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Classical Music 2022–23

Dive in to our new Classical Music season and a new series of life-affirming musical experiences at the Barbican.

With four world-class orchestra and ensembles calling us home, our concerts are unrivalled in their variety and quality. And together – at the heart of a multi-arts centre – we're creating musical experiences you just won't want to miss, whether that's a theatrical interpretation of John Dowland's music or a celebration of the piano music of the Black Chicago Renaissance.

What's more, you can feast your ears on performances from some of the world's finest musicians, including the likes of Allan Clayton, Evgeny KissinIsata Kanneh-MasonPatricia Kopatchinskaja, orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Met Orchestra, the Australian Chamber OrchestraOrchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris and Sinfonia of London, and new music from composers including Gabriel ProkofievCaroline Shaw and Shiva Feshareki