Orchestral fireworks with early Shostakovich and Schnittke, joined by the London Symphony Chorus for some stirring Brahms.
Alfred Schnittke Violin Concerto No 1
Dmitri ShostakovichSymphony No 2, To October
Johannes Brahms Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Nosedaconductor
Lisa Batiashviliviolin
London Symphony Chorus
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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
Cinema
Senior Community Screening: Kneecap
This hilarious comedy drama follows two young Irish speaking rappers in Belfast, as they link up with an Irish language teacher and form the titular hip-hop trio, beginning their rise to fame.
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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: Far From Home + Intro
A meditation on social isolation and stillness, no other film depicts the painful repetitiveness of an immigrant's life with such candid detail.
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Talks & events
Slavoj Žižek at 75 – A Celebration
Join the rockstar philosopher and revolutionary Slavoj Žižek for a celebration of his life and thought. Expect dialectics, psychoanalysis, and jokes.
Event
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 & design
Listening Session: Hannah Catherine Jone & the Chiron Choir
Led by Hannah Catherine Jones, Chiron Choir present a live set of somatic chants, vocal improvisations and compositions.
Event
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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Classical music
Oramo conducts Mahler's Fourth Symphony
Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler’s playful Fourth Symphony – and plays the violin too, as Kurt Weill retells the myth of Orpheus in his own, utterly original style.
Dorothy HowellLamia
Kurt WeillDer neue Orpheus, Op 15
Gustav MahlerSymphony No 4
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramoconductor
Anu Komsisoprano
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Classical music
Britten's Canticles
Three outstanding young singers unite in a programme of love, loss, and remembrance, where Schubert and Errollyn Wallen are entwined in Britten’s five haunting canticles.
Benjamin BrittenCanticle I
Errollyn WallenMy Lazy Goodheart
Franz SchubertAuf dem Strom
Benjamin BrittenCanticle III
Canticle V
Franz SchubertDes Fisches Liebesglück
Benjamin BrittenCanticle IV
Canticle II
James Waytenor
Natalie Burchpiano
Lotte Betts-Deanmezzo-soprano
Ross Ramgobinbaritone
Alis Huwsharp
Annemarie Federlehorn
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Contemporary musicTheatre & dance
The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady
Share the floor with outstanding artists as two leading companies transform the stage into a vibrant gig venue, with a live jazz orchestra and dynamic dancers.
Event
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
Talks & events
Barbican Community Choir
Share the joy of singing with others and make new friends at this new community choir that comes together weekly on Thursdays led by Rachel Huggins and Abdul Shyllon.
Event
Classical music
Lang Lang
One of the most influential pianists of the 21st century plays music by Fauré, Schumann and Chopin.
Gabriel FauréPavane in F-sharp minor
Robert Schumann Kreisleriana
Frederic ChopinMazurkas:
Op 7, No 3
Op 17, Nos 1, 2 & 4
Op 24, Nos 2 & 4
Op 30, No 3 & 4
Op 33, No 3, 4 & 2
Op 59, No 3
Polonaise in F# minor, Op 44
Lang Langpiano
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Contemporary musicTheatre & dance
The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady
Share the floor with outstanding artists as two leading companies transform the stage into a vibrant gig venue, with a live jazz orchestra and dynamic dancers.
Event
Cinema
Neil Young: Coastal
A behind-the-scenes documentary of Neil Young's 2023 solo tour, directed by wife, actress and filmmaker Daryl Hannah.
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.
