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A shot of the gallery, showing sculptures by Giacometti and Huma Bhabha.
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Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha

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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.

An ensemble stand underneath a large sloping roof
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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.

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

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Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

Artwork for Dido and Aeneas
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Classical music Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Purcell's Dido and Aeneas

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Step into the world of Dido and Aeneas, Henry Purcell’s celebrated masterpiece, brought to life in the intimate setting of Guildhall School’s Milton Court Theatre. 

Alison Balsom
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Classical music Talks & events

Trumpet Masterclass with Alison Balsom

Free

An unmissable opportunity to see celebrated Guildhall School alumna Alison Balsom work with outstanding trumpet players in this free evening masterclass focusing on Hummel's Trumpet Concerto.

A person's head wrapped in tape measures, bathed in green light
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Cinema

Bye Bye Love (Baibai rabu バイバイ・ラブ) + introduction

A wild and violent road trip with a genderqueer partnership at its centre, Isao Fujisawa’s breathtaking and radical movie was thought lost until a negative was unearthed in 2018.

Alter Südfriedhof, Munich. Credit: Architekturmuseum der TUM
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Art & design Talks & events

Architecture on Stage: Hans Döllgast

William Mann joins us on stage to reflect on the work of the highly influential German architect Hans Döllgast.

Close up shot of Khatia Buniatishvili with her eyes closed and her hair blowing in her face
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Classical music

Khatia Buniatishvili & Friends

For the finale to Khatia Buniatishvili’s Barbican residency, the pianist invites friends from the performing world to join her for an intimate evening of music and words.

Johann Sebastian Bach arr Alexander Siloti Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a Arr. by Alexander Siloti
Jules Massenet Méditation from ‘Thais’
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (arr JYLee) The Nutcracker: Overture, Op 71a for 8 hands
Antonín Dvořák Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op 72/2: Dumka Allegretto grazioso for 4 hands
Johannes Brahms Sixteen Waltzes Op 39: no 3, 5 and 6 for 4 hands
César Franck Violin Sonata in A major: movements 3 and 4
Antonio Vivaldi Sovente il sole
Francis Poulenc Le travail du peintre FP 161: I. Pablo Picasso
Samuel Barber Sure on this shining night
Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons: Winter – II. Largo for 4 hands
Vedrò Con Mio Diletto
Arvo Pärt Pari intervallo for 4 hands
Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons: Winter – I. Allegro non molto for 4 hands
George Frideric Händel Coronato il crin d'alloro from ‘Agrippina’
Astor Piazzolla arr. Khatia Buniatishvili Libertango for 4 hands
Oblivion
Sofia Gubaidulina Musical Toys: 6. Song of the fisherman
Marcello-Bach Adagio from Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974
Gioachino Rossini Overture from ‘William Tell’ for 8 hands
Khatia Buniatishvili piano
Amira Casar actor
Jakub Józef Orliński countertenor
Axelle Saint-Cirel mezzo-soprano
Nicola Benedetti violin
Sodi Braide piano
Hélène Mercier piano
Gvantsa Buniatishvili piano
Making It Festival 2025
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Theatre & dance Talks & events Contemporary 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.

A woman in a red coat and red hat stands in front of a window with her hand placed up on the glass.
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Cinema

Ticket of No Return + introduction

A glamourous woman arrives in West Berlin, begins a drinking spree and forms a relationship with another woman in UIrike Ottinger’s droll, visually striking odyssey. 

Three people in orange overalls chat together and stare into the camera
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Cinema

Car Wash + intro by Mzz Kimberley

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There are a hundred reasons to love this lively comedy, set in a California car wash, not least Antonio Fargas’ scene-stealing turn as the flamboyant Lindy.

Gareth Brynmor John
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Classical music Contemporary music

No Friend but the Mountains

Inspired by Behrouz Boochani's book of his refugee journey and six-year-long incarceration in Manus Island, the LSO give the UK premiere of this heart-stopping song-cycle.   

Luke Styles No Friend but the Mountains
London Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Young conductor
Gareth Brynmor John baritone
London Symphony Chorus
The Ligeti Quartet sitting in a row, holding their instruments
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Classical music Cinema

Ligeti Quartet: Nuc

The Ligeti Quartet perform tracks from their 2023 album Nuc, fusing acoustic and electronic music for string quartet by Mercury-nominated composer Anna Meredith alongside visual projections.

Ligeti Quartet
Lucy Humphris trumpet
dirk brosse
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: LSO on Film

A selection of film music recorded by the LSO, including scores by Alexandre Desplat, Philippe Sarde, Philippe Chany and Guillaume Roussel for films such as Harry Potter, Black Beauty (2020) and Tess.

Georges Auric Main Title, Robbing the Bank & In the private rooms of the Femme Fatale from ‘The Spider and the Fly’
Georges Delerue Ashton’s Son & Return to the Hill from ‘A Summer Story’
Vladimir Cosma End Title from ‘Le Schpountz’ and Le Jaguar from ‘Le Jaguar’
Philippe Sarde Suite Cinema Romanesque (excerpts) from ‘Fort Saganne’ Suite Symphonic from ‘Tess’
Philippe Rombi Aria from ‘Joyeux Noel’
Jean-Claude Petit Ship Fight, To England & La Fuite Du Roi from ‘The Return of the Musketeers’
Philippe Chany Le Jardin Fantastique & Les Romains from ‘Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra’
Philippe Rombi Suite from ‘Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion’
Mathieu Alvado Music from 'Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight'
Guillaume Roussel Mustang Spirit from ‘Black Beauty’
Mathieu Alvado Duinlan’s Theme & Ravik’s Theme from ‘Ghost of a Tale’
Alexandre Desplat Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Suite (excerpts)
Michel Legrand Music from ‘Never Say Never Again‘
London Symphony Orchestra
Dirk Brossé conductor
A side profile shot of Evgeny Kissin
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Classical music

Evgeny Kissin

Chopin at his most mercurial, and Shostakovich’s response to Bach as well as his piano sonata swansong all come under the spotlight as the great pianist attends to unfinished business.

Johann Sebastian Bach Partita No 2
Frédéric Chopin Nocturne in C# minor Op 27, No 1
Nocturne in A-flat major Op 32, No 2
Scherzo No 4
Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Sonata No 2
Prelude and Fugue in D-Flat Major
Prelude and Fugue in D-Minor
Evgeny Kissin piano