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

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BirminghamKazuki conducts Harmonium

© Andrew Fox
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

© Andrew Fox
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

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.
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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.
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Welsh National Opera’s Dutchman docks in Birmingham

Simon Bailey (Dutchman) and Rachel Nicholls (Senta) © Craig Fuller
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

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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