Bringing an alternative slant to American minimalism, London's Explore Ensemble and the EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble present a major ...

In her 1971 Märchen – Poem, Sofia Gubaidulina uses music of transcendent beauty to conjure a stick of chalk that dreams of life outside the classroom drawing beautiful landscapes. Stravinsky’s 1910 ...

Oscar and Bafta-winning Asif Kapadia directs a cinematic portrait of one of Celtic's, Liverpool's, and Scotland's greatest ever football players. Tony Evans is from Liverpool and grew up as a fan of ...

The first stage adaptation of End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland, the internationally popular novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami comes to our stage in 2026. Following its opening in ...

The revered Scottish pianist performs Schubert’s Sonata in B-flat major and Beethoven’s monumental Diabelli Variations, considered a seminal work in the piano literature. The Diabelli Variations was ...

Newcastle songsmith Rich(ard) Dawson and the Barbican announce all-dayer event Delight is Right, taking place on 22 March 2026. A familiar performer to the Barbican, Dawson returns next year with an ...

Join celebrated photographer Annie Leibovitz for an exclusive London event, as she shares the stories behind the images in her iconic Women series. Named a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress, ...

From one of the world’s bravest theatre companies comes a visceral, psychological drama set in the near future, depicting a dystopian super-state in which individual rights have given way to control.

The third and final work in a cycle of commissions with the Dunedin Consort, British composer Tansy Davies’ Passion of Mary Magdalene receives its premiere at the Barbican. The Passion of Mary ...

Join us as we celebrate 20 years of Darbar Festival — honouring Indian classical music and the enduring legacy of Bhai Gurmit Singh ji Virdee’s vision and values. Spread across two weekends, the ...

Laurence Cummings directs Academy of Ancient Music and a world-class cast in a concert performance of Serse – Handel’s sensational opera of love and power in ancient Persia. Xerxes rules over a vast ...