This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersiveTheatre & dance
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersive
Feel the Sound
Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.
Event
CinemaContemporary music
Airwaves of Rebellion: Youth, Identity, and the Fight for..
A programme of films diving into the energy and impact of youth-led pirate radio in 1980s–90s Britain, showing how young broadcasters defied mainstream media to amplify underrepresented voices.
Event
Classical music
Guildhall School: Opera Makers
Join Guildhall School for three exciting new works written by composers and librettists on Guildhall’s MA in Opera Making & Writing in association with the Royal Opera House.
Event
Theatre & dance
Fiddler on the Roof
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.
Event
Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersiveTheatre & dance
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersive
Feel the Sound
Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.
Event
Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha
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.
Event
Theatre & dance
Fiddler on the Roof
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.
Event
Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersive
Feel the Sound
Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersiveTheatre & dance
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
Event
Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha
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.
Event
Cinema
Good Vibrations: Relaxed Screening: Eden + introduction
An immersive odyssey of a DJ’s rise and fall set at the height of French rave culture in the 90's, from director Mia Hansen-Løve.
Event
Classical music
Guildhall School: Opera Makers
Join Guildhall School for three exciting new works written by composers and librettists on Guildhall’s MA in Opera Making & Writing in association with the Royal Opera House.
Event
Theatre & dance
Fiddler on the Roof
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.
Event
Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersive
Feel the Sound
Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersiveTheatre & dance
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
Event
Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha
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.
Event
Theatre & dance
Fiddler on the Roof
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.
Event
Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersive
Feel the Sound
Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersiveTheatre & dance
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
Event
Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha
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.
Event
Classical music
Classical Pride: Voices of Tomorrow
Texts by queer poets and music by LGBTQ+ composers are brought together in this song recital that showcases some of today’s leading young classical music talent.
Ricky Ian Gordon Joy (text by Langston Hughes)
Maud Valérie White The Throstle (text by Alfred Lord Tennyson)
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Cuckoo, Op. 54, no. 8 (text by Christian Gellert)
Martin Bussey We two (text by Walt Whitman)
Leonard Bernstein To What You Said (text by Walt Whitman)
Edward Picton-Turbervill How can I keep from singing? (text trad.)
Judith WeirLady Isobel and the Elf Knight (text trad.)
Jonathan DoveBetween Your Sheets (text by Mary Wortley Montagu)
Reynaldo HahnA Chloris (text by Théophile de Viau)
Stephen HoughAll Shall be Well (text by Julian of Norwich)
Harriet Burns soprano
Jonathan Eyers baritone
Edward Picton-Turbervill piano
Event
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
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Suite
London Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Zeffmanconductor
Jamie Bartonmezzo-soprano
Cameron Shahbazicountertenor
Tenebrae
Event
Theatre & dance
Fiddler on the Roof
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.
