The Barbican welcomes the world's leading musicians and soloists in both classical and contemporary music. We are home to our Resident Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, and our Associate Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and in contemporary music, we have forged a special relationship with our Associate Producers, Serious.

In classical music, we are proud to welcome world-famous artists including Cecilia Bartoli, Simon Rattle, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Kissin, Maxim Vengerov, Alfred Brendel, Bernard Haitink, Renée Fleming, Mstislav Rostropovich, Midori, Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma and many more.

	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Philharmonia Chorus conducted by Lionel Friend in the LLO concert performance of The flying Dutchman at the Barbican, November 2008. Photo by mozbphotography.com
	The Barbican Centre is the largest multi-arts centre in Europe, featuring art, film, music, theatre, dance and education all under one roof and under one creative direction. The Centre comprises the 1,949 seat Barbican Hall, the 1,166-seat Barbican Theatre, the 200-seat Pit theatre, 3 cinemas, the 1,393 m2 Barbican Art Gallery, a 2nd gallery; The Curve, 4,645m2 of foyers and public spaces, the Lakeside Terrace, a roof-top tropical conservatory, 7 conference suites, 2 trade exhibition halls, private function rooms and the 3 restaurants; Searcy’s, Waterside Café and