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CBSO Season 2009-10
More InfoWed 9 Sep Town Hall & Symphony Hall
*Public booking opens on Monday 15 June.* For list of concerts please see "www.cbso.co.uk/concerts":http://www.cbso.co.uk/concerts DISCOUNTS FOR CBSO CONCERTS Please note that only one discount can be applied to any ticket. Special offers, discounts and concessions cannot be combined. Concerts which are not promoted by the CBSO may have different discounting policies please check with the Ticket Office at time of booking. CONCERT PACKAGES Buy tickets for 3 or more CBSO concerts at Symphony Hall/Town Hall to start saving and receiving package benefits. GROUP BOOKERS are entitled to a 20% discount for parties of 11 or more and receive one FREE ticket for the group organiser. Groups also benefit from a reservation facility - please call the Group Booking Department on Freephone 0800 358 7070. There is also the opportunity to meet CBSO musicians at concerts; please call Eva Wuestum at the CBSO on 0121 616 6513. FAMILY TICKETS FROM £20: (for Symphony Hall & Town Hall) To qualify for a family ticket, one or two adults must be accompanied by one or more children aged 16 or under, up to a maximum group of six people. Family tickets are available in all areas, and will be allocated subject to availability. Adult family ticket: £15; child family ticket: £5. STUDENTS & YOUNG PEOPLE From 1pm on the day of each evening performance and from 10am for matinée concerts, anyone in fulltime education and young people aged 25 and under can purchase remaining tickets at the discounted price of £4. Proof of eligibility may be required. Please note: the CBSO reserves the right to allocate these tickets in certain areas of the hall. Under our ‘Audiences for Tomorrow’ scheme, the CBSO offers a limited number of tickets at special prices for secondary school groups, subject to availability. Teachers should call Heather Brannan on 0121 616 6546 for information. STANDBY TICKETS Available from 1pm on the day of each evening performance and from 10am for matinée concerts (Symphony Hall & Town Hall concerts), and from CBSO Centre one hour before CBSO Centre performances. Please come early to avoid queues. All standby tickets are issued subject to availability and on production of valid and suitable identification. Please note the CBSO reserves the right to allocate standby tickets in certain areas of the hall. Patrons aged 60+ (Symphony Hall & Town Hall only) receive 10% discount. Patrons who are benefit recipients can purchase tickets for £4 at all venues (qualifying benefits: Income Support, Pension Tax Credit, Job Seekers Allowance and Disability Tax Credit). Holders of ‘Passport to Leisure’ cards can purchase Circle tickets for £21.50, and seats on all other levels for £14 at Symphony Hall and Town Hall (one ticket per Passport holder), and receive £1 off a full-price ticket at CBSO Centre. DISABLED PATRONS: If you have a disability you are entitled to receive 50% discount off full price seats. Should you need the service of a companion, their ticket is also half price. Proof of eligibility may be required. NB Disabled patrons can combine their 50% discount with the additional Concert Package discounts. For further information on facilities for patrons with disabilities, including the infra-red system for the hearing impaired, please contact Symphony Hall (for Symphony Hall/Town Hall) on 0121 780 4949 or CBSO Centre on 0121 616 6532. Receivers are available from the Performance Manager at the concert. Guide dogs welcome. WHEELCHAIR POSITIONS Spaces for patrons who need to remain in their wheelchair during the performance are located on the stalls and upper circle levels of Symphony Hall, stalls & circle levels of Town Hall and are available at CBSO Centre. Please book in advance for Symphony Hall & Town Hall by calling 0121 780 4949 during opening hours. CAR PARKING: Limited space is available at all three venues for Blue Badge holders driving their own vehicles. When reserving a space you will be asked for your Blue Badge number, vehicle registration, concert date and contact details. Symphony Hall: please contact the Box Office on 0121 780 3333. For requests of three or more dates, please obtain a booking form from the Box Office (call 0121 780 3333). Town Hall: please contact Stage Door on 0121 644 5039. CBSO Centre: call 0121 616 6532 to reserve parking in advance. For concerts at Town Hall, wheelchair users may also be dropped off outside the building by Paradise Circus. Blue badge parking bays in the vicinity of Town Hall can be found on Margaret Street, Edmund Street and Pinfold Street. This brochure is available free of charge on audio-cassette. Please call 0121 616 6513. RETURNS & RESALES Tickets are accepted at the discretion of the Ticket Office but all CBSO sales take priority. There is a service charge of 10% of the face value and money resulting from a resale will be forwarded by cheque. NB only cash or cheques will be accepted in payment for returns. LOST TICKETS Please note there is a £2 charge for printing duplicate tickets.
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Birmingham International Concert Season 2009/10
More InfoWed 7 Oct to Sat 12 June 2010 Town Hall & Symphony Hall
h2. See the world’s greatest artists perform on the UK’s finest stages In the 2009/10 season, you can expect thrilling performances from Daniel Barenboim and the Berlin Staatskapelle, Riccardo Muti and Joshua Bell with the Philharmonia, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Murray Perahia, Lang Lang, Renée Fleming, Ian Bostridge and Sir James Galway, amongst many others. Just two years after its magnificent re-opening, we celebrate 175 years of Town Hall’s musical heritage with a series of anniversary concerts. And we cement our special relationship with the CBSO with three events, including a unique and epic collaboration with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre under Valery Gergiev. From the unrivalled acoustic of Symphony Hall to the historic ambience of Town Hall, there are no better platforms for such outstanding talents. We hope you will cherish these special evenings of music making with us. *Concert Packages: Book six or more concerts and save up to 30%!* Book a concert package and guarantee those special musical experiences. And, the more concerts you book for, the more money you’ll save: * Book 6 to 8 concerts and save 10% * Book 9 to 10 concerts and save 15% * Book 11 to 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 Town Hall and Symphony Hall * Ticket exchange scheme * Free concert programme * Discounts on selected additional concerts throughout the year * 6 months interest free credit if you book by 30 June 2008 * Car parking for just £3.80 at Brindleyplace * 12½% discount THe SHop, our classical music shop at Symphony Hall * 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 * Exclusive booking period for additional concerts included in this brochure *How to Book* Postal booking of concert packages is open now. Or download an order form from the top right hand side of this webpage.
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Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony; Delius Sea Drift. City of Birmingham Choir
More Info Book TicketsSat 21 Nov 7:30pm Symphony Hall
Dramatic and emotional impressions of the sea created by two great English composers, using Walt Whitman's poetry as their text. A terrific nautical night out
City of Birmingham Choir City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Adrian Lucas _conductor_ Julie Cooper _soprano_ James Rutherford _baritone_
Vaughan Williams _A Sea Symphony_ Delius _Sea Drift_
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Niraj Chag - Eastern Soul
More Info Book TicketsSat 21 Nov 7:45pm Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre
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Birmingham Inspired - A Concert
More Info Book TicketsSun 22 Nov 6:00pm Town Hall
A rich variety of gospel, spirituals, folk, classical, hymns, modern and twentieth century music is presented for the people of Birmingham. The Adventist Mass Choir, and Diana Sinclair's meditational piano will uplift, revitalise and refresh. Including _My Tribute, My Shepherd Will Supply, Steal Away, The Lord's Prayer, Amazing Grace, Thou O Lord, Total Praise_ and more.
*Diana Sinclair* conductor and piano *The Adventist Mass Choir* *David Brooks* conductor *The Camp Hill Youth Corale* *Joyous Symphony* and others
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano
More InfoSun 22 Nov 7:30pm Symphony Hall
Legendary composer, performer and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto will tour the UK for the first time in fifteen years this autumn. Ryuichi will present audiences with an opportunity to hear and experience the new arrangements from ‘out of noise’ alongside favourites from his extensive and highly acclaimed recording career. Sakamoto's interest in different types of music - jazz, bossa nova, modern classical, dub and gamelan - was evident in his writing for YMO, his own solo albums, and starting in 1983 with _Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence_, a series of soundtracks. That year, Sakamoto left YMO to launch his career as a solo artist and to pursue his interest in "world music." These interests have carried over in Sakamoto's collaborations with, among others, David Bowie, David Byrne, David Sylvian, Iggy Pop, Youssou N'dour, Robbie Robertson, Caetano Veloso, as well as writers William Burroughs and William Gibson. Sakamoto's best-known work is probably the soundtrack to _Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence_, but in 1987, his score for Bertolucci's _The Last Emperor_ won him an Oscar, a Grammy, a Golden Globe, as well as the New York, Los Angeles and British Film Critics Association awards for best original soundtrack. Since then, he has worked with Bertolucci twice (_The Sheltering Sky, Little Buddha_), Oliver Stone (_Wild Palms_), Pedro Almodovar (_High Heels_), and Brian De Palma twice (_Snake Eyes, Femme Fatale_).
Please note: This event is now cancelled.
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Lunchtime Organ Concert Thomas Trotter
More Info Book TicketsMon 23 Nov 1:00pm Town Hall
*Thomas Trotter* _organ_
*Mendelssohn* Overture, _Fingal’s Cave_ (arr. Lemare) *Schumann* Four Sketches *Pärt* Annum per Annum *Antallfy-Zsirros* Sketches on Negro Spirituals *Vierne Finale* from Symphony No 6
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Music to lift the spirit Orchestra of the Swan
More Info Book TicketsWed 25 Nov 2:30pm Town Hall
Rossini’s sunny Italian Girl in Algiers, Mozart’s sparkling Paris Symphony, composed for a discerning Parisian audience and Beethoven’s exuberant Triple Concerto, the perfect afternoon.
*Orchestra of the Swan* *David Curtis* conductor *Alexander Sitkovetsky* violin *Leonard Elschenbroich* cello *Qian Wu* piano
*Rossini* Overture Italian Girl in Algiers *Mozart* Symphony No 31 Paris *Beethoven* Triple Concerto for violin, piano and cello
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CBSO Nelsons Conducts Bruckner's Third
More Info Book TicketsWed 25 Nov 7:30pm Symphony Hall
Bruckner dedicated his Third Symphony to Richard Wagner - and there’s more than a hint of the _Ride of the Valkyries_ about this stirring, powerfully romantic symphony. Vast musical landscapes, hymns of triumph and moments of heart-breaking poetry - if you heard Andris Nelsons conducting Wagner and Strauss last season, you won’t want to miss his Bruckner. But the evening begins with the serene beauty of Wagner’s _Parsifal_ prelude - while Magnus Lindberg’s sparky Clarinet Concerto (played by the artist who inspired it) is like a dazzling firework display amidst all this teutonic grandeur. *Pre-Concert Talk at 6.15pm* Bruckner and Lindberg BBC Radio 3’s Stephen Johnson introduces tonight’s programme. "www.cbso.co.uk":http://cbso.co.uk
*City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra* *Andris Nelsons* _conductor_ *Kari Kriikku* _clarinet_
*Wagner* _Parsifal_ - Prelude 14’ *Lindberg* Clarinet Concerto 25’ *Bruckner* Symphony No. 3 54’
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CBSO Great Romantics
More Info Book TicketsSat 28 Nov 7:00pm Symphony Hall
Dvorák always insisted that he liked nothing more than listening to a Czech village band. And no wonder, if they sounded anything like the slow movement of his glorious Eighth Symphony. Forget the New World, this is Dvorák celebrating the old world with lilting tunes and utterly irresistible charm. Andris Nelsons sets the mood with another Slavic fairytale; Liadov’s ravishing _Enchanted Lake_, before joining pianist Nikolai Lugansky to scale the Everest of romantic piano concertos - Rachmaninov’s epic Third Concerto, premiered 100 years ago and still as thrilling as ever. "www.cbso.co.uk":http://cbso.co.uk
*City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra* *Andris Nelsons* _conductor_ *Nikolai Lugansky* _piano_
*Liadov* _The Enchanted Lake_ 7’ *Rachmaninov* Piano Concerto No. 3 44’ *Dvorák* Symphony No. 8 36’
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Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius
More Info Book TicketsSat 28 Nov 7:30pm Town Hall
The story of one man’s journey from this world to the next, _The Dream of Gerontius_ never fails to sweep audiences away with its operatic immediacy. Originally premiered in Town Hall as a commission for the 1900 Birmingham Festival, these performances will be the first period-instrument rendition of _Gerontius_ that return to the score as Elgar conceived it. BBC Music magazine’s Editor Oliver Condy explains why he has recommended tonight’s concert: _“To hear Elgar’s undisputed masterpiece performed ‘at home’ by such distinguished musicians is a rare treat. Gerontius will surely be one of Birmingham’s autumn highlights.”_ Listen to the Classic FM podcast "here":http://www.classicfm.co.uk/on-air/podcasts/classic-fm-arts-daily/e103507-classic-fm-arts-daily-190809/
*Ex Cathedra XL Anniversary Choir* *Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment* *Jeffrey Skidmore* _conductor_ *Anna Stéphany* _mezzo soprano_ *Adrian Thompson* _tenor_ *Roderick Williams* _bass_
*Elgar* _The Dream of Gerontius_ 100'
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Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius
More Info Book TicketsSun 29 Nov 4:00pm Town Hall
The story of one man’s journey from this world to the next, _The Dream of Gerontius_ never fails to sweep audiences away with its operatic immediacy. Originally premiered in Town Hall as a commission for the 1900 Birmingham Festival, these performances will be the first period-instrument rendition of _Gerontius_ that return to the score as Elgar conceived it. BBC Music magazine’s Editor Oliver Condy explains why he has recommended tonight’s concert: _“To hear Elgar’s undisputed masterpiece performed ‘at home’ by such distinguished musicians is a rare treat. Gerontius will surely be one of Birmingham’s autumn highlights.”_ Listen to the Classic FM podcast "here":http://www.classicfm.co.uk/on-air/podcasts/classic-fm-arts-daily/e103507-classic-fm-arts-daily-190809/
*Ex Cathedra XL Anniversary Choir* *Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment* *Jeffrey Skidmore* _conductor_ *Anna Stéphany* _mezzo soprano_ *Adrian Thompson* _tenor_ *Roderick Williams* _bass_
*Elgar* _The Dream of Gerontius_ 100'
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University of Birmingham Choir & Philharmonic Orchestra
More Info Book TicketsSun 29 Nov 6:00pm Symphony Hall
Brahms’s intensely moving Requiem, performed by Birmingham University’s Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra, offers a humane message of hope in its sentiment “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted."
*Daniele Rosina* _conductor_ *Bethan Dudley* _soprano_ *Andrew Ashwin* _baritone_
*Brahms* Academic Festival Overture 10’ *Barber* Adagio for Strings 8’ *Brahms* Ein Deutsches Requiem 68’
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Lunchtime Organ Concert Thomas Trotter
More Info Book TicketsMon 30 Nov 1:00pm Town Hall
*Thomas Trotter* _organ_
*Handel* Overture to _Messiah_ (arr. Best) *Bach* Three Chorale-Preludes on ‘Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland’ *Messiaen* Les Bergers; Dessiens Eternels; Dieu parmi nous (from _La Nativité du Seigneur_) Reger Fantasy on the Chorale ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme’
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CBSO Great Romantics - Matinee
More Info Book TicketsWed 2 Dec 2:15pm Symphony Hall
Dvorák always insisted that he liked nothing more than listening to a Czech village band. And no wonder, if they sounded anything like the slow movement of his glorious Eighth Symphony. Forget the New World, this is Dvorák celebrating the old world with lilting tunes and utterly irresistible charm. Andris Nelsons sets the mood with another Slavic fairytale; Liadov’s ravishing _Enchanted Lake_, before joining pianist Nikolai Lugansky to scale the Everest of romantic piano concertos - Rachmaninov’s epic Third Concerto, premiered 100 years ago and still as thrilling as ever. "www.cbso.co.uk":http://cbso.co.uk
*City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra* *Andris Nelsons* _conductor_ *Nikolai Lugansky* _piano_
*Liadov* _The Enchanted Lake_ 7’ *Rachmaninov* Piano Concerto No 3 44’ *Dvorák* Symphony No 8 36’
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Centre Stage - Brass Explosion
More Info Book TicketsThu 3 Dec 1:10pm Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre
*Poulenc* Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone *Nyman* Masque Arias *Mathias* Summer Dances
*Poulenc* Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone *Nyman* Masque Arias *Mathias* Summer Dances
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CBSO Haydn 200: The Creation
More Info Book TicketsThu 3 Dec 7:30pm Symphony Hall
_“When I think of God, I can’t help writing cheerful music,”_ admitted Joseph Haydn. So it’s no wonder that his great oratorio _The Creation_ is one of the freshest, happiest and most unstuffy pieces of religious music ever written. Fizzy operatic arias, blockbuster choruses and a visionary musical depiction of the birth of the Universe itself - they’re all part of Haydn’s shamelessly tuneful version of the Book of Genesis. Adam and Eve even get their own love-duet! There’s no more enjoyable way to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Haydn’s death - and to hear the CBSO’s magnificent chorus in full, resplendent voice. Tonight’s concert is supported by the Tolkien Trust. Pre-concert talk - 6.15pm - *Haydn's Creation in a post-Darwinian World* Lord Harries of Pentregarth, the former Bishop of Oxford, gives his perspective on the significance of the Creation story in the Eighteenth Century. "www.cbso.co.uk":http://cbso.co.uk
*City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra* *Andris Nelsons* _conductor_ *Ailish Tynan* _soprano_ *Joel Prieto* _tenor_ *Vuyani Mlinde* _bass_ *CBSO Chorus*
*Haydn* _The Creation_ 109’ (sung in English)
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Midlands Hospitals' Choir Christmas Concert In aid of CLIC Sargent
More Info Book TicketsFri 4 Dec 3:00pm Town Hall
The Midlands Hospitals’ Choir gives annual Christmas Concerts to raise funds for CLIC Sargent, the largest charity helping children with cancer. The concert includes arrangements of favourite and newer carols, some sung by candlelight.
*David Lawrence* _conductor_ *Tenors Un Limited* *Gemini Brass*
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Handel's Messiah Anniversary Special City of Birmingham Choir
More Info Book TicketsFri 4 Dec 7:00pm Symphony Hall
The City of Birmingham Choir’s Messiah performances will be extra special this year as they celebrate 25 years with Thomas Trotter at the harpsichord and Handel’s 250th anniversary, in Town Hall’s 175th year. A long standing Birmingham tradition, these concerts come highly recommended and feature regularly in the UK’s “Top Ten Messiahs”.
Alison Roddy _soprano_ Susanna Spicer _alto_ Ed Lyon _tenor_ George Humphreys _bass_ Thomas Trotter _harpsichord_ Carleton Etherington _organ_ Adrian Lucas conductor
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Midlands Hospitals' Choir Christmas Concert In aid of CLIC Sargent
More Info Book TicketsFri 4 Dec 7:15pm Town Hall
The Midlands Hospitals’ Choir gives annual Christmas Concerts to raise funds for CLIC Sargent, the largest charity helping children with cancer. The concert includes arrangements of favourite and newer carols, some sung by candlelight.
*David Lawrence* _conductor_ *Tenors Un Limited* *Gemini Brass*
