City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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£150,000 grant received for Centenary Commissions
6 Sep 2019
We are delighted to announce that the CBSO has received multi-year funding from the John Ellerman Foundation in support of our ambitious series of centenary commissions.
Debussy Festival wins South Bank Sky Arts Award
9 Jul 2019
Last year's Debussy Festival across Birmingham received the Classical Music Award on Sunday

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A Child of our Time

Thursday 26 September, 7.30pm
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

“The world turns on its dark side…” As war loomed in Europe, Michael Tippett took a single, brutal instance of man’s inhumanity to man, and created a plea for a …

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Sheku plays Elgar

Saturday 28 September, 7.00pm
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

From the royal court of 17th century England to the New Mexico desert; from the cloisters of Gloucester Cathedral to the Sussex Downs.

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Alison Balsom plays Musgrave

Wednesday 2 October, 7.30pm
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Love, war and a destiny stronger than either: Walton’s Troilus and Cressida is British music at its most sensuous – and sensational.

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