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| Friday 18-May-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallFriday Night Classics: Burman in Bollywood |
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| Saturday 19-May-12 07:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallVisions of England |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Saturday 19-May-12 07:00pm Visions of England | ||
| Sunday 20-May-12 03:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallFamily Concert: Music for Champions |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Sunday 20-May-12 03:00pm Family Concert: Music for Champions Programme not known | ||
| Monday 21-May-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallTchaikovsky's Pathetique Symphony |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Monday 21-May-12 07:30pm Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Symphony The tragic Pathétique was written just months before its composer’s suicide. Neeme Järvi conducts this famous Swiss orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s final testament, preceded by Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Arvo Pärt’s coolly beautiful Silhouette, inspired by the Eiffel Tower’s visionary architect. | ||
| Thursday 24-May-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallThe Year 1912: Ives and Prokfiev |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 24-May-12 07:30pm The Year 1912: Ives and Prokfiev FREE pre-concert talk. | ||
| Saturday 26-May-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallThe Infernal Comedy Starring John Malkovich |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Saturday 26-May-12 07:30pm The Infernal Comedy Starring John Malkovich John Malkovich stars in a stage play for baroque orchestra, singers and actor, based on the real-life story of convicted serial killer Jack Unterweger. Malkovich’s monologues journey through the life and mind of this notorious Viennese womaniser, writer and murderer, illustrated with music embodying joy, hatred, love, grief, and desire. Sometimes darkly comic, sometimes bleakly brutal, it’s a fascinating insight into the twisted mind of, as Malkovich says, “a bad, bad guy. ”Music includes: Vivaldi Aria Sposa son disprezzata Beethoven Scene and Aria Ah, perfido Haydn Scena di Berenice Weber Scene and Aria Ah se Edmundo fosse l’uccisor! Mozart Recitative, Aria and Cavatina Ah, lo previdi | ||
| Tuesday 29-May-12 08:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallDracula: The Music and Film |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Tuesday 29-May-12 08:00pm Dracula: The Music and Film Cinema’s most beguiling bloodsucker appears in a new light as Philip Glass’s revelatory score blows the cobwebs off the iconic 1930s movie Dracula. It’s a unique opportunity to witness one of the world’s most famous composers in action: Glass himself shares the stage with the internationally renowned Kronos Quartet, and his hypnotic music provides an eerie counterpart to the strange suspense of this creepy classic. ‘A night to remember… bewitching and hypnotic.’ Toronto Globe and Mail | ||
| Friday 1-Jun-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallFriday Night Classics: Diamond Jubilations |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Friday 1-Jun-12 07:30pm Friday Night Classics: Diamond Jubilations | ||
| Saturday 2-Jun-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallHandel's Royal Music: Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Saturday 2-Jun-12 07:30pm Handel's Royal Music: Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen From the thrilling Zadok the Priest to the monumental Hallelujah Chorus, Symphony Hall is the place to be on Diamond Jubilee weekend. Join the national celebrations with a night of musical fireworks; a festive evening of Handel’s most glorious music featuring all four of the rousing anthems he composed for the coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline. | ||
| Thursday 7-Jun-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallThe Spirit of Defiance |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 7-Jun-12 07:30pm The Spirit of Defiance FREE pre-concert talk and post-concert chat. | ||
| Friday 8-Jun-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallSymphony Hall's 21st Birthday Proms |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Friday 8-Jun-12 07:30pm Symphony Hall's 21st Birthday Proms Raise your glass and celebrate Symphony Hall’s coming of age with an unmissable selection of popular classics from our first 21 years of bringing great music to Birmingham. Classic FM listeners can choose their favourite work to kick off a wonderful evening with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra including highlights from Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite, Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Star cellist Julian Lloyd Webber performs Elgar’s moving Concerto as the highlight of the evening, and the explosive finale of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, complete with cannon effects and fireworks, provides a fitting climax. | ||
| Saturday 9-Jun-12 07:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallNelsons conducts Shostakovich |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Saturday 9-Jun-12 07:00pm Nelsons conducts Shostakovich | ||
| Tuesday 12-Jun-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallSymphony Hall 21st Anniversary Concerts |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Tuesday 12-Jun-12 07:30pm Symphony Hall 21st Anniversary Concerts | ||
| Wednesday 13-Jun-12 02:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony Hall21st Anniversary Organ Concert |
Walton, Crown Imperial (arr. Murrill) Widor, Organ Symphony no. 5 in F minor (Adagio & Toccata from) |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Wednesday 13-Jun-12 02:00pm 21st Anniversary Organ Concert As designs for Symphony Hall took shape in the 1980s, the vision was that the organ would be the crowning glory of the auditorium. Ten years after the Hall opened, the Symphony Organ took its rightful place and has captivated audiences ever since with its power and range of colours. Thomas Trotter pulls out all the stops in a dazzling concert celebrating the organ’s role at the heart of the Symphony Hall story. Walton, William (1902-1983), Crown Imperial (arr. Murrill) Widor, Charles-Marie (1844-1937), Organ Symphony no. 5 in F minor (Adagio & Toccata from) | ||
| Wednesday 13-Jun-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallSymphony Hall 21st Anniversary Concerts |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Wednesday 13-Jun-12 07:30pm Symphony Hall 21st Anniversary Concerts | ||
| Saturday 16-Jun-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallWiener Philharmoniker |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Saturday 16-Jun-12 07:30pm Wiener Philharmoniker | ||
| Thursday 21-Jun-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallJonathan Harvey's Weltethos |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 21-Jun-12 07:30pm Jonathan Harvey's Weltethos FREE pre-concert talk. Works by Harvey, Jonathan (b. 1939) (UK Premiere) | ||
| Thursday 28-Jun-12 02:15pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallSummer Serenade |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 28-Jun-12 02:15pm Summer Serenade FREE pre-concert talks. | ||
| Saturday 30-Jun-12 04:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallWagner's Ring: Die Walküre |
Opera North Alwyn Mellor, Soprano: Sieglinde Annalena Persson, Soprano: Brünnhilde Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Tenor: Siegmund Béla Perencz, Bass-baritone: Wotan Katarina Karnéus, Mezzo-soprano: Fricka Clive Bayley, Bass: Hunding Katherine Broderick, Soprano: Helmwige Richard Farnes, Conductor |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Saturday 30-Jun-12 04:30pm Wagner's Ring: Die Walküre Opera North is joined by an outstanding international cast for the second instalment of their four-year Ring cycle. In Die Walküre the focus shifts from the politics of the gods to human passion. As the epic saga unfolds, we meet the ill-fated children of the gods, discover the magical sword that will forever shape their destiny, and encounter the fearsome Valkyries whose legendary ride has never sounded more exciting than here in its original context. ‘Whichever other Ring cycles you go to, Opera North’s will, I’m sure, offer rich musical and dramatic rewards.’ The Spectator Opera North Alwyn Mellor, Soprano: Sieglinde Annalena Persson, Soprano: Brünnhilde Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Tenor: Siegmund Béla Perencz, Bass-baritone: Wotan Katarina Karnéus, Mezzo-soprano: Fricka Clive Bayley, Bass: Hunding Katherine Broderick, Soprano: Helmwige Richard Farnes, Conductor | ||
| Friday 20-Jul-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallCBSO Youth Orchestra Academy |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Friday 20-Jul-12 07:30pm CBSO Youth Orchestra Academy When 19th-century musicians first tried Schubert’s “Great” C major Symphony, they declared it “unplayable”! So it should be the perfect challenge for the inspirational young players of the superb CBSO Youth Orchestra Academy, and a glorious burst of musical sunshine for the start of the summer holidays. First, though, come two very different modern masterpieces: Shostakovich’s searing musical self-portrait (an arrangement of his Eighth String Quartet), and the enchanted miniature universe of Janácek’s On an Overgrown Path, in a magical new orchestration by CBSO associate conductor Michael Seal. (£14-£16) | ||
| Wednesday 1-Aug-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallSummer Prom: National Youth Orchestra |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Wednesday 1-Aug-12 07:30pm Summer Prom: National Youth Orchestra Described by The Times as ‘the most uplifting orchestra in the world’, the vast National Youth Orchestra comprises 170 teenage talents set to become the stars of the future. Hear them here first with their equally exuberant Principal Conductor Vasily Petrenko and pianist Joanna MacGregor. Together they awaken the wonders of Messiaen’s uplifting testament to time and love. BBC Music magazine’s Editor, Oliver Condy, recommends tonight’s concert: “Vasily Petrenko is one of the UK’s fastest-rising conducting stars. He’s already worked wonders with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and he’s expected to do the same for the fabulous National Youth Orchestra. Bringing together musicians from every corner of the country, tonight’s concert has a true Olympic feel.” | ||
| Thursday 23-Aug-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallNelsons conducts Beethoven's Ninth |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 23-Aug-12 07:30pm Nelsons conducts Beethoven's Ninth From tragic opening to climactic, world-embracing “Ode to Joy”, Beethoven’s Ninth has never been just another symphony - it’s an emotional experience with the power to change lives. Every performance is a special occasion, but Andris Nelsons’ first Birmingham performance of the Ninth promises to be in a class of its own, and a landmark in his artistic partnership with the CBSO. This isn’t only an extraordinary upbeat to the CBSO's new season, it should be one of Birmingham’s musical events of the year. Be sure to book early. (£10-£39.50) | ||
| Saturday 15-Sep-12 07:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallOpening Concert: Mahler's Resurrection |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Saturday 15-Sep-12 07:00pm Opening Concert: Mahler's Resurrection Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony starts with a funeral march, and finishes with the end of the world itself. And if that sounds like a spectacular opening to our season, just wait till you hear Andris Nelsons, a super-size CBSO and the massed voices of the CBSO Chorus committing body and soul to some of the most thrilling, heart-lifting music ever composed. Richard Strauss’s impassioned wartime masterpiece makes Mahler’s vision shine even more brightly. After this summer’s residency at the prestigious Lucerne Festival, this is sure to be a momentous opening to the CBSO season. (£10-£55) | ||
| Wednesday 19-Sep-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallThe Birmingham Beethoven Cycle: Symphonies 1 & 2 |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Wednesday 19-Sep-12 07:30pm The Birmingham Beethoven Cycle: Symphonies 1 & 2 The symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven are the greatest journey any conductor and orchestra can take together. All of human experience is contained in these nine life-changing masterpieces. Here, Andris Nelsons and the CBSO begin that journey with the joyous First and Second Symphonies: the sound of a bold young genius stretching his wings, and ruffling a few feathers. Birmingham favourite Baiba Skride is the soloist in the glowing serenity of Beethoven’s ravishing Violin Concerto. (£10-£42) | ||
| Thursday 20-Sep-12 02:15pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallThe Birmingham Beethoven Cycle: Symphonies 1 & 2 |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 20-Sep-12 02:15pm The Birmingham Beethoven Cycle: Symphonies 1 & 2 The symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven are the greatest journey any conductor and orchestra can take together. All of human experience is contained in these nine life-changing masterpieces. Here, Andris Nelsons and the CBSO begin that journey with the joyous First and Second Symphonies: the sound of a bold young genius stretching his wings, and ruffling a few feathers. Birmingham favourite Baiba Skride is the soloist in the glowing serenity of Beethoven’s ravishing Violin Concerto. (£10-£39.50) | ||
| Thursday 27-Sep-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallBruch's Violin Concerto |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 27-Sep-12 07:30pm Bruch's Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky always wore his heart on his sleeve, and no question - in his Fifth Symphony, you can hear it. Deep sorrow, exuberant joy and pure, uninhibited passion…they’re all there, poured out in some of the most glorious tunes Tchaikovsky ever wrote. Conductor Walter Weller shares a lifetime’s experience, and introduces an extraordinary new star. Bruch’s First might be the world’s favourite violin concerto - but just wait until you hear it played by Yossif Ivanov! (£10-£42) | ||
| Saturday 29-Sep-12 07:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallBruch's Violin Concerto |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Saturday 29-Sep-12 07:00pm Bruch's Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky always wore his heart on his sleeve, and no question - in his Fifth Symphony, you can hear it. Deep sorrow, exuberant joy and pure, uninhibited passion…they’re all there, poured out in some of the most glorious tunes Tchaikovsky ever wrote. Conductor Walter Weller shares a lifetime’s experience, and introduces an extraordinary new star. Bruch’s First might be the world’s favourite violin concerto - but just wait until you hear it played by Yossif Ivanov! (£10-£42) | ||
| Tuesday 2-Oct-12 02:15pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallDvořák’s New World Symphony |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Tuesday 2-Oct-12 02:15pm Dvořák’s New World Symphony As the inspiration behind London’s award-winning Aurora Orchestra, the young British conductor Nicholas Collon has thrown aside convention and let fresh air in on the capital’s music scene. Making his CBSO debut with this concert, he’s the ideal partner for the inspirational Italian pianist Francesco Piemontesi in Mozart’s powerful 20th Piano Concerto - and just the man to bring new life to Dvorák’s ever-popular New World Symphony. Berlioz’s playful Overture is the perfect appetiser, full of love and laughter. (£10-£39.50) | ||
| Tuesday 2-Oct-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallThe St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra: Leningrad Symphony 70th Anniversary |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Tuesday 2-Oct-12 07:30pm The St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra: Leningrad Symphony 70th Anniversary Distinguished musicians from St Petersburg (Leningrad) are joined by members of the CBSO to mark 70 years since the heroic Leningrad premiere of Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony in August 1942. | ||
| Wednesday 24-Oct-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallSunlight and Shadows |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Wednesday 24-Oct-12 07:30pm Sunlight and Shadows Bohemian rhapsodies: when Smetana’s overture to The Bartered Bride burst into fizzing dancing life, so did Czech music. CBSO principal guest conductor Edward Gardner directs a concert of warm sunshine and dark shadows, finishing with the symphony that may not be Dvorák’s best-known - but might just be his greatest. In between comes Bartók’s powerful Second Violin Concerto: Hungarian passion, deep feeling and ear-tingling musical fireworks, played by a young soloist who’s been described as “breathtaking”. (£10-£42) | ||
| Thursday 25-Oct-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallLeipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra: Rachmaninov Symphony No 2 |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 25-Oct-12 07:30pm Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra: Rachmaninov Symphony No 2 The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, under its distinguished conductor Riccardo Chailly, is one of the world's very greatest orchestras. They visit Birmingham riding high on the critical accolades from last season's performances in London, Paris and Vienna. Acclaimed cellist Lynn Harrell is the soloist in Shostakovich's Second Cello Concerto, and the centerpiece of the evening is Rachmaninov's heart-felt Second Symphony, an outpouring of passionate emotion into an inexhaustible stream of gorgeous melody. | ||
| Sunday 28-Oct-12 07:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallCBSO Youth Orchestra: The Nutcracker |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Sunday 28-Oct-12 07:00pm CBSO Youth Orchestra: The Nutcracker The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Waltz of the Flowers, the Kingdom of Sweets…everyone loves Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. But it’s so much more than just the the famous bits; it’s a sweeping, magical fairytale of love and redemption, brimming over with fantasy, colour and irresistible tunes. What better showcase for the energy and joie de vivre of the superb CBSO Youth Orchestra and CBSO Children's Chorus than this full-length concert performance - and what better guide for you and for the young musicians than Alexander Vedernikov, a former music director of the Bolshoi itself? See you there! (£20) | ||
| Thursday 1-Nov-12 02:15pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallLeonskaja plays Grieg |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 1-Nov-12 02:15pm Leonskaja plays Grieg An angry snarl, an ominous chant, and a doom-laden fanfare - and that’s just the start! When the young Sergei Rachmaninov launched his First Symphony, he didn’t pull his punches. It’s an epic tragedy of fate and desire, poured out in music that burns with passion, and Russian guest conductor Alexander Vedernikov is sure to give it his all. Sibelius’s cheerful Karelia Suite is quite a contrast - and in the hands of the superb Elisabeth Leonskaja, Grieg’s ever-popular Piano Concerto should sparkle like new. (£10-£39.50) | ||
| Saturday 3-Nov-12 07:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallLeonskaja plays Grieg |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Saturday 3-Nov-12 07:00pm Leonskaja plays Grieg An angry snarl, an ominous chant, and a doom-laden fanfare - and that’s just the start! When the young Sergei Rachmaninov launched his First Symphony, he didn’t pull his punches. It’s an epic tragedy of fate and desire, poured out in music that burns with passion, and Russian guest conductor Alexander Vedernikov is sure to give it his all. Sibelius’s cheerful Karelia Suite is quite a contrast - and in the hands of the superb Elisabeth Leonskaja, Grieg’s ever-popular Piano Concerto should sparkle like new. (£10-£42) | ||
| Wednesday 7-Nov-12 02:15pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallAutumn Contrasts |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Wednesday 7-Nov-12 02:15pm Autumn Contrasts Engaging, inspired and endlessly lively, Andrew Manze is quickly making a name as one of the most charismatic conductors around - and a firm favourite with musicians and audiences alike. In this concert he brings his famous verve to bear on Mozart’s explosive youthful masterpiece, before sharing two very personal musical passions: Schumann’s gloriously romantic Second Symphony, and Vaughan Williams’s radiant, serenely lyrical Oboe Concerto played by the CBSO’s own Rainer Gibbons. It could quite possibly be the loveliest piece of English music you’ve never heard. (£10-£39.50) | ||
| Friday 9-Nov-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallFriday Night Classics: Sue Perkins' Cartoon Classics |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Friday 9-Nov-12 07:30pm Friday Night Classics: Sue Perkins' Cartoon Classics What’s up, doc? You might not realise it – but if you’re a fan of The Simpsons, Bugs Bunny or Tom and Jerry, you’ve probably heard enough classical music to fill a concert! And this is that concert – from Rossini’s barmstorming William Tell to the magical music of Disney’s Fantasia by Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Elgar and Dukas. But that’s not all, folks! Join the CBSO as they pack a whole evening full of looney tunes, silly symphonies and merry melodies, presented by comedian, TV personality and all-round entertainer Sue Perkins – she might just get to take a turn on the podium, alongside Birmingham’s own Michael Seal. (£12.50-£40) | ||
| Wednesday 14-Nov-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallThe Year 1912: Brave New Worlds |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Wednesday 14-Nov-12 07:30pm The Year 1912: Brave New Worlds Mahler called it his “song of the night”, and it’s true: the Seventh is a Mahler symphony like no other. It begins in a boat on an Alpine lake and ends with trumpets aloft in blazing, roof-raising celebration - but along the way there are distant bugles, moonlit serenades and spinechilling horror. It’s fantastic, and it’ll sound like a dream under the baton of renowned guest conductor Jac van Steen - who opens the concert with a revolutionary masterpiece premiered in 1912 by Mahler’s most devoted fan. With an oversize orchestra and a kaleidoscope of colours and textures, Schoenberg looks decisively towards a brave new musical world - and sheds fresh light on Mahler’s own futuristic vision. (£10-£42) | ||
| Thursday 15-Nov-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallCelebrity Piano Recital: Evgeny Kissin |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 15-Nov-12 07:30pm Celebrity Piano Recital: Evgeny Kissin Technically dazzling as a young man and hailed as ‘the greatest pianist of his generation’ by The Independent, Evgeny Kissin is now one of that very select handful of pianists who evokes the word ‘genius’. In this rare recital of the great classical and romantic repertoire he marries his virtuoso brilliance to a profound musical intuition. | ||
| Sunday 18-Nov-12 03:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallFamily Concert: The Mad Hatter's Tea Party |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Sunday 18-Nov-12 03:00pm Family Concert: The Mad Hatter's Tea Party Tumble down the rabbit hole, and join the CBSO for the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. The CBSO don’t need special effects to conjure up the mad magical world of Alice in Wonderland - the music will do all the work. Whilst Berlioz and Mussorgsky make things shrink and become super-sized in their music, CBSO be joined by Alice and the Cheshire Cat in music by Debussy and Leroy Anderson. And who knows what time it will be inside Symphony Hall? Curiouser and curiouser! (£7.50/£15, discounts available) | ||
| Tuesday 20-Nov-12 08:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallBeethoven Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 3 |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Tuesday 20-Nov-12 08:00pm Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 3 Leif Ove Andsnes directs from the keyboard in the first of four concerts presenting Beethoven’s complete concertos. The composer’s five piano concertos contain some of his greatest music – a musical and personal journey, from a young virtuoso’s fire and fantasy to the heroic triumph of the mature composer, scarred but resolute in the face of life’s disappointments. | ||
| Thursday 22-Nov-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallThe Birmingham Beethoven Cycle: Mass in C |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 22-Nov-12 07:30pm The Birmingham Beethoven Cycle: Mass in C “What do I care for your wretched violin?” demanded Ludwig van Beethoven. “I am speaking to my God.” And whatever your beliefs, there’s always something profoundly inspiring about hearing one of the greatest creative minds in history tackling the biggest questions in human existence. Olari Elts conducts the world-famous CBSO Chorus in Beethoven’s noble, heartfelt Mass in C - but not before a ringing shout of joy from the happiest religious composer of all time, Beethoven’s teacher Joseph “Papa” Haydn. (£10-£42) | ||
| Friday 23-Nov-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallFriday Night Classics: The Music of Burt Bacharach |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Friday 23-Nov-12 07:30pm Friday Night Classics: The Music of Burt Bacharach Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, What The World Needs Now, Do You Know The Way to San Jose?, Walk On By… Burt Bacharach wrote the kind of tunes that you know without even realising it. They’re the soundtrack to an era; the easiest of easy listening, with an irresistible swing. On this night, in the stunning surroundings of Symphony Hall, the CBSO and an all-star cast give them the deluxe treatment. Relaxation doesn’t get any classier… (£12.50-£40) | ||
| Wednesday 28-Nov-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallBenedetti plays Szymanowski |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Wednesday 28-Nov-12 07:30pm Benedetti plays Szymanowski Nicola Benedetti is surely one of Britain’s best-loved violinists - and no player is closer to Karol Szymanowski’s glittering First Violin Concerto, the piece with which she won BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2004. That’s the magic spell at the centre of this enchanted programme from guest conductor Kazushi Ono. First, though, there’s something scary in the woods in Dvorák’s sinister musical fairytale; then the whole CBSO takes the spotlight in Bartók’s life-affirming Concerto for Orchestra - music that wrings the heart even while it dazzles the ear. (£10-£42) | ||
| Thursday 6-Dec-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallNelsons conducts Bruckner's Eighth |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 6-Dec-12 07:30pm Nelsons conducts Bruckner's Eighth It’s a cliché to call Bruckner’s symphonies “cathedrals in sound”. True, Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony is one of the grandest and greatest in all music; a mighty vision of the eternal, composed for an enormous orchestra. But it’s so much more than one man’s spiritual odyssey. It’s one of Romantic music’s most overwhelming experiences, profoundly moving and breathtakingly beautiful. With Andris Nelsons, this will be one of the high points of the CBSO's season. Be sure to hear it - and stay late as CBSO's friends from BCMG give a late-night performance of Schoenberg’s masterpiece, Pierrot Lunaire, premiered in Vienna just 20 years after Bruckner’s symphony. (£10-£42) | ||
| Thursday 13-Dec-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallThe Birmingham Beethoven Cycle: The Eroica |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 13-Dec-12 07:30pm The Birmingham Beethoven Cycle: The Eroica Two chords slam out, and music will never be the same again. Beethoven’s mighty Eroica Symphony changed the course of musical history - but it’s not just a gripping musical portrait of the Age of Revolution. It’s a profoundly moving human drama, and in this concert devoted to the CBSO Benevolent Fund*, expect Andris Nelsons to find every last drop of emotion. And three musical superstars come together to give Beethoven’s playful Triple Concerto the ride of its life! *The CBSO Benevolent Fund, registered friendly society 735F, exists to support CBSO players and staff, past and present, at times of ill-health or other hardship. (£10-£42) | ||
| Friday 14-Dec-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallMessiah from Kings |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Friday 14-Dec-12 07:30pm Messiah from Kings As Christmas approaches, the world-famous Choir of King’s College takes a break from rehearsals for its Christmas Eve Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols to come to Birmingham. Stephen Cleobury conducts them, a distinguished line-up of soloists, and the Academy of Ancient Music in the best-loved of all choral works: Handel’s Messiah. | ||
| Saturday 15-Dec-12 07:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallThe Birmingham Beethoven Cycle: Tuned In - The Eroica |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Saturday 15-Dec-12 07:00pm The Birmingham Beethoven Cycle: Tuned In - The Eroica Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony changed the course of musical history. But it’s not just a thrilling musical portrait of this turbulent moment in history; it’s also a profoundly moving human drama, a statement of Beethoven’s undying faith in Man. Delve behind the notes in the latest of the CBSO’s Tuned In concerts, as the BBC’s Stephen Johnson – assisted on stage by Andris Nelsons and the full CBSO – uncovers the incredible story of this work, and shows exactly how Beethoven can still manage to blow audiences backwards, 200 years on. (£20) | ||
| Friday 21-Dec-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallFestive Favourites with Alan Titchmarsh |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Friday 21-Dec-12 07:30pm Festive Favourites with Alan Titchmarsh The CBSO’s traditional Christmas Concerts are as much a part of a Birmingham Christmas as crowds in the Bullring and glühwein in Victoria Square! So join the CBSO and its choirs for their annual festive celebration, hosted this year by a true national treasure - the broadcaster, novelist and gardener Alan Titchmarsh. There’ll be massed choirs, seasonal music old and new, and of course lots of favourite carols for all to sing! Plus the icing on the Christmas cake, as Alan shares Yuletide stories and readings from his seasonal anthology Fill My Stocking. (£12.50-£40) | ||
| Saturday 22-Dec-12 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallFestive Favourites with Alan Titchmarsh |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Saturday 22-Dec-12 07:30pm Festive Favourites with Alan Titchmarsh The CBSO’s traditional Christmas Concerts are as much a part of a Birmingham Christmas as crowds in the Bullring and glühwein in Victoria Square! So join the CBSO and its choirs for their annual festive celebration, hosted this year by a true national treasure - the broadcaster, novelist and gardener Alan Titchmarsh. There’ll be massed choirs, seasonal music old and new, and of course lots of favourite carols for all to sing! Plus the icing on the Christmas cake, as Alan shares Yuletide stories and readings from his seasonal anthology Fill My Stocking. (£12.50-£40) | ||
| Sunday 23-Dec-12 03:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallFestive Favourites with Alan Titchmarsh |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Sunday 23-Dec-12 03:00pm Festive Favourites with Alan Titchmarsh The CBSO’s traditional Christmas Concerts are as much a part of a Birmingham Christmas as crowds in the Bullring and glühwein in Victoria Square! So join the CBSO and its choirs for their annual festive celebration, hosted this year by a true national treasure - the broadcaster, novelist and gardener Alan Titchmarsh. There’ll be massed choirs, seasonal music old and new, and of course lots of favourite carols for all to sing! Plus the icing on the Christmas cake, as Alan shares Yuletide stories and readings from his seasonal anthology Fill My Stocking. (£12.50-£40) | ||