Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
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Theatre & dance
Fiddler on the Roof
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A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s completely sold-out electrifying Fiddler On The Roof transfers to London this summer in what is set to be the theatre event of 2025.
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Theatre & danceTalks & eventsContemporary music
Guildhall School's Making It Festival 2025
Free
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Making It Festival returns for 2025: a celebration of new, original work made by Guildhall School’s vibrant and multi-skilled student community.
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
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Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
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Cinema
The Innerview + ScreenTalk & Book Launch Event
A newly restored screening of Richard Beymer’s trippy 1960s lost film, followed by a ScreenTalk and book launch event for Ross Lipman's latest work:The Archival Impermanence Project.
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Cinema
Preview Screening: Hot Milk
Tensions simmer in this adaptation of Deborah Levy's book as a mother and daughter's bond is tested by the arrival of a mysterious stranger.
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Classical music
Classical Pride: Voices of Joy & Sorrow
A triumphant finale to 2025’s Classical Pride, as the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Oliver Zeffman celebrate LGBTQ+ voices in classical music with a vibrant programme.
Camille Saint-Saëns Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila
Jennifer Higdonblue cathedral
Jake Heggie New Work (world premiere)
Camille Saint-Saëns Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix from Samson et Dalila
Harold Arlen Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz
George Benjamin Dream of the Song
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Suite
London Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Zeffmanconductor
Jamie Bartonmezzo-soprano
Cameron Shahbazicountertenor
Tenebrae
Jonny Woohost
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Classical music
Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra & Brass Band
The talented young musicians of Junior Guildhall round off their academic year with a programme including Sibelius’ Symphony No 2 conducted by Dominic Wheeler.
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Contemporary music
Marcel Khalife: The Legacy Tour
Join legendary composer and oud virtuoso Marcel Khalife, his son Rami Khalife (pianist/composer), and nephew Sary Khalife (cellist/composer) for The Legacy Tour.
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Cinema
A Woman Like Eve (Een vrouw als Eva) + ScreenTalk
After leaving her husband for another woman, a mother faces difficult challenges and decisions about her future in Nouchka van Brakel’s Dutch melodrama from 1979.
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano
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A climactic close to the LSO's 2024/25 season: Sir Antonio Pappano leads concert performances of Strauss’ Salome. Acclaimed soprano Asmik Grigorian takes on the title role.
Richard StraussSalome
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Asmik GrigorianSalome
Michael VolleJochanaan
Violeta UrmanaHerodias
Wolfgang Ablinger-SperrhackeHerod
Niamh O’SullivanThe Page of Herodias
John FindonNarraboth
Liam James KaraiFirst Nazarene
Alex OtterburnSecond Nazarene
James KryshakFirst Jew
Michael J ScottSecond Jew
Aled HallThird Jew
Oliver JohnstonFourth Jew
Jeremy WhiteFifth Jew
Barnaby ReaFirst Soldier
William ThomasSecond Soldier
Hannah McKayA Slave
Redmond Sanders Cappadocian
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Art & designTalks & events
Architecture on Stage: Owen Hatherley
Coinciding with the publication of his major new book, The Alienation Effect, Owen Hatherley discusses the influence of central European émigrés on British cultural life.
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Contemporary musicClassical music
James Taylor Quartet
Join James Taylor Quartet for a one-off concert featuring an Orchestra and special guests Nitin Sawhney, Graham Day (The Prisoners), Snowboy and Yvonne Yanney.
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Cinema
Record of War
A unique dovetailing of two films charting the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935–6 from radically opposed viewpoints.
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Classical music
CBSO/Abi Sampa: The Orchestral Qawwali Project
This glorious blend of Sufi poetry, Indian Classical dance and symphony orchestra comes to the Barbican.
