iVisit... Barbican announces line-up details for Live from the Barbican in spring 2021
/The Barbican has announced line-up details for its newly curated spring concert series as part of Live from the Barbican. The new series of concerts will be accessible for a reduced, socially distanced live audience in the Barbican Hall and online for a global digital audience through a livestream on a pay-per-view basis.
Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor returns to the Barbican Hall with a vibrant programme including works by Chopin, Ravel, Liszt and Ginastera (Sun 10 Jan)
British artist, composer & songwriter Moses Boyd performs material from his new Mercury nominated album Dark Matter (Sun 17 Jan)
Kate Stables’ band This is The Kit present their new album Off Off On (Sat 23 Jan)
British folk legend Shirley Collins returns to the Centre following the release of her latest album Heart’s Ease (Mon 15 Feb)
GoGo Penguin present material from their new self-titled album (Sun 21 Feb)
12 Ensemble are joined on stage by Anna Meredith and Jonny Greenwood, performing in their own works (Thu 25 Feb)
Barbican Associate Ensemble Academy of Ancient Music with director Richard Egarr perform Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with violinist Rachel Podger (Tue 9 Mar)
Barbican Associate Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra under Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo with BBC New Generation Artist, viola player Timothy Ridout in a programme inspired by Scotland (Sun 14 Mar)
A duo recital from Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason (Thu 25 Mar)
English singer, songwriter and musician Nadine Shah and band perform material from her new, critically acclaimed album Kitchen Sink (30 Mar)
A Good Friday programme, featuring Sir James MacMillan’s Stabat Mater with Barbican Associate Ensemble Britten Sinfonia and The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers (Fri 2 Apr)
The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), the Barbican’s Resident Orchestra, also returns to the Barbican Hall for a programme of concerts from 7 January, with artists including music director Sir Simon Rattle and guest soloists featuring Leonidas Kavakos, Mitsuko Uchida and Barbara Hannigan.