Mozart & Shostakovich

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

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Programme

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	Idomeneo, re di Creta: Ballet music, K367
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, K191 (K186e)
Simpson, Mark (b. 1988)	Concertino for Trumpet and Orchestra
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)	Symphony no. 9 in E flat major, Op.70

Performers

Fabien Gabel	Conductor
Nikolaj Henriques	Bassoon
Jason Lewis	Trumpet
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Idomeneo, a story of kings, queens and Gods, is given a suitably noble treatment by Mozart, while his Concerto for Bassoon featuring CBSO’s Nikolaj Henriques, is as light and delicious as a soufflé. Simpson’s fabulous Trumpet Concertino, by turns sassy and slinky, gives the spotlight to CBSO’s Jason Lewis, while Shostakovich’s pithy Symphony No.9 goes from sprightly to feverish to downright raucous.

Tickets £26-£62

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Contrasting moods from the CBSO and Fabien Gabel

Simon Cummings, 25th September

The CBSO’s matinee, conducted by Fabien Gabel, juxtaposes cheerful Mozart and an unpredictable new concerto from Mark Simpson with a polarised account of Shostakovich’s Ninth Symphony.

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