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Fragile Earth: Sounds For A Living Planet

London Barbican Centre, United Kingdom

The Barbican Centre presents music to help us process the erosion of the natural world. The series in the concert halls and conservatory includes: Hand To Earth & Shabaka (12 September), John Luther Adams’ Become Ocean (8 October), Louis VI’s Nature Ain’t A Luxury installation and performance (25–26), Ligeti Quartet play Blasio Kavuma, Kaija Saariaho, Cassandra Miller, Wadada Leo Smith and John Luther Adams (27 November), The Hermes Experiment collaborate with sound artists Monthati Masebe, Kathy Hinde, Sandeep Bhagwati, Bint Mbareh and Martha Hincapié Charry (7 December), Julia Wolfe’s unEarth (23 January 2026) and Lemi Ponifasio’s Sea Beneath The Skin (2 February 2026). London Barbican Centre, various times and prices.