Revisit the radical history of radio’s rebels and see how the legacy of pirate radio continues to inspire today in this month-long celebration with live broadcasts, film screenings, talks, and more.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersive
Feel the Sound
Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersiveTheatre & dance
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
Event
Classical music
ECHO Rising Stars at 30: Benjamin Kruithof
Kickstart your morning with music from some of the most influential composers of the late 19th and 20th centuries, performed by cellist Benjamin Kruithof.
Nadia BoulangerThree pieces for cello and piano
Maurice RavelPièce en Forme de Habanera
Sally BeamishReverie (new work)
Sergei Rachmaninov Cello Sonata
Benjamin Kruithofcello
Marco Sanna piano
Event
Art & design
Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha
Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
Event
Classical music
Anam: Music to move the soul
As part of VOCES8’s 20th anniversary celebrations, sister ensemble APOLLO5 celebrates its own 15th anniversary performing the group’s new album Anam.
Fraser Wilson Anam
Philipe Verdelot Donna, se fiera stella
Cipriano de Rore Hor che l’aria e la terra
Lucy Walker My heart, my God, is steadfast
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry My Soul, There is a Country
Paul SmithA Soul
Scottish trad arr Adrian Peacock Ca’ the Yowes
Paul Mealor Beneath Thy Compassion
Henrik Dahlgren Without Knowing
Scottish trad arr Blake Morgan Black is the Colour
Michael McGlynn Am gaeth i m-muir
Penelope Appleyard Wildflowers - Wailin’ Jennies
APOLLO5:
Penelope Appleyardsoprano
Clare Stewartmezzo-soprano
Oscar Golden-Lee tenor
Joseph Taylor tenor
Augustus Perkins-Raybass
Event
Classical music
ECHO Rising Stars at 30: Matilda Lloyd
British trumpeter Matilda Lloyd presents a thrilling programme of music that tells a story.
Arthur HoneggerIntrada
George EnescoLégende
Claude DebussyL'isle joyeuse
Dani HowardSonata for Trumpet and Piano, Continuum (new work)
Maurice RavelMiroirs, 3. Une barque sur l'océan
Pauline ViardotChanson de la Pluie
Gabriel Fauré Le Papillon et la Fleur, Op. 1/1
Pauline ViardotHavanaise, VWV 1019
Matilda Lloydtrumpet
Jonathan Warepiano
Event
Cinema
Silent Film & Live Music: A Colour Box
Burst into summer with this vibrant programme of early and pre-Technicolor short films featuring butterflies, fairies, fireworks, crystals and more.
Event
Classical music
ECHO Rising Stars at 30: Rakhi Singh & Friends
Rakhi Singh, violinist and co-founder of Manchester Collective, is joined by a stellar string quartet for an afternoon of contemporary chamber music.
Dobrinka TabakovaInsight
Edmund FinnisBrother
Caroline ShawLimestone & Felt for cello and viola
Maurice RavelSonata for Violin and Cello
Edmund FInnisQuartet No 2
Rakhi Singh and friends
Rakhi Singhviolin
Simmy Singh violin
Ruth Gibson viola
Nicholas Trygstadcello
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Classical music
VOCES8 20th Anniversary Concert
Join VOCES8 for its official 20th anniversary concert, celebrating two decades of inspiring music-making with its Barbican debut.
VOCES8
VOCES8 Scholars
BBC Singers
Jack Liebeck violin
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
Rebel Radio
Revisit the radical history of radio’s rebels and see how the legacy of pirate radio continues to inspire today in this month-long celebration with live broadcasts, film screenings, talks, and more.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersiveTheatre & dance
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
Event
Cinema
Senior Community Screening: All We Imagine as Light
A powerful tale of friendship and sisterhood, following three nurses navigating modern day Mumbai accompanied by beautiful cinematography and a romantic jazz piano score.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersive
Feel the Sound
Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.
Event
Cinema
End of the Century + ScreenTalk with writer Ryan Gilbey
To mark the release of Ryan Gilbey’s book It Used to be Witches: Under the Spell of Queer Cinema, a screening of gay romance End of the Century will be followed by a discussion with the book’s author.
Event
Classical musicTheatre & dance
Guildhall School: Purcell's Dido and Aeneas
Step into the world of Dido and Aeneas, Henry Purcell’s celebrated masterpiece, brought to life in the intimate setting of Guildhall School’s Milton Court Theatre.
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
Contemporary music
Rebel Radio
Revisit the radical history of radio’s rebels and see how the legacy of pirate radio continues to inspire today in this month-long celebration with live broadcasts, film screenings, talks, and more.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersiveTheatre & dance
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersive
Feel the Sound
Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.
Event
Art & design
Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha
Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
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
Contemporary music
Rebel Radio
Revisit the radical history of radio’s rebels and see how the legacy of pirate radio continues to inspire today in this month-long celebration with live broadcasts, film screenings, talks, and more.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersive
Feel the Sound
Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersiveTheatre & dance
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
Event
Art & design
Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha
Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
Event
Classical musicTheatre & dance
Guildhall School: Purcell's Dido and Aeneas
Step into the world of Dido and Aeneas, Henry Purcell’s celebrated masterpiece, brought to life in the intimate setting of Guildhall School’s Milton Court Theatre.
