Symphony HallBroad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Wednesday 25 February 2026 | 14:15 |
Programme
| Habibi, Iman | Zhiân | |
| Korngold, Erich Wolfgang (1897-1957) | Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35 | |
| Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953) | Symphony no. 5 in B flat major, Op.100 |
Performers
| Tianyi Lu | Conductor |
| Carolin Widmann | Violin |
| City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra |
Prokofiev and Korngold: twentieth century music at its most glamorous and gripping.
Forged in wartime and premiered to the sound of gunfire, Prokofiev’s towering Fifth Symphony is dedicated to “the greatness of the human spirit”. Sounds exciting? Guest conductor Tianyi Lu can’t wait to share it. First, though, a dream of freedom from Iran and violinist Carolin Widmann scales the sunlit heights of the violin concerto by Hollywood legend Erich Wolfgang Korngold: true romance, stunningly played.
Tickets: £26, £38, £50, £62
CBSO Members on-sale 8 May 10:00. General on-sale 21 May 10:00.
© Andrew Fox