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Walton, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Bruce Liu
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Walton, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Bruce Liu
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Walton, Mozart, Mussorgsky
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Baiba Skride
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Yamada and the CBSO’s Walton expedition at the Elbphilharmonie
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In Hamburg, Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO navigate the thorny brilliance of Walton’s First Symphony, proving that ‘difficult’ music can offer an evening’s most profound human connection.
Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO stir up swelling seas with Scheherazade
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In the CBSO Benevolent Fund concert, the orchestra tells the timeless story, set in Persia, of Scheherazade who, through her storytelling, brings about peace.
Yamada and the CBSO luxuriate in line at Symphony Hall
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Mahler’s First Symphony is given a fresh take, revelling in melody, by Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO, while Dai Fujikura’s new Trombone Concerto proves an unsatisfactory indulgence.
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Kazuki Yamada appointed chief at Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
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The sought-after current music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra will adopt this new role in Berlin from the 2026–27 season.
RPS Awards announce winners for 2025
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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.
The joy of ninths: Kazuki Yamada at the CBSO
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Kazuki Yamada’s infectious ebullience has rubbed off in a major way on the Birmingham orchestra, and this season they tackle a fleet of big symphonies: Bruckner’s, Mahler’s and Beethoven’s Ninths.