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Trees: Live In Concert
Caroline Shaw smiling. She is wearing a white top and has brown hair.
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Trees: Live In Concert

Sam Green x Caroline Shaw

Monday 14 December 2026 • 7.30pm

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Green unites with Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Caroline Shaw and award-winning author and environmentalist Rebecca Solnit in a live orchestral film experience.

Mussorgsky, Bartók and Tchaikovsky
Yuja Wang poses in a black dress agains a white background.
Barbican

Mussorgsky, Bartók and Tchaikovsky

Gustavo Gimeno and Yuja Wang. NB: Change of programme.

Thursday 17 December 2026 • 7pm

A raw Mussorgsky classic, Bartók’s pulsating concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake shine in an exhilarating programme with Gustavo Gimeno and star pianist Yuja Wang.

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Mussorgsky, Bartók and Tchaikovsky
Yuja Wang standing and leaning on the lid of a grand piano.
Barbican

Mussorgsky, Bartók and Tchaikovsky

Gustavo Gimeno and Yuja Wang. NB: Change of programme.

Sunday 20 December 2026 • 7pm

A raw Mussorgsky classic, Bartók’s pulsating concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake shine in an exhilarating programme with Gustavo Gimeno and star pianist Yuja Wang.

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Half Six Fix: John Adams at 80
Sir Simon Rattle holding a microphone on the Barbican stage.
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Half Six Fix: John Adams at 80

Sir Simon Rattle

Wednesday 6 January 2027 • 6.30pm

Sir Simon Rattle conducts and introduces John Adams’ vivid and psychedelic symphonic journey, Harmonielehre.

John Adams at 80
Sir Simon Rattle conducting in the Barbican Hall.
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John Adams at 80

Sir Simon Rattle

Thursday 7 January 2027 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the LSO in music by John Adams: Frenzy, an extract from The Gospel According to the Other Mary and Harmonielehre – an electrifying journey through the composer's luminous soundworld.

John Adams at 80
Sir Simon Rattle on the Barbican Stage
Barbican

John Adams at 80

Sir Simon Rattle

Sunday 10 January 2027 • 7pm

Sir Simon Rattle leads the LSO in music by John Adams: Frenzy, an extract from The Gospel According to the Other Mary and Harmonielehre – an electrifying journey through the composer's luminous soundworld.

John Adams at 80
John Adams conducting with a baton.
Barbican

John Adams at 80

John Adams and Víkingur Ólafsson

Wednesday 13 January 2027 • 7pm

John Adams joins the LSO for an evening of his own music, including After the Fall with pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, plus Shaker Loops, Short Ride in a Fast Machine and The Chairman Dances.

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Symphonic Cinema: The Planets
Emma Thompson standing on sand surrounded by dancers.
Barbican

Symphonic Cinema: The Planets

Matteo dal Maso and Lucas van Woerkum

Sunday 31 January 2027 • 6pm

Holst’s The Planets meets live‑shaped film in Symphonic Cinema, featuring the UK premiere of LOSS with Emma Thompson and Greg Wise.

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Symphonic Cinema: The Planets
Emma Thompson staring out a window.
Barbican

Symphonic Cinema: The Planets

Matteo dal Maso and Lucas van Woerkum

Sunday 31 January 2027 • 7.45pm

Holst’s The Planets meets live‑shaped film in Symphonic Cinema, featuring the UK premiere of LOSS with Emma Thompson and Greg Wise.

Ondřej Adámek and Mendelssohn
Christian Tetzlaff playing violin on the Barbican stage.
Barbican

Ondřej Adámek and Mendelssohn

Alain Altinoglu and Christian Tetzlaff

Sunday 7 February 2027 • 7pm

A night of brilliance and choral splendour, with Mendelssohn’s glowing 'Lobgesang' and Adámek’s virtuosic Second Violin Concerto, joined by soloist Christian Tetzlaff.

Brett Dean and Bartók
Isabelle Faust playing a violin on the Barbican stage.
Barbican

Brett Dean and Bartók

Maxime Pascal and Isabelle Faust

Thursday 11 February 2027 • 7pm

Contemporary specialist Maxime Pascal is joined by Isabelle Faust for Brett Dean’s moving ode to letter writing, before the LSO shine in Bartók’s virtuosic Concerto for Orchestra.

Family Concert
A large orchestra performs on a concert hall stage with string, wind and brass musicians seated behind music stands. At the front, two performers raise their arms while another person stands on a conductor’s podium directing the ensemble. A fourth performer stands to the side making expressive hand and arm movements. The stage features light wood flooring and acoustic wood paneling in the background, with audience members visible at the bottom edge of the image.
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Family Concert

Recommended for children aged 7 to 12 years old

Saturday 13 February 2027 • 2.30pm

A fun opportunity for families to learn more about music and the instruments of the orchestra, with music based on a theme and free workshops before the concert.