On Thursday 17 February conductor and soprano Barbara Hannigan returns to the Barbican in a transatlantic celebration of all things theatrical with music from Copland, Offenbach and Weill.
The performance is tied together by dance rhythms and stage motifs, transporting us from the racy burlesque and can-can, to the waltz and habanera. Read on to delve deeper into the origins of just some of the dances and styles which will be featured on the night.
It seems unbelievable, but the pre-eminent film composer John Williams turns 90 today.
It is rare to find an arts organisation that has truly flourished in the face of the difficulties of the past two years, but in the realm of the digital concert hall things have been a little different.
Writer and journalist Paul Driver looks back over the LSO’s concerts during autumn 2021.
40 years ago this year, on 3 March 1982, the Barbican Centre opened its doors for the first time, with a performance by the LSO conducted by then Principal Conductor Claudio Abbado, marking their new role of Resident Orchestra of the City of London.
