Join us for an extraordinary lineup of classical music, featuring both homegrown and international talent alongside our Resident Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, and our associates.

Step into the epic universe of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba with a breathtaking blend of animation and live music. The critically acclaimed anime comes to life on the big screen, accompanied by a ...

Japanese folk singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba performs her latest album, Luminescent Creatures alongside 12 Ensemble. Back after her 2022 London debut, Aoba will be joined by 12 Ensemble once again for ...

Join the BBC Symphony Orchestra for a day-long deep-dive into the life and work of Pierre Boulez. From 1971 to 1974 Pierre Boulez was the chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra – a relationship ...

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy. Did you know the Barbican’s theatre and concert hall go deeper underground than the nearest Tube line; early plans for the Centre included a Pyramid; ...

Award-winning actor and War Child Ambassador Gillian Anderson hits the stage - joined by a surprise cast of friends - to give voice to the raw, unfiltered fantasies of women from across the globe.

The classic, multi-Oscar-winning film screened in synchronisation with Howard Shore's score for the first time, as part of the London Soundtrack Festival. With psychopath Buffalo Bill murdering women ...

Tippet's moving pacifist oratorio meets Beethoven’s immense Choral Symphony. A Child of our Time was Tippett’s response to Kristallnacht, a Nazi pogrom against German Jews. In a unique, utterly ...

Bed into our Conservatory for a day of talks, workshops and performances on ecology and fertile ground. Join us for a day of readings, talks and activations centred around the conditions of life, all ...

Join us for a day of readings, talks and activations centred around the conditions of life, all set in the living, breathing ecosystem of our conservatory. Entry to Fertile Ground in the conservatory ...

Join renowned Swiss architects Oliver Lütjens and Thomas Padmanabhan as they discuss their exciting recent projects. Oliver Lütjens and Thomas Padmanabhan have established a reputation as one of the ...

Kick-start your evening with a Half Six Fix concert. One piece in a 60-minute concert, introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action. The Barbican Hall is ...