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7.30pmWednesday 09 September

THE PERFECT FIFTH

Symphony Hall, Birmingham. +44 (0)121-780 3333

Nelsons, Volodos

Wagner, Brahms, Beethoven

Andris Nelsons launches the season in grand style! Beginning with the majestic prelude to Wagner's sunniest opera, and finishing with the most famous symphony ever written, this is a concert...

2.15pmThursday 10 September

THE PERFECT FIFTH

Symphony Hall, Birmingham. +44 (0)121-780 3333

Nelsons, Volodos

Wagner, Brahms, Beethoven

Andris Nelsons launches the season in grand style! Beginning with the majestic prelude to Wagner's sunniest opera, and finishing with the most famous symphony ever written, this is a concert...

1.15pmFriday 11 September

JUST ANNOUNCED - FREE ARTSFEST PERFORMANCE

Symphony Hall, Birmingham. +44 (0)121-780 3333

Nelsons, Hardenberge

Turnage, Shostakovich

A free short lunchtime concert in Symphony Hall by the CBSO as part of Birmingham's free festival ArtsFest which takes place over the weekend of 11 - 13 September. Please...

12.00pmSaturday 12 September

ArtsFest 2009

CBSO Centre, Birmingham. +44 (0)121 767 4050

ArtsFest 2009

ArtsFest 2009

The UK's biggest free arts festival staged in Birmingham presents thousands of the region's best artists. Around 4000 participants will be involved with over 450 individual events, performance and...

8.00pmSaturday 12 September

JUST ANNOUNCED - FREE ARTSFEST PERFORMANCE

Centenary Square, Birmingham.

Seal, Pearson

Free peformance as part of Artsfest

A free performance by the CBSO on an outdoor stage in Centenary Square as part of Birmingham's free festival ArtsFest which takes place over the weekend of 11 - 13...

1.00pmSunday 13 September

ArtsFest 2009

CBSO Centre, Birmingham. +44 (0)121 767 4050

ArtsFest 2009

ArtsFest 2009

The UK's biggest free arts festival staged in Birmingham presents thousands of the region's best artists. Around 4000 participants will be involved with over 450 individual events, performance and...

8.00pmMonday 14 September

CBSO PERFORM IN BONN

BONN, Beethovenhalle.

Nelsons, Gabetta

Britten, Elgar, Beethoven

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7.30pmTuesday 15 September

CBSO PERFORM IN BERLIN

BERLIN, Philharmonie.

Nelsons, Hardenberger

Britten, Turnage, Shostakovich

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7.30pmWednesday 16 September

CBSO ON TOUR IN GERMANY

WUPPERTAL, Stadthalle.

Nelsons, Gabetta

Britten, Elgar, Beethoven

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1.10pmFriday 18 September

CENTRE STAGE

CBSO Centre, Birmingham. +44 (0)121 767 4050

CBSO Players

Shostakovich & Brahms

It's remarkable how many great composers cut their teeth with the Piano Trio. Shostakovich began his chamber music career with this student Trio, a typically irreverent mix of haunting...

7.30pmFriday 18 September

CBSO BENEVOLENT FUND CONCERT: THE ORGAN SYMPHONY

Symphony Hall, Birmingham. +44 (0)121-780 3333

Seal, Dutch, Trotter

Elgar, Mozart, Saint-Saëns

When the mighty Symphony Organ joins forces with the full CBSO, you're pretty much guaranteed to get a shiver down the spine. So it's no surprise that the Organ Symphony...

8.00pmFriday 18 September

Birmingham Jazz

CBSO Centre, Birmingham. +44 (0)121 767 4050

Empirical

EMPIRICAL Empirical make their first appearance in Birmingham after two or three years of winning accolades and prizes. Last year, for example, they were the only UK jazz group at...

7.30pmThursday 24 September

SYMPHONIC DANCES: I

Symphony Hall, Birmingham. +44 (0)121-780 3333

Nelsons, Hellekant

Ravel, Berlioz, Rachmaninov

It may be his last work, but Rachmaninov's orchestral showpiece is bursting with energy and great melodies, a tribute to the glamour of Ormandy's Philadelphia Orchestra. Ravel was also fascinated...

7.00pmSaturday 26 September

SEASCAPES

Symphony Hall, Birmingham. +44 (0)121-780 3333

Nelsons, Hardenberger

Britten, Turnage, Haydn, Debussy

Few composers have captured the power and everchanging mystery of the oceans better than Debussy and Britten: the former in his swirling orchestral masterpiece, the latter in the interludes from...

7.30pmWednesday 30 September

ELGAR'S FALSTAFF

Symphony Hall, Birmingham. +44 (0)121-780 3333

Knussen, Josefowicz

Britten, Matthews, Elgar

Larger than life, both philosopher and philanderer, Falstaff is one of Shakespeare's most lovable rogues, and Elgar's affectionate portrait also tells us a great deal about the composer's own private...