What’s on

Mon 21 Oct 2019, 19:30

All human life is here: Samuel Adamson’s theatrical celebration of Baroque music brings to life the sights, sounds and stories of 17th-century London through the eyes of a court trumpeter.

Tue 22 Oct 2019, 19:30

Scandinavia’s super-orchestra bring their silken strings and luminous woodwind to bear on Strauss and Shostakovich, before joining forces with another giant of Norwegian music, Leif Ove Andsnes.

Tue 22 Oct 2019, 20:00

The iconic minimalist pioneer chats about his career ahead of the European premiere of Reich/Richter on 23 October.

Wed 23 Oct 2019, 19:30

Electronic musician and poet Moor Mother confronts colonialism and slavery in this new collaboration with the London Contemporary Orchestra.

Wed 23 Oct 2019

Steve Reich and Gerhard Richter – two giants of contemporary culture – come together in a major new collaboration: a cinematic exploration of Richter’s intense, abstract painting 946-3.

Thu 24 Oct 2019, 19:30

Rejoice greatly in an evening of music to stir the soul and lift the spirits. Celebrate with some of baroque’s musical masters heard here at their most irrepressibly joyful and effervescent. 

Thu 24 Oct 2019, 19:30

Composers pouring their most personal thoughts and feelings into their work is not unusual, but these two pieces by Dvořák and Suk feel much more deeply connected than most.

Sat 26 Oct 2019, 19:00

Join composer and curator Daniel Kidane for his final Jerwood Composer+ event – an evening of contemporary music for voice and strings.

Sat 26 Oct 2019, 19:30

Composed in the shadow of the Second World War, Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem opens Dalia Stasevska’s first concert at the Barbican as the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor.

Sun 27 Oct 2019, 14:30

The LSO guides you through the enchanted woods of Eastern Europe and their tangled tales of wolves and witchcraft.