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Celebrating Nielsen: Sinfonia Espansiva
More Info Book TicketsTue 3 Feb 2009 Symphony Hall
Nielsen’s music is so fresh and clear that it’s not hard to hear it as musical landscape painting - inspired by the countryside and folklore of his native Denmark. He dubbed his Third Symphony “Expansive”, and it’s easy to hear why; this is simply some of the most radiant music of modern times with an ecstatic slow movement featuring wordless parts for singers. In this final instalment of the CBSO and the Hallé’s joint Nielsen Symphony Cycle, conductor Mark Elder and the Hallé return to pair the Symphony with two more great Scandinavian landscapes - the fire and ice of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto and Grieg’s much loved Peer Gynt suite; just four of the most irresistible tunes ever written!
Sir Mark Elder - conductor Nadine Livingston - soprano Matthew Brook - baritone Alina Pogostkina - violin
Grieg: Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1 13’ Sibelius: Violin Concerto 31’ Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 (Espansiva) 38’
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Birmingham City University Awards Ceremony
More Info Book TicketsWed 4 Feb 2009 Symphony Hall
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Birmingham City University Awards Ceremony
More Info Book TicketsWed 4 Feb 2009 Symphony Hall
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Dvorák’s New World
More Info Book TicketsThu 5 Feb Symphony Hall
Was there ever a more evocative, nostalgic work than the New World Symphony? Right from the opening bars it is clear that the composer’s thoughts were more of his beloved Bohemia than of the exciting city of New York in which he found himself. Rachmaninov also had his moments of homesickness after he moved to the USA, but the bubbly brilliance of his ever-popular Paganini Rhapsody makes it one of his most extrovert works. Sometimes musicians simply choose to ignore their surroundings: Prokofiev’s equally brilliant first symphony was composed, amazingly, against the stormy background of the Russian Revolution!
Michal Dworzynski - conductor Alexander Kobrin - piano City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 (Classical) 15’ Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini 25’ Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) 40’
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Juan Martin Flamenco Ensemble
More Info Book TicketsThu 5 Feb 2009 Town Hall
Voted into the top guitarists in the world by US Guitar Player magazine, Juan Martin brings his line up of the finest dancers and musicians. Martins ensemble is at the vanguard of modern flamenco with a unique style of music that succeeds in embracing classical, jazz and modern harmonies. An evening of exhilarating music and dance not to be missed. £10, £15, £20
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Centre Stage Eduardo Vassallo and Laurence Jackson
More Info Book TicketsFri 6 Feb 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre
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Tea Dance
More Info Book TicketsFri 6 Feb 2009 Town Hall
Enjoy a wonderfull dance in the glorious surroundings of Town Hall with live music from Garry Allcock and his All-Stars Band. £7.50
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Steve Yemba & Crossroad Collision
More InfoFri 6 Feb 2009 Symphony Hall Foyer Bars
Crossroad Collision is a percussion group influenced by jazz and African music.
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Friday Night Classics: A Night at the Oscars
More Info Book TicketsFri 6 Feb 2009 Symphony Hall
Put the champagne on ice and roll out the red carpet as silver-screen showman Carl Davis hosts this evening of Oscar-winning movie soundtracks. With themes that include The Lord of the Rings, Dr Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, Dances with Wolves, Titanic, Robin Hood, The Godfather and much more, join us for a night that celebrates the soundtrack to all our lives.
Carl Davis- conductor City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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Social Ballroom Dance Door open at 7:30pm and dancing from 8-11pm
More Info Book TicketsFri 6 Feb 2009 Town Hall
The very best of social dancing in the elegant setting of Town Hall. Live music provided by Garry Allcock and his All-Stars Band. £15 unreserved
Garry Allcock and his All-Stars Band
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Notelets Action Stations! 11am
More Info Book TicketsSat 7 Feb 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre
Action Stations! - a mini concert for 3-5 year olds and their families. Come and get active with action songs and music to make you move, for all those fidgety feet!
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Notelets Action Stations! 2pm
More Info Book TicketsSat 7 Feb 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre
Action Stations! - a mini concert for 3-5 year olds and their families. Come and get active with action songs and music to make you move, for all those fidgety feet!
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Dvorák’s New World
More Info Book TicketsSat 7 Feb Symphony Hall
Was there ever a more evocative, nostalgic work than the New World Symphony? Right from the opening bars it is clear that the composer’s thoughts were more of his beloved Bohemia than of the exciting city of New York in which he found himself. Rachmaninov also had his moments of homesickness after he moved to the USA, but the bubbly brilliance of his ever-popular Paganini Rhapsody makes it one of his most extrovert works. Sometimes musicians simply choose to ignore their surroundings: Prokofiev’s equally brilliant first symphony was composed, amazingly, against the stormy background of the Russian Revolution!
Michal Dworzynski - conductor Alexander Kobrin - piano City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 (Classical) 15’ Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini 25’ Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) 40’
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Teddy Thompson with special guest Tift Merritt
More Info Book TicketsSat 7 Feb 2009 Town Hall
_A Piece of What You Need_ - Thompson's fourth album overall and his third for Verve - is the London-born, New York-based artist's most ambitious and accomplished effort to date, showcasing his formidable vocal, songwriting and guitar talents while venturing into rewarding new musical and lyrical territory. Thompson's trademark blend of catchy songcraft, pensive emotional insight and good-natured black humor is present on such new tunes as In My Arms, What's This?!!, Don't Know What I Was Thinking and the bittersweetly fatalistic Turning the Gun On Myself. The album's effortless pop sensibility is matched by a playful sonic palette that incorporates such aural surprises as the careening brass band on _Can't Sing Straight_ and _One of These Days,_ or the Hitchcockian orchestral rushes that haunt the cinematic _Jonathan's Book._ American singer/songwriter Tift Merritt opens the show with music from her extensive repertoire, including songs from her critically acclaimed album _Tambourine_. £13
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Sunday Morning Coffee Concert - Minetti Quartett ECHO Rising Stars series
More Info Book TicketsSun 8 Feb 2009 Town Hall
Since its formation in 2003 the Minetti Quartett, consisting of four outstanding young Austrian musicians, has enjoyed considerable success. The Minetti Quartett has been chosen to participate by the European Concert Halls Organisation and will also perform at Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Stockholm Konserthuset, Cité de la musique Paris, and many more prestigious European venues.
*Haydn* String Quartet Op 64 No 4 *Webern* Six Bagatelles Op 3 *Beethoven* String Qurtet in E minor Op 59 No 2
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Sharleen Spiteri
More Info Book TicketsSun 8 Feb 2009 Symphony Hall
Sharleen Spiteri, one of the most successful women in British music over the last 25 years, makes her solo debut at Symphony Hall this February - hot on the heels of her solo album ‘Melody’ which went straight into the album charts at No 3, and has already been declared Gold for 100,000 sales. The release of 'Melody' has seen Sharleen back in huge demand with performances on a range of massive UK TV shows from Later with Jools Holland to the Andrew Marr Show, via Graham Norton, The Charlotte Church Show and Transmission. Debut single ‘All The Times I Cried’ received a Neilson award for over 10,000 plays on UK Radio, including a coveted Radio 2 ‘A’ Playlisting. Follow up single ‘Stop I Don’t Love You Anymore’ is also climbing the Airplay Top 20. Sharleen has also performed radio sessions for Radio 2 and Virgin as well as slotting in a triumphant main stage surprise performance at hometown festival T in the Park. She also starred at the recent BBC Proms in the Park, when she performed to over 30,000 people in London’s Hyde Park. Press plaudits include the NME who called Melody ‘a succulent record of Dusty Springfield-isms’. The 2009 tour will see Sharleen perform tracks from Melody for the first time, along with a few Texas classics and, as always with Sharleen, some musical surprises - all delivered by one of the best and most distinctive voices in British music.
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Lunchtime Organ Concert - Thomas Trotter Mendelssohn 200th Anniversary Concert
More Info Book TicketsMon 9 Feb Town Hall
A concert to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn's birth and his links with Birmingham, by Thomas Trotter, Birmingham City Organist.
*Thomas Trotter* organ
*Mendelssohn* Prelude & Fugue in C minor Andante in D with Variations Sonata No 1 in F minor Nocturne & Scherzo (from _A Midsummer Night's Dream_) War March of the Priests (from _Athalie_)
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Nash Ensemble
More Info Book TicketsTue 10 Feb Town Hall
Rarely has a composer produced a work of such effortless genius as the sixteen-year-old Mendelssohn’s _Octet_ - a miraculous stream of wonderful melody. The Nash Ensemble marks the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn’s birth (February 1809) with a performance of this masterpiece in the hall in which the composer once played and conducted. It is heard next to the delicious Sextet from Strauss’s _Capriccio_ and the dark tragedy of Mozart’s great G minor String Quintet. 6.15pm pre-concert talk Tickets £5-£20
*Strauss* Sextet ( _Capriccio_ ) 6’ *Mozart* Quintet in G Minor, K516 33’ *Mendelssohn* Octet 38’
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Bruch's Violin Concerto
More Info Book TicketsWed 11 Feb Symphony Hall
The latest in a long line of outstanding young conductors to emerge from Finland, Pietari Inkinen makes his Birmingham debut with the youthful First Symphony by his compatriot Sibelius. The passionate sweep of this music ends a programme full of romantic ardour for the week of Valentine’s Day: Bruch’s timeless concerto is played by the CBSO’s leader, and a selection of Mendelssohn’s music for Shakespeare’s beloved romantic comedy provides a perfect companion.
Pietari Inkinen - conductor Laurence Jackson - violin City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Overture, Scherzo and Wedding March 20’ Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 26’ Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 38’
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Ray Lamontagne
More Info Book TicketsThu 12 Feb 2009 Symphony Hall
With his remarkable, rough hewn vocals and evocative, finely etched songs, Ray LaMontagne has, in but a few short years, become the rare artist of whom the world waits with to see what each new work will reveal. Now, on his much anticipated third album, the Maine-based singer and songwriter has crafted a warm and welcoming record which unveils heretofore untapped depths of ingenuity and optimism. Touching upon a range of styles and musical setting - spanning pastoral folk, railroad blues, front porch country, and plangent balladry - “GOSSIP IN THE GRAIN” proves to be LaMontagne’s most creative and emotionally expansive collection to date. £19
