The cultural hub in the City
Whitecross Street leading to LSO St Luke’s The new Barbican cinema building has transformed the Whitecross Street corner of Beech Street, including the welcoming and attractive Cinema Café and Côte Restaurant. Along Whitecross Street there are lunchtime food stalls encompassing every type of cuisine and street food, all the way up to the LSO St Luke’s crossing on Old Street. There you will find 90 public events each year, including LSO Discovery masterclasses and workshops, BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts and a diverse evening concert programme including the ‘New Moves’ series from Associate Ensemble the Aurora Orchestra.
THE ORCHESTRA’S HOME The LSO is proud to be the Resident Orchestra at the Barbican, the Orchestra’s home since the Centre opened 32 years ago. The area around the Barbican is fast changing and attracting cutting-edge and exciting organisations, from the tech start-ups of the Silicon Roundabout on Old Street to the creative professionals of Clerkenwell and the businesses of the City. The LSO is working with the City of London and our artistic partners nearby to develop the area into a world-class arts and learning hub. With fresh venues such as the Barbican’s new cinemas on Beech Street, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama’s Milton Court, alongside LSO St Luke’s and the Museum of London, the arts and learning destinations on offer in the area will be unrivalled. And with Crossrail set to arrive in 2018, we will witness a further significant boost to the development of the Barbican area as a major cultural destination.
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The Guildhall School & Milton Court The Guildhall School’s Milton Court opened in time for the 2013/14 academic year, including a state-of-the-art concert hall and two theatres alongside rehearsal rooms and studio spaces. The Barbican programmes 40 classical and contemporary music concerts in the new venue each season, including regular performances from two Barbican associate ensembles – the Academy of Ancient Music and the Britten Sinfonia – plus lunchtime concerts in the ECHO Rising Stars series.