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John Wilson: A Pastoral Symphony
Symphony Hall, Birmingham“Heartbreaking and sublime” was how one critic described the sound of John Wilson conducting Vaughan Williams with the CBSO...
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Barber and Korngold
Centre Stage
CBSO Centre, BirminghamErich Wolfgang Korngold was only 12 years old when Mahler declared him a genius. It’s easy to hear why...
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Belshazzar’s Feast
Symphony Hall, Birmingham1931: William Walton takes a huge choir and a massive symphony orchestra, adds a couple of brass bands, and blows English music sky-high...
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Sibelius and Nielsen
Symphony Hall, Birmingham“Music is life!” declared Carl Nielsen – and Sibelius would have agreed...
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Schubert’s String Quintet
Centre Stage
CBSO Centre, BirminghamJoin us as five CBSO players bare heart and soul.
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Classic FM’s Movie Classics
Friday Night Classics
Symphony Hall, BirminghamYou know that moment at the cinema when you’ve heard that tune before, but you can’t quite put your finger on it? Well, tonight, we reveal all...
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Classic FM Live
On Tour
Royal Albert Hall - Archived
Bruckner’s String Quintet
Centre Stage
CBSO Centre, BirminghamWhether you’re a Bruckner buff or a first-timer, this is a piece that everyone needs to hear at least once.
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Mahler’s Ninth
Symphony Hall, BirminghamMahler said that a symphony should embrace everything, and he wrote the beat of his own failing heart into a Ninth Symphony like no other...
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Best of Bond
Friday Night Classics
Symphony Hall, BirminghamTonight the CBSO puts on its tux and pours itself a Vesper Martini with some of the sassiest signature tunes in cinematic history...