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| Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallA Boy Was Born: Nelsons conducts Britten's War Requiem |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm A Boy Was Born: Nelsons conducts Britten's War Requiem “My subject is War, and the pity of War.” Benjamin Britten composed his War Requiem for the new Coventry Cathedral, but it’s become one of the defining achievements of modern music, a timeless and profoundly moving exploration of man’s inhumanity to man. The CBSO gave its world premiere: this music is in their blood, and every performance is special to them. Be there as Andris Nelsons and an international team of soloists bring this deeply personal masterpiece to Symphony Hall before taking the work on tour. (£10-£55) | ||
| Friday 31-May-13 07:30pm |
Birmingham Town HallPurcell's King Arthur |
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| Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham B3 3DQ, United Kingdom Friday 31-May-13 07:30pm Purcell's King Arthur Celebrating the triumph of good over evil in Arthur’s enchanted island realm, Merlin the magician tells a gripping tale of love, battles and betrayal. Pagans sacrifice, warriors triumph, spirits enchant, nymphs and shepherds pipe and dance, the Cold Genius shivers, and naked sirens seduce – all to some of Purcell’s greatest music. | ||
| Monday 3-Jun-13 01:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallLunchtime Organ Concert: Thomas Trotter with Celia Craig |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Monday 3-Jun-13 01:00pm Lunchtime Organ Concert: Thomas Trotter with Celia Craig In a special international partnership, Thomas performs with Celia Craig, Principal Oboe of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. The programme will include works for organ and oboe by Rheinberger, Britten, Noyon and Marcello. Tickets £6 (unreserved seating) £5 concessions | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm |
St Nicolas Church, BirminghamA London Symphony |
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| St Nicolas Church, Birmingham, The Green, , Kings Norton, Birmingham B38 8RU, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm A London Symphony Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Friday 14-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony Hall2001: A Space Odyssey live screening in Birmingham |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Friday 14-Jun-13 07:30pm 2001: A Space Odyssey live screening in Birmingham | ||
| Saturday 15-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallHolst's The Planets |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Saturday 15-Jun-13 07:30pm Holst's The Planets Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts two of the greatest classics of English music. Holst’s The Planets is a marvellously evocative depiction of astrological influences, whilst Elgar’s Violin Concerto contains some of the composer’s most intimate and personal music, shot through with nostalgia for a passing Edwardian age. | ||
| Monday 17-Jun-13 01:00pm |
Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital HallOpening lunchtime concert with Mark Bebbington Delius and Ireland: A Celebration |
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| Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital Hall, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG, United Kingdom Monday 17-Jun-13 01:00pm Opening lunchtime concert with Mark Bebbington ‘Delius and Ireland: A Celebration’ is a five-day Festival, one of the biggest the Conservatoire has ever hosted, involving over 60 individuals from the senior and junior Conservatoire, students and Faculty (including those famously associated with this repertoire), as well as orchestras, choirs and guest artists. Fifteen concert programmes will showcase songs, piano pieces, chamber and orchestral works - including performances of the complete solo piano works by John Ireland, the Delius Double and Ireland Piano Concerto – and culminate in a performance of Delius's masterpiece, Seadrift, with the Conservatoire Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lionel Friend in Birmingham Town Hall on 21st June. This programme also includes the world première of an early work by Benjamin Britten entitled Chaos and Cosmos, which the Conservatoire’s students have been preparing and recording as part of the Britten Thematic Catalogue. Mark Bebbington, Piano Daniel Roberts, Violin Johan Shahridzuan, Piano Tom Howells, Clarinet Sarah Joseph, Piano Price type: Free | ||
| Monday 17-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital HallLionel Handy (cello) and Nigel Clayton(piano) Delius and Ireland: A Celebration |
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| Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital Hall, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG, United Kingdom Monday 17-Jun-13 07:30pm Lionel Handy (cello) and Nigel Clayton(piano) ‘Delius and Ireland: A Celebration’ is a five-day Festival, one of the biggest the Conservatoire has ever hosted, involving over 60 individuals from the senior and junior Conservatoire, students and Faculty (including those famously associated with this repertoire), as well as orchestras, choirs and guest artists. Fifteen concert programmes will showcase songs, piano pieces, chamber and orchestral works - including performances of the complete solo piano works by John Ireland, the Delius Double and Ireland Piano Concerto – and culminate in a performance of Delius's masterpiece, Seadrift, with the Conservatoire Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lionel Friend in Birmingham Town Hall on 21st June. This programme also includes the world première of an early work by Benjamin Britten entitled Chaos and Cosmos, which the Conservatoire’s students have been preparing and recording as part of the Britten Thematic Catalogue. Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Tuesday 18-Jun-13 01:00pm |
Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital HallLunchtime concert with the Primrose Quartet Delius and Ireland: A Celebration |
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| Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital Hall, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG, United Kingdom Tuesday 18-Jun-13 01:00pm Lunchtime concert with the Primrose Quartet ‘Delius and Ireland: A Celebration’ is a five-day Festival, one of the biggest the Conservatoire has ever hosted, involving over 60 individuals from the senior and junior Conservatoire, students and Faculty (including those famously associated with this repertoire), as well as orchestras, choirs and guest artists. Fifteen concert programmes will showcase songs, piano pieces, chamber and orchestral works - including performances of the complete solo piano works by John Ireland, the Delius Double and Ireland Piano Concerto – and culminate in a performance of Delius's masterpiece, Seadrift, with the Conservatoire Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lionel Friend in Birmingham Town Hall on 21st June. This programme also includes the world première of an early work by Benjamin Britten entitled Chaos and Cosmos, which the Conservatoire’s students have been preparing and recording as part of the Britten Thematic Catalogue. Ireland, John (1879-1962), Cello Sonata (fragment) Primrose Piano Quartet Susanne Stanzeleit, Leader Robin Ireland, Viola Andrew Fuller, Cello John Thwaites, Piano Ron Woodley, Clarinet Chris Beagles, Horn Hetti Price, Cello Catalin Chelaru, Violin Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Tuesday 18-Jun-13 06:00pm |
Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital HallCommuter Concert: Ireland's Solo Piano works Delius and Ireland: A Celebration |
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| Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital Hall, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG, United Kingdom Tuesday 18-Jun-13 06:00pm Commuter Concert: Ireland's Solo Piano works ‘Delius and Ireland: A Celebration’ is a five-day Festival, one of the biggest the Conservatoire has ever hosted, involving over 60 individuals from the senior and junior Conservatoire, students and Faculty (including those famously associated with this repertoire), as well as orchestras, choirs and guest artists. Fifteen concert programmes will showcase songs, piano pieces, chamber and orchestral works - including performances of the complete solo piano works by John Ireland, the Delius Double and Ireland Piano Concerto – and culminate in a performance of Delius's masterpiece, Seadrift, with the Conservatoire Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lionel Friend in Birmingham Town Hall on 21st June. This programme also includes the world première of an early work by Benjamin Britten entitled Chaos and Cosmos, which the Conservatoire’s students have been preparing and recording as part of the Britten Thematic Catalogue. Price type: Free | ||
| Tuesday 18-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Birmingham Conservatoire, Adrian Boult HallDenis Matthews Memorial Trust Concert Delius and Ireland: A Celebration |
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| Birmingham Conservatoire, Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham B3 3HG, United Kingdom Tuesday 18-Jun-13 07:30pm Denis Matthews Memorial Trust Concert ‘Delius and Ireland: A Celebration’ is a five-day Festival, one of the biggest the Conservatoire has ever hosted, involving over 60 individuals from the senior and junior Conservatoire, students and Faculty (including those famously associated with this repertoire), as well as orchestras, choirs and guest artists. Fifteen concert programmes will showcase songs, piano pieces, chamber and orchestral works - including performances of the complete solo piano works by John Ireland, the Delius Double and Ireland Piano Concerto – and culminate in a performance of Delius's masterpiece, Seadrift, with the Conservatoire Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lionel Friend in Birmingham Town Hall on 21st June. This programme also includes the world première of an early work by Benjamin Britten entitled Chaos and Cosmos, which the Conservatoire’s students have been preparing and recording as part of the Britten Thematic Catalogue. Birmingham Junior Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra Daniele Rosina, Conductor De-Wet Lee, Piano Ting Luo, Piano Alexander Baillie, Cello John Thwaites, Piano Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Wednesday 19-Jun-13 01:00pm |
Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital HallLunchtime concert with the Belgrave Quartet and Kristina Gill |
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| Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital Hall, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG, United Kingdom Wednesday 19-Jun-13 01:00pm Lunchtime concert with the Belgrave Quartet and Kristina Gill | ||
| Wednesday 19-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Birmingham Conservatoire, Adrian Boult HallDelius Double Delius and Ireland: A Celebration |
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| Birmingham Conservatoire, Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham B3 3HG, United Kingdom Wednesday 19-Jun-13 07:30pm Delius Double ‘Delius and Ireland: A Celebration’ is a five-day Festival, one of the biggest the Conservatoire has ever hosted, involving over 60 individuals from the senior and junior Conservatoire, students and Faculty (including those famously associated with this repertoire), as well as orchestras, choirs and guest artists. Fifteen concert programmes will showcase songs, piano pieces, chamber and orchestral works - including performances of the complete solo piano works by John Ireland, the Delius Double and Ireland Piano Concerto – and culminate in a performance of Delius's masterpiece, Seadrift, with the Conservatoire Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lionel Friend in Birmingham Town Hall on 21st June. This programme also includes the world première of an early work by Benjamin Britten entitled Chaos and Cosmos, which the Conservatoire’s students have been preparing and recording as part of the Britten Thematic Catalogue. Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Thursday 20-Jun-13 10:00am |
Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital HallCoffee Concert: Ireland's Solo Piano Works Delius and Ireland: A Celebration |
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| Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital Hall, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG, United Kingdom Thursday 20-Jun-13 10:00am Coffee Concert: Ireland's Solo Piano Works ‘Delius and Ireland: A Celebration’ is a five-day Festival, one of the biggest the Conservatoire has ever hosted, involving over 60 individuals from the senior and junior Conservatoire, students and Faculty (including those famously associated with this repertoire), as well as orchestras, choirs and guest artists. Fifteen concert programmes will showcase songs, piano pieces, chamber and orchestral works - including performances of the complete solo piano works by John Ireland, the Delius Double and Ireland Piano Concerto – and culminate in a performance of Delius's masterpiece, Seadrift, with the Conservatoire Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lionel Friend in Birmingham Town Hall on 21st June. This programme also includes the world première of an early work by Benjamin Britten entitled Chaos and Cosmos, which the Conservatoire’s students have been preparing and recording as part of the Britten Thematic Catalogue. Petra Milarova, Piano Robert Markham, Piano Jiali Wang, Piano Johan Shahridzuan, Piano Mun Wei Cheah, Piano Kathryn Whitmarsh, Piano Chuen-An Chern, Piano Lan Jin, Piano Price type: Free | ||
| Thursday 20-Jun-13 01:00pm |
Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital HallLunchtime Concert with the Georgiev String Quartet Delius and Ireland: A Celebration |
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| Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital Hall, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG, United Kingdom Thursday 20-Jun-13 01:00pm Lunchtime Concert with the Georgiev String Quartet ‘Delius and Ireland: A Celebration’ is a five-day Festival, one of the biggest the Conservatoire has ever hosted, involving over 60 individuals from the senior and junior Conservatoire, students and Faculty (including those famously associated with this repertoire), as well as orchestras, choirs and guest artists. Fifteen concert programmes will showcase songs, piano pieces, chamber and orchestral works - including performances of the complete solo piano works by John Ireland, the Delius Double and Ireland Piano Concerto – and culminate in a performance of Delius's masterpiece, Seadrift, with the Conservatoire Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lionel Friend in Birmingham Town Hall on 21st June. This programme also includes the world première of an early work by Benjamin Britten entitled Chaos and Cosmos, which the Conservatoire’s students have been preparing and recording as part of the Britten Thematic Catalogue. Price type: Free | ||
| Thursday 20-Jun-13 02:45pm |
Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital HallIreland's Piano Trios Delius and Ireland: A Celebration |
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| Birmingham Conservatoire, Recital Hall, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG, United Kingdom Thursday 20-Jun-13 02:45pm Ireland's Piano Trios ‘Delius and Ireland: A Celebration’ is a five-day Festival, one of the biggest the Conservatoire has ever hosted, involving over 60 individuals from the senior and junior Conservatoire, students and Faculty (including those famously associated with this repertoire), as well as orchestras, choirs and guest artists. Fifteen concert programmes will showcase songs, piano pieces, chamber and orchestral works - including performances of the complete solo piano works by John Ireland, the Delius Double and Ireland Piano Concerto – and culminate in a performance of Delius's masterpiece, Seadrift, with the Conservatoire Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lionel Friend in Birmingham Town Hall on 21st June. This programme also includes the world première of an early work by Benjamin Britten entitled Chaos and Cosmos, which the Conservatoire’s students have been preparing and recording as part of the Britten Thematic Catalogue. Yu Fei Liu, Violin Isaac Collier, Cello Steven Swindells, Piano Kathryn Coleman, Violin Kathy Nagel, Cello Sarah Joseph, Piano Hepplewhite Piano Trio Amy Littlewood, Violin Hetti Price, Cello Fan Yu, Piano Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Thursday 20-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallFlowers and Fables |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 20-Jun-13 07:30pm Flowers and Fables Sibelius took the classical symphony and charged it with the freshness and energy of nature itself. Lutoslawski, meanwhile, launched brilliant musical fireworks into the grey skies of postwar Poland. Edward Gardner loves them both, and he begins and ends this concert with two of the twentieth century’s most original – and inspiring – symphonies. In between, something magical happens, as soprano Lucy Crowe re-tells Sibelius’s primal northern myth - and proves that Lutoslawski’s enchanted nursery rhymes aren’t just for children. (£10-£42) | ||
| Friday 21-Jun-13 10:30am |
Birmingham Conservatoire, Adrian Boult HallDelius Society Residence Coffee Concert Delius and Ireland: A Celebration |
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| Birmingham Conservatoire, Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham B3 3HG, United Kingdom Friday 21-Jun-13 10:30am Delius Society Residence Coffee Concert ‘Delius and Ireland: A Celebration’ is a five-day Festival, one of the biggest the Conservatoire has ever hosted, involving over 60 individuals from the senior and junior Conservatoire, students and Faculty (including those famously associated with this repertoire), as well as orchestras, choirs and guest artists. Fifteen concert programmes will showcase songs, piano pieces, chamber and orchestral works - including performances of the complete solo piano works by John Ireland, the Delius Double and Ireland Piano Concerto – and culminate in a performance of Delius's masterpiece, Seadrift, with the Conservatoire Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lionel Friend in Birmingham Town Hall on 21st June. This programme also includes the world première of an early work by Benjamin Britten entitled Chaos and Cosmos, which the Conservatoire’s students have been preparing and recording as part of the Britten Thematic Catalogue. Price type: Free | ||
| Friday 21-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallFriday Night Classics: Ol' Blue Eyes |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Friday 21-Jun-13 07:30pm Friday Night Classics: Ol' Blue Eyes Including: Let’s Face the Music and Dance • New York, New York • Old Man River • You Make Me Feel So Young • Come Fly With Me • Luck Be A Lady • My Kind Of Town • I Get A Kick Out Of You • I’ve Got You Under My Skin • Nice ‘n’ Easy • A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square Well ring-a-ding-ding - Ol’ Blue Eyes is back! Vocalist Gary Williams has been hailed as the closest thing today to hearing Sinatra himself - and in this spectacular tribute using Sinatra’s original, unmistakable orchestral arrangements, he’ll sound like a million bucks. You Make Me Feel So Young, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, New York, New York, Luck Be A Lady, My Kind Of Town, Nice ‘n’ Easy…it’s just classic after swinging classic. Come fly with the CBSO! (£12.50-£40) | ||
| Friday 21-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Birmingham Town HallBritten World Première: Chaos and Cosmos Delius and Ireland: A Celebration |
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| Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham B3 3DQ, United Kingdom Friday 21-Jun-13 07:30pm Britten World Première: Chaos and Cosmos ‘Delius and Ireland: A Celebration’ is a five-day Festival, one of the biggest the Conservatoire has ever hosted, involving over 60 individuals from the senior and junior Conservatoire, students and Faculty (including those famously associated with this repertoire), as well as orchestras, choirs and guest artists. Fifteen concert programmes will showcase songs, piano pieces, chamber and orchestral works - including performances of the complete solo piano works by John Ireland, the Delius Double and Ireland Piano Concerto – and culminate in a performance of Delius's masterpiece, Seadrift, with the Conservatoire Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lionel Friend in Birmingham Town Hall on 21st June. This programme also includes the world première of an early work by Benjamin Britten entitled Chaos and Cosmos, which the Conservatoire’s students have been preparing and recording as part of the Britten Thematic Catalogue. Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra Birmingham Conservatoire Chorus Lionel Friend, Conductor Yu-Fen Lin, Piano Gwion Thomas, Baritone Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Saturday 22-Jun-13 04:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallWagner's Ring: Siegfried |
Opera North Annalena Persson, Soprano: Brünnhilde Mati Turi, Tenor: Siegfried Richard Roberts, Tenor: Mime Michael Druiett, Bass-baritone: Wanderer Richard Farnes, Conductor |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Saturday 22-Jun-13 04:30pm Wagner's Ring: Siegfried Opera North’s production of Wagner’s Ring combines both visual impact and great singing and playing. In the words of The Times on Das Rheingold, ‘Farnes has done many fine things at Opera North, but his pacing of this 150-minute sweep of music, his care about balance… and the sumptuousness of the orchestral textures – all this constitutes a massive achievement.’ In the penultimate part of this great tragedy of love and power, the hero Siegfried awakens the warrior maiden Brünnhilde, lying in a deep sleep surrounded by a magic fire, and makes her his wife. Opera North Annalena Persson, Soprano: Brünnhilde Mati Turi, Tenor: Siegfried Richard Roberts, Tenor: Mime Michael Druiett, Bass-baritone: Wanderer Richard Farnes, Conductor | ||
| Thursday 27-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallThe Birmingham Beethoven Cycle: Symphonies 8 & 9 |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 27-Jun-13 07:30pm The Birmingham Beethoven Cycle: Symphonies 8 & 9 It’s been an incredible journey, and on this night Andris Nelsons, the CBSO and our world-class Chorus arrive at Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: the summit of any Beethoven cycle - and some say, the whole of classical music. But there’s a world of experience to live through before the CBSO get to that final, transcendent Ode To Joy, and Beethoven’s explosive little Eighth Symphony launches a concert that’s sure to be one of the most talked-about events in Birmingham this year. (£10-£55) | ||
| Saturday 29-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Birmingham Town Hall2013 Brant International Piano Competition, Birmingham: The Final |
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| Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham B3 3DQ, United Kingdom Saturday 29-Jun-13 07:00pm 2013 Brant International Piano Competition, Birmingham: The Final Birmingham’s prestigious Brant International Piano Competition has built its reputation over thirty-two years. A maximum of three outstanding young pianists (aged 18 – 28) will make it to the exciting final, having proved their mettle in testing earlier rounds with demanding works by Beethoven and other composers. The standard is always very high and the choice of music is rewarding, so join us for some talent-spotting and hear tomorrow’s young lions of the keyboard vie with one another for this coveted prize. | ||
| Saturday 29-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallThe Birmingham Beethoven Cycle: Symphonies 8 & 9 |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Saturday 29-Jun-13 07:00pm The Birmingham Beethoven Cycle: Symphonies 8 & 9 It’s been an incredible journey, and on this night Andris Nelsons, the CBSO and our world-class Chorus arrive at Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: the summit of any Beethoven cycle - and some say, the whole of classical music. But there’s a world of experience to live through before the CBSO get to that final, transcendent Ode To Joy, and Beethoven’s explosive little Eighth Symphony launches a concert that’s sure to be one of the most talked-about events in Birmingham this year. (£10-£55) | ||
| Monday 1-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Birmingham Town HallBelcea Quartet and Till Fellner |
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| Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham B3 3DQ, United Kingdom Monday 1-Jul-13 07:30pm Belcea Quartet and Till Fellner | ||
| Sunday 7-Jul-13 06:00pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallThe Royal Opera: Verdi's Simon Boccanegra |
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Sir Antonio Pappano, Conductor Thomas Hampson, Baritone: Simon Boccanegra Hibla Gerzmava, Soprano: Maria Boccanegra (Amelia Grimaldi) |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Sunday 7-Jul-13 06:00pm The Royal Opera: Verdi's Simon Boccanegra The Royal Opera returns to Symphony Hall to celebrate the 2013 bicentenary of Verdi’s birth in one of the highlights of the season. For this visit, music director Sir Antonio Pappano has chosen Verdi’s dark lyrical drama, Simon Boccanegra. Set in 14th-century Genoa, this great work is a brooding tragedy and a psychological study of power, treachery and the unbreakable bond between a father and his daughter. Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Sir Antonio Pappano, Conductor Thomas Hampson, Baritone: Simon Boccanegra Hibla Gerzmava, Soprano: Maria Boccanegra (Amelia Grimaldi) | ||
| Saturday 31-Aug-13 06:30pm |
Birmingham Conservatoire, Adrian Boult HallBirmingham Festival Orchestra and Chorus - Symphony of Psalms |
Bach J.S., Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV565 (transcription for orchestra by L. Stokowski) |
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| Birmingham Conservatoire, Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham B3 3HG, United Kingdom Saturday 31-Aug-13 06:30pm Birmingham Festival Orchestra and Chorus - Symphony of Psalms Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV565 (transcription for orchestra by L. Stokowski) | ||