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The woodwind section of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on stage
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Classical music

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Robert Ziegler leads you on a journey through space and time with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 

Black Sound moving image display
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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.

Noah Davis's painting titled Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, depicting six ballerinas dancing on the lawn outside a housing project.
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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.

Sir Simon Rattle conducting the LSO
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle

Janáček’s hilarious satire about art, lunar travel, nationalism – and sausages. 

Black Sound moving image display
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.

Noah Davis's painting titled Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, depicting six ballerinas dancing on the lawn outside a housing project.
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.

Joyce DiDonato in a black dress, leaning with her back against a wall
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Classical music

Handel: Jephtha with Il Pomo D’oro and Joyce DiDonato

Joyce DiDonato and Michael Spyres star in Handel’s Jephtha – the composer's valedictory oratorio. 

Jess Gillam playing the saxophone in front of a pile of giant oranges
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Classical music

Her Ensemble: The Three Dancers

Three beautifully-conceived 21st century works inspired by the visual arts, culminating in a celebration of Balkan folk tunes herald the return of Ellie Consta’s pioneering Her Ensemble.

Black Sound moving image display
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.

Noah Davis's painting titled Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, depicting six ballerinas dancing on the lawn outside a housing project.
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.

Jason Moran standing in a doorway. The back half of his body is obscured by the door frame, and he is turning to face the camera. His reflection is visible in a mirror behind him.
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Art & design Talks & events

Talk: Jason Moran on Noah Davis and music making

Join American jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran in the Art Gallery as he explores different contexts for music making, taking inspiration from the paintings of Noah Davis.

Double Bassist Strahinja Mitrović pictured in Barbican Hall, holding up the Gold Medal in box
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Classical music

The Gold Medal 2025

The final of Guildhall School's most prestigious music prize, offering the chance to enjoy songs and arias performed by three outstanding Guildhall vocalists in front of an esteemed panel of judges.

Black Sound moving image display
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.

Noah Davis's painting titled Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, depicting six ballerinas dancing on the lawn outside a housing project.
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.

Black and white image of Mustafa
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Contemporary music

Mustafa

Dunya, the breathtaking debut album by Sudanese-Canadian artist Mustafa, means 'the world in all its flaws', and explores themes of devotion, trauma, and intimacy through genre-blending sound.

A group of dancers move around each other. They move at different levels creating one moving entity.
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Theatre & dance

Boy Blue: Hip Hop Matters

Join Boy Blue for an exciting and thought-provoking conversation on the future of the UK street dance scene, from where we are in 2025 to what the future holds. 

Jason Moran
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Contemporary music

Jason Moran

Join acclaimed pianist Jason Moran for a special one-off concert inspired by Noah Davis's paintings.

Black Sound moving image display
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.

Noah Davis's painting titled Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, depicting six ballerinas dancing on the lawn outside a housing project.
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.

Tony Ann
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Contemporary music

Tony Ann

The genre-bending pianist pushes the limits of neoclassical and pop music with his latest project, themed around horoscopes.

A group of hip hop dancers caught in motion. They lift one arm in the air and open their mouths.
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Theatre & dance

Generation Blue: A Night With Boy Blue

Mixing exuberant hip hop dance displays, a joyful sense of community and the heart-thumping rhythms of an eclectic score, Boy Blue’s company showcase always culminates in uproarious applause.

Noah Davis's painting titled Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, depicting six ballerinas dancing on the lawn outside a housing project.
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.

Barbican Conservatory
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Talks & events

Concrete Garden: Listening to Images

Free

Join us for a day of pop up readings, discussions, performances and workshops centred around Tina Campt's idea of 'listening to images'. 
 

A group of hip hop dancers cheer and embrace in a rehearsal room.
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Theatre & dance

Boy Blue: BB – Frontline Battle

Join Boy Blue at this explosive dance battle event, with an electric atmosphere provided by a line-up of guest judges and DJ's.

A painting of two teenage girls asleep on a sofa. One has her head leant against the arm of the sofa, the other is laying beside her. On the left, the legs of another figure can be seen sitting in an adjacent seat. There are a pair of black shoes on the floor.
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Talks & events

In conversation: Black Worlding

Join artist and director Jenn Nkiru alongside other artists, musicians and cultural mavericks for a talk about intersectional creativity and "Black Worlding". 

A group of hip hop dancers caught in motion. They lift one arm in the air and open their mouths.
Event
Theatre & dance

Generation Blue: A Night With Boy Blue

Mixing exuberant hip hop dance displays, a joyful sense of community and the heart-thumping rhythms of an eclectic score, Boy Blue’s company showcase always culminates in uproarious applause.

Louise Alder standing by a large concrete pillar, smiling and looking upwards
Event
Classical music

The English Concert/Bicket: Giulio Cesare

A runaway hit at its 1724 premiere, Louise Alder stars in Giulio Cesare - arguably Handel’s most popular operatic creation – a drama teeming with passion and political skulduggery.

BBC Singers and Sofi Jeannin
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Classical music

BBC Singers: Songs from the Shows

Following the success of the BBC Singers previous visit to the West End and Broadway, Owain Park conducts BBC Singers and BBC Concert Orchestra in more music from some of our best-loved musicals.

Black Sound moving image display
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
Cinema

Senior Community Screening: Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

A riveting historical rollercoaster from Johan Grimonprez detailing the key events that led up to the 1961 assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba.