citylikeyou — Barbican Centre — London by Mira Calix

The Barbican is worth visiting for it’s brutalist architecture alone. The concert programming is really diverse; it’s home to the BBC Syphony Orchestra, but you’ll also find bands like the Dirty Projectors and the National amongst the classical and contemporary composer line up. Plenty of art, dance and theatre too, however, the Conservatory is the real gem that’s not to be missed.

Website
barbican.org.uk

Address
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, United Kingdom

Musician Music Producer

Current city: London

miracalix.com

Mira Calix is an award winning composer, producer and performer based in the United Kingdom. She is signed to Warp Records, on which she has released five albums. Although her earlier music is almost exclusively electronic and organic in nature, in recent years she has incorporated classical orchestration into her work for dance, film, theatre, opera and installations. Mira Calix is currently working on an album with singer/songwriter Malcolm Middleton and working Nothing Is Set In Stone, a musical sculpture for Hidden London , commissioned by The Mayor Of London, for the London 2012 festival

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