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Cinema Talks & workshops

New Suns

Online

The feminist literary festival returns to explore the legacy of science-fiction author Octavia Butler and her prophetic Earthseed series. With online panel discussions, workshops and a film screening.

Rachel Podger in front of the Barbican as it emits radio broadcast signals
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Classical music

Vivaldi's Four Seasons: Live from the Barbican

Wintery blizzards, hazy summer days, barking dogs and singing birds – you can hear them all in Vivaldi’s most popular work, performed here by the Academy of Ancient Music and violinist Rachel Podger.

Arcangelo Corelli Concerto Grosso No 1 in D major, Op 6
Maria Grimani Sinfonia to Pallade e Marte
Arcangelo Corelli Concerto Grosso No 2 in F major, Op 6
Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr director & harpsichord
Rachel Podger violin
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Art & design Cinema Talks & workshops

Screen Talk: Our Lucky Hours

An online discussion between Sarah Lombardi, director of the Collection de l’Art Brut, Lausanne and Ben Platts-Mills, author and arts facilitator, about Martine Deyres’s documentary Our Lucky Hours.

Sakari Oramo conducting in front of the Barbican tower as it emits radio broadcast waves
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Classical music

Echoes of Scotland: Live from the Barbican

Venture to the beautiful Scottish Highlands with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo as the wild landscapes are brought vividly to life through music.

Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No 3, Scottish
Sally Beamish Viola Concerto No 3, Under the Wing of a Rock
Peter Maxwell Davies An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise (version for chamber orchestra, 1985)
Timothy Ridout viola
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo conductor
An image of Rashid Johnson in his studio
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Art & design Talks & workshops

Rashid Johnson in conversation with Eleanor Nairne

Online

Join artist Rashid Johnson and Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty curator Eleanor Nairne for an online discussion.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason with his cello and Isata Kanneh-Mason in front of the Barbican with radio broadcast waves emitting
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Classical music

Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason: Live from the Barbican

We are working to reschedule this performance, a new date will be announced shortly. All existing tickets remain valid.

Frank Bridge Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Benjamin Britten Tema Sacher
Sergei Rachmaninov No 1 'The Muse' & No 7 'It Cannot Be' from Fourteen Romances, Op 34
Frank Bridge No 2 'Spring Song' from 4 Short Pieces
Mélodie for Cello and Piano in C-sharp minor
Scherzo
Benjamin Britten Cello Sonata
Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Isata Kanneh-Mason piano
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Classical music Contemporary music

Damon Albarn: The Nearer the Fountain...

This concert will be rescheduled for Spring 2022.

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Event
Contemporary music

Nadine Shah: Live from the Barbican

We are working to reschedule this performance, a new date will be announced shortly. All existing tickets remain valid.

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Event
Art & design Talks & workshops Tours & public spaces

How We Live Now

An installation exploring two important social questions: who are our buildings and shared spaces for and how do they affect us? 

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Contemporary music

Orlando Weeks

This concert has been rescheduled from Thursday 1 April to Monday 25 October 2021