What’s On
2019-20 Concert Season
Our 2019-20 concert season is the first of two very special Centenary seasons for us. We hope you’ll join us in celebrating our 100th birthday as we not only honour our past, but create the music of the future.
2018-19 Concert Season
From blockbuster, licensed-to-thrill movie music to spectacular symphonies, and from classical concertos to classic pop songs, there's a world-class musical experience for everyone in the 2018-19 season...
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Youth Orchestra Academy
Youth Orchestra
Town Hall, BirminghamFeaturing
Programme
- Weber Der Freischutz Overture, 10′
- Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.1, 30′
- Dvořák Symphony No.7, 38′
Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Elgar’s Cello Concerto
Symphony Hall, BirminghamFeaturing
Programme
- Howell Lamia, 15′
- Elgar Cello Concerto, 30′
- Knussen The Way to Castle Yonder, 8′
- Weinberg Symphony No. 3, Op. 45, 33′
The CBSO at the BBC Proms
On Tour
Royal Albert HallFeaturing
Programme
- Howell Lamia, 12′
- ElgarCello Concerto in E minor, 31′
- Knussen The Way to Castle Yonder, 8′
- Weinberg Symphony No. 3 in B minor
Mirga conducts Mahler’s Fourth
Symphony Hall, BirminghamFeaturing
Programme
- Ravel Mother Goose, 16′
- Stravinsky The Firebird – Suite (1919), 19′
- Mahler Symphony No. 4, 55′
The CBSO in Villach
On Tour
Villach Congress CentreFeaturing
Programme
- Knussen The Way to Castle Yonder
- Britten Quatre Chansons Françaises
- Mahler Symphony No. 4
The CBSO in Grafenegg
On Tour
Castle Concert Hall, GrafeneggFeaturing
Programme
- Knussen The Way to Castle Yonder
- Britten Quatre Chansons francaises, for high voice and small orchestra
- Mahler Symphony No. 4
The CBSO in Grafenegg
On Tour
Castle Concert Hall, GrafeneggFeaturing
Programme
- Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
- Francis Poulenc Concerto for two Pianos and Orchestra in d minor
- Maurice Ravel "Ma mère l'Oye. Cinq pièces enfantines" Suite for Orchestra
- Igor Stravinski Suite from the Ballet "The Firebird" (1919)
The CBSO at Rheingau Music Festival
On Tour
Kloster EberbachFeaturing
Programme
- Britten Quatre Chansons Françaises
- Mahler Symphony No. 4
Last Night of the Rotary Proms 2019
Symphony Hall, BirminghamFeaturing
Purcell and Tchaikovsky
Centre Stage
CBSO Centre, BirminghamFeaturing
Programme
- Purcell Chacony in G minor
- Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence
A Child of our Time
Symphony Hall, BirminghamFeaturing
Programme
- Britten Sinfonia da Requiem, 18′
- Tippett A Child of our Time, 65′
Sheku plays Elgar
Symphony Hall, BirminghamFeaturing
Programme
- Purcell (arr. Stucky) Funeral Music For Queen Mary, 10′
- Elgar Cello Concerto, 30′
- George Benjamin Ringed By The Flat Horizon, 20′
- Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, 15′
Alison Balsom plays Musgrave
Symphony Hall, BirminghamFeaturing
Programme
- Gipps Symphony No. 2, 21′
- Thea Musgrave Trumpet Concerto (CBSO Centenary Commission), 20′
- Walton Troilus and Cressida: Suite, 35′
The CBSO in Dortmund
On Tour
Konzerthaus, DortmundFeaturing
Programme
- Tippett A Child of Our Time
- Britten Sinfonia da Requiem
The CBSO in Hamburg
On Tour
ElbphilharmonieFeaturing
Programme
- Britten Sinfonia da Requiem
- Tippett A Child of our Time