Zadie Smith and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
This livestream will be available to watch back until Sun 24 Apr at 7.30pm. You can buy a ticket up until this point. The live stream is available globally.
Zadie Smith, one of the most influential cultural figures in Britain joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra for a concert blurring boundaries between music and words.
Zadie Smith is one of Britain’s most notable living novelists. Her first work White Teeth, completed while the author was still a student, became an instant hit when it was published in 2000. Soon enough, Smith came to define what it was to live in Britain – and particularly London – at the turn of the new millennium.
Music has always coursed through Smith’s works. At university she worked as a jazz singer while her 2016 novel Swing Time, long listed for the Booker Prize, explores her love of music and dance. In the latest of our collaborations with great writers, Smith joins the orchestra for this entertaining concert exploring the music, ideas and artists who have challenged, provoked and inspired her.
The performance ends at approximately 9.30pm, with a 20-minute interval.
This livestream will be available to watch back until Sun 24 Apr 2022 at 7.30pm. You can buy a ticket up until this point. The live stream is available globally.
Produced by the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Performers
Ticket prices
£12.50
Save 15–20% on in-person tickets with the BBC Symphony Orchestra Jan-Jul 2022 Multibuy.
Members enjoy 20% off streaming tickets.
No booking fees.
£10 in person
£5 stream
Aged 14–25? Join Young Barbican for free.
Subject to availability
50% off
Please bring proof of age where possible
Groups
20% off for groups of 10 or more. Please email [email protected] to book group tickets.
Wheelchair spaces and free companion seats may now be booked online.
Please select the relevant preferences on the access registration page during your booking so we can provide you with the correct information and discounts.
Booking a wheelchair space: Select a seat displaying the wheelchair user icon and then select wheelchair user ticket type. The ticket will be priced at the lowest price for that event. If you need an essential companion, please select the click the E icon next to the wheelchair space you have selected.
Booking essential companion tickets: Please select at least two tickets and one of them will be automatically discounted to zero in the basket.
Booking British Sign Language or Captioned Seats: Select seats in the area appropriate to your needs.
This livestream will be available to watch back until Sun 24 Apr at 7.30pm. You can buy a ticket up until this point. The live stream is available globally.
Booking fees
£3 booking fee per online transaction, £4 by phone.
No fee when tickets are booked in person.
Booking fees are per transaction and not per ticket. If your booking contains several events the highest booking fee will apply. Booking fees do not currently apply to bookings for exhibitions in the Art Gallery. The booking fee may be reduced on certain events.
You might also like...
Become a Patron
Barbican Hall
Location
The Barbican Hall is located within the main Barbican building. Head to Level G and follow the signs to find your seating level.
Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS
Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.
We’ve plenty of places for you to relax and replenish, from coffee and cake to wood-fired pizzas and full pre-theatre menus
Mobility
Spaces for wheelchair users in row U at the rear of the stalls (up to sixteen, depth of row 180cm) and the back row of the circle (four), both with fold-down companion seats. Some seats in row S of the stalls for people with very limited mobility.
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs may be taken into the concert hall where there are a limited number of suitable seats in row G of the stalls. If you prefer, you may leave your dog with a member of the cloakroom staff during the performance.
Hearing facility
There is an induction loop in the concert hall. You can use this by adjusting your hearing aid to the ‘T’ setting.
Free large-print programmes
These are available for most of our concerts. Please contact [email protected] at least a week beforehand, to prebook a large-print programmme.
For more access information, please visit our Accessibility section.
