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Bach's Brandenburg Concer... Birmingham International Concert Season 2010/11
More Info Book TicketsTue 26 Oct 7:30pm Town Hall
Bach’s Six _Brandenburg_ Concertos are overflowing with music of supreme energy, tunefulness, good humour and invention. For nearly forty years the Academy of Ancient Music has been at the forefront of Baroque performance, playing 'always with a scholar’s attention to accuracy and a rock musician’s joyous zeal' (Fort Worth Star-Telegram). Classic FM’s Anne-Marie Minhall, says of tonight’s recommended concert: “The Brandenburg Concertos were so named for an ungrateful Marquis who didn’t particularly care for them. Perhaps the minor royal was having a bad day because each of these jewels has something exceptional to offer the listener.” 6.15pm Pre-concert talk: Richard Egarr in conversation with Lyndon Jenkins.
"*Academy of Ancient Music*":http://www.aam.co.uk/ *Richard Egarr* _director/harpsichord_
*J S Bach* The Six Brandenburg Concertos 96’ There will be one interval and the concert will end at approximately 9:30pm.
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CBSO The Birmingham Mahle...
More Info Book TicketsTue 23 Nov 7:30pm Symphony Hall
Every Mahler symphony tells a life-or-death story, but none does it with more romance, more melody or more epic sweep than the Fifth. Opening with a desolate trumpet call and ending with a joyous hymn of triumph, it’s one of music’s great emotional odysseys, taking in Viennese waltzes, funeral marches, and - above all - the famous _Adagietto_, Mahler’s tender love song to his young wife. It’s probably Mahler’s most popular symphony - so Andris Nelsons’s interpretation, part of our year-long Birmingham Mahler Cycle, is sure to be a high point of the season. Tonight's performance includes Judith Weir’s Shakespeare-inspired _Storm_, performed by the very choir and conductor who premiered it back in 1997. 6.15pm Pre-concert talk. CBSO violinist David Gregory offers a performer’s perspective. Part of "The Birmingham Mahler Cycle":http://www.thsh.co.uk/the-birmingham-mahler-cycle
*Andris Nelsons* _conductor_ *Simon Halsey* _conductor_ *CBSO Youth Chorus* *CBSO Children’s Chorus*
*Weir* _Storm_ 20’ *Mahler* Symphony No. 5 72’
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CBSO The Birmingham Mahle...
More Info Book TicketsWed 24 Nov 2:15pm Symphony Hall
Every Mahler symphony tells a life-or-death story, but none does it with more romance, more melody or more epic sweep than the Fifth. Opening with a desolate trumpet call and ending with a joyous hymn of triumph, it’s one of music’s great emotional odysseys, taking in Viennese waltzes, funeral marches, and - above all - the famous _Adagietto_, Mahler’s tender love song to his young wife. It’s probably Mahler’s most popular symphony - so Andris Nelsons’s interpretation, part of our year-long Birmingham Mahler Cycle, is sure to be a high point of the season. This afternoon's performance includes Bach’s masterly double violin concerto. 1.15pm Pre-concert talk. CBSO violinist David Gregory offers a performer’s perspective. Part of "The Birmingham Mahler Cycle":http://www.thsh.co.uk/the-birmingham-mahler-cycle
*Andris Nelsons* _conductor_ *Laurence Jackson* _violin_ *Zoë Beyers* _violin_
*Bach* Concerto in D minor for two violins 16’ *Mahler* Symphony No. 5 72’
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Celebrity Piano Recital: ... Birmingham International Concert Season 2010/11
More Info Book TicketsThu 9 Dec 7:30pm Town Hall
'Anderszewski is unquestionably one of the outstanding and most fascinating pianists of our day'. The Daily Telegraph Polish pianist "Piotr Anderszewski’s":http://www.anderszewski.net pursuit of perfection brings a special intensity to his playing, and his unique musical insights make him one of the world’s most individual artists. Appearances by this inspirational musician are increasingly rare, and lovers of great piano playing should not hesitate to book immediately. Classic FM’s Anne-Marie Minhall, says of tonight’s recommended concert: “Space must be short on the mantelpiece at the home of this Polish virtuoso due to the many awards he’s collected through the years, including a Classic FM Gramophone Award for Best Instrumental Disc and the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Best Instrumentalist Award. Anderszewski is nothing short of a remarkable player - an evening to be relished.”
Programme includes *Schumann* Six Etudes in Canonic Form 16’ *J S Bach* English Suite No 5 in E minor BWV810 21’ *J S Bach* English Suite No 3 in G minor, BWV808
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Carols by Candlelight
More Info Book TicketsFri 17 Dec 7:30pm Symphony Hall
Carols and seasonal classics performed by the UK’s most elegant ensemble in full period costume in a candle-lit style setting. Presented in association with Raymond Gubbay. For more information visit "www.raymondgubbay.co.uk":http://www.raymondgubbay.co.uk
*Mozart Festival Chorus* *Mozart Festival Orchestra* in full period costume *Sophie Bevan* _soprano_ *Steven Devine* _conductor_
*Handel* _Zadok the Priest_ *Mozart* _Laudate Dominum_ *Bach* _Wachet auf_ *Vivaldi* _Gloria_ (Opening) *Cullen* _Coventry Carol_ *L. Mozart* _Musical Sleigh Ride_ *Pearsall* _In dulci jubilo_ *Corelli* _Allegro & Pastorale_ from _Christmas Concerto_ *Handel* _Let the bright Seraphim_ Christmas sequence from _Messiah_ including Hallelujah Chorus *Bach* Air on the G string Carols for all including: _Hark! the herald angels sing_, _The first Nowell_, _O come, all ye faithful_, _Once in royal David’s city_, _God rest ye merry, gentlemen_, _It came upon the midnight clear_, _Good King Wenceslas_, _Unto us is born a son_
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Christmas Eve Classics
More Info Book TicketsFri 24 Dec 3:00pm Symphony Hall
This concert of joyous seasonal and traditional music for all the family perfectly captures the true spirit of Christmas. Presented in association with Raymond Gubbay. For more information visit "www.raymondgubbay.co.uk":http://www.raymondgubbay.co.uk
*Andrew Tortise* _tenor_ *Paul Beniston* _trumpet_ *Birmingham Choral Union* *Lichfield Cathedral Girls Choir* *David Hill* _conductor_ *London Concert Orchestra*
*Bach* Christmas Oratorio (Opening Chorus) _Sheep may safely graze_ *Handel* _Ombra mai fu_ from _Xerxes_ *Berlioz* _The Shepherds’ Farewell_ *Darke* _In the bleak midwinter_ *Franck* _Panis Angelicus_ *Adams* _The Holy City_ *Clarke* Trumpet Suite *Pearsall* _In dulci jubilo_ *Adam* _O Holy Night_ plus carols for all _God rest you merry, gentlemen_ _Hark! the herald angels sing_ _O come, all ye faithful_ _Good King Wenceslas_
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The Four Seasons by Candl...
More Info Book TicketsTue 28 Dec 3:00pm Symphony Hall
Exquisite 18th century classics performed in full period costume in an evocative candle-lit style setting. Presented in association with Raymond Gubbay. For more information visit "www.raymondgubbay.co.uk":http://www.raymondgubbay.co.uk
*Alexander Sitkovetsky* _violin_ *Martin Burgess* _violin_ *Ruby Hughes* _soprano_ *Crispian Steele-Perkins* _trumpet_ *Steven Devine* _conductor_
*Handel* _Arrival of the Queen of Sheba_, _Lascia ch’io pianga_ from _Rinaldo_, _Let the Bright Seraphim_ *Albinoni* _Adagio_ *Stanley* Trumpet Voluntary *Pachelbel* Canon *Clarke* Trumpet Suite *Bach* Concerto for two violins *Vivaldi* _The Four Seasons_
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Bach Toccata - Widor Tocc... Birmingham International Concert Season 2010/11
More Info Book TicketsWed 2 Mar 2011 7:30pm Symphony Hall
Feel the force of the King of Instruments at its best in iconic works by Bach and Widor. John Scott is one of the world’s finest organists, previously at St Paul’s Cathedral and now at New York’s St Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue. Tonight he plays Bach’s exuberant Toccata in F and Widor’s mighty work of the same name, the climax of the composer’s complete Fifth Symphony. 6.15pm Pre-concert talk: John Scott in conversation with Graeme Kay.
*John Scott* _organ_
*J S Bach* Fantasia in G 8' Six Schübler Chorales 20' Toccata and Fugue in F 9' *Schumann* Fugue No 1 on BACH 5' *Widor* Symphony No 5 in F minor 38'
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Celebrity Piano Recital: ... Birmingham International Concert Season 2010/11
More Info Book TicketsThu 7 Apr 2011 7:30pm Symphony Hall
Freddy Kempf’s big break came when he _didn’t_ win the 1998 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition. The audience complained, the Russian press protested and he shot to prominence overnight. Since then he has been acknowledged as one of the world’s leading pianists. Tonight his programme ranges from the irresistable energy of Beethoven’s _Waldstein_ to Schumann’s fantastical _Kreisleriana_ and includes a real novelty in Rachmaninov’s Bach arrangement.
*Beethoven* _Eroica Variations_ 24’ *Beethoven* Piano Sonata No 21 in C, Op 53, _Waldstein_ 22’ *Bach-Rachmaninov* Partita in E major 9’ *Schumann* _Kreisleriana_, Op 16 30’
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Good Friday St Matthew Pa... Birmingham International Concert Season
More Info Book TicketsFri 22 Apr 2011 2:00pm Symphony Hall
'The Ex Cathedra performance is superb...' BBC Music magazine ***** review of Ex Cathedra's live Symphony Hall recording in 2009. Birmingham’s Good Friday performances of Bach’s monumental _St Matthew Passion_ are a hallowed tradition. One of the UK's finest choirs, Ex Cathedra’s trailblazing performances and critically acclaimed recordings have put it at the forefront of early music. BBC Music magazine’s Editor, Oliver Condy, explains why he has recommended tonight’s concert: “J S Bach’s re-telling of the St Matthew gospel is awe-inspiring and beautiful with its exquisite arias and impassioned choruses. It was not performed outside Bach’s Leipzig until 1829 when Mendelssohn, himself a regular in Birmingham, rediscovered it and brought it back to life. This will doubtless be an unforgettable evening.”
"*Ex Cathedra Choir and Baroque Orchestra*":http://www.excathedra.co.uk/ *Jeffrey Skidmore* _conductor_ *Jeremy Budd* _Evangelist_ *Eamonn Dougan* _Christus_ *Greg Skidmore* _Pilate_
*J S Bach* _St Matthew Passion_ 180’
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Celebrity Recital: Natali... Birmingham International Concert Season 2010/11
More Info Book TicketsFri 6 May 2011 7:30pm Town Hall
Few British performers have caught the public’s imagination as much as cellist Natalie Clein. Her programme includes Rachmaninov’s great Sonata, one of his most passionate and poetic works. BBC Music magazine’s Editor, Oliver Condy, explains why he has recommended tonight’s concert: “A natural, charming musician, Natalie Clein is the foremost cellist of her generation. She came to prominence after winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 1994 with a spell-binding performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto, a work she recorded with great acclaim for EMI Classics.”
*Natalie Clein* _cello_ *Katya Apekisheva* _piano_
*J S Bach* Solo Cello Suite No 2 in D Minor 18' *Shostakovich* Cello Sonata in D Minor 29' *Sibelius* _Malinconia_ 13' *Rachmaninov* Cello Sonata in G Minor 33'
