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The Barbican Centre in the City of London opened in 1982 on a site that had been heavily bombed in the Second World War. It was designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, the same practice behind the surrounding Barbican Estate, and it is one of the best-known Brutalist buildings in Britain: a concrete complex of raised walkways, towers, a lake and a conservatory, with theatres, cinemas and galleries alongside the concert hall. The whole complex was listed Grade II in 2001. The City of London Corporation owns and funds it. The Barbican Hall is the home of the London Symphony Orchestra, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra is also based there.

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  1. London Symphony Orchestra/Gustavo Gimeno: Tchaikovsky and Bartók with Yuja Wang, Barbican Cited in Yuja Wang’s Bartók, with Mussorgsky and Swan Lake. Accessed 18 October 2026.
  2. LSO Futures: Elim Chan and James Fountain, 17 June 2027, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in LSO Futures: Elim Chan Conducts Adams and Three New Works. Accessed 8 October 2026.
  3. John Adams at 80: Sir Simon Rattle, 7 January 2027, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Rattle: John Adams at 80. Accessed 7 October 2026.
  4. John Adams at 80: John Adams and Víkingur Ólafsson, 13 January 2027, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in John Adams at 80: Adams Conducts Adams, with Víkingur Ólafsson. Accessed 7 October 2026.
  5. Symphonic Cinema: The Planets, 31 January 2027, 6pm, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Symphonic Cinema: Holst’s The Planets. Accessed 7 October 2026.
  6. Ondřej Adámek and Mendelssohn: Alain Altinoglu and Christian Tetzlaff, 7 February 2027, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang, and Tetzlaff in Adámek’s Thin Ice. Accessed 7 October 2026.
  7. Brett Dean and Bartók: Maxime Pascal and Isabelle Faust, 11 February 2027, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, and Isabelle Faust in Brett Dean. Accessed 7 October 2026.
  8. Elgar and Tchaikovsky: Sir Antonio Pappano and Alisa Weilerstein, 18 February 2027, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Elgar’s Cello Concerto with Alisa Weilerstein, and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth. Accessed 7 October 2026.
  9. Beethoven and Shostakovich: Sir Antonio Pappano and Maxim Vengerov, 21 February 2027, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Shostakovich’s Eighth, and Maxim Vengerov in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Accessed 7 October 2026.
  10. Barbican Centre, Wikipedia Accessed 30 September 2026.
  11. About us, Barbican Accessed 30 September 2026.
  12. Our building, Barbican Accessed 30 September 2026.
  13. About Us, London Symphony Orchestra Accessed 30 September 2026.
  14. Bartók and de Falla, 18 Jan 2026, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Rattle’s Bartók and de Falla’s Three-Cornered Hat. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  15. Mozart and Brahms’ German Requiem, 25 Jan 2026, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Honeck: Mozart’s Last Concerto and Brahms’s Requiem. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  16. Illés and Rachmaninoff, 29 Jan 2026, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Treviño: Messiaen, Illés and Rachmaninoff’s Second. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  17. Colin Matthews and Rachmaninoff, 8 Feb 2026, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Elim Chan: Bartók, a New Oboe Concerto and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  18. Stravinsky, Chopin and Borodin, 12 Feb 2026, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Noseda: Stravinsky, Chopin and Borodin’s Second. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  19. Debussy, Berg and Rachmaninoff, 26 Feb 2026, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Noseda: Debussy, Berg’s Violin Concerto and Rachmaninoff’s First. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  20. Rautavaara and Wagner, 1 Mar 2026, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Peltokoski: Rautavaara’s First Concerto and Wagner’s Ring. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  21. Bowler, Ligeti and Richard Strauss, 5 Mar 2026, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Hannigan: Bowler’s The White Book, Ligeti and Also sprach Zarathustra. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  22. Bernstein, Liebermann and Dvořák, 26 Mar 2026, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Bihlmaier: Bernstein, Liebermann and Dvořák’s New World. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  23. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, 21 Apr 2026, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Pappano: Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  24. London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano: Season Opening: Mahler 2 and Fujikura, Barbican Cited in Season Opening: Pappano’s Mahler 2 and Fujikura’s Amber Alchemy. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  25. Edmund Finnis and Bruckner, 25 Oct 26, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Sheku’s Finnis Concerto and Bruckner’s Ninth. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  26. Tchaikovsky, Kendall and Liadov, 29 Oct 26, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Pappano’s Tchaikovsky Fifth, with a Kendall Premiere. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  27. Sibelius, Nørgård and Adès, 5 Nov 26, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Adès’s In Seven Days with Chamayou, and Sibelius’s Fifth. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  28. Sibelius, Saariaho and Adès, 8 Nov 26, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Adès Conducts Sibelius, Saariaho and His Own ‘America’. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  29. Steve Reich at 90, 12 Nov 26, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Susanna Mälkki: Steve Reich at 90. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  30. Vaughan Williams and Beethoven, 26 Nov 26, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Pappano’s Vaughan Williams, with Bruce Liu in Beethoven. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  31. Sibelius, Vaughan Williams and Dubugnon, 29 Nov 26, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Jansen’s Dubugnon Premiere, and Vaughan Williams’s Antartica. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  32. Prokofiev and Shostakovich, 10 Dec 26, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Noseda’s Prokofiev and Shostakovich, with Kavakos. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  33. Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky, 17 Dec 26, London Symphony Orchestra Cited in Yuja Wang’s Bartók, with Mussorgsky and Swan Lake. Accessed 30 September 2026.