Shostakovich's Last Symphony

Symphony HallBroad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Wednesday 19 November 2025

19:30

Programme

Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Karelia Suite for orchestra, Op.11
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Höstkväll (Autumn Evening), Op.38 no.1
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Hertig Magnus, Op.57 no.6
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Våren flyktar hastigt, Op.13 no.4
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Barden (The Bard), symphonic poem for orchestra, Op.64
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Luonnotar, symphonic poem for soprano and orchestra, Op.70
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)	Symphony no. 15 in A major, Op.141

Performers

Osmo Vänskä	Conductor
Helena Juntunen	Soprano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich and Sibelius from Osmo Vänskä, returning to the CBSO this century.

In the year The Beatles split, Shostakovich completed his final symphony – a farewell like no other, filled with laughter as well as tears and haunted by the ticking of time itself. Sounds remarkable? Wait until you hear it conducted by Osmo Vänskä: the climax of a concert that begins with the legends and fairytales of Jean Sibelius, sung by Finnish soprano Helena Juntunen.

Tickets: £26, £38, £50, £62

CBSO Members on-sale 8 May 10:00. General on-sale 21 May 10:00.

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