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Three black men. members of Gilsons, dressed in white
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Contemporary music

Gilsons

Brazilian trio Gilsons bring their signature blend of Bahia’s vibrant rhythms and modern MPB, continuing the legacy of their legendary father and grandfather, Gilberto Gil.

Sean Hayes stands with his back to camera in a suit. The words 'Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar' are written in orange and white text over the top'.
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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.

Kanneh-Mason family
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Classical music

The Kanneh-Masons and Friends: Carnival of the Animals

In celebration of family and traditions, all seven Kanneh-Mason siblings come together for a very special evening in aid of music education charity Music Masters.

Michael Morpurgo Driftwood
Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies Farewell to Stromness
Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 IV. Allegretto – Adagio
George Frideric Handel Trio Sonata in G Minor, Op. 2, No. 8 III. Largo
Franz Schubert Piano Quintet in A major, D.667 - “The Trout” IV. Andantino – Allegretto
Franz Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Isata Kanneh-Mason Hiraeth
Vittorio Monti Czardas
Camille Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals
Isata Kanneh-Mason Piano
Braimah Kanneh-Mason Violin
Sheku Kanneh-Mason Cello
Konya Kanneh-Mason Piano
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason Piano
Aminata Kanneh-Mason Violin
Mariatu Kanneh-Mason Cello
Connie Pharoah Viola
Toby Hughes Double Bass
Frederico Paixão Flute
Adrian Spillett Percussion
Alasdair Malloy Glass Harmonica
Julian Bliss Clarinettist
Michael Morpurgo Narrator
Hand to earth performing on stage with Daniel Wilfred and Sunny Kim in the foreground bathed in a red light
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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).

Sean Hayes stands with his back to camera in a suit. The words 'Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar' are written in orange and white text over the top'.
Event
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.

Sean Hayes stands with his back to camera in a suit. The words 'Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar' are written in orange and white text over the top'.
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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.
Event
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

A captivating documentary about John Lennon and Yoko Ono's time in 1970s New York, and the Beatles star's final full-length performance.

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.

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
Sean Hayes stands with his back to camera in a suit. The words 'Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar' are written in orange and white text over the top'.
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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.

Sean Hayes stands with his back to camera in a suit. The words 'Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar' are written in orange and white text over the top'.
Event
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
Event
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
Sean Hayes stands with his back to camera in a suit. The words 'Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar' are written in orange and white text over the top'.
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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.

Sean Hayes stands with his back to camera in a suit. The words 'Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar' are written in orange and white text over the top'.
Event
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…

Sean Hayes stands with his back to camera in a suit. The words 'Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar' are written in orange and white text over the top'.
Event
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
Event
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
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
Event
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
Event
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 a set with tables and mirrors where people are working together to create a dress
Event
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.  

Members of Balimaya Project
Event
Contemporary music

Balimaya Project x Discos Pacífico All Stars

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

close up photo of Zbigniew Preisner
Event
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.

Event
Cinema

Senior Community Screening: The Phoenician Scheme

One of the most anticipated films of the year, Wes Anderson returns with an all-star ensemble in this tale of comedic espionage and intrigue. 

RBO Live Tosca
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Cinema

RBO Live: Tosca

A romance, a tragedy and a thriller – travel to 19th century Rome with Puccini’s passionate, political opera.