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Catherine Lamb
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Classical music

Explore Ensemble & EXAUDI: Eight Lines

Bringing an alternative slant to American minimalism, London's Explore Ensemble and the EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble present a major new work by Catherine Lamb, alongside music by James Tenney & Steve Reich.

James Tenney In a large, open space
Steve Reich Eight Lines
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Catherine Lamb New work*
Explore Ensemble
EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble
James Weeks conductor
The London Symphony Orchestra on the Barbican Hall stage in front of a full audience of families
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Family Concert

A fun opportunity for families to learn more about music and the instruments of the orchestra, with music based on a theme and free workshops before the concert. 

To be announced
London Symphony Orchestra
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Theatre & dance

RSC: Wendy & Peter Pan

Fly away to Neverland as you’ve never experienced it before with Ella Hickson’s darkly witty retelling of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan directed by Jonathan Munby. 

Scales of Justice, one side with an axe and one side with a red rose dropping petals on table
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Classical music Theatre & dance

Opera Double Bill: Smyth's Der Wald & Respighi's Lucrezia

Two powerful stories. Two rarely heard operas. One unforgettable evening.

Stephen Barlow director
Dominic Wheeler conductor
Jon Morrell designer
David Olusoga: A Gun Through Time
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Talks & events

David Olusoga: A Gun Through Time

Known for his acclaimed documentaries Black and British: A Forgotten History and A House Through Time, David Olusoga offers remarkable storytelling in this powerful and enlightening social narrative.

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

RSC: Wendy & Peter Pan

Fly away to Neverland as you’ve never experienced it before with Ella Hickson’s darkly witty retelling of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan directed by Jonathan Munby. 

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

RSC: Wendy & Peter Pan

Fly away to Neverland as you’ve never experienced it before with Ella Hickson’s darkly witty retelling of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan directed by Jonathan Munby. 

Scales of Justice, one side with an axe and one side with a red rose dropping petals on table
Event
Classical music Theatre & dance

Opera Double Bill: Smyth's Der Wald & Respighi's Lucrezia

Two powerful stories. Two rarely heard operas. One unforgettable evening.

Stephen Barlow director
Dominic Wheeler conductor
Jon Morrell designer
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra on stage at Barbican Hall
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Classical music

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra: Ravel & Tchaikovsky

Ravel’s Piano Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony feature in a vibrant programme of colour and contrast.

Ballet dancers on stage with ribbons, set against a countryside painted background
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Cinema

RBO Live: La Fille Mal Gardee

65 years after its premiere, The Royal Ballet presents Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée in a love letter to the English countryside with a cheerful score and colourful designs.

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

RSC: Wendy & Peter Pan

Fly away to Neverland as you’ve never experienced it before with Ella Hickson’s darkly witty retelling of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan directed by Jonathan Munby. 

Black and white photo of Destroyer
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Contemporary music

Destroyer + The Fiery Furnaces

Dan Bejar returns with Dan’s Boogie – a bold, cinematic new chapter for Destroyer, performing live with art-rock duo The Fiery Furnaces.

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

RSC: Wendy & Peter Pan

Fly away to Neverland as you’ve never experienced it before with Ella Hickson’s darkly witty retelling of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan directed by Jonathan Munby. 

Scales of Justice, one side with an axe and one side with a red rose dropping petals on table
Event
Classical music Theatre & dance

Opera Double Bill: Smyth's Der Wald & Respighi's Lucrezia

Two powerful stories. Two rarely heard operas. One unforgettable evening.

Stephen Barlow director
Dominic Wheeler conductor
Jon Morrell designer
n image of Christian Tetzaff surrounded by a blue circle against a blue background
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Classical music

Oramo conducts Adès, Coleridge-Taylor and Sibelius

Sakari Oramo conducts Sibelius’s Lemminkaïnen Legends – a stirring counterpart to the brilliance of Thomas Adès’s Violin Concerto, played by Christian Tetzlaff.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Symphonic Variations on an African Air
Thomas Adès Violin Concerto
Jean Sibelius Lemminkäinen Suite
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo conductor
Christian Tetzlaff violin
A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed
Event
Theatre & dance

RSC: Wendy & Peter Pan

Fly away to Neverland as you’ve never experienced it before with Ella Hickson’s darkly witty retelling of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan directed by Jonathan Munby. 

A choir in a church space
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Classical music

Workshop: Come & Sing Arvo Pärt/The Carice Singers

Aimed at choral singers looking for a challenge, this workshop offers a chance to rehearse and perform Pärt’s Morning Star and The Beatitudes with The Carice Singers and Christopher Bowers-Broadbent.

The Carice Singers choir
George Parris director
You and your friends!
A dark stage appears, covered in fog.
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Cinema

MET Opera Live in HD: La Bohème

With its enchanting setting and spellbinding score, the world’s most popular opera is as timeless as it is heartbreaking, from Franco Zeffirelli.

A choir singing on stage in a church
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Classical music

The Carice Singers: Infinity Flow

The Carice Singers celebrate Arvo Pärt’s 90th birthday with a program of his most mesmerizing choral works, showcasing his signature blend of purity, stillness, and profound spirituality.

Arvo Pärt An den Wassern zu Babel
Morning Star
Evelin Seppar New work
New work
Arvo Pärt Magnificat
The Beatitudes
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Evelin Seppar New work
Arvo Pärt Woman with the alabaster box
Virgencita
Galina Grigorjeva Spring is coming, from Svyatki
There will come soft rains
Evelin Seppar New work
Arvo Pärt Which was the son of...
The Carice Singers choir
George Parris director
Christopher Bowers-Broadbent organ
Daniel Avery
Event
Contemporary music

Daniel Avery

The revered electronic music producer and composer returns with his new album Tremor and a live show, his most ambitious works to date.

Andre J Thomas facing the audience in the Barbican concert hall
Event
Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Gospel – Celebration

André J Thomas celebrates the power of American gospel music, alongside the LSO and over 250 voices from communities across London.

To be announced.
London Symphony Orchestra
André J Thomas conductor
Brandon A Boyd piano
LSO Community Voices
Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir
London Symphony Chorus
A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed
Event
Theatre & dance

RSC: Wendy & Peter Pan

Fly away to Neverland as you’ve never experienced it before with Ella Hickson’s darkly witty retelling of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan directed by Jonathan Munby. 

Scales of Justice, one side with an axe and one side with a red rose dropping petals on table
Event
Classical music Theatre & dance

Opera Double Bill: Smyth's Der Wald & Respighi's Lucrezia

Two powerful stories. Two rarely heard operas. One unforgettable evening.

Stephen Barlow director
Dominic Wheeler conductor
Jon Morrell designer
An Evening with Margaret Atwood
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Talks & events

An Evening with Margaret Atwood

Join us for a very special evening as we welcome back our dear friend, one of literature's most fearless voices, Margaret Atwood, celebrating her long-awaited memoir, Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts.

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

RSC: Wendy & Peter Pan

Fly away to Neverland as you’ve never experienced it before with Ella Hickson’s darkly witty retelling of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan directed by Jonathan Munby. 

Gabriela Montero wearing a colourful dress sitting by a piano
Event
Classical music

Gabriela Montero with the Calidore Quartet: Canaima

Celebrated Venezuelan pianist and composer Gabriela Montero is joined by the Calidore Quartet for a programme of chamber music including a new work, Canaima, by Montero herself. 

Joseph Haydn String Quartet Op 76 No 5
Gabriela Montero Canaima
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quintet No 2 Op 81
Gabriela Montero piano
Calidore Quartet
A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed
Event
Theatre & dance

RSC: Wendy & Peter Pan

Fly away to Neverland as you’ve never experienced it before with Ella Hickson’s darkly witty retelling of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan directed by Jonathan Munby. 

Transpose composite
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Theatre & dance

Transpose Pit Party: Subverse

The latest edition of Transpose, a powerful evening of music and performance from some of the UK's most exciting trans artists, is directed by Jamie Hale and curated by ILĀ. 

Simon Rattle/BRSO
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Classical music

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in an exhilarating programme of Janáček and Bruckner. 

Leos Janáček Taras Bulba
Anton Bruckner Symphony No 7 in E Major
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed
Event
Theatre & dance

RSC: Wendy & Peter Pan

Fly away to Neverland as you’ve never experienced it before with Ella Hickson’s darkly witty retelling of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan directed by Jonathan Munby.