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Classical music

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

Ludovic Morlot, Music Director of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, conducts the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in their first concert of the academic year.

Two people stand on stage with a minimal set of furniture while tall scaffold towers line the edge of the stage.
Event
Cinema Theatre & dance

House:  La Colline – théâtre national (Paris)

La Colline – théâtre national in Paris presents a large-scale, international ensemble theatre production based on the historic documentary film trilogy by Amos Gitai.

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
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Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

Moominpapa and a friend walk through a forest, holding golden eggs.
Event
Cinema

Family Film Club: The Exploits of Moominpappa

Returning to Family Film Club after a sold out show earlier this year, we’re delighted to present another screening of this charming new Moomin adaptation. And a free pre-film workshop to boot!

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum_Dynasty
Event
Art & design

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It will end in tears

Free

In her first solo exhibition at a major UK institution, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum fills The Curve with theatrical installations, building an imagined world in which to display her paintings.

An older man in a blue shirt and head wrap talks whilst animating with his hand.
Event
Cinema

House: News from House, News from Home + Introduction

The third and final documentary in Amos Gitai's House trilogy looks at the location of his previous two films and the physical and emotional importance it holds.

The Philip Glass Ensemble look into the camera, dressed in dark clothes
Event
Contemporary music

Philip Glass Ensemble

The exquisite Philip Glass Ensemble perform some of the early works of the famous American composer and pianist. 

Two people stand on stage with a minimal set of furniture while tall scaffold towers line the edge of the stage.
Event
Cinema Theatre & dance

House:  La Colline – théâtre national (Paris)

La Colline – théâtre national in Paris presents a large-scale, international ensemble theatre production based on the historic documentary film trilogy by Amos Gitai.

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum_Dynasty
Event
Art & design

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It will end in tears

Free

In her first solo exhibition at a major UK institution, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum fills The Curve with theatrical installations, building an imagined world in which to display her paintings.

Paul McCartney sits in Abbey Road studios.
Event
Cinema

Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping

Watch the 1970s doc about Paul McCartney and his post-Beatles band Wings as they create in Abbey Road.

Jaubi stand in black and white.
Event
Contemporary music

Jaubi + Tara Lily

Step into a world of transcendent musical fusion with the dynamic Pakistani collective Jaubi and Tara Lily, the R&B and jazz inspired South-London, British Bengali musician. 

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

A teacher looks across the desks at a young boy student.
Event
Cinema

Senior Community Screening: The Teachers' Lounge

Nominated for Best International Feature, Ilker Çatak directs this German classroom drama about a teacher trying to solve a theft issue amongst the students.

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum_Dynasty
Event
Art & design

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It will end in tears

Free

In her first solo exhibition at a major UK institution, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum fills The Curve with theatrical installations, building an imagined world in which to display her paintings.

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum_Dynasty
Event
Art & design

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It will end in tears

Free

In her first solo exhibition at a major UK institution, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum fills The Curve with theatrical installations, building an imagined world in which to display her paintings.

Lodestar Trio holding their instruments
Event
Classical music

Lodestar Trio

By inclination one of music’s most intrepid cross-pollinators the Lodestar Trio breezes through the baroque on an exhilarating genre-bending journey into Nordic folk music and beyond. 

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum_Dynasty
Event
Art & design

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It will end in tears

Free

In her first solo exhibition at a major UK institution, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum fills The Curve with theatrical installations, building an imagined world in which to display her paintings.

Sarah Davachi
Event
Contemporary music

Sarah Davachi

The ethereal composer and musician brings us a special show featuring members from the London Contemporary Orchestra, celebrating the release of her new album. 

Anna Lapwood, Abel Selaocoe and Sofi Jeannin
Event
Classical music

BBC Singers Centenary Concert

Join the BBC Singers as they celebrate their 100th birthday and look forward to the future with a host of artists and guests.

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum_Dynasty
Event
Art & design

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It will end in tears

Free

In her first solo exhibition at a major UK institution, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum fills The Curve with theatrical installations, building an imagined world in which to display her paintings.

A man sits and another stands on a train, whilst commuting.
Event
Art & design Cinema

Rewriting the Rules: Interview + Introduction

An opening edit that brings together two shots so that a cannon appears to be firing on a statue of the former Viceroy of India sets the tone for this formally and politically radical film.  

TBC
Event
Theatre & dance

National Changgeuk Company of Korea: Lear

Discover this visionary restaging of one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies into a spellbinding traditional opera from some of South Korea's leading creatives, performers and musicians.

A black & white photograph of Piotr Andrejewski
Event
Classical music

Piotr Anderszewski

Beethoven and Bartók both insist that there’s no such thing as a ‘mere bagatelle’ when Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski pairs two compelling sets of inventive miniatures.