ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2025-26 Barbican Season Events
Fri 17 Oct 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
Nil Venditti, Jess Gillam and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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
Fri 24 Oct 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
Shostakovich’s shattering Eighth Symphony is the climax of a gripping all-Russian programme from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 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 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 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
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Wed 8 Oct 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
Become Ocean: Dalia Stasevska conducts John Luther Adams’s 21st century cult classic.
Become Ocean: Dalia Stasevska conducts John Luther Adams’s 21st century cult classic.
Programme
- ARCHORA
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- Become Ocean
Performers
- Dalia Stasevskaconductor
Sat 4 Oct 2025
- 19:30Barbican, London
Sakari Oramo and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra open their new season with Mahler’s heartrending Ninth Symphony.
Sakari Oramo and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra open their new season with Mahler’s heartrending Ninth Symphony.