CBSO Chorus
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Verdi Requiem with Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Conductor: Kazuki Yamada It’s the Dies Irae that resounds! It can’t be rendered in words, but it’s the one with…
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The Ordering of Moses – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein There are surely few better venues for a concert demonstrating the soul of American music than Birmingham’s…
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Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand) – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Composer: Gustav Mahler Conductor: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla The merits of Mahler’s 8th Symphony – advertised here under its misleading nickname ‘The…
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The Damnation of Faust – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Composer: Hector Berlioz Conductor: Edward Gardner Reviewer: Tim Harding The Damnation of Faust is a curious beast; a “dramatic legend”…
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Friday Night Classics: Classic fm Hall of Fame – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Conductor: Michael Seal Reviewer: Selwyn Knight In an evening in the company of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO),…
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Friday Night Classics: Star Wars – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Conductor: Michael Seal Reviewer: Selwyn Knight One can’t help wondering if John Williams realised how big the Star Wars behemoth…
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