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Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir standing in the forest
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Classical music

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. 

The Academy of Ancient music posing with their instruments in the Barbican Conservatory
Season
Classical music

Academy of Ancient Music Multibuy 2025/26

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You can save with our Academy of Ancient Music Multibuy.

A walkway amongst green plants
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Talks & events Take part

Writing Ecologies

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Join us in a community of writers exploring nature and climate through a series of creative writing workshops and talks in our Conservatory. 

A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed. Abother person smiles as they make a heart with their hands
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Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company Winter Season

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Make this winter unforgettable as the Royal Shakespeare Company return with two spellbinding productions, Wendy & Peter Pan and Twelfth Night.

young man on stage with guitar
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Cinema

Doc'n Roll Film Festival

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The UK’s music documentary festival returns with a fresh lineup of music docs, featuring Para Vivier, Irish folk legend Dónal Lunny, blues trailblazer Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton, and many more.

Frida painting
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Cinema

Family Film Week 2025

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The place to be this October half-term, with a week full of film screenings and activities designed to inspire and delight your little ones.  

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
Season
Classical music

Liminal

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

A man and a woman dressed in wedding attire with people standing behind them.
Season
Talks & events Cinema

Olivia Laing: The Silver Book

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To celebrate acclaimed writer and thinker Olivia Laing's newest novel, The Silver Book, join us for an in-conversation event and two screenings.

flower
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Cinema

Land Cinema

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A season of rare films that sowed the seeds for climate justice today. From Japan to Brazil, Boston to Orkney, these films reveal how land shapes all of our lives.