Join us for a lineup of thought-provoking events that bring together artists, thinkers, and collectives to imagine liberated ...

Discover an extraordinary season of classical music featuring a stellar line-up of homegrown and international talent ...

We are delighted to welcome you to the Barbican Theatre for The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady. This exquisite jazz-club staging of Charles Mingus’ legendary album is delivered by award-winning ...

Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler reunite in a heart-pounding thriller where brothers return home for a fresh start - only to confront a chilling secret that refuses to stay buried. Set in the Deep ...

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; ...

Legendary pianists Maria João Pires and Marc-André Hamelin join forces for the first time to perform seminal works for piano duo. The programme includes Mozart’s masterful Sonata in C K521 and ...

Join Poet Laureate Simon Armitage for an intimate reading of selected works to celebrate his receipt of the Freedom of the City Award, the first ever to be conducted in our iconic conservatory. The ...

A Russian in exile, an Englishman in despair, and a Puerto Rican take on fantastical fandangoes: a welcome visit from the RLPO under its charismatic Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan. There’s an ...

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. Woven ...

Fashion in Film Festival 2025 presents GROUNDED, a major UK-wide season exploring the relationship between fashion and nature through the lens of cinema. Spanning the late 19th century to present day, ...

Experience the passage of time through a surprising and utterly fresh interpretation of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Projections by artist Eleanor Meredith surround the pioneering collective of musicians ...

Become Ocean: Dalia Stasevska conducts John Luther Adams’s 21st century cult classic. Listening, we become ocean…engulfed in sound, immersed in nature, transformed by the depth and wonder of elements ...