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Seasons

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Image of TEd'A architecture
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Art & design Talks & events

Architecture on Stage

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A series of talks given by the most exciting architectural practices working across the world, as well as debates around ideas and issues that impact architecture and urbanism today.

Sir Simon Rattle presenting from the Barbican stage
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Classical music

Half Six Fix

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Come to a Half Six Fix for a burst of music with the London Symphony Orchestra to kick-start your evening.  

Sir Antonio Pappano conducting
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra Sep 24–Jul 25 Multibuy

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You can save with our London Symphony Orchestra Sep 24–Jul 25 Multibuy.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason sitting with his cello in a mountainous landscape, with a lake in the distance behind him
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Classical music

Barbican Presents

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Barbican Presents brings some of the greatest international classical artists, orchestras and ensembles to London, in a stimulating and eclectic mix of classical, contemporary, and Baroque music.

Lang Lang
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Classical music

Recitals

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Get closer to the music with intimate recitals from musicians at the top of their game.

Australian Chamber Orchestra on stage
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Classical music

Visiting Ensembles

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Orchestras and ensembles from all around the world are joined by top soloists on the Barbican stage. 

A black and white photo of Alberto Giacometti in his studio holding his sculpture, Three Men Walking.
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Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti

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Three groundbreaking exhibitions position historic sculptures by Alberto Giacometti with new works by contemporary artists, in an intimate new space.

IPORB
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Theatre & dance Talks & events Contemporary music Classical music Cinema Art & design

Summer at the Barbican

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Heat up your summer with open-air screenings, smash hit musicals, mid-century sculpture, immersive shows, eclectic concerts and more.

IPORB
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Art & design Talks & events Immersive Contemporary music Classical music Cinema

Frequencies: The sounds that shape us

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A season that brings you music and takes you beyond, to interrogate how you perceive and encounter sound.​

A still from A Woman Like Eve, showing two naked women embracing in bed.
Season
Cinema

Queer 70s: LGBTQ+ Cinema in the Decade after Stonewall

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Travel back to the 1970s, when LGBTQ+ lives were shown on screen with an unapologetic gusto unthinkable a decade before.