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CBSO Viennese Masters
More Info Book TicketsFri 1 Oct 7:30pm Town Hall
Expect the unexpected. Beethoven symphonies are supposed to be thunderous blockbusters, but the Fourth is a sparkling, sunlit delight with a wicked sense of humour thrown in! Mozart’s violin concertos are usually elegant and demure - but in the finale of his Fifth, he throws caution to the winds with a shamelessly rough-cut gypsy dance. And kindly old Papa Haydn would never write a dark and powerful tragic symphony, surely? Well, in his 95th he does exactly that! The charismatic young British conductor Paul Watkins is just the man to spring a few musical surprises, and violinist Jennifer Koh - making her Birmingham debut - is his perfect musical partner. 6.15pm Pre-concert talk with CBSO violinist David Gregory.
*Paul Watkins* _conductor_ *Jennifer Koh* _violin_
*Haydn* Symphony No. 95 21’ *Mozart* Violin Concerto No. 5 (Turkish) 28’ *Beethoven* Symphony No. 4 32’
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Julian Lloyd Webber - Arr... Orchestra of the Swan
More Info Book TicketsWed 20 Oct 2:30pm Town Hall
Orchestra of the Swan welcomes Julian Lloyd Webber and his wife Jiaxin Cheng for the Vivaldi Double cello concerto. Another famous couple - King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba - feature this lunchtime, whilst Alec Roth’s Departure has a sensuous and erotic lyricism to match the lovers’ embraces.
*Orchestra of the Swan* *Julian Lloyd Webber* _cello_ *Jiaxin Cheng* _cello_ *David Curtis* _conductor_
*Handel* _Arrival of the Queen of Sheba_ *Haydn* Cello Concerto in C *Alec Roth* _Departure of the Queen of Sheba_ *Vivaldi* Double Cello Concerto in D *Haydn* Symphony No 45 _Farewell_
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CBSO 90th Birthday Concer...
More Info Book TicketsWed 10 Nov 7:30pm Symphony Hall
On 10 November 1920 in Birmingham Town Hall, Sir Edward Elgar mounted the podium to conduct the first official concert by the brand-new City of Birmingham Orchestra - the future CBSO. And exactly 100 years ago in London, he conducted the world premiere of his Violin Concerto: arguably his most personal work, certainly his most passionate. Tonight Andris Nelsons, violinist James Ehnes and the CBSO celebrate this double anniversary in lavish style, and mark another milestone on the CBSO’s 10-year 2020 project with a second masterpiece from 1910: the sumptuous suite from Richard Strauss’s most gorgeous opera (and that’s saying something). Haydn's joyous 90th Symphony completes this 90th birthday celebration. 6.15pm Pre-concert talk. Christopher Morley, of _The Birmingham Post_, and veteran CBSO players and supporters share their memories of the last half-century of the CBSO.
*Andris Nelsons* _conductor_ *James Ehnes* _violin_
*Strauss* _Der Rosenkavalier_ - Suite 21’ *Haydn* Symphony No. 90 25’ *Elgar* Violin Concerto 45’
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CBSO 90th Birthday Concer...
More Info Book TicketsThu 11 Nov 2:15pm Symphony Hall
On 10 November 1920 in Birmingham Town Hall, Sir Edward Elgar mounted the podium to conduct the first official concert by the brand-new City of Birmingham Orchestra - the future CBSO. And exactly 100 years ago in London, he conducted the world premiere of his Violin Concerto: arguably his most personal work, certainly his most passionate. Andris Nelsons, violinist James Ehnes and the CBSO celebrate this double anniversary in lavish style, and mark another milestone on the CBSO’s 10-year 2020 project with a second masterpiece from 1910: the sumptuous suite from Richard Strauss’s most gorgeous opera (and that’s saying something). Haydn's joyous 90th Symphony completes this 90th birthday celebration. 1.15pm Pre-concert talk. Christopher Morley, of _The Birmingham Post_, and veteran CBSO players and supporters share their memories of the last half-century of the CBSO.
*Andris Nelsons* _conductor_ *James Ehnes* _violin_
*Strauss* _Der Rosenkavalier_ - Suite 21’ *Haydn* Symphony No. 90 25’ *Elgar* Violin Concerto 45’
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Takács Quartet Birmingham International Concert Season 2010/11
More Info Book TicketsThu 11 Nov 7:30pm Town Hall
Generally regarded as Europe's pre-eminent string quartet, the "Takács":http://www.takacsquartet.com return to Town Hall with quartets by Haydn and Shostakovich alongside Schubert’s gravely beautiful _Death and the Maiden_ Quartet. 'This is chamber-music playing of overwhelming intensity, insight and intelligence, simply the best I have ever heard in concert', wrote the critic of The Guardian recently. BBC Music magazine’s Editor Oliver Condy explains why he has recommended tonight’s concert: “The Takács Quartet were the first ever winners of the BBC Music magazine’s Disc of the Year award back in 2006. I’ve since seen them live several times and have never yet failed to be entranced by their ability to breathe new life to into well-worn masterpieces.”
*Haydn* String Quartet, Op 74, No 3 18’ *Shostakovich* String Quartet No 2 33’ *Schubert* String Quartet, _Death and the Maiden_ 40’
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Beethoven's Eighth Sympho... Birmingham International Concert Season 2010/11
More Info Book TicketsSun 21 Nov 7:30pm Town Hall
Two piano concertos by composers who conducted their own music at Town Hall - Mendelssohn’s intensely dramatic First Concerto and Saint-Saëns’s sparkling Second. The legend of a falling chandelier that left the audience unharmed at the premiere of Haydn’s Symphony No 96 earned it the nickname ‘Miracle’ - a title that might also be used to describe the good-humoured genius of Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony. Classic FM’s Anne-Marie Minhall, says of tonight’s recommended concert: “Howard Shelley is something of a firm favourite with Classic FM listeners whether he’s playing the piano or conducting. Tonight he’ll be wearing both hats on the concert platform.” 6.15pm Pre-concert talk.
"*English Chamber Orchestra*":http://www.englishchamberorchestra.co.uk/ *Howard Shelley* _conductor/piano_
*Haydn* Symphony No 96, _Miracle_ 27’ *Mendelssohn* Piano Concerto No 1 20’ *Saint-Saëns* Piano Concerto No 2 24’ *Beethoven* Symphony No 8 28’
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Bell and Isserlis Play Br... Birmingham International Concert Season 2010/11
More Info Book TicketsSat 5 Mar 2011 7:30pm Symphony Hall
Joshua Bell and Steven Isserlis join forces in the radiant lyricism of Brahms’s Double Concerto. In addition Joshua Bell directs Mendelssohn’s exuberant _Italian_ Symphony, and Steven Isserlis conducts Haydn’s Symphony No 13 - a delightful exercise in youthful high spirits. Classic FM’s Anne-Marie Minhall, says of tonight’s recommended concert: “A musical tour de force with two celebrated soloists who are also accomplished at conducting and directing. The Brahms Double Concerto should be a treat to behold.”
"*Academy of St Martin in the Fields*":http://www.asmf.org/ "*Joshua Bell*":http://www.joshuabell.com/ _violin_ *Steven Isserlis* _cello_
*Haydn* Symphony No 13 20’ *Mendelssohn* Symphony No 4, _Italian_ 28’ *Brahms* Double Concerto for Violin and Cello 32’
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A Handful of Horns - Elsp... Orchestra of the Swan
More Info Book TicketsWed 4 May 2011 2:30pm Town Hall
Elspeth Dutch, Principal in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra joins the Orchestra of the Swan for a performance of the world’s favourite horn concerto. Haydn’s Hornsignal and Mozart’s symphony no 25 both feature a full horn section providing a suitable frame for Elspeth’s wonderful performance.
*Elspeth Dutch* horn *David Curtis* conductor
*Haydn* Symphony no31 Horn Signal *Mozart* Horn concerto no4 *Mozart* Symphony no25 in g
