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The CBSO at Aldeburgh Festival
On Tour
Saturday 18 June, 6.00pmSnape Maltings Concert HallSee the CBSO in a gripping programme of Britten and Anna Thorvaldsdottir, joined by soloist Patricia Kopatchinskaja in Shostakovich's Violin Concerto
Season Finale: Mahler's Resurrection
Wednesday 22 June, 7.30pmSaturday 25 June, 7.00pmSymphony Hall, BirminghamWe played it when Symphony Hall opened, and when Sir Simon Rattle said farewell; our recording has won international awards and our Chorus has sung it around …
Cello Ensemble
Centre Stage
Friday 24 June, 2.00pmCBSO Centre, BirminghamMstislav Rostropovich described the cello as a ‘hero’ because of the wide variety of tones and effects the instrument could produce. Our cello section is …
Notelets: On Safari
Family
Various times and datesCBSO Centre, BirminghamLively, entertaining and informal, these concerts are a wonderful opportunity for the young, and young-at-heart, to get to know our world-famous orchestra, …
Stanford's Requiem
Saturday 2 July, 7.00pmSymphony Hall, BirminghamOnce upon a time in Birmingham, crowds gathered to hear the first performance of the Requiem by Charles Villiers Stanford - commissioned by the legendary …
Cuppa Concert: Summer Holiday
Tuesday 12 July, 2.00pmCBSO Centre, BirminghamJoin us for a series of entertaining pieces that celebrate Summer, the seaside and warming sunshine, designed especially for people living in care and their …
Simply Schubert
Thursday 14 July, 7.00pmTown Hall, BirminghamWho better than Schubert to provide sumptuous music for a summer’s evening?
CBSO SO Vocal 10 Year Celebration
Sunday 17 July, 6.00pmTown Hall, BirminghamThe CBSO's community choir, SO Vocal, is one of the most vibrant forces in Birmingham's musical life. Join us for this early evening summer concert as we …
Kazuki Yamada conducts Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
Sunday 24 July, 2.00pmSymphony Hall, BirminghamTrue romance: with its epic sweep and soaring melodies, Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony is one of Kazuki Yamada’s personal favourites.
Happy Birthday John Williams!
Tuesday 2 August, 7.30pmSymphony Hall, BirminghamCelebrate the magic and the music of John Williams this August and join the CBSO as they wish a very happy 90th birthday to one of the most popular composers of …
Dvořák Piano Quintet
Centre Stage
Friday 16 September, 2.00pmCBSO Centre, Birmingham“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 …
A New World: Kazuki Yamada and Nicola Benedetti
Classical
Tuesday 20 September, 7.30pmSymphony Hall, BirminghamA burst of joy: Dvořák's Carnival Overture is one of those pieces that makes the whole orchestra seem to tingle
Wind and Strings
Centre Stage
Friday 23 September, 2.00pmCBSO Centre, BirminghamMusical tricks and treats abound in this hour-long performance.
Human Nature: The Rite of Spring
Classical
Saturday 24 September, 7.00pmSymphony Hall, BirminghamStravinsky’s The Rite of Spring revolutionised classical music – and we’re still dealing with the shockwaves today.
The Sea
Classical
Wednesday 28 September, 2.15pmSymphony Hall, BirminghamA passionate rhapsody, drenched with emotion. An up-to-the-minute British symphony, by a composer whose imagination knows no limits. And two windswept seascapes …