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

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BirminghamCentre Stage: Circus Music

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CBSO Centre, Thu 26 Mar at 14:00
Prokofiev, Schulhoff
CBSO Musicians
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BirminghamLondon Philharmonic Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Symphony Hall, Sun 29 Mar at 17:00
Dun, Beethoven
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Tan Dun; Elizabeth Watts; Hongni Wu; John Findon; Dingle Yandell
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BirminghamKazuki conducts Rachmaninov & Bartók

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Symphony Hall, Thu 9 Apr at 19:30
Hindemith, Rachmaninov, Bartók
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Nelson Goerner
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Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO stir up swelling seas with Scheherazade

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Robert Gainer, 04 Mar

In the CBSO Benevolent Fund concert, the orchestra tells the timeless story, set in Persia, of Scheherazade who, through her storytelling, brings about peace.

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François Leleux and Lisa Batiashvili play fire and ice with the CBSO

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Robert Gainer, 01 Feb

The CBSO’s Birmingham’s Town Hall matinee sets forth a curious mix of Baroque, Classical, and modern music, sandwiching a lesser-known concerto between some familiar tunes.

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Yamada and the CBSO luxuriate in line at Symphony Hall

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Simon Cummings, 15 Jan
Mahler’s First Symphony is given a fresh take, revelling in melody, by Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO, while Dai Fujikura’s new Trombone Concerto proves an unsatisfactory indulgence. 
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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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The joy of ninths: Kazuki Yamada at the CBSO

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Simon Cummings, 11 Sep
Kazuki Yamada’s infectious ebullience has rubbed off in a major way on the Birmingham orchestra, and this season they tackle a fleet of big symphonies: Bruckner’s, Mahler’s and Beethoven’s Ninths.
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