CBSO The Spirit of Defiance
Part of CBSO Season 2011/12… more events…
Symphony Hall
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The Soviet censors called it an ‘optimistic tragedy’. Shostakovich simply called it his Tenth Symphony. Dark, impassioned, packed with secret messages and featuring a terrifying musical portrait of Stalin himself, Shostakovich’s Tenth is one of the most powerful of all twentieth-century symphonies. Andris Nelsons’s first Birmingham performance of this modern masterpiece will be keenly awaited – and the young Latvian violinist Baiba Skride is fast becoming a Birmingham favourite too. Sofia Gubaidulina’s Bach-inspired Concerto, written in defiance of Soviet oppression, makes a wonderfully apt prelude to Shostakovich’s epic drama.
Regrettably, due to the ill health of David Nice, the pre-concert talk has been cancelled.
Please note that the post-concert talk will still go ahead on Symphony Hall platform, immediately after the concert
c.9.45pm Post-concert chat
Stay late for a post-concert conversation with Andris Nelsons and Stephen Maddock.
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons conductor
Baiba Skride violin
Gubaidulina Violin Concerto (Offertorium) 40’
Shostakovich Symphony No 10 50’
£10, £14.50, £19, £22.50, £25, £30, £34.50, £37.50, £39.50*
Discounts available for Concert Package bookers and for disabled patrons by post and by calling Box Office on 0121 780 3333, groups of 11+ on 0800 358 7070.
Family tickets also available on 0121 780 3333.
Standby tickets may be available from 10am for matinee concerts and 1pm for evening concerts, on the day of the performance, for Students, Young People, 60 plus, benefit recipients and holders of ‘Passport to Leisure’ cards. Click here for more details.
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Symphony Hall
- 32 Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EA, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Part of CBSO Season 2011/12
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* A £2.50 fee per transaction will be charged on all bookings except purchases made in person at the Town Hall or Symphony Hall Box office.
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