What’s on

Sun 4 Jan 2026, 19:00

Experience the unique energy of The National Youth Orchestra as they radiate their passion for orchestral music across the nation.

Mon 5 Jan 2026, 19:00

In this celebratory concert on what would have been Alfred Brendel’s 95th birthday, musician friends from several generations gather to honour his legacy.

Sat 10 Jan 2026, 19:00

A contemporary chamber concert from LSO Jerwood Composer+ Lisa Robertson, crafted to transport you to the wild Scottish coasts and explore our connection to the sea and changing climate.

Mon 12 Jan 2026, 19:30

The Nigerian-Scottish trumpeter performs Armenian composer Alexander Arutiunian’s showpiece mid-20th century trumpet concerto with its jaw-dropping moments in abundance.

Tue 13 –Thu 15 Jan 2026

A 300-year-old woman confronts mortality, identity and lost love in this concert performance of Janáček’s intense operatic drama.

Fri 16 Jan 2026, 19:30

Clemens Schuldt and the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Shakespearean classics, Strauss at his most sumptuous, and a new British concerto for cellist Guy Johnston.

Sun 18 Jan 2026, 19:00

Two showcases of Bartók’s unbridled passion for Hungarian folk music, plus de Falla’s sun-drenched tale of love and deception. 

Thu 22 Jan 2026, 20:00

Step into a kaleidoscopic world of sound as one of the UK’s leading new-music ensembles, Riot Ensemble, brings an electrifying programme by a new generation of creatives.

Fri 23 Jan 2026, 19:30

US composer Julia Wolfe’s new work unEarth receives its UK premiere, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Finchley Children's Music Group, and Danish soprano Else Torp.

Sun 25 Jan 2026, 19:00

Subtle elegance and introspection infuse Mozart’s late piano concerto, while Brahms brings hope and solace in times of loss. 

Wed 28 Jan 2026, 19:30

An exhilarating re-imagining of Holst's The Planets for folk duo and orchestra, interspersed by text written and narrated by acclaimed writer Robert Macfarlane.  

Wed 28 Jan 2026, 19:30

The world-renowned duo of violinist Maxim Vengerov and pianist Polina Osetinskaya take to the Barbican stage for an evening that sets the gold standard for contemporary duet performance.

Thu 29 Jan 2026, 19:00

Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja revels in a modernist masterwork, before Rachmaninoff’s tempestuous Symphony No 2, full of Romantic ardour. 

Fri 30 Jan 2026, 19:30

Music that glitters, sings and dances for joy, as Sakari Oramo pairs two newly minted classics with Beethoven’s brightest symphony.

Mon 2 Feb 2026, 19:30

Reflecting on the powerful words of Teresia Teaiwa, Theatre of Kiribati merges Pacific rituals with Gustav Mahler’s Song of the Earth in a moving reflection on humanity and collective action.