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
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
Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Gustavo Dudamel
Four stories of faraway lands, opulence, and scandal.
Richard StraussDon Juan
Maurice RavelShéhérazade
Rapsodie espagnole
Richard StraussDer Rosenkavalier – Suite
London Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamelconductor
Marina Rebekasoprano
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
Classical music
Academy of Ancient Music: Bach's The Art of the Fugue
Four actors, four musicians, one unparalleled musical genius. From the theatrical imagination of Bill Barclay, a completely new journey into Bach’s astonishing The Art of Fugue.
Event
Contemporary music
Terry Riley 90th Birthday Tribute
Celebrate Terry Riley's 90th with a mesmerising tribute featuring Pete Townshend, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Shabaka Hutchings and Valentina Magaletti.
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
Land and Freedom - 30th Anniversary Screening + Screentalk
Thirty years on, Ken Loach's stirring, epic and award winning drama about international volunteers fighting for the Republic in the Spanish Civil War, followed by a ScreenTalk.
Event
Classical music
Slobodeniouk conducts Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet
From the depths to the stars; from romance to tragedy: Dima Slobodeniouk pairs Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet with Lili Boulanger’s mighty shout of hope and praise.
Lili Boulanger Psalm 130 – From the Bottom of the Abyss
James MacMillanThree Interludes from ‘The Sacrifice’
Sergei Prokofiev Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet
Dima Slobodeniouk conductor
Marta Fontanals-Simmonsmezzo-soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Chorus
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
MET Opera Live: Salome
Based of the biblical tale of Herod, Herodias and Salome, this opera follows Salone's infatuation with John the Baptist, full of desire, lust and tragedy.
Event
Contemporary music
Fatoumata Diawara
Malian artist Fatoumata Diawara invites us on a cosmic journey through Afrofuturism.
Event
Cinema
RBO Live 24-25: Die Walkure
Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle.
Event
Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Susanna Mälkki
Showpieces for the orchestra meet a dazzling concerto, brimming with characteristic Stravinsky flair and melody.
Julia PerryA Short Piece for Large Orchestra
Igor StravinskyViolin Concerto
Béla BartókConcerto for Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Susanna Mälkkiconductor
Leila Josefowiczviolin
Event
Classical music
Quatuour Diotima: Boulez Anniversary Concert
Performed by one of its outstanding interpreters, Boulez’s uncompromising Livre pour quatuor is at the heart of a centenary tribute to the composer referencing Webern, Bach, and impassioned Debussy.
Johann Sebastian Bach'Contrapunctus I' from Die Kunst der Fuge
Pierre BoulezI, Livre pour quatuor
Johann Sebastian Bach'Contrapunctus IX' from Die Kunst der Fuge
Pierre BoulezII, Livre pour quatuor
Anton WebernString Quartet Op 28
Pierre BoulezIII, Livre pour quatuor
Johann Sebastian Bach'Contrapunctus XVIII' from Die Kunst der Fuge
Claude DebussyString Quartet in G minor
Quatuor Diotima
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
Classical music
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Hindoyan
A Russian in exile, an Englishman in despair, and a Puerto Rican take on fantastical fandangoes: a welcome visit from the RLPO under its charismatic Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan.
Roberto SierraFandangos
Edward ElgarCello Concerto
Sergei RachmaninovSymphonic Dances
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Domingo Hindoyanconductor
Pablo Ferrandezcello
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
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
Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/ Half Six Fix – Berlioz
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.
Hector BerliozSymphonie fantastique
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor & presenter
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
Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano
Dreams and fantasies from enigmatic Szymanowski to Berlioz’s most rock’n’roll work, the Symphonie fantastique.
Hector BerliozOverture: Le corsaire
Karol Szymanowski Violin Concerto No 1
Hector BerliozSymphonie fantastique
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Lisa Batiashviliviolin
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
Classical music
BBC Symphony Orchestra: Elder conducts Mahler
Goodnight, Vienna: Sir Mark Elder conducts Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, as the BBC Symphony Orchestra brings its season to an unforgettable close.
Franz SchrekerChamber Symphony
Gustav MahlerDas Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Mark Elderconductor
Alice Cootemezzo-soprano
David Butt Philiptenor
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
Theatre & dance
Fiddler on the Roof
A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s completely sold-out electrifying Fiddler On The Roof transfers to London this summer in what is set to be the theatre event of 2025.
Event
Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano
Two portraits from a magician of orchestral colour, Richard Strauss – plus a young Mozart dances on the violin
Richard StraussTill Eulenspiegel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No 5
Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Lisa Batiashviliviolin
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: Anora
Anora, a high-priced Brooklyn stripper, becomes involved in a troubled romance with the son of a Russian oligarch, from Cannes favourite Sean Baker.
Event
Contemporary music
Hawkwind
Legendary space rock pioneers Hawkwind return to the UK with their latest studio album Stories From Time And Space.
