What’s on

The Russian born master pianist Arcadi Volodos returns to the Barbican for a journey to the heart of the Romantic spirit.

Laurence Cummings and Academy of Ancient Music perform Handel’s Messiah – a Christmas tradition that they’ve made their own.

Relive the golden age of Hollywood with music by some of cinema’s most brilliant and influential composers.

Relive the golden age of Hollywood with music by some of cinema’s most brilliant and influential composers.

Sir James MacMillan conducts a starry performance of his huge, life-affirming Christmas Oratorio – music that speaks to listeners of all faiths and none.

A Festive Celebration for the whole family. Get ready to raise your voices and your holiday spirits - Christmas Carol Singalong returns for a seasonal celebration like no other!

Step into the splendour of the season at Christmas with King’s College Choir, a sublime evening of music that captures the true spirit of Christmas. 

A timeless Christmas tradition bathed in candlelight. Step into the gentle glow of candlelight and experience the true spirit of the season with Candlelit Carols, a heart warming evening of music.

A celestial journey through sound and symphony. Step into the cosmic splendour of Gustav Holst’s The Planets, in an evening that promises to stir the senses and ignite the imagination.

An Epic Night of Iconic Film Music. Experience the power and magic of the movies with The Best of John Williams. 

A monumental night of music and majesty. Celebrate the power and passion of Beethoven’s greatest works in an unforgettable evening at out Hall. 

A night of swing, nostalgia, and timeless classics. The Glenn Miller Orchestra brings the spirit of the 1940s to life, celebrating the unforgettable sound of Glenn Miller and the golden age of swing.

A cinematic battle of epic proportions. Prepare for an unforgettable evening as two of the greatest film composers of all time go head-to-head in The Music of Zimmer vs Williams in our Hall. 

Start 2026 in unforgettable style with the New Year’s Day Proms in our Hall – a rousing celebration of classical favourites, uplifting anthems, and beloved operatic gems.

Join us as The National Youth Orchestra takes to the stage for a massive orchestral experience, alongside conductor Alexandre Bloch and cellist Inbal Segev.

One-of-a-kind performances curated and developed by early-career composers as part of LSO Jerwood Composer+.

A 300-year-old woman confronts mortality, identity and lost love in this concert performance of Janáček’s intense operatic drama.

A 300-year-old woman confronts mortality, identity and lost love in this concert performance of Janáček’s intense operatic drama.

Clemens Schuldt and the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Shakespearean classics, Strauss at his most sumptuous, and a new British concerto for cellist Guy Johnston.

Two showcases of Bartók’s unbridled passion for Hungarian folk music, plus de Falla’s sun-drenched tale of love and deception. 

Step into a kaleidoscopic world of sound as one of the UK’s leading new-music ensembles, Riot Ensemble, brings an electrifying programme by a new generation of creatives.

US composer Julia Wolfe’s major new work unEarth receives its UK premiere at the Barbican, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, National Youth Voices, and Danish soprano Else Torp.

Subtle elegance and introspection infuse Mozart’s late piano concerto, while Brahms brings hope and solace in times of loss. 

An exhilarating re-imagining of Holst's The Planets for folk duo and orchestra, interspersed by text written and narrated by acclaimed writer Robert Macfarlane.  

The world-renowned duo of violinist Maxim Vengerov and pianist Polina Osetinskaya take to the Barbican stage for an evening that sets the gold standard for contemporary duet performance.

Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja revels in a modernist masterwork, before Rachmaninoff’s tempestuous Symphony No 2, full of Romantic ardour.