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Johan Dalene playing the violin
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Adès

Thomas Adès leads us through Sibelius’ Finland and conjures magical images in his own evocation of a Celtic legend.

Jean Sibelius Symphony No 4
Einojuhani Rautavaara Deux Sérénades
Thomas Adès The Origin of the Harp (for chamber orchestra)
Jean Sibelius Symphony No 6
London Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Adès conductor
Johan Dalene violin
Two men in high vis jackets, standing in front of a high rise in construction.
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Art & design Talks & events

Architecture on Stage: Baukunst

Join us for a lecture by architect Adrien Verschuere, in which he discusses recent projects by his office, the Brussels-based Baukunst.

Close up of the back of head of a girl or woman with dark hair, tied with a blue bow
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Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: The Welkin

Rural Suffolk, 1759. A woman’s life hangs in the balance – and twelve others must decide her fate.

Lucy Kirkwood playwright
Mumba Dodwell director
Stella-Jane Odoemelam designer
Rohan Green lighting designer*
Finn Irving  sound designer* 
Poppy Inglis video designer*
Rebecca Piersanti associate video designer* 
A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed
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Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Wendy & Peter Pan

An exhilarating new take on a beloved classic myth of love, loss, redemption – and pirates.

Lessons on Revolution
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Talks & events Theatre & dance Take part

Lessons on Revolution

One of The Scotsman's 'Best Shows of the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe', this 'unique and intellectually potent' (★★★★★, Morning Star)  show explores how voices of the past can give us hope today.

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Cinema

Souleymane's Story

Abou Sangaré provides a stand out performance in Boris Lojkine's emotional drama about an asylum-seeking food delivery rider in Paris.

A man sitting on a bus
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Cinema

After the Hunt

An accusation tears through a college philosophy department in Luca Guadagnino's tense new thriller, starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edibiri and Andrew Garfield.

Blondie in Camera 1978
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Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

Installation shot of Creative Voice Exhibition
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Talks & events Take part Art & design

Voiced: The Creative Voice Exhibition

Free

Discover how leading poets, artists and writers express what matters most through endangered texts, new poems and striking visual scripts in this foyer exhibition.

Headshot of an Asian man against a dim colourful background
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Talks & events Take part

Voiced: Endangered Voices Listening Trail

Explore a sound trail of endangered languages in hidden spaces across the Barbican, created by sonic artist Jamie Perera.

A woman looks at a collection of outfits by a range of designers.
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Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
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Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
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Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

Image of Yashwant Vaishna and Vivek Pandya performing on stage
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Classical music Contemporary music

Tabla duet by Yashwant Vaishnav + Vivek Pandya

When percussion transcends rhythm to become pure conversation . 

Yashvant Vaishnav tabla
Vivek Pandya tabla
Tanmay Deochake harmonium
Close up of the back of head of a girl or woman with dark hair, tied with a blue bow
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Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: The Welkin

Rural Suffolk, 1759. A woman’s life hangs in the balance – and twelve others must decide her fate.

Lucy Kirkwood playwright
Mumba Dodwell director
Stella-Jane Odoemelam designer
Rohan Green lighting designer*
Finn Irving  sound designer* 
Poppy Inglis video designer*
Rebecca Piersanti associate video designer* 
Man in smart clothing in glasses and with gold ring looks worried, covering his mouth with his arm
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Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Enron

Mixing classical tragedy with savage comedy, Enron explores one of the most infamous scandals in financial history.

Lucy Prebble playwright
Paul Foster director
Cory Shipp designer
Debbie Wiseman composer
Toby Ison lighting designer*
Alissa Crew sound designer*
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Cinema

The Mastermind

Kelly Reichardt's stylish and comedic art-heist drama starring Josh O'Connor.

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Cinema

Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro pieces together Mary Shelley's classic tale, with Oscar Isaac as Frankenstein, Jacob Elordi as his monster, and Mia Goth as Elizabeth.

A man driving
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Cinema

One Battle After Another

Leonardo DiCaprio joins forces with master filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson in a much-anticipated action thriller that confronts the world’s polarities.

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Cinema

Souleymane's Story

Abou Sangaré provides a stand out performance in Boris Lojkine's emotional drama about an asylum-seeking food delivery rider in Paris.

Image of Sriranjani Tapasya on stage
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Classical music Contemporary music

Darbar: Amaan Hussain + Sriranjani Tapasya

Experience the majestic breadth of Indian classical music in one extraordinary evening

Amaan Hussain sarangi
Vivek Pandya tabla
Sriranjani Tapasya carnatic vocal
Patri Satish Kumar mridangam
Jyotsna Srikanth carnatic violin
Giridhar Udupa ghatam
Doc'n Roll Big Mama Thornton
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Cinema

Doc'n Roll Film Festival: Big Mama Thornton: I Can't be...

Robert Clem’s latest film dives into the culture and history of Alabama and the Deep South, spotlighting Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton as a true blues icon and one of the genre’s greatest voices.

A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed
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Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Wendy & Peter Pan

An exhilarating new take on a beloved classic myth of love, loss, redemption – and pirates.

Hannu Lintu with his arms raised against a red bakcground
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Classical music

Lintu conducts Shostakovich's Eighth Symphony

Shostakovich’s shattering Eighth Symphony is the climax of a gripping all-Russian programme from BBC Symphony Orchestra guest conductor Hannu Lintu and viola phenom Timothy Ridout.

Alfred Schnittke Viola Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No 8
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu conductor
Timothy Ridout viola
Lessons on Revolution
Event
Talks & events Theatre & dance Take part

Lessons on Revolution

One of The Scotsman's 'Best Shows of the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe', this 'unique and intellectually potent' (★★★★★, Morning Star)  show explores how voices of the past can give us hope today.

Seth Parker Woods
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Classical music

Seth Parker Woods: Thus Spoke Their Verse

Anchored by three Bach Sarabandes, three-time Grammy-nominated cellist Seth Parker Woods explores three centuries of cello music, focusing on identity, storytelling, and polyphony.

Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No 1, BWV 100: Sarabande
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Calvary Ostinato from Lamentations: Black Folk/Song Suite
Giacinto Scelsi Maknongan for solo cello
Fredrick Gifford Difficult Grace, for speaking cellist and electronics
Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No 2, BWV 1008: Sarabande
Nathalie Joachim Dam Mwen Yo or cello and electronics
Alvin Singleton Argoru II for cello solo
Monty Adkins Winter Tendrils for cello and fixed electronics
Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No 5, BWV 1011: Sarabande
Conrad Beck Drei Epigramme für solo cello - I. Moderato and II. Tranquillo
Carlos Simon Between Worlds for solo cello
Chinary Ung Khse Buon for solo cello
Seth Parker Woods cello
A man sitting on a bus
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Cinema

After the Hunt

An accusation tears through a college philosophy department in Luca Guadagnino's tense new thriller, starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edibiri and Andrew Garfield.

Blondie in Camera 1978
Event
Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

Image of Davel Patel
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Classical music Talks & events Contemporary music

Darbar: Aurabreath – Breathwork with Davel Patel

Breathe into your innate wisdom . Tune into the power of your breath with functional breathing practices designed to improve focus, calmness, and inner resilience. 

Davel Patel practitioner