Name: New Year's Day Proms
Start: 2025-01-01T15:00:00
Location: Barbican Centre

London is set to host a series of breathtaking concerts and operas celebrating the legendary Georges Bizet, with highlights including the Westminster School Orchestral Concert, New Year's Day Proms, Sketches of Spain, Bizet’s Carmen Symphony, and the much-anticipated return of 'Carmen' at the Royal Opera House. From the iconic Carmen Suites to the fiery passion of operatic performances, these events promise an unforgettable musical journey.

Celebrating Bizet: A Year of Spectacular Performances in London

London is the place to be for Edward Elgar enthusiasts this season! From the serene choral works of The Sixteen at Royal Albert Hall to the grandeur of the Last Night of the Proms, there's something for every classical music lover. Don't miss the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Antonio Pappano, the youthful energy of the London Schools Symphony Orchestra, or the intimate chamber music of the Nash Ensemble. Cap off the year with the New Year's Day Proms and explore the enigma of Elgar's Variations at Cadogan Hall and Southbank Centre.

Celebrate Edward Elgar: Must-See Musical Events in London

Join us in London for a series of captivating musical events featuring the works of Gustav Holst. From the London Symphony Orchestra’s cosmic journey through The Planets to enchanting Christmas carols at Wigmore Hall, this season promises unforgettable experiences. Highlights include Sir Antonio Pappano's debut with the LSO, Elgar’s Violin Concerto performed by Vilde Frang, and festive celebrations with Tenebrae and the Southbank Sinfonia. Don't miss out on these exceptional performances at iconic venues like the Barbican Centre, Smith Square Hall, and more.

Musical Masterpieces in London: Celebrating Gustav Holst and More

London is about to be swept off its feet by the musical genius of Giuseppe Verdi! From the Royal Opera House's stirring 'La traviata' and 'Aida' to the English National Opera's gripping 'Rigoletto' at the London Coliseum, Verdi's masterpieces will dominate the city's cultural scene. Don't miss Mark Bebbington's piano recital at Wigmore Hall, the celebratory New Year's Day Proms at the Barbican Centre, and the epic 'Il trovatore.' Plus, Opera North brings the riveting 'Simon Boccanegra' to venues across Bradford, Gateshead, Hull, Liverpool, London, and Nottingham. Get ready for an unforgettable experience!

Celebrate Giuseppe Verdi: Unmissable Performances Across London and Beyond

London's opera scene is set to dazzle audiences with a series of captivating performances of Giacomo Puccini's timeless works. From the gripping drama of 'Tosca' at the Royal Opera House to the emotional depth of 'La bohème' at the London Coliseum, and the melodic beauty of 'La rondine' at the Barbican Centre, there's something for everyone. Join us as we explore these iconic productions and the rich musical heritage of Puccini.

Experience Giacomo Puccini's Masterpieces in London: An Operatic Journey

Anthony Inglis

Barbican Centre

This summer, the hotly anticipated world premiere of Death Note: The Musical arrives to our theatre for 50 performances only.

Death Note

Barbican Theatre

A dramatic and terrifying requiem juxtaposed by a beautiful gloria dedicated to all the heroes of Ukraine, performed in the iconic St Paul's Cathedral, a symbol of shining resilience.

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra Verdi Requiem

St. Paul's Cathedral London

A new, cutting-edge work celebrating the voices of six trailblazing women poets across a millennium of Chinese history through the power of choral theatre.

Tangram x SANSARA: Chronicle 时•录

LSO St Luke's

Sierra’s Avian Mirrors and Doolittle’s Field Guide bring us into the world of birdsong mimicry with a rich interplay between birds, while Bauckholt’s Doppelbelichtung presents photographically accurate transcriptions of bird calls with great intensity. Terranova’s Rainbow Dust in the Sky and Grime’s To see the summer sky take us into the evocative world of birds with msuic that is both ethereal and fierce.

Lisa Robertson: Cànan nan Eun

Delicately fingerpicked guitar and soft-focus vocals fold into a rich, enveloping sound, where piano ballads, glowing brass and airy rhythms gather. At times feeling grand and orchestral, threaded with bossa nova ease, gentle psychedelia and jazz inflections – all while drifting through gentle, lilting pop melodies akin to Karen Carpenter or Carole King. Vivid imagery flickers through the songs, from sunlit water to ceremonial rituals, with a lyricism that carries both tenderness and quiet resolve.

Bedouine

Milton Court Concert Hall

An opera. A ghost story. A love story. Black boy joy and Black boy nightmares. Our Eyes Looking for God is an exceptional and vital work written during the 2020 global racial reckoning. Writer/Director TD Moyo uses the operatic form, with it's drama, music, staging and instrumentals, to tell an all-encompassing story about identity, state violence and love.

Our Eyes Looking for God

Haunting visuals, bittersweet music and the voice combine in this intimate theatrical meditation on the consolations of sorrow inspired by Robert Burton’s 17th-century study of depression.

An Anatomy of Melancholy

An immersive evening of music, poetry, dance and conversation, singer, cellist and composer Ayanna Witter-Johnson launches her LSO St Luke’s residency inspired by her forthcoming album New Roots.

Ayanna-Witter Johnson: New Roots First Light

Drift through a world where time softens and memory shifts in an intimate evening of Feldman’s hypnotic soundscapes that blur the line between what we hear and what we think we remember.

Morton Feldman: Unsettled Memory

Multi-GRAMMY award-winning vocal group Roomful of Teeth perform music from their latest collaboration album with Gabriel Kahane, Elevator Songs.

Roomful of Teeth with special guest Gabriel Kahane

A new performance brings together image, text and sound drawn from Earshot's 'earwitness' investigation of a reported sonic attack during a silent vigil in Belgrade in March 2025.

450 XL: A silent movie

An evening of extraordinary sonic and visual experiences that explore the intersection of technology, testimony and surveillance.

Final Repercussions

Each ticket entitles you to one complimentary drink. Have your ticket scanned at any of Barbican’s bars on Level G or Level -1 for one single 175ml measure of house wine, 330ml bottle of standard beer, or standard soft drink, subject to our bars' stocks. Valid only on Wed 1 Jan 2025.

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