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.
In the CBSO Benevolent Fund concert, the orchestra tells the timeless story, set in Persia, of Scheherazade who, through her storytelling, brings about peace.
The CBSO’s Birmingham’s Town Hall matinee sets forth a curious mix of Baroque, Classical, and modern music, sandwiching a lesser-known concerto between some familiar tunes.
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.
Nick is a specialist freelance copywriter with over ten years’ experience of producing content for a wide range of companies and entertainment websites. After leaving school he studied clarinet, composition and piano at Universities in Edinburgh and London, and later joined the chorus of Mid Wales Opera for its 1997 season. He still teaches budding clarinettists but now only sings as a last resort.
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