Boulez’s shattering Second Piano Sonata, and two extraordinary works for solo clarinet, performed by the talented musicians of the Guildhall School and introduced by BBC Radio 3’s Kate Molleson.
Pierre BoulezDomaines for solo clarinet
Piano Sonata No 2
Dialogue de l’ombre double for clarinet and tape
Guildhall School musicians
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Classical musicTalks & events
Pierre Boulez – The Legacy
Musicologist Professor Jonathan Cross talks to Gillian Moore CBE – a lifelong advocate for Boulez’s music – about his creative and cultural legacy.
Professor Jonathan Cross
Gillian Moore CBE
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Talks & events
Voices of Faith Festival
A festival that delves deep into the philosophies that form the basis of various theological texts and religious beliefs though conversations, music and healing foods.
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Classical music
Pierre Boulez – Pli selon pli
An evening-long tribute to the limitless creative mind of Pierre Boulez, culminating in a rare performance of his five-movement epic masterpiece Pli selon Pli.
Pierre BoulezDeux Études, musique concrète for tape
12 Notations
Incises
Cummings ist der Dichter
Pli selon pli
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbinsconductor
Tamara Stefanovichpiano
Anna Dennissoprano
BBC Singers
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Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
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Art & design
Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land
Free
The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration.
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Cinema
Senior Community Screening: Emilia Pérez
Passion has a new name. Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez star in Jacques Audiard's audacious fever dream.
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
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Cinema
Relaxed Screening: Inside My Heart + ScreenTalk
The UK premiere of an extraordinary documentary following the rehearsal of movement and speech amongst an ensemble of neurodivergent and disabled actors staging a strange and beautiful fairy tale.
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Talks & events
Community meeting: Question time with the Barbican Renewal
Barbican Estate residents are invited to learn more about the history of eco-Brutalism and the plans for future planting of the Conservatory as part of Barbican Renewal.
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Theatre & dance
THE SEAGULL
Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke make their return to the stage in Thomas Ostermeier's new production of Chekhov’s THE SEAGULL.
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Contemporary music
Ichiko Aoba
Japanese folk singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba performs her latest album, Luminescent Creatures alongside 12 Ensemble.
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Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
Art & design
Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land
Free
The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration.
Event
Art & design
Noah Davis
Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
Event
Art & designContemporary musicTalks & events
Listening Session: George Riley and Tabitha Thorlu-Bangura
Join us for a special late opening of the Noah Davis exhibition in the art gallery, the first major institutional exhibition of this groundbreaking LA painter.
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Theatre & dance
THE SEAGULL
Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke make their return to the stage in Thomas Ostermeier's new production of Chekhov’s THE SEAGULL.
Event
Classical musicContemporary music
Demon Slayer in Concert
Step into the epic universe of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba with a breathtaking blend of animation and live music.
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Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
Art & design
Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land
Free
The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration.
Event
Art & design
Noah Davis
Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
Event
Art & designTalks & events
Home: Figure and Portrait Drawing Workshops
Express yourself freely and creatively at this figure and portrait drawing course that will encourage you to reflect on the themes of family and the home.
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Theatre & dance
THE SEAGULL
Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke make their return to the stage in Thomas Ostermeier's new production of Chekhov’s THE SEAGULL.
Event
Classical music
Khatia and Gvantsa Buniatishvili
Our current Artist Spotlight, Khatia Buniatishvili, joins forces with her sister Gvantsa for an exhilarating evening of piano duo music from Mozart to Gershwin via Ravel.
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartThe Magic Flute Overture
Johannes BrahmsHungarian Dances
Franz LisztHungarian Rhapsody No 2
George GershwinPorgy and Bess Fantasie
Maurice RavelLa Valse
Khatia Buniatishvilipiano
Gvantsa Buniatishvilipiano
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Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
Art & design
Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land
Free
The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration.
Event
Art & design
Noah Davis
Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.
