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Classical music, opera, ballet and dance in Birmingham, United Kingdom

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BirminghamKazuki conducts Harmonium

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Symphony Hall, Sat 4 Jul at 19:00
Copland, Tower, Price, Adams
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Janai Brugger; CBSO Chorus
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BirminghamThe National Youth Orchestra with Thomas Adès

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Symphony Hall, Wed 5 Aug at 19:30
Liszt, Adès, Berlioz
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain; Thomas Adès
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BirminghamKazuki Conducts Mahler's 2nd Symphony

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Symphony Hall, Thu 17 Sep at 19:30
Mahler: Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Eleanor Lyons; Jess Dandy; CBSO Chorus
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Birmingham Royal Ballet: a sparkling and sobering close to the season

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Vikki Jane Vile, 19 Jun
Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) close their 25/26 season with an ambitious triple bill running for just four performances on their home turf at the Birmingham Hippodrome.
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BRB’s Sir Peter Wright Centenary: a fitting tribute

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Graham Watts, 18 Jun
A splendid evening of celebration for Sir Peter Wright at the Birmingham Hippodrome focusing on excerpts from his own classical ballets and The Green Table by Kurt Jooss.
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Welsh National Opera’s Dutchman docks in Birmingham

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Rohan Shotton, 07 May
This bracing performance of The Flying Dutchman is a powerful reminder of the extraordinary musical standards which are at risk in the face of WNO’s subsidy cuts. 
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GradPro finalists awarded professional placements

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Bachtrack, 27 May
GradPro was set up in 2021 to help new graduates leaving vocational schools without jobs to find placements.
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Sunshine and vitamins: Mozart’s Violin Concerto no. 5

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Bachtrack, 10 Oct
The City of Birmingham Symphony’s leader talks about leading Mozart’s last Violin Concerto – a work full of sunshine, clarity and transparency. 
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RPS Awards announce winners for 2025

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Bachtrack, 07 Mar
Kazuki Yamada, Claire Booth and the Paraorchestra were among the winners announced on Thursday, which also honoured contemporary music record label NMC and Belfast’s Open Arts Community Choir.
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