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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.

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Elgar’s Piano Quintet
Centre Stage
Thursday 16 April, 1.10pm
CBSO Centre, Birmingham
Featuring
- Jonathan Martindale & Stefano Mengoli – Violins
- Christopher Yates – Viola
- Kate Setterfield – Cello
- Robert Markham – Piano
Programme
- Suk Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale St. Wenceslas
- Elgar Piano Quintet in A minor
Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius
Thu 16 – Sat 18 April
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Featuring
- Edward Gardner – Conductor
- Anna Stéphany – Mezzo Soprano
- Robert Murray – Tenor
- James Platt – Bass
- CBSO Chorus
Programme
- Elgar The Dream of Gerontius, 95′
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Osmo Vänskä: Sibelius and Beethoven
Wednesday 22 April, 7.30pm
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Featuring
- Osmo Vänskä – Conductor
- Ning Feng – Violin
Programme
- Sibelius Pohjola’s Daughter, 12′
- Beethoven Violin Concerto, 42′
- Beethoven Romance No. 2, 9′
- Sibelius Symphony No. 7, 22′
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The CBSO in Malvern
On Tour
Friday 24 April, 7.45pm
Forum Theatre, Malvern
Featuring
- Osmo Vänskä – Conductor
- Ning Feng – Violin
Programme
- Sibelius Pohjola’s Daughter, 12′
- Beethoven Violin Concerto, 42′
- Beethoven Romance No. 2, 9′
- Sibelius Symphony No. 7, 22′
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The CBSO in Leeds
On Tour
Saturday 25 April, 7.30pm
Leeds Town Hall (Victoria Hall)
Featuring
- Osmo Vänskä – Conductor
- Ning Feng – Violin
Programme
- Sibelius Pohjola’s Daughter, 12′
- Beethoven Violin Concerto, 42′
- Beethoven Romance No. 2, 9′
- Sibelius Symphony No. 7, 22′
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Beethoven’s Eroica
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Book Wednesday 29 April, 2.15pm
Book Thursday 30 April, 7.30pm
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Beethoven’s Eroica
Wed 29 – Thu 30 April
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Featuring
- Julian Rachlin – Conductor / Violin
- Sarah McElravy – Viola
Programme
- Rossini The Thieving Magpie: Overture, 10′
- Mozart Sinfonia Concertante, 30′
- Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (Eroica), 47′
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Mozart Flute Quartets
Centre Stage
Thursday 30 April, 1.10pm
CBSO Centre, Birmingham
Featuring
- Marie-Christine Zupancic – Flute
- Kirsty Lovie – Violin
- David BaMaung – Viola
- Miguel Fernandes – Cello
Programme
- Mozart Flute Quartet No. 3 in C
- Andrew Norman Light Screens
- Varèse Density 21.5
- Mozart Flute Quartet No. 1 in D
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English Serenade with Classic FM
Friday Night Classics
Friday 1 May, 7.30pm
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Featuring
- Michael Seal – Conductor
Programme
- Arnold English Dances
- Binge Elizabethan Serenade
- Coates By the Sleepy Lagoon (Desert Island Discs)
- Coleridge-Taylor Othello Suite
- Delius On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
- Elgar Pomp & Circumstance No. 4
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BCMG - Varèse: Density
Monday 4 May, 7.30pm
Town Hall, Birmingham
Featuring
- Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla – Conductor
- Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
- NEXT Musicians side-by-side
Programme
- Varèse Density 21.5, 4′
- Varèse Ionisation, 6′
- Varèse Intègrales, 12′
- Varèse Dèserts, 23′
- Varèse Octandre, 7′
- Rebecca Saunders a visible trace, 20′
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Debussy and Varèse
Thursday 7 May, 7.30pm
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Featuring
- Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla – Conductor
- Jaume Santonja Espinós – Conductor
Programme
- Debussy Gigues, 8′
- Varèse Arcana, 15′
- Debussy Ibéria, 20′
- Varèse Tuning Up, 5′
- Debussy Rondes de Printemps, 8′
- Varèse Amériques, 22′
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Varèse: Dreamscapes at Southbank Centre
On Tour
Saturday 9 May, 7.30pm
Royal Festival Hall
Featuring
- Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla – Conductor
Programme
- Debussy Gigues, 8′
- Varèse Arcana, 15′
- Debussy Ibéria, 20′
- Varèse Tuning Up , 5′
- Debussy Rondes de Printemps, 8′
- Varèse Amériques, 22′
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Holst: The Planets
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Book Wednesday 13 May, 7.30pm
Book Thursday 14 May, 2.15pm
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Holst: The Planets
Wed 13 – Thu 14 May
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Featuring
- Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla – Conductor
- CBSO Youth Chorus
Programme
- Holst The Perfect Fool: Ballet Music, 13′
- Thomas Adès Angel Symphony, 20′(CBSO Centenary Commission: World Premiere)
- Holst The Planets, 55′
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Cuppa Concerts: Dementia Friendly Concert Series
Centre Stage
Friday 15 May, 2.00pm
CBSO Centre, Birmingham
Featuring
- CBSO Mixed Ensemble – Flute, Clarinet, Violin, French Horn, Cello
Programme
- Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks
- Bizet Habanera
- Strauss Bahnfrei
- The Sailor's Hornpipe
- Ravel Pavane
- Beatles songs
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Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Book Thursday 21 May, 2.15pm
Book Saturday 23 May, 7.00pm
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Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Thu 21 – Sat 23 May
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Featuring
- Alpesh Chauhan – Conductor
- Behzod Abduraimov – Piano
Programme
- Strauss Der Rosenkavalier: Suite, 21′
- Ravel Piano Concerto in G major, 21′
- Brahms Symphony No. 1, 45′
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Grace Evangeline Mason: Making Musical History
Centre Stage
Friday 22 May, 1.10pm
CBSO Centre, Birmingham
Featuring
- Jaume Santonja Espinós – Conductor
- Oliver Janes – Clarinet
- Nikolaj Henriques – Bassoon
- Elspeth Dutch – Horn
- Jonathan Martindale & Moritz Pfister – Violins
- Christopher Yates – Viola
Programme
- Du Puy Quintet in A minor for Bassoon & Strings
- Grace Evangeline Mason New Work (CBSO Centenary Commission: World Premiere)
- Strauss (arr. Franz Hasenöhrl) Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders!

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