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Mona Hatoum sitting on a radiator on the wall of her studio. On the wall next to her is Untitled (Bed Springs), one of her lithograph print depicting a structure made of bed springs, curved and crumpled.
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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.

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. 

Maxime Pascal conducting the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Maxim Pascal

An evening celebrating music at the forefront of composition, as we hear three world premieres, alongside Pierre Boulez’s magnetic memoriam to fellow composer Bruno Maderna.

Omri Kochavi gilufim (LSO Panufnik commission, world premiere)
Sasha Scott Sly (LSO Panufnik commission, world premiere)
Donghoon Shin Piano Concerto (world premiere)
Pierre Boulez Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna
London Symphony Orchestra
Maxime Pascal conductor
Seong-Jin Cho piano
Mona Hatoum sitting on a radiator on the wall of her studio. On the wall next to her is Untitled (Bed Springs), one of her lithograph print depicting a structure made of bed springs, curved and crumpled.
Event
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.

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. 

Hiromi on the piano
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Contemporary music

Hiromi’s Sonicwonder

Virtuosic jazz pianist Hiromi brings her electrifying Sonicwonder quartet to the stage, delivering a high-energy fusion of jazz, funk, and classical brilliance.

Mona Hatoum sitting on a radiator on the wall of her studio. On the wall next to her is Untitled (Bed Springs), one of her lithograph print depicting a structure made of bed springs, curved and crumpled.
Event
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.

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. 

the five band members are standing under a tree on a sunny day
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Contemporary music

Tortoise + Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia

Widely considered one of the most influential contemporary music groups of the last 40 years, Tortoise will perform new pieces alongside classics from their catalogue of boundary-defying music.

Jeff Parker Guitar
Dan Bitney Synthesizers
Douglas McCombs Bass
John Herndon Percussion
John McEntire Drum
A scene from Arabella showing a group of men and women in 19th-century formal wear, standing in a grand ballroom
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Cinema

MET Opera Live in HD: Arabella

A romantic comedy opera about love and money, as a family faces financial ruin in the extravagant society of 19th-century Vienna.

Mona Hatoum sitting on a radiator on the wall of her studio. On the wall next to her is Untitled (Bed Springs), one of her lithograph print depicting a structure made of bed springs, curved and crumpled.
Event
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.

A slightly blurry image of Aikiko
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Contemporary music

Japanese Jazz

Join us for the closing night of the EFG London Jazz Festival as we bring you a one-of-a-kind performance, celebrating the bold, beautiful sound of Japanese Jazz.

An Evening with Annie Leibovitz
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Talks & events

An Evening with Annie Leibovitz

Join celebrated photographer Annie Leibovitz for an exclusive London event, as she shares the stories behind the images in her iconic Women series.

Mona Hatoum sitting on a radiator on the wall of her studio. On the wall next to her is Untitled (Bed Springs), one of her lithograph print depicting a structure made of bed springs, curved and crumpled.
Event
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 for Hania Rani NON FICTION
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Contemporary music Classical music

Hania Rani: Non Fiction: A Piano Concerto In Four Movements

Hania Rani performs the world premiere of Non Fiction alongside Manchester Collective assembled as a 45-piece Orchestra with Rakhi Singh, conductor Hugh Brunt, Jack Wyllie & Valentina Magaletti. 

Hania Rani piano
Manchester Collective
Hugh Brunt conductor
Jack Wyllie saxophone
Valentina Magaletti drums
Mona Hatoum sitting on a radiator on the wall of her studio. On the wall next to her is Untitled (Bed Springs), one of her lithograph print depicting a structure made of bed springs, curved and crumpled.
Event
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.

12 Ensemble performing on stage
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Classical music

12 Ensemble / GBSR Duo x Koreless: Pärt Refracted

For the final Barbican concert in celebration of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s 90th birthday, the London based 12 Ensemble bring a contemporary slant to the 20th century titan’s compositions.

Arvo Pärt Fur Lennart im memoriam
Koreless New work
Floating Points Requiem for CS70 and strings
Arvo Pärt Mein Weg
Koreless New work
Arvo Pärt Fur alina
Pari Intervallo
Sasha Scott New work
Koreless Agor track reimagined
Oliver Coates One Without
Arvo Pärt Fratres
12 Ensemble
Koreless
GBSR Duo
Image for Hania Rani NON FICTION
Event
Contemporary music Classical music

Hania Rani: Non Fiction: A Piano Concerto In Four Movements

Hania Rani performs the world premiere of Non Fiction alongside Manchester Collective assembled as a 45-piece Orchestra with Rakhi Singh, conductor Hugh Brunt, Jack Wyllie & Valentina Magaletti. 

Hania Rani piano
Manchester Collective
Hugh Brunt conductor
Jack Wyllie saxophone
Valentina Magaletti drums
Mona Hatoum sitting on a radiator on the wall of her studio. On the wall next to her is Untitled (Bed Springs), one of her lithograph print depicting a structure made of bed springs, curved and crumpled.
Event
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.

Fifth Step
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Cinema

NT Live: The Fifth Step

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman starring in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.

Pianist Alice Sara Ott leaning on the piano, her reflection is visible on the instrument.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Alexandre Bloch & Alice Sara Ott

Debussy’s impressionistic colours give way to Ravel’s dazzling concerto and wild, untamed waltz; Lutosławski exhilarates in his Concerto for Orchestra. 

Claude Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto in G
Witold Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra
Maurice Ravel La valse
London Symphony Orchestra
Alexandre Bloch conductor
Alice Sara Ott piano
Opera singer dressed in white ruffled outfit and roman crown holding bow and arrow
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Classical music Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Autumn Opera Scenes

Outstanding first-year singers from Guildhall School’s Opera department perform a captivating selection of classical and contemporary operatic excerpts.

Martin Lloyd-Evans director
Ceci Calf designer
Ashok Gupta music director
Ligeti Quartet
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Classical music

Ligeti Quartet: Sunrise Missions

The remarkable Ligeti Quartet traces the shifting contours of memory, nature, and change, through music by Kaija Saariaho, Cassandra Miller, John Luther Adams and many more.

Kaija Saariaho Terra Memoria
Wadada Leo Smith String Quartet No 5 ‘In the Diaspora: Earthquakes and Sunrise Missions'
Ayanna Witter-Johnson Earth
Cassandra Miller Warbleworks 1-4
Blasio Kavuma New work (co-commissioned by the Barbican and SHM Foundation)
John Luther Adams The Wind in High Places
Ligeti Quartet
Mona Hatoum sitting on a radiator on the wall of her studio. On the wall next to her is Untitled (Bed Springs), one of her lithograph print depicting a structure made of bed springs, curved and crumpled.
Event
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.

Opera singer dressed in white ruffled outfit and roman crown holding bow and arrow
Event
Classical music Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Autumn Opera Scenes

Outstanding first-year singers from Guildhall School’s Opera department perform a captivating selection of classical and contemporary operatic excerpts.

Martin Lloyd-Evans director
Ceci Calf designer
Ashok Gupta music director
Guitarist Carlos Alomar on stage next to David Bowie
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Contemporary music

The D.A.M Trilogy

David Bowie’s right-hand-musicians during his late-1970’s Berlin period mark the legacy of the albums they made together with the faster songs from Low, Heroes and Lodger as the focus of the evening.

Mona Hatoum sitting on a radiator on the wall of her studio. On the wall next to her is Untitled (Bed Springs), one of her lithograph print depicting a structure made of bed springs, curved and crumpled.
Event
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.

trio playing string instrument and singing in dramatic lighting
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Contemporary music Classical music

Le Trio Joubran: Twenty Springs

Le Trio Joubran, renowned ambassadors of Palestinian music and culture, mark a major milestone and celebrate their 20th anniversary. 

TBC
Samir Joubran oud
Wissam Joubran oud
Adnan Joubran oud
Habib Meftah percussion
Ersoj Kasimov percussion
Anne Gouverneur violin
Sylvain Favre-Bulle violin
Anne Berry viola
Valentin Mussou cello
Mona Hatoum sitting on a radiator on the wall of her studio. On the wall next to her is Untitled (Bed Springs), one of her lithograph print depicting a structure made of bed springs, curved and crumpled.
Event
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.

RBO Live Cinderella
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Cinema

RBO Live: Cinderella

This Winter, be transported into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.