Watchlist:
From the Barbican's Associates

Whether you want to listen to an old favourite, discover something new or try classical music for the first time, you can find a range of performances and recordings from our associate orchestras and ensembles.

The LSO have been our Resident Orchestra since our opening in 1982. Their mission is to bring the greatest music to the greatest number of people, performing roughly 70 concerts a year in our Hall.

The LSO releases new music every Sunday on its YouTube channel: watch excerpts and previews from orchestral concerts recorded at the Barbican and LSO St Luke’s, and chamber performances filmed by LSO musicians at home. Plus don’t miss live broadcasts of LSO Discovery Friday Lunchtime Concerts.

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An internationally renowned orchestra and choir, our Associate Ensemble the Academy of Ancient Music perform Baroque and Classical music in the way it was first intended to be heard.

Academy of Ancient Music is streaming concerts every Sunday at 3pm.

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Our Associate Ensemble Britten Sinfonia is famed for its dazzling musicianship and thrilling programmes. They unusually do not have a principal conductor or director, choosing instead to focus on its virtuoso musicians.

Britten Sinfonia are sharing behind the scenes interviews and performances from concerts including ones performed here at the Barbican.

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Britten Sinfonia perform with Harry Christophers and The Sixteen in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

Leader Jacqueline Shave discusses Bach’s St Matthew Passion with tenor Nicholas Mulroy

Ian Bostridge discusses the music of Benjamin Britten and Britten’s masterpiece Curlew River

As our Associate Orchestra the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform an exciting, distinctive and wide-ranging annual season of concerts in our concert hall, from works at the heart of classical music to contemporary premieres.

You can find several concerts recorded at the Barbican over the years on BBC iPlayer*. Some of our favourites include:

Watch: Philip Glass Concert: Live at the Barbican (2001)

Watch: John Cage: Live at the Barbican (2004)

Watch: BBC SO + Pierre Boulez at 80 (2005)

*A valid TV licence is required to watch or download any BBC programmes on BBC iPlayer