Event listing: A Boy Was Born: Nelsons conducts Britten's War Requiem | Symphony Hall | Tue 28 May 2013 at 19:30

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

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Programme

Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)

Performers

Andris Nelsons	Conductor
Erin Wall	Soprano
Mark Padmore	Tenor
Hanno Müller-Brachmann	Baritone
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CBSO Chorus
CBSO Youth Chorus
CBSO Children's Chorus

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Britten's War Requiem with the CBSO and Andris Nelsons

Andrew H. King, 3rd June

The consequence of any war is destruction, and though ancient buildings continue to crumble under the terrific blast of modern warfare, the spirit of a people undefeated invariably gives way to creation with renewed fervour.

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