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Enhanced photo of Australian Ensemble Hand To Earth
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Contemporary music

Hand to Earth & SHABAKA

A harmony of culture and sound through the blend of Wägilak song and British Jazz. Celebrating the launch of Hand to Earth’s new album Ŋurru Wäŋa (ROOM40).

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Theatre & dance

Good Night, Oscar

Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.

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Theatre & dance

Good Night, Oscar

Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.

Sir Antonio Pappano conducting the LSO on the Barbican stage, holding a baton, with LSO string players in the foreground of the image and audience members in the background.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts two dramatic, emotionally intense American symphonies, both born of 20th-century tumult. 

Leonard Bernstein Symphony No 3, Kaddish (revised version)
Aaron Copland Symphony No 3
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Dame Felicity Palmer narrator
Katharina Konradi soprano
Tiffin Boys' Choir
London Symphony Chorus
John Lennon and Yoko Ono sit in front of a piano, looking at sheet music
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Cinema

Senior Community Screening: One to One: John & Yoko + Short

A captivating documentary about John Lennon and Yoko Ono's time in 1970s New York, and the Beatles star's final full-length performance + a short film from Women O>er 50 Film Festival.

Image of an orchestra performing with multiple people stood in line playing the flute
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Classical music

London Schools Symphony Orchestra

The LSSO returns to the Barbican following its summer tour of Yorkshire and Birmingham, with a programme including Sibelius' Finlandia and Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.

The rise of climate denialism, with George Monbiot and special guests
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Talks & events

The Rise of Climate Denialism, with George Monbiot

Across the planet, hard-won progress towards a healthier planet is being threatened – but what are the forces driving the big climate pushback?

Sir Antonio Pappano standing on the podium facing the audience, talking to the audience, with the London Symphony Orchestra sat on-stage behind him
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Copland

Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

Aaron Copland Symphony No 3
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
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Theatre & dance

Good Night, Oscar

Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.

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Theatre & dance

Good Night, Oscar

Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.

Seong-Jin Cho sat at a piano, facing towards the keys, with his arm resting on the lid of the instrument
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Beethoven’s defiant Symphony No 5 meets the sneering mockery of Shostakovich and Prokofiev in exhilarating mood.

Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No 9
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 2
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No 5
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Seong-Jin Cho piano
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Theatre & dance

Good Night, Oscar

Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.

An Evening with Fran Lebowitz
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Talks & events

An Evening with Fran Lebowitz

In a cultural landscape filled with endless pundits and talking heads, Fran Lebowitz stands out as one of our most insightful social commentators.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Eviro as Glinda and Elphaba
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Cinema

Family Film Club: Wicked + Introduction

A wickedly good return to Family Film Club with this show-stopping musical, plus an introduction from prop maker on the film, Eve Bannister. 

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Theatre & dance

Good Night, Oscar

Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.

A fight between Godzilla and giant plant monster Biollante
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Cinema

Godzilla vs Biollante + introduction by Steven Sloss

Genetic experiments spiral out of control in one of the very best kaiju films, as a mutant plant threatens humanity and emerges as a mighty foe for Godzilla.

Godzilla, Megalon and Gigan standing in a row
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Cinema

Godzilla vs Megalon + introduction by Steven Sloss

This cult favourite has everything – Godzilla. A buzzsaw-chested space monster. A beetle-like behemoth. A friendly robot. And a world in peril once again…

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Theatre & dance

Good Night, Oscar

Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.

Janine Jansen on the Barbican stage, in front of the orchestra, playing the violin
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Violinist Janine Jansen showcases Britten’s soulful concerto before the LSO launches into Shostakovich’s scathing criticism of Stalin.

Benjamin Britten Violin Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No 10
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Janine Jansen violin
Guildhall School saxophone player in performance
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Contemporary music

Guildhall Jazz Ensembles

Join us for a vibrant showcase marking the end of induction week for the Guildhall Jazz department’s newest students.

Unicorn Wars
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Cinema

Animation at War: Unicorn Wars + ScreenTalk

Director Alberto Vazquez’s heady and provocative Unicorn Wars is a multi-coloured mix of ultra-cute characters and ultra-violent scenes of senseless, totalitarian conflict.

Image of a set with tables and mirrors where people are working together to create a dress
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Theatre & dance

Caroline Guiela Nguyen: LACRIMA

Exploring the dramatic and dazzling world of couture fashion, this ambitious, large-scale production spans continents and reveals the hidden world behind beauty and luxury.  

A silhouette of a violinist in front of a multi colour background
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Classical music

ANNO: Four Seasons by Anna Meredith & Antonio Vivaldi

Experience the passage of time through a surprising and utterly fresh interpretation of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.

This programme features Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons interspersed with electronic compositions by Anna Meredith, with projections of visual art by Eleanor Meredith.
Scottish Ensemble
Anna Meredith electronics and composer
Eleanor Meredith visual art
Green writing spells out 2073 over a pile of rubble
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Cinema

Dystopia is Not the Future: 2073 + ScreenTalk

Blending visionary science fiction and nonfiction, this cinematic warning from a dystopian future urges us to tackle the biggest challenges endangering our present day. 

Image of a set with tables and mirrors where people are working together to create a dress
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Theatre & dance

Caroline Guiela Nguyen: LACRIMA

Exploring the dramatic and dazzling world of couture fashion, this ambitious, large-scale production spans continents and reveals the hidden world behind beauty and luxury.  

Conductor Daniela Candillari wearing white shirt with hands clasped
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Classical music

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra & Chorus: Messa di Gloria

Guildhall School launches a new academic year with a spectacular evening, including Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, under the baton of internationally acclaimed conductor Daniela Candillari.

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra 
Guildhall Symphony Chorus
Daniela Candillari conductor
Linnhe Robertson chorus director
Image of a group of people wearing lab coats around a desk holding the corners of a white cloth
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Take part Theatre & dance

Emerging Theatre Makers: LACRIMA

Join a practical masterclass for emerging artists with the team behind LACRIMA, exploring acting, devising and collaborative theatre-making.

Image of a set with tables and mirrors where people are working together to create a dress
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Theatre & dance

Caroline Guiela Nguyen: LACRIMA

Exploring the dramatic and dazzling world of couture fashion, this ambitious, large-scale production spans continents and reveals the hidden world behind beauty and luxury.  

Image of Discos Pacificos stood under the shed of a shop
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Contemporary music

Balimaya Project X Discos Pacifico All Stars Present: Calima

Balimaya Project meets the Discos Pacífico All Stars in a musical exchange blending West African and African-descendant cultures with Afro-Colombian marimba music and jazz.

close up photo of Zbigniew Preisner
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Contemporary music

Zbigniew Preisner

In celebration of his 70th birthday, Zbigniew Preisner, one of the most outstanding film composers of his generation, performs works from his vast collaborations.