City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

“I compose only for my own pleasure,” said Antonín Dvořák – and in his Piano Quintet, he had the time of his life, pouring out an endless stream of his most …

Musical tricks and treats abound in this hour-long performance.

Something magical happens when a flute and a harp come together – and that goes double when the players are our very own Marie-Christine Zupancic and Katherine …

When you play baroque music in the style of the period, the results are like travelling in time – and the light, lean sound of baroque instruments is a delight …

As part of our Vaughan Williams at 150 celebrations, members of the CBSO string section perform his Phantasy Quintet.

Percussionists from the CBSO and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire join forces for two incredible pieces of 21st century music.

Back in the Classical era, they didn’t have stereo systems – they had wind ensembles instead, and even the greatest composers excelled at writing music for wind …

Johannes Brahms wasn’t always an old master with a big beard. He poured all his youthful heartbreak into his mighty Piano Quintet, and the result is a …

Immerse yourself in the sonorous world of four double basses.

Written in a two-week period in May 1878, Dvořák’s String Sextet is full of spontaneous invention in the manner of Schubert, with themes that have been …

For the CBSO’s section leader viola Adam Römer, the folk music of his native Hungary is more than just an enthusiasm – it’s in his blood.

It’s almost the end of the week, so unwind the way string players do – with the long smiling melodies and freewheeling humour of Brahms’s First String Sextet.

One cello sounds gorgeous. So imagine the mouthwatering sonic decliciousness when a whole team of them play in close harmony.