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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Michael Seal; Jess Gillam; CBSO Chorus; CBSO Youth Chorus; CBSO Children's Chorus
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Bancroft and BBCNOW at the Proms: a deeply satisfying Mahler 3

Ryan Bancroft conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales provide a Mahler 3 of exceptional clarity and forward momentum, with terrific posthorn solos from Corey Morris and Beth Taylor an outstanding soloist.
****1
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A near-perfect Mahler 3 from the BBC Philharmonic and John Storgårds

John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra © Chris Payne
John Storgårds conducts his BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in a profoundly moving account of Mahler's vast Third Symphony. 
*****
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Showing Orff: a rip-roaring Carmina Burana from Yamada and the CBSO

Kazuki Yamada © BBC | Sisi Burn
Psalm 150 and a collection of outrageous 13th-century texts by boisterous young clergyman collide at the Royal Albert Hall in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's Prom. 
****1
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Thrilling Mahler 2 from Markus Stenz and the CBSO to close the season

Mahler's Resurrection Symphony is something of a calling card for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, here originally billed as Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla’s final concert as musical director. 
****1
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Music on autopilot: Michael Seal and the CBSO at Symphony Hall

Attempts at crowd-pleasing go awry in music by Vaughan Williams and Gary Carpenter, while John Foulds escapes unscathed.
**111
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Mirga's Mahler: the Symphony of a Thousand in Birmingham

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla approached the Eighth with a clear vision of the music’s structure and a plan to free the life that teems beneath its mighty vaults.
****1
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