Akira Kurosawa’s profound adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear, set in the historical backdrop of Japan’s 16th century Civil ...

Lotfi Achour's previous short films Father (Père) and Law of Lamb (La Laine sur le dos) both screened in the short film ...

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; ...

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

Struggles, seduction and sparkling wit: Laurence Cummings and AAM play Beethoven, Haydn and Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt. On a magical island, a young hero makes sweet music with a beautiful sorceress. In ...

This showcase brings together the Orchestra with participants from all across LSO Discovery’s work. Our programme will explore the transformative power of music and the vital role of ‘the artist’.

Chopin at his most mercurial, and Shostakovich’s response to Bach as well as his piano sonata swansong all come under the spotlight as the great pianist attends to unfinished business. In February ...

A triumphant finale to 2025’s Classical Pride, as the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Oliver Zeffman celebrate LGBTQ+ voices in classical music with a vibrant programme.

Jaime de Armiñán’s Oscar-nominated drama made, extraordinarily, in Franco’s Spain, is an early and sympathetic portrait of identity and being intersex.

World renowned Russian-Austrian pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja brings her dazzling technical prowess and exceptional musicality to the Barbican Hall for the first time in over a decade.

The Ligeti Quartet perform tracks from their 2023 album Nuc, fusing acoustic and electronic music for string quartet by Mercury-nominated composer Anna Meredith alongside visual projections.

Hear queer stories of joy, hope, sorrow and resilience across multiple venues this summer. LGBTQ+ voices have always had a presence in classical music, and for Classical Pride 2025 they’ll ring loud ...