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Classical music

Browse concerts from the Barbican Classical Music programme featuring leading orchestras and soloists from around the world.

Highlights

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. 

Britten Sinfonia double bass players
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Classical music

Britten Sinfonia

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Famed for its dazzling musicianship and thrilling programmes, Britten Sinfonia is unique in not having a principal conductor or director, choosing instead to focus on its virtuoso musicians.

Sir Antonio Pappano standing on the podium facing the audience, talking to the audience, with the London Symphony Orchestra sat on-stage behind him
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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.  

Pappano conducting
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Classical music

Sir Antonio Pappano

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Sir Antonio Pappano begins his second season as Chief Conductor of the LSO this September. 

Unearth
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Classical music Contemporary music

Fragile Earth

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Our new concert season tunes in to planet earth, an inexhaustible source of inspiration to artists, and the burning challenge of our time.

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Classical Music 2025/26

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Discover an extraordinary season of classical music featuring a stellar line-up of homegrown and international talent alongside the London Symphony Orchestra, and our Associates.

Official photo of the London Symphony Orchestra
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London Symphony Orchestra

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The London Symphony Orchestra is built on the belief that extraordinary music should be available to everyone, everywhere. It was established in 1904 and today is among the world’s top orchestras

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

Sakari Oramo conductor
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Classical music

BBC Symphony Orchestra

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The backbone of the BBC Proms and one of the UK's finest orchestras, the BBC SO performs a thrilling, distinctive range of music, from works at the heart of classical music to contemporary premieres.

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir standing in the forest
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Arvo Pärt at 90

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We celebrate the great Estonian composer's 90th birthday with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, the Carice Singers and the 12 Ensemble. 

A dancer moves elegantly draped in a mesh, see-through fabric.
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Theatre & dance Classical music Cinema

Dance Umbrella Festival 2025

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The international dance festival returns this year with an exhilarating programme of events across the centre.

Image of TM Krishna on stage
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Classical music

Darbar Festival 2025

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Join us as we celebrate 20 years of Darbar Festival — honouring Indian classical music and the enduring legacy of Bhai Gurmit Singh ji Virdee’s vision and values.

Davone Tines in an avant garde suit
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Classical music

Davóne Tines: Artist in Residence

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American baritone Davóne Tines is our Artist in Residence, performing works by pioneering avant-garde composer Julius Eastman and compelling music with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

A blurred picture of a classical ensemble on stage
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Classical music

Liminal

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Introducing Liminal: a bold new chapter in the Barbican’s classical music programme.