Concert Pulse
Next month
In London
In London
Sunwook Kim plays Beethoven
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Pianist Sunwook Kim multi-tasks with the high octane Chamber Orchestra of Europe in a concert featuring Beethoven's Piano Concertos 3 and 4.
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Concert FeaturesAt Barbican Centre
Feature
Young Musicians
90
Genre
Symphony Concert
45
Genre
Vocal Music
29Feature
Contemporary music
19Feature
Raymond Gubbay Christmas Festival 2024
14ProgramFrequently performed
Works by
Dmitri Shostakovich
18
Works by
Maurice Ravel
18
Works by
Frédéric Chopin
17
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven
15
Works by
Pierre Boulez
13MusiciansFrequently performs
Conductor
Sir Antonio Pappano
13New Arrivals
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Tonight
In London
In London
Stasevska conducts Ravel
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
For sheer sonic splendour, it’s hard to top Janáček’s Sinfonietta – but when Dalia Stasevska and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet perform Bartók and Ravel with the BBC SO, they’ll give it their best shot.
Tomorrow
In London
In London
London Symphony Orchestra/Barbara Hannigan
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Albert Roussel and Maurice Ravel paint vivid portraits of the animal kingdom, Benjamin Britten conjures up a savage parade, and Joseph Haydn takes a trip to London for his final symphony.
This week
In London
In London
Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra, LSO & Sir Antonio Pappano
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Wynton Marsalis and Sir Antonio Pappano blend jazz, blues and classical music in the crossover collaboration with the Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra
This week
In London
In London
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, LSO & Sir Antonio Pappano
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Wynton Marsalis and Sir Antonio Pappano blend jazz, blues and classical music in the crossover collaboration with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Next week
In London
In London
Ibn Battuta: The Traveller of Time
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Journey into the unknown with musical pioneer Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI in a concert inspired by the 14th-century Islamic scholar Ibn Battuta, and narrated by Peaky Blinders actor Assaad Bouab.
Next week
In London
In London
London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Bartók
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
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.
Next week
In London
In London
London Symphony Orchestra/Barbara Hannigan
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Miracles and myths abound, from Bartók’s surreal ballet to Sibelius’s Finnish landscape – plus, a captivating new piece by Golfam Khayam.
Next week
In London
In London
Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
'Is there a better chamber orchestra in the world?' (The Guardian). Australia's premiere ensemble performs works by JS Bach, Sofia Gubaidalina and Shostakovich.
This month
In London
In London
The Silence of the Lambs – In Concert
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
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.
This month
In London
In London
Berliner Barock Solisten/Kapelis – Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
The Berliner Barock Solisten and pianist Alexandros Kapelis come together for Bach’s six concertos for solo keyboard and orchestra: a tour-de-force not seen on the concert stage in recent memory.
This month
In London
In London
Total Immersion: Pierre Boulez at the BBC (Film)
Barbican Centre, Cinema 1 (London)
Two classic BBC Television documentaries - a compilation fronted by Tom Service, and Barrie Gavin presenting one of his own many Boulez films.
This month
In London
In London
Total Immersion: Pierre Boulez at the BBC (Film)
Barbican Centre, Cinema 1 (London)
Two classic BBC Television Boulez documentaries - a compilation fronted by Tom Service, and one of Barrie Gavin's many celebrated films.
This month
In London
In London
Total Immersion: Pierre Boulez - The Man and the Music
Barbican Centre, Fountain Room (London)
Musicologist Professor Jonathan Cross talks to former members of the BBC SO as well as former Radio 3 Controller Sir Nicholas Kenyon – about their personal experience of working with Pierre Boulez.
This month
In London
In London
Total Immersion: Pierre Boulez - The Man and the Music
Barbican Centre, Fountain Room (London)
Musicologist Professor Jonathan Cross talks to former members of the BBC SO as well as former Radio 3 Controller Sir Nicholas Kenyon – about their personal experience of working with Pierre Boulez.
This month
In London
In London
Total Immersion: Pierre Boulez - The Legacy
Barbican Centre, Fountain Room (London)
Musicologist Professor Jonathan Cross talks to Dame Gillian Moore – a lifelong advocate for Boulez’s music – about his creative and cultural legacy.
This month
In London
In London
Total Immersion: Pierre Boulez - The Legacy
Barbican Centre, Fountain Room (London)
Musicologist Professor Jonathan Cross talks to Gillian Moore CBE – a lifelong advocate for Boulez’s music – about his creative and cultural legacy.
This month
In London
In London
Total Immersion: Pierre Boulez - Pli selon pli
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
An evening-long tribute to the limitless creative mind of Pierre Boulez, culminating in a rare performance of his five-movement epic masterpiece Pli selon Pli.
This month
In London
In London
Total Immersion: Pierre Boulez - Pli selon pli
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
An evening-long tribute to the limitless creative mind of Pierre Boulez, culminating in a rare performance of his five-movement epic masterpiece Pli selon Pli.
Next month
In London
In London
Demon Slayer in Concert
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Step into the epic universe of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba with a breathtaking blend of animation and live music.
Next month
In London
In London
Khatia and Gvantsa Buniatishvili
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Our current Artist Spotlight, Khatia Buniatishvili, joins forces with her sister Gvantsa for an exhilarating evening of piano duo music from Mozart to Gershwin via Ravel.
Next month
In London
In London
London Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Shostakovich in both revolutionary and festive mood alongside a MacMillan Concerto, written for Nicola Benedetti.
Next month
In London
In London
Wigglesworth conducts Debussy and Berg
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Poetry unlocks the imagination, as Ryan Wigglesworth and soprano Sophie Bevan plunge into the wild, wondrous sonic universe of Claude Debussy and Alban Berg.
Next month
In London
In London
Guru Nanak’s Message of Peace through Music
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Immerse yourself in inspired spiritual music as we mark Guru Nanak’s 555th birth celebration, paying homage through kirtan, qawaali and bhajans performed together for the first time under one roof.
Next month
In London
In London
Derek Jarman: MODERN NATURE
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature is adapted by Living Productions & Bold Tendencies in a unique tribute to the iconic artist, author & activist, combining readings, music & footage from his Super 8 Films.
Next month
In London
In London
London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Prokofiev 2
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
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.
Next month
In London
In London
London Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Prokofiev’s mind-blowing second Symphony, plus early Beethoven and a charming opener from Schubert.
Next month
In London
In London
Oramo conducts Vaughan Williams
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
England’s dreaming: Sakari Oramo rediscovers rare and wonderful British masterpieces by Vaughan Williams, Doreen Carwithen and Malcolm Arnold.
Next month
In London
In London
Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Sunwook Kim
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Pianist Sunwook Kim multi-tasks with the high octane Chamber Orchestra of Europe in a concert featuring a Beethoven double.
Next month
In London
In London
Sunwook Kim plays Beethoven
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Pianist Sunwook Kim multi-tasks with the high octane Chamber Orchestra of Europe in a concert featuring Beethoven's Piano Concertos 3 and 4.
Next month
In London
In London
London Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda
Barbican Centre, Barbican Hall (London)
Orchestral fireworks with early Shostakovich and Schnittke, joined by the London Symphony Chorus for some stirring Brahms.