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A Christmas Carol
Mon 22 Dec Symphony Hall
It simply wouldn’t be Christmas without the CBSO’s celebrations, hosted this year by presenter Carol Smillie and featuring the CBSO and its massed choirs. Packed with festive music and your favourite carols, plus stories, readings and plenty of audience participation, these concerts are the perfect way to kick-start your Christmas holidays and put you in the festive spirit.
Simon Halsey - conductor Carol Smillie - presenter City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Youth Chorus City of Birmingham Young Voices City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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Christmas Carol Singalong
Tue 23 Dec Symphony Hall
Back by popular demand *JONATHAN COHEN* invites you to join the fun with favourite Christmas songs and carols galore. _Clap your hands, stamp your feet and sing your heart out!_
_Special Guest Singer_ *Sophie-Louise Dann* Birmingham Festival Choral Society London Concert Orchestra
Jingle Bells Ding dong! Merrily on high Winter Wonderland The Twelve Days of Christmas O come, all ye faithful Once in royal David’s city God rest you merry, gentlemen O little town of Bethlehem Away in a manger Let it snow Santa Claus is coming to town Hark! the herald angels sing Frosty the Snowman The first Nowell
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Christmas Gala
Tue 23 Dec Symphony Hall
Introduced by star of breakfast *GMTV*'s *PENNY SMITH* Merry festive favourites and classic carols to spread Christmas cheer.
with exquisite soloists and the angelic voice of a boy soprano Lee Bisset _soprano_ James Edwards _tenor_ Robin Marshall _treble_ Fraser Goulding _conductor_ London Concert _Orchestra_
*Humperdinck* Hansel and Gretel Overture *Tchaikovsky* The Nutcracker Suite *Rimsky-Korsakov* Christmas Eve Polonaise *Puccini * Christmas Love Duet from La Boheme *Head* The Little Road to Bethlehem *Schubert* Ave Maria *Anderson* Sleigh Ride *Bach* Jesu, joy of Man’s Desiring *Lloyd Webber* Pie Jesu from Requiem *Arr. Bateman* Winter Wonderland _and_ *CAROLS FOR ALL* _including_ Once in Royal David’s City O come, all ye faithful Hark! the herald angels sing
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Christmas Eve Classics
Wed 24 Dec Symphony Hall
_A magical matinee to start your Christmas Eve celebrations._ This concert of glorious seasonal and traditional music captures perfectly the true spirit of Christmas.
John Graham-Hall _tenor_ Paul Beniston _trumpet_ Birmingham Choral Union The Shrewsbury Young Performers Choir Robin Stapleton _conductor_ London Concert Orchestra
*Bach* Sheep may safely graze *Head* The Little Road to Bethlehem *Handel* Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah *Rutter* Shepherd’s Pipe Carol *Franck* Panis Angelicus *Adam* O Holy Night *Clarke* Trumpet Suite *Keonig* Post Horn Galop *Darke* In the bleak midwinter *Pachelbel* Canon *Bizet* Agnus Dei *Adams* The Holy City _plus_ *CAROLS FOR ALL* O come, all ye faithful God rest you merry, gentlemen Good King Wenceslas O little town of Bethlehem Hark! the herald angels sing
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Boxing Day Classics
Fri 26 Dec Symphony Hall
Two giant keyboard masterpieces in one superb programme of rousing classics. _A complimentary glass of champagne for everyone_
Edward Warren _conductor_ Malcolm Hicks _organ_ Martin Cousin _piano_ London Concert Orchestra
*Rossini* William Tell Overture *Mascagni* Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana *Tchaikovsky* Piano Concerto No.1 *Wagner* Prelude Act III from Lohengrin *Strauss* Emperor Waltz *Saint-Saëns* Symphony No.3 ‘Organ Symphony’ Featuring the majestic *Symphony Hall Organ*
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The Best of Gilbert and Sullivan
Sat 27 Dec Symphony Hall
Here’s a first rate opportunity to hear all the most familiar toe-tapping songs from the delectable Savoy Operas presented in a brand new show with favourite stars from the world of Gilbert & Sullivan.
Charlotte Page _soprano_ Victoria Byron _mezzo soprano_ Jill Pert _contralto_ Stephen Brown _tenor_ Bruce Graham _baritone_ Donald Maxwell _baritone_ Alistair Donkin _bass_ The Gilbert & Sullivan Chorus & Orchestra Fraser Goulding _conductor_
*The Mikado* *The Pirates of Penzance* *HMS Pinafore* *Iolanthe* *Yeomen of the Guard* *The Gondoliers*
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Russian Spectacular
Sat 27 Dec Symphony Hall
The passion, warmth and romance of Russia is vividly brought to life in this programme of timeless classics with the fiery 1812 Overture as a stunning finale. *1812 OVERTURE - A TRULY EXPLOSIVE FINALE*
Alexander Sitkovetsky _violin_ Stephen Bell _conductor_ London Concert Orchestra The Guards of the Moscow Militia
*Glinka* Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture *Borodin* Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor *Tchaikovsky* Polonaise and Waltz from Eugene Onegin *Khachaturian* Adagio from Spartacus *Mussorgsky* Great Gate of Kiev *Tchaikovsky* Violin Concerto
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Christmas Festival Proms
Sun 28 Dec Symphony Hall
_Classic…after Classic…after Classic_
Wynne Evans _tenor_ Camilla Roberts _soprano_ John Pryce-Jones _conductor_ London Concert Orchestra
*Rossini* The Thieving Magpie Overture *Sousa* Semper Fidelis *Khatchaturian* Masquerade Waltz *Grieg* Morning and In The Hall Of The Mountain King *Mussorgsky* Great Gate of Kiev *Suppé* Light Cavalry Overture *Strauss* Radetzky March *Elgar* Chanson de Matin *Puccini* O soave fanciulla *and all your proms favourites* _Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines_ _Hornpipe_ _Land of Hope and Glory_ _Nessun Dorma_ _Rule, Britannia_
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The Sound of the Musicals
Sun 28 Dec Symphony Hall
_Following last year’s huge success!_ Another selection of greatest hits from some of the most colourful shows from Broadway and the West End.
With dazzling stars from London’s West End Stage *Deborah Myers* *James Graeme* *Sally Ann Triplett* *Martin Crewes* Richard Balcombe _conductor_ Metro Voices London Concert Orchestra
Jesus Christ Superstar Phantom of the Opera The Sound of Music Annie Get Yer Gun Mack and Mabel West Side Story Guys and Dolls Les Miserables A Chorus Line Kiss Me Kate My Fair Lady High Society Oklahoma Carousel Cabaret Chicago Barnum Joseph Chess Evita
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Blockbusters! Music from the Movies
Mon 29 Dec Symphony Hall
_Music From The Movies_ *ROBERT POWELL* introduces an evening of unforgettable musical themes from award-winning films including
Paul Bateman _conductor_ London Concert Orchestra
BATMAN *BEN-HUR* *PLATOON* *GLADIATOR* *JAMES BOND* *JURASSIC PARK* *INDIANA JONES* *HARRY POTTER* *DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* *THE DAM BUSTERS* *CHARIOTS OF FIRE* *THE DEER HUNTER* *LORD OF THE RINGS* *MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE* *DANCES WITH WOLVES* *THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES*
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Space Classics A Light and Laser Extravaganza
Tue 30 Dec Symphony Hall
_A Light and Laser Extravaganza_ A fantastic voyage in a galaxy of sight and sound through deep space and beyond! *WITH A DAZZLING LASER DISPLAY*
Anthony Inglis _conductor_ London Concert Orchestra
*E.T.* *Star Trek* *Star Wars* *Superman* *Return of the Jedi * *Attack of The Clones * *The Phantom Menace* *Thunderbirds are Go!* *Mars, Jupiter and Mercury from The Planets* *The Empire Strikes Back* *Close Encounters of the Third Kind* *Sunrise from Also Sprach Zarathustra*
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Strictly Strauss
CancelledWed 31 Dec Symphony Hall
Please note this event has now been cancelled. Please contact the Box Office for ticket returns. The same event will still take place on 1 January 2009, "click here":http://www.thsh.co.uk/view/strictly-strauss-09
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New Year's Eve Gala
Wed 31 Dec Symphony Hall
*SEE IN THE HOUR OF MIDNIGHT* Wiuth light-hearted fun from Special Guests *STRINGFEVER*
John Hudson _tenor_ Richard Morrison _baritone_ Anthony Inglis _conductor_ London Concert Orchestra
Symphony Hall’s annual celebration to greet the New Year with a burst of opera and an irresistible assortment of popular classics including: *Mendelssohn* The Hebrides Overture *Sousa* Liberty Bell March *Delibes* Prelude and Mazurka from Coppelia *Bizet* The Pearl Fishers Duet *Rossini* Largo al factotum *Walton* Crown Imperial *Vaughan Williams* Fantasia from Greensleeves *Di Capua* O sole Mio *Strauss* Thunder and Lightning Polka *Puccini* Nessun dorma *Elgar* Land of Hope and Glory *Arne* Rule, Britannia!
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Strictly Strauss
Thu 1 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
Superb music, enchanting dance and delightful songs from the Strauss family and friends will transport you back in time to the magnificent Viennese ballrooms of the 19th Century.
JOHANN STRAUSS ORCHESTRA directed from the violin in the traditional Viennese manner by *Daniel Rowland* with beautiful soprano *Elena Xanthoudakis* *JOHANN STRAUSS DANCERS* _in wonderful costumes of the period_ Choreography Christopher Hampson
_A host of great Strauss favourites from the original JOHANN STRAUSS GALA includes_ * Voices of Spring, Emperor Waltz, Radetzky March, Roses From The South, Anvil Polka, The Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus, Tritsch Tratsch Polka and the glorious Blue Danube Waltz*
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Glenn Miller Orchestra
Fri 2 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
_Swing In The New Year_ Have yourself a classic forties celebration as Ray McVay directs the UK’s greatest Big Band in a nostalgic journey through Glenn Miller’s legendary hits and wartime chart toppers.
Jan Messeder, Colin Anthony, The Uptown Hall Gang, The Moonlight Serenaders _With very special guest International award-winning singing sensation_* Rosemary Squires* and *Lindy-hopping duo* *The Jumping Jack Jivers*
_All your favourites_ Moonlight Serenade In The Mood Adios American Patrol Little Brown Jug Kalamazoo St. Louis Blues March The Orchestra will perform the second half of the concert in the World War II uniforms of the US Army Air Force
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Viennese New Year
Sat 3 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
Tap your toes into 2009 with the CBSO’s traditional Viennese concerts. With jubilant works by Mozart, and much-loved waltzes, polkas and arias by members of the Strauss family, let the CBSO whisk you off your feet to a world of dashing dancers and swirling ballgowns.
Carlos Kalmar - conductor Sarah Tynan - soprano City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito - Overture Strauss: Acceleration Waltz Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate Strauss: Dragonfly Polka Strauss: Furioso Polka Suppé: Poet and Peasant Mozart: Idomeneo - Ballet Music Strauss: Village Swallows from Austria Strauss: Im Krapfenwaldl Strauss: Plappermäulchen! Strauss: Operetta Arias Strauss: Anvil Polka Strauss: Blue Danube Waltz
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Viennese New Year
Sat 3 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
Tap your toes into 2009 with the CBSO’s traditional Viennese concerts. With jubilant works by Mozart, and much-loved waltzes, polkas and arias by members of the Strauss family, let the CBSO whisk you off your feet to a world of dashing dancers and swirling ballgowns.
Carlos Kalmar - conductor Sarah Tynan - soprano City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito - Overture Strauss: Acceleration Waltz Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate Strauss: Dragonfly Polka Strauss: Furioso Polka Suppé: Poet and Peasant Mozart: Idomeneo - Ballet Music Strauss: Village Swallows from Austria Strauss: Im Krapfenwaldl Strauss: Plappermäulchen! Strauss: Operetta Arias Strauss: Anvil Polka Strauss: Blue Danube Waltz
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National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Tue 6 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
There is nothing quite like the excitement of an orchestra of young musicians - and when they’re as talented as the National Youth Orchestra, we can expect extraordinary results. Many of these young performers are having their first encounters with great orchestral music, experiencing it onstage at Symphony Hall with a freshness and passion never to be recaptured - it’s like being in love for the first time! Tickets £5-£37.50
*Programme to be announced*
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Celebrating Nielsen: The Inextinguishable
Wed 7 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
After last season’s acclaimed cycle of Sibelius symphonies, this season we feature the equally impressive cycle by his exact contemporary Carl Nielsen. His varied output holds the same central place in Danish music as Sibelius does in Finland, and his six symphonies are full of struggle, reflection and strong emotion - just like real life. Principal guest conductor Sakari Oramo begins this series with a charming picture-postcard overture and the composer’s best-known work. Written at the height of the First World War, this symphony is a volcanic musical struggle between the forces of destruction and the energy of life itself, culminating in one of the most uplifting - and thrilling - endings in all music. 6.15pm Pre-concert talk - Nielsen: The Inextinguishable An introduction to the CBSO and the Hallé’s joint Nielsen Cycle and tonight’s concert.
Sakari Oramo - conductor Nikolai Lugansky - piano City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Nielsen: A Fantasy Trip to the Faroes 12’ Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 32’ Nielsen: Symphony No. 4 (The Inextinguishable) 36’
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Celebrating Nielsen: The Four Temperaments
Sat 10 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
For Nielsen, music was all about exploring what it means to be human. And this second concert in the CBSO and the Hallé’s joint Nielsen Symphony Cycle does exactly that. Nielsen’s extraordinary Second Symphony, “The Four Temperaments”, is a musical attempt to paint an entire personality in wonderfully colourful music; his deceptively tuneful Sixth is a musical self-portrait as haunting and unforgettable as anything by Mahler. To these masterpieces Oramo adds Nielsen’s picturesque tribute to the sun, and Prokofiev’s equally warm-hearted violin concerto played by an outstanding soloist. 5.45pm Pre-concert talk - Nielsen: The Four Temperaments Find out more about tonight’s symphonies and overture by this great Dane.
Sakari Oramo - conductor Akiko Suwanai - violin City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Nielsen: Helios Overture 12’ Nielsen: Symphony No. 6 (Semplice) 31’ Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 22’ Nielsen: Symphony No. 2 (The Four Temperaments) 35’
