipur-Atruli style of khayal (imagination) vocal.

Jagdeep Kaur and Amritpal Singh standing back to back with their eyes closed
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Classical music Contemporary music

Music, Mantra and Guided Meditation with Qi-Rattan

Uncover the path to your inner peace with Qi-Rattan, supporting you by moving beyond mindfulness with sound therapy and a guided meditation.

London SymphonyOrchestra  performing on the Barbican Hall stage.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/ Half Six Fix – Beethoven

Kick-start your evening with a Half Six Fix concert. One piece in a 60-minute concert, introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action. 

Isabelle Faust
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/François-Xavier Roth

Composers being playful: early Beethoven's wit and jokes pair with a cat-and-mouse chase around the orchestra from Ondřej Adámek. 

Kirill Gerstein
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Classical music

Gerstein plays Busoni’s Piano Concerto

Expect epic visions and piano playing that’s out of this world when Kirill Gerstein and Sakari Oramo champion Ferruccio Busoni’s stupendous Piano Concerto, as well as music by Grazyna Bacewicz. 

Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott
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Classical music

Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma reunites with long-time duo partner Kathryn Stott in two masterly sonatas and sublimely unruffled Arvo Pärt.

Conductor Andre J Thomas takes his bow on the Barbican stage with the London Symphony Orchestra and LSO Community Gospel Choir
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Gospel

Experience the unrestrained power of American gospel music, with the symphonic sound of the LSO and a chorus of voices from across the London community, curated and conducted by André J Thomas.

Violinist Francesca Dego
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Daniele Rustioni

A spotlight on Romanticism with three beautifully contrasting pieces: Liszt in fine form, late Mendelssohn and ‘Great’ Schubert.

Ilya Gringolts
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Classical music

Glowing Colours and Grand Passions

Glowing colours and grand passions: Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra join violinist Ilya Gringolts in Szymanowski’s gorgeous concerto – plus music by Wagner, Strauss and Dora Pejačević.

Klaus Makela is conducting in front of a black background, his right hand holding the baton and his left hand above his shoulder
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Klaus Mäkelä

Tales of ancient spirits and savage dreams from Sibelius and Stravinsky, alongside the fluid, lyrical melodies of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto.

A statue of a Viennese gentleman
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Classical music

Academy of Ancient Music: Viennese Virtuosity

Musical metamorphoses: Mozart, Haydn and their colleagues come together as AAM celebrates a friendship that transformed music for ever.

Black and white image of a forest on the Isle of Mull
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Classical music Contemporary music

Waves Crash on Old Street/Rufus Isabel Elliot

A collaboration with KNOCKvologan Studies, Isle of Mull, imagines voices from the distant past and the distant future that belong to an ancient forest on an island off the west coast of Scotland.

Rafael Payare striking a pose with his baton held above his head
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Classical music

Orchestre symphonique de Montreal/Rafael Payare

Conducted by Rafael Payare, the Montréal orchestra’s Barbican concert launches a European tour. Preceding symphonic Berlioz, Daniil Trifonov is the soloist in Beethoven’s playful Piano Concerto No 1. 

The jazz ensemble seed.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra x seed. featuring Cassie Kinoshi

The LSO is joined by the Mercury Prize-nominated ensemble seed., led by saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi, for an evening of new music and collaboration.

London SymphonyOrchestra string section performing on the Barbican Hall stage.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Half Six Fix – Lachenmann

Kick-start your evening with a Half Six Fix concert. A 60-minute concert, introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.  

London SymphonyOrchestra  performing on the Barbican Hall stage.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/François-Xavier Roth

Two sound worlds, two centuries apart: Lachenmann’s Melodies meets Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. 

Hannu Lintu
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Classical music

Haydn and Strauss: Nelson Mass and A Hero’s Life

Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life), Haydn’s Nelson Mass and pure sonic wonder from Samy Moussa. Hannu Lintu conducts a concert of outsize emotions and truly spectacular sounds. 

The London Symphony Orchestra on the Barbican Hall stage in front of a full audience of families
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Family Concert

A fun opportunity for families to learn more about music and the instruments of the orchestra, with music based on a theme and free workshops before the concert. 

Samantha Ege sat in front of a grand piano
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Classical music

Her Stories with Samantha Ege

‘Bold, brilliant, and daring women’ nourish Samantha Ege’s recital of 20th and 21st century piano music, including a work by Havanan ‘fusionista’ Camila Cortina Bello.