Experience the sound of resistance and reinvention across this month-long celebration of pirate radio and its lasting impact on music, culture and community. Pirate radio was a movement. A rebellious ...

Jazz-inspired music meets a brand new commission plus one of the cornerstones of the clarinet repertoire, with Portuguese clarinettist Carlos Ferreira. Carlos Ferreira pursues a twin career as an ...

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; ...

A comedy from James Griffiths, based on his BAFTA-winning short, where former lovers and bandmates reunite for a private ...

Join legendary composer and oud virtuoso Marcel Khalife, his son Rami Khalife (pianist/composer), and nephew Sary Khalife (cellist/composer) for The Legacy Tour. Experience a cross-generational ...

Browse concerts from the Barbican Classical Music programme featuring leading orchestras and soloists from around the world.

We rely on the money we raise through ticket sales, commercial activities and fundraising to deliver our arts and learning programme. It forms more than 60% of our income. Show your support by making ...

The Indonesian artist transformed The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, visitors took could explore ancestral memory, ritual and migration.

Browse concerts from the Barbican Contemporary Music programme, including artists from all forms of music, experimental collaborations and new talent ...

Celebrate Terry Riley's 90th with a mesmerising tribute featuring Bang on a Can All-Stars, SHABAKA, Valentina Magaletti and special guests. Terry Riley is a trailblazer of Minimalism, influencing ...

Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil give a landmark performance of Beethoven’s Fidelio with Deaf West Theatre, in which the drama is played out between Deaf actors, with signed recitatives and arias (IS).

Direct from the Copenhagen Opera Festival, Mahogany Opera opens our season with the UK premiere of Rolf Hind’s much-anticipated new work inspired by the influential Sufi mystic and poet, Rumi.