Âé¶¹Éç Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2025-26 Barbican Season Events
Sun 14 Dec 2025
- 19:00Barbican, London
A festive treat with a ghostly difference: a night of classic stories and haunting melodies from the Âé¶¹Éç Symphony Orchestra.
A festive treat with a ghostly difference: a night of classic stories and haunting melodies from the Âé¶¹Éç Symphony Orchestra.
Programme
- Danse macabre
- Marley's Ghost...
- The Four Seasons – Winter
- Twilight Zonearr. Stu Philips
- interval
- Music for Strings, Percussion and CelestaIII. Adagio
- Spiritual No. 2
- Marche funèbre d'une marionette
- Theme Song from 'Ghostbusters'
Performers
- Karen NÃ Bhroinconductor
- Alex Jenningshost and reader
- Sarah Nilesreader
- Jonathan Andrew Humevocals
Fri 19 Dec 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
Sir James MacMillan conducts a starry performance of his huge, life-affirming Christmas Oratorio – music that speaks to listeners of all faiths and none.
Sir James MacMillan conducts a starry performance of his huge, life-affirming Christmas Oratorio – music that speaks to listeners of all faiths and none.
Programme
- Christmas Oratorio
Performers
- Sir James MacMillanconductor
- Rhian Loissoprano
- Roderick Williamsbaritone
Composers
Fri 16 Jan 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
Clemens Schuldt and the Âé¶¹Éç Symphony Orchestra perform Shakespearean classics, Strauss at his most sumptuous, and a new British concerto for cellist Guy Johnston.
Clemens Schuldt and the Âé¶¹Éç Symphony Orchestra perform Shakespearean classics, Strauss at his most sumptuous, and a new British concerto for cellist Guy Johnston.
Programme
- Fantasy-Overture 'Hamlet'
- Cello Concerto
- interval
- Ophelie
- Der Rosenkavalier – suite
Performers
- Clemens Schuldtconductor
- Guy Johnstoncello
Fri 23 Jan 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
US composer Julia Wolfe’s new work unEarth receives its UK premiere, performed by the Âé¶¹Éç Symphony Orchestra, Âé¶¹Éç Singers, Finchley Children's Music Group, and Danish soprano Else Torp.
US composer Julia Wolfe’s new work unEarth receives its UK premiere, performed by the Âé¶¹Éç Symphony Orchestra, Âé¶¹Éç Singers, Finchley Children's Music Group, and Danish soprano Else Torp.
Programme
- Appalachian Spring
- unEarth
Performers
- Martyn Brabbinsconductor
- Else Torpsoprano
- Âé¶¹Éç Singersensemble
Composers
Also part ofÂé¶¹Éç Singers 2025-26
Fri 30 Jan 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
Music that glitters, sings and dances for joy, as Sakari Oramo pairs two newly minted classics with Beethoven’s brightest symphony.
Music that glitters, sings and dances for joy, as Sakari Oramo pairs two newly minted classics with Beethoven’s brightest symphony.
Programme
- ICE
- Harp Concerto
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Elizabeth Bassharp
Fri 5 Dec 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
Ermonela Jaho stars in Puccini’s bittersweet romance, his opera La rondine, incorporating music that has not been heard this century.
Ermonela Jaho stars in Puccini’s bittersweet romance, his opera La rondine, incorporating music that has not been heard this century.
Programme
- La rondine
Performers
- Carlo Rizziconductor
- Ermonela JahoMagda de Civry
- Iván Ayón-RivasRuggero Lastouc
- Nicola AlaimoRambaldo Fernandez
- Ellie NeateLisette
- Juan Francisco GatellPrunier
- Jessica RobinsonYvette / Georgette / Fleury
- Julieth Lozano RolongBianca / Gabriella / Mariette
- Joanna HarriesSuzy / Lolette / Rorò
- Robert LewisGobin
- David Shipley±Êé°ù¾±³¦³ó²¹³Ü»å
- William ThomasCrébillon / Il maggiordomo
Composers
Also part ofÂé¶¹Éç Singers 2025-26
Fri 7 Nov 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
Sakari Oramo conducts Sibelius’s Lemminkaïnen Legends – a stirring counterpart to the brilliance of Thomas Adès’s Violin Concerto, played by Christian Tetzlaff.
Sakari Oramo conducts Sibelius’s Lemminkaïnen Legends – a stirring counterpart to the brilliance of Thomas Adès’s Violin Concerto, played by Christian Tetzlaff.
Programme
- Symphonic Variations on an African Air
- Violin Concerto 'Concentric Paths'
- interval
- Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Christian Tetzlaffviolin
Fri 31 Oct 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
Dark fire and glittering ice: Mozart’s Requiem crowns an evening of deep emotions and natural wonders from Sakari Oramo and pianist Martin Helmchen.
Dark fire and glittering ice: Mozart’s Requiem crowns an evening of deep emotions and natural wonders from Sakari Oramo and pianist Martin Helmchen.
Programme
- Inlandsis
- Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
- interval
- Requiem in D minor (compl. Süssmayr-Dutron)
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Martin Helmchenpiano
- Francesca Chiejinasoprano
- Claire Barnett-Jonesmezzo-soprano
- Caspar Singhtenor
- Frazer Scottbass
Composers
Fri 24 Oct 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
Shostakovich’s shattering Eighth Symphony is the climax of a gripping all-Russian programme from Âé¶¹Éç Symphony Orchestra guest conductor Hannu Lintu and viola phenom Timothy Ridout.
Shostakovich’s shattering Eighth Symphony is the climax of a gripping all-Russian programme from Âé¶¹Éç Symphony Orchestra guest conductor Hannu Lintu and viola phenom Timothy Ridout.
Programme
- Viola Concerto
- interval
- Symphony No 8 in C minor
Performers
- Hannu Lintuconductor
- Timothy Ridoutviola
Composers
Fri 17 Oct 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
Nil Venditti, Jess Gillam and the Âé¶¹Éç Symphony Orchestra travel from the West of Ireland to the shores of the Bosphorus, in music by Ottorino Respighi, Giacomo Puccini, Fazil Say and Anna Clyne.
Nil Venditti, Jess Gillam and the Âé¶¹Éç Symphony Orchestra travel from the West of Ireland to the shores of the Bosphorus, in music by Ottorino Respighi, Giacomo Puccini, Fazil Say and Anna Clyne.
Programme
- Grand Bazaar
- Glasslands
- interval
- Preludio sinfonico
- Roman Festivals
Performers
- Nil Venditticonductor
- Jess Gillamsaxophone









