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.
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
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
God Bless the Child
A multi-media event that delves into Christopher Harris' first autobiographical project; comparing the US care system to life in Senegal, blending personal history, archive, and 16mm footage.
Event
Classical music
Cassie Kinoshi x Ensemble Intercontemporain
Spearheaded by France’s flagship contemporary music group, the new, the nearly new, and a 20th century classic are stitched into a programme that explores slavery and the Caribbean experience.
Hannah Kendallshouting forever into the receiver
Cassie KinoshiNew work
Pierre BoulezSur Incises
Ensemble intercontemporain
Nicolò Umberto Foronconductor
NikNakturntables
Tyrone Isaac-Stuartchoreographer
Julien Creuzet visuals
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
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
Animation at War: When the Wind Blows
A haunting classic of British animation that dramatises the worst fears of the Cold War era’s nuclear anxiety, told through the misfortunes of an ill-prepared elderly couple.
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
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
CinemaTalks & events
Graeme Arnfield: Zero-Gravity Resistance
Join artist and filmmaker Graeme Arnfield for an evening of experimental screenings and live lecture performances exploring the intersections of cinema, history, and speculative futures.
Event
Classical music
Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 5
Our Shostakovich cycle began with the Quartet No 1, and ends, inevitably, with No 15, staring death resolutely in the face, a work heart-stopping in its searing intensity.
Dmitri ShostakovichQuartet No 10
Quartet No 7
Quartet No 15
Carducci Quartet
Kyan Quartet
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
Contemporary music
I’m With Her
Three GRAMMY Award-wining songwriters come together as I'm With Her for an intimate performance.
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
Contemporary music
Actress x Suzanne Ciani present Concrète Waves
A groundbreaking live music collaboration between two titans of avant-garde electronic music, Actress and Suzanne Ciani.
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
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.
