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Music press releases

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Barbican announces Live at Lunchtime – a series of free foyer concerts, featuring musicians from Guildhall School of Music & Drama 24 Sep 2020
Barbican announces Novo Amor date for April 2021 15 Sep 2020
Live music and live audiences return to the Barbican this autumn – line-up announced 8 Sep 2020
Barbican announces plans to livestream concerts from the Barbican Hall 17 Jul 2020
Barbican announces rescheduled The Divine Comedy dates for 2021 29 Jun 2020
Barbican announces rescheduled concerts for 2021 28 May 2020
Barbican announces five Divine Comedy dates for September 2020 and Shirley Collins as special guest for Lankum 10 Mar 2020
Barbican announces A Winged Victory for the Sullen concert for 19 Nov 2020 10 Mar 2020
Barbican announces Gilberto Gil & BaianaSystem (28 June) and full line up for Richard Dawson (28 March) 27 Feb 2020
Barbican announces its 2020-21 classical music season 24 Feb 2020
Barbican announces Visible Cloaks, MoodSwing, Taj Mahal & Jon Cleary and Gustavo Santaolalla dates 20 Feb 2020
Barbican announces further details for Max Richter's world premiere performances of 'Voices' 14 Feb 2020
Barbican announces 'Jazz Ambassadors' date with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis 3 Feb 2020
Barbican announces a weekend of music, art and spoken word curated by Shabaka Hutchings 3 Feb 2020
Barbican announces Lankum, Damir Imamović and Nicola Cruz dates 21 Jan 2020
Igor Levit has been announced as Featured Artist in the Barbican Presents 2019-20 classical music season 21 Jan 2020
Barbican Presents the 2019/20 cohort of ECHO Rising Stars 16 Dec 2019
January-June 2020 programme for the Barbican’s own-curated classical music season 12 Dec 2019
Barbican announces Christian Löffler date for May 2020 12 Dec 2019
Barbican celebrates Beethoven at 250 5 Dec 2019