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BirminghamKazuki conducts Harmonium
Copland, Tower, Price, Adams
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Janai Brugger; CBSO Chorus
LondonPoulenc and Adams
Poulenc, Adams
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Lucas Jussen; Arthur Jussen; CBSO Chorus; Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
Monte-CarloKazuki Yamada – Alexandre Kantorow
Liszt, Ravel
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo; Kazuki Yamada; Alexandre Kantorow
BirminghamKazuki Conducts Mahler's 2nd Symphony
Mahler: Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Eleanor Lyons; Jess Dandy; CBSO Chorus
BirminghamKazuki conducts Grieg's Piano Concerto
Grieg, Bax, Debussy, Clyne
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Alice Sara Ott
CoventryBritten’s War Requiem
Britten: War Requiem, Op.66
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Irina Lungu; Andrew Staples; Christian Gerhaher; CBSO Chorus
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Nelson Goerner shines with the CBSO and Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody
The CBSO present the work of three European émigré composers of the 1930s and 40s, who reimagined their musical influences with contrasting approaches and results.
Yamada and the CBSO’s Walton expedition at the Elbphilharmonie
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
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
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.
Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO showcase Richard Strauss
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra greet an old friend and say farewell to another in a thoroughly absorbing all-Strauss programme.
A galactic adventure at Tanglewood: Kazuki Yamada and The Planets
The guest conductor pairs Holst's perennial crowd pleaser with Poulenc's Gloria, a work deeply associated with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Kazuki Yamada appointed chief at Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
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
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
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.