Brodsky Quartet: Wheel of 4Tunes

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Monday 26 November 2012

Town Hall

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  • If you require a wheelchair position (subject to availability) please call the Box Office on 0121 780 4949.

They’re forty years old this year and the Brodsky Quartet are out to have some fun! Come along and join in with their Wheel of 4Tunes concert: the programme is picked by audience members spinning a wheel, with 40 of the quartet’s favourite works on offer. The Brodsky’s usual outstanding performances will be interspersed with informal discussion about the music and the life of the quartet, providing a rare opportunity to get to know one of the UK’s most famous quartets from the inside.

On the Wheel of 4Tunes is:

Alvarez Metro Chabacano
Barber String Quartet, Op 11
Bartók String Quartet No 1
Beethoven String Quartet, Op 95, Serioso
Berg String Quartet, Op 3
Borodin String Quartet No 2 in D
Brahms String Quartet in A minor, Op 51, No 2
Bridge Three Idylls
Britten String Quartet No 3
Copland Two Pieces
Debussy String Quartet
Elgar String Quartet in E minor, Op 83
Osvaldo Golijov Tenebrae
Haydn String Quartet, Op 33/3, The Bird
Henning Kraggerud (new work)
Janáček String Quartet No 2
Tunde Jegede String Quartet No 2
Korngold String Quartet No 2
Lavista Reflejos de la Noche
Mendelssohn String Quartet in F minor, Op 80
Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor, KV546
Purcell Chaconne in G minor
Ravel String Quartet in F
Respighii String Quartet, Dorico
Schubert Quartettsatz D703 in C minor
Schubert Death and the Maiden
Peter Sculthorpe String Quartet No 11, Jabiru Dreaming
Shostakovich String Quartet No 8 in C minor, Op 110
Shostakovich String Quartet No 3 in F major, Op 73
Sneltzer Emperor Akbar
Stravinsky Concertino
Szymanski 5 Pieces
Tanaka At the Grave of Beethoven
Tchaikovsky String Quartet No 1
Turina Joaquin Oracion del Torero
Theo Verbey Spring Rain
Verdi String Quartet
Webern Langsamer Satz for String Quartet
Wolf Italian Serenade

£9.50, £15, £22.50, £30*
60plus £9.50, £14.50, £21.50, £28.50*

CONCERT PACKAGES
Book six or more concerts and save up to 30%. And, the more concerts you book for, the more money you’ll save:

• Book 6-8 concerts and save 10%
• Book 9-10 concerts and save 15%
• Book 11-16 concerts and save 20%
• Book 17 or more concerts and save 30%

You will also receive these exclusive benefits:
• First choice of seats in Symphony Hall and Town Hall during the priority booking period
• Ticket exchange scheme
• Free concert programme
• Discounts on selected additional concerts throughout the year
• 6 months interest-free credit on orders over £100 if you book by Saturday 30 June 2012
• Car parking for just £4.50 at Qpark Brindleyplace
• 12½% discount at Symphony Hall Music Shop
• 10% discount on Town Hall and Symphony Hall merchandise
• 30% discount on additional Birmingham International Concert Season concert tickets if you book 17 or more concerts in your package

FURTHER DISCOUNTS

Wheelchair Users and Disabled Patrons
50% discount on full priced tickets. If you require a companion, they are also entitled to a 50% discount.

Students and under 25s
50% discount on full priced tickets.

Kids Go Free
One free ticket per child (aged 16 and under) for every adult ticket purchased. Maximum group size of 6. Free concert programme included.

£9.50 Tickets
A maximum of 4 £9.50 tickets per concert per booker are available from 24 April for customers booking at least 6 concerts, however these do not count towards a Concert Package. Customers booking 5 or fewer concerts can purchase £9.50
tickets from 28 May. No additional discounts or other Concert Package benefits are available for tickets at £9.50.

Groups of 11 or More
Bring a group of 11 or more people and receive a 20% discount, plus one free ticket per 10 tickets purchased (for each performance attended). Phone the Group Booking Department on 0800 358 7070, open 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Please note all tickets must be paid for in one transaction.

Standby Discounts
Available from 1pm on the day of evening performances (10am on matinees):
• Passport to Leisure holders £12
• Benefit* Recipients £5
• Students and under 25s £5

*Qualifying benefits are Income Support, Pension Tax Credit and Disability Tax Credit.

Please call the Box Office for further information. All tickets are offered subject to availability. Only one discount can apply unless stated otherwise. Proof of eligibility may be required when purchasing/ collecting reduced price tickets. Please note only one Standby Discount is available per ID used.

Town Hall

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The Brodsky Quartet with their instruments.
Brodsky Quartet. Photo: Eric Richmond