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Viennese New Year
Sunday 9 January, 3.00pmSymphony Hall, BirminghamJoin the CBSO and maestro Eduardo Stausser in a concert that’s simply champagne for the ears.
Sibelius: Symphony No.2
Thursday 13 January, 7.30pmSymphony Hall, BirminghamSibelius’ Second Symphony begins quietly - even playfully. But by the time it’s run its course, trumpets are raising the roof and the air is ringing with a …
Sondheim: Broadway Baby
Friday 14 January, 7.30pmSymphony Hall, Birmingham
African Sanctus
Sunday 16 January, 4.00pmSymphony Hall, Birmingham“I love the world!” proclaimed David Fanshawe: composer, explorer, and creator of African Sanctus: the genre-busting masterpiece that fused western choral music …
Kazuki Yamada: Mozart & Mahler
Wednesday 19 January, 7.30pmThursday 20 January, 2.15pmSymphony Hall, Birmingham
Poulenc Sextet
Centre Stage
Friday 21 January, 2.00pmCBSO Centre, BirminghamGet closer to our musicians and discover one of Birmingham's best kept musical secrets, a series of short, informal concerts programmed and introduced by our …
CBSO Strings
Centre Stage
Thursday 27 January, 2.00pmCBSO Centre, BirminghamFollowing its premiere, Bela Bartok described Kodaly’s Serenade for two violins and viola as ‘extraordinarily rich in melodies with exotic characteristics …
ABBA: Thank You For The Music
Friday 28 January, 7.30pmSymphony Hall, BirminghamMamma Mia! Here we go again... with a sensational, evening-long tribute to ABBA! From Waterloo to Dancing Queen, the CBSO will perform the Swedish pop group's …
Beethoven & Berlioz
Wednesday 2 February, 7.30pmSymphony Hall, Birmingham"Hopelessly in love, a young artist takes opium. He falls into a delirium, and sees the strangest of visions..." The result: Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, a …
Mozart and Brahms Quintets
Centre Stage
Thursday 3 February, 2.00pmCBSO Centre, BirminghamIn an hour of beautiful chamber music, a selection of CBSO musicians perform quintets by Mozart and Brahms. The addition of a second viola offers a warm, rich …
CBSO Benevolent Fund Concert
Friday 4 February, 2.15pmSymphony Hall, BirminghamAt the end of a long life, Richard Strauss gazed into the sunset, and well, let's just say there's a reason why his Four Last Songs are such a favourite on …
KS2: Natural World
Schools Concerts
Monday 7 February, 11.00amMonday 7 February, 1.30pmSymphony Hall, BirminghamJoin the CBSO as we explore works by Sibelius, Stravinsky, Smetana and more, in our journey of the Natural World!
KS3: Natural World
Schools Concerts
Various times and datesSymphony Hall, BirminghamJoin the CBSO as we explore works by Stravinsky, Sibelius, Smetana and more, on our journey of the Natural World!
Rush Hour Concert
Wednesday 9 February, 6.00pmSymphony Hall, BirminghamFrom the crashing waves of the North Sea to the endless plains of Africa, join the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra on a journey through the amazing …
Schubert String Quintet
Centre Stage
Thursday 10 February, 2.00pmCBSO Centre, BirminghamSchubert’s C Major Quintet is filled with emotional ambiguity – moving between light and shade, serenity and drama, in constant alternation. The opening bars …