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

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BirminghamSwan Lake

Birmingham Royal Ballet
Birmingham Hippodrome, Sep 23, 24 mat, eve, 25 mat, 26 mat, eve, 27 mat, 29, 30 mat, Oct 01 mat, 02 mat, 03 mat, eve
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Sir Peter Wright; Birmingham Royal Ballet; Philip Prowse; Peter Teigen
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BirminghamLive at the Centre: Walton’s Façade

© Pablo Strong
CBSO Centre, Thu 24 Sep at 20:00
Walton, Ibert, Milhaud
Jennifer France; CBSO Musicians
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BirminghamElgar's Enigma Variations

© Andrew Fox
Symphony Hall, Wed 30 Sep at 14:15
Britten, Simcock, Elgar
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Stephanie Childress; Jess Gilliam; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Ben Goldscheider; Gwilym Simcock
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Yamada brings impressive solemnity to Mahler 2 at Symphony Hall

Kazuki Yamada conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra © Hannah Blake-Fathers
Simon Cummings, 17 Sep
Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO give an extraordinary performance of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony, avoiding spectacle in favour of solemnity, ceremony and, finally, hard-won glory.
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Birmingham Royal Ballet: a sparkling and sobering close to the season

Birmingham Royal Ballet in Sir Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering © Johan Persson
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.
****1
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BRB’s Sir Peter Wright Centenary: a fitting tribute

Sir Peter Wright Centenary with Birmingham Royal Ballet © Johan Persson
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.
****1
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GradPro finalists awarded professional placements

The winners of GradPro 2026 © Drew Tomons
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

Eugene Tzikindelean © Beki Smith
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

RPS Awards: winners collage © Royal Philharmonic Society
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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