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• Centre Stage at CBSO Centre  

  Thu 25 Sep to Sun 14 Jun Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Devised and performed by the musicians of the CBSO, Centre Stage provides a series of intimate chamber concerts designed to complement the music being performed at Symphony Hall. Centre Stage events start at 1.10pm and normally last about 50 minutes. Snacks and a licenced bar are available before every performance.
  
  
  

• Centre Stage Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Wed 26 Sep Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Devised and performed by the musicians of the CBSO, Centre Stage provides a series of intimate chamber concerts designed to complement the music being performed at Symphony Hall. With a ‘close enough to touch’ atmosphere, these concerts put the talents of our musicians in the spotlight, and provide the perfect setting in which to get near to the performers and the music they’ve chosen. All Centre Stage events are held at CBSO Centre, a landmark building in the heart of Birmingham between The Mailbox and Symphony Hall. Centre Stage events start at 1.10pm and normally last about 50 minutes. Snacks and a licenced bar are available before every performance.
  
  
  

• Centre Stage Cellos Across the Ocean 

  Wed 10 Jun 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Cellos Across the Ocean The massed cellos of the CBSO perform classic Americana from Copland, Barber, Gershwin, Bernstein and Glass.
  
  
  

• Centre Stage CBSO Players 

  Wed 18 Mar 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  CBSO Players Mozart: String Quintet in C, K.515
  
  
  

• Notelets Fairytales 11am 

  Sun 29 Mar 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Fairytales - a mini concert for 3-5 year olds and their families at CBSO Centre
  
  
  

• Centre Stage A Palm Court Christmas Party! 

  Mon 22 Dec Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  A Palm Court Christmas Party! Berkley Salon Ensemble City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus (Seniors)
  
  
  

• Centre Stage CBSO Players 

  Fri 6 Mar 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  CBSO Players Schubert: String Quartet in G, D.887
  
  
  

• Centre Stage Elliott Carter’s 100th Birthday 

  Thu 18 Dec Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Elliott Carter’s 100th Birthday Marie-Christine Zupancic (flute) and CBSO colleagues Carter: Enchanted Preludes Carter: Scrivo in Vento Mozart: Flute Quartet No. 4 in A, K.298 Villa-Lobos: The Jet Whistle Bax: Elegiac Trio
  
  
  

• Centre Stage Baiba Skride (violin) and CBSO Players 

  Thu 27 Nov Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Baiba Skride (violin) and CBSO Players Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
  
  
  

• Centre Stage Sakari Oramo (violin) and CBSO Players 

  Tue 9 Dec Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Sakari Oramo (violin) and CBSO Players Mozart: Horn Quintet K.407 Bruckner: String Quintet
  
  
  

• Centre Stage  

  Thu 23 Apr 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  
  

• Centre Stage CBSO Players 

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• Notelets at CBSO Centre  

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• Centre Stage Haydn and Handel in London 

  Thu 15 Jan 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  
  

• Centre Stage Eduardo Vassallo and Laurence Jackson 

  Fri 6 Feb 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  
  

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• Notelets Fairytales 2pm 

  Sun 29 Mar 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Fairytales - a mini concert for 3-5 year olds and their families at the CBSO Centre.
  

• 2.30pm Birmingham City University - Technology Innovation Centre and Business School 2.30pm 

  Mon 11 Feb Symphony Hall

  There is now no restriction on the ticket limit for this graduation
  
  
  

• CBSO Players Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Thu 29 Nov Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Revueltas: Ocho por Radio Saint-Saëns: Septet for trumpet, piano and strings
  

• Centre Stage The Leo Quartet 

  Fri 3 Apr 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  The Leo Quartet Schubert: Quartet No. 7 in D Shostakovich: Quartet No. 2
  
  
  

• Centre Stage A Pepys Portrait 

  Sun 8 Mar 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  A Pepys Portrait on period instruments CBSO Baroque Ensemble & Emily van Evera (soprano) Including music by Purcell, Locke and Mattheis
  
  
  

• The Leo Quartet Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Fri 7 Mar 2008 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Dove: Out of Time Elgar: String Quartet
  

• Julia Beisswanger violin, Jacqueline Tyler cello, Caroline Palmer piano Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Tue 18 Mar 2008 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Beethoven: Kakadu Variations Saint-Saëns: Piano Trio No. 1
  

• Centre Stage CBSO Players 

  Tue 24 Feb 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  CBSO Players Rossini: String Sonatas Nos. 1, 3 and 4 Barrière: Sonate à Deux
  
  
  

• Notelets Music for the Screen 2pm 

  Sun 21 Jun 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Music for the Screen - a mini concert for 3-5 year olds and their families, featuring favourite tunes from children’s television and film.
  
  
  

• Sakari Oramo violin and CBSO Players Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Fri 14 Dec Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  R. Strauss: Capriccio sextet Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence
  

• Notelets Music for the Screen 11am 

  Sun 21 Jun 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Music for the Screen - a mini concert for 3-5 year olds and their families, featuring favourite tunes from children’s television and film.
  
  
  

• Centre Stage CBSO Players 

  Wed 21 Jan 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  CBSO Players Boccherini: Quintet in C Op. 28 No. 4 Glazunov: String Quintet
  
  
  

• Notelets Action Stations! 2pm 

  Sat 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!
  
  
  

• The Leo Ensemble Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Fri 6 Jun Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Shostakovich: Two Pieces for String Octet, Op.11 Enescu: String Octet
  

• Notelets Beasts, Bugs & Butterflies! 2pm 

  Sun 17 May 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Beasts, Bugs & Butterflies! - a mini concert for 3-5 year olds and their families. Meet our musical selection of weird and wonderful creatures and creepy-crawlies.
  
  
  

• Notelets Noël Notelets 2pm 

  Sun 7 Dec Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Noël Notelets - a mini concert for 3-5 year olds and their families. ’Tis the season to be jolly, with festive music and children’s Christmas songs. Please note this performance is currently sold out. Clicking on the below link will take you to the booking page if any returns are available. Alternatively you can call the Box Office on 0121 780 3333 to enquire.
  
  
  

• Notelets Beasts, Bugs & Butterflies! 11am 

  Sun 17 May 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Beasts, Bugs & Butterflies! - a mini concert for 3-5 year olds and their families. Meet our musical selection of weird and wonderful creatures and creepy-crawlies.
  
  
  

• Andrew Taylor: The Public City  

  Mon 16 Jun Town Hall

  Andrew Taylor, with an invited panel, will discuss the nature of cities as public places, showing how European cities, from Venice to Barcelona, have achieved their greatness through their parks and public spaces. Andrew is a founding partner of Patel Taylor, a practice distinguished by its commitment to particularity of place and a passion to make the urban fabric more human. The practice has gained recognition for projects, including thames barrier park and Old Market Square Nottingham, where architecture, landscape and urban design are integrated into a seamless whole. In 2006, from an international shortlist of 6, Patel Taylor won Birmingham City Council’s competition to design the Eastside Urban Park which will be Birmingham’s first city park for over a century. Tickets £5 The talk will be for 30 minutes then Philip Singleton, Acting Assistant Director city centre development and design will chair a 30 minute panel discussion with questions from the audience. Talking cities is organised between Birmingham City University, School of Architecture and made, the Regional Aarchitecture Centre in the West Midlands. Sponsored by Atkins.
  *Talking Cities Urban Design Public Lecture Series*
  
  

• CBSO Cellos Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Thu 10 Apr 2008 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Lollipops for Cello Quartet including Pachelbel’s Canon, Albinoni’s Adagio, and Rachmaninov’s Vocalise.
  

• National Festival of Music for Youth - 8th July  

  Tue 8 Jul Symphony Hall

  Admission subject to availability on arrival at the venue.
  Please Note: Day tickets are not valid for Singposium at the CBSO Centre & the Rock, Pop and Urban Festival at the Carling Academy 2.
  Events are taking place at Symphony Hall, Town Hall & Adrian Boult Hall
  

• Talking Cities: Urban Design Lecture Series Robert West: People Shaping Places, Kings Cross Central 

  Mon 20 Oct Town Hall

  Birmingham’s Big City Plan is set to transform the city centre. As the regeneration goes ahead, should the citizen’s of Birmingham be involved in the shaping of its city’s public spaces? Learning from the experiences of Kings Cross, one of London’s most ambitious regeneration schemes, Bob West, Head of Urban Design and Renewal at Camden Council will reflect on the award-winning community engagement process. Bob will talk for 45 minutes followed by 15 minutes for discussion. Bob is the winner of the Mayor of London Planning Award 2008 for Best Personal Contribution to Planning for his commitment to the regeneration of the Kings Cross Area. The ambitious masterplan will deliver a mixed use development with new office buildings, the restoration and refurbishment of 20 historic buildings and structures, 2,000 homes, 20 new streets, and 10 new major public spaces. Talking Cities is the 2008 Urban Design Public Lecture series organised between Birmingham City University, School of Architecture and MADE, the Regional Architecture Centre in the West Midlands. £5 with concessions for students. Sponsored by Aitkins
  
  
  

• Notelets Noël Notelets 11am 

  Sun 7 Dec Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Noël Notelets - a mini concert for 3-5 year olds and their families. ’Tis the season to be jolly, with festive music and children’s Christmas songs. Please note this performance is currently sold out. Clicking on the below link will take you to the booking page if any returns are available. Alternatively you can call the Box Office on 0121 780 3333 to enquire.
  
  
  

• Centre Stage Simon Trpceski and CBSO players 

  Thu 25 Sep Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Simon Trpceski and CBSO players Brahms: Horn Trio Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes
  
  
  

• Centre Stage Haydn 200 

  Thu 28 May 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Haydn 200 CBSO Players Haydn: String Quartet in D, Op. 20 No. 4 Haydn: String Quartet in B minor, Op. 33 No. 1
  
  
  

• CBSO Players: Der Getreue Musik Meister Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Thu 15 Nov Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  CBSO players (on period instruments)
  Chamber music by Georg Philipp Telemann (including his Gulliver suite)
  

• Maria João Pires Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Cancelled

  Fri 18 Apr 2008 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  Maria João Pires piano and CBSO Players
  Programme to be announced
  

• CBSO Players Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Wed 26 Sep Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Dag Wirén: String Quartet No. 4 Sibelius: String Quartet in D minor (Voces Intimae)
  

• Laurence Jackson violin, Ulrich Heinen cello, Robert Markham piano Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Thu 22 May 2008 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Schubert: Nocturne, D. 897 Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat (Archduke)
  

• CBSO Players Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Thu 8 Nov Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Hummel: Quintet in E flat, Op. 87 Schubert: Quintet in A (The Trout)
  

• Montpellier String Trio Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Wed 10 Oct Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Haydn: Trio in G Hob.XVI: 40 Kodály: Intermezzo Joubert: String Trio
  

• Peter Donohoe piano and CBSO Players Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Thu 21 Feb 2008 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Bartók: Contrasts Bridge: Piano Quintet
  

• National Festival of Music for Youth Open/Music Centre; National Jazz Festival 

  Saturday 14 July 07 Symphony Hall

  Admission subject to availability on arrival at the venue
  
  
  

• Marie-Christine Zupancic flute, Richard Jenkinson cello, Benjamin Frith piano Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Thu 29 May 2008 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Weber: Flute Trio Martinu : Flute Trio Kapustin: Flute Trio (In Jazz Style)
  

• CBSO Players Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Tue 1 Apr 2008 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Walton: String Quartet Beethoven: String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4
  

• CBSO Players Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Thu 8 May 2008 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, Op. 42 Brahms: String Quartet No. 1
  

• A Palm Court Christmas Party! Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Fri 21 Dec Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  The Berkley Salon Ensemble & City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus (Seniors)
  

• CBSO Players Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Fri 19 Oct Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Mozart: Flute Quartet No. 1, K. 285 Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola and harp Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
  

• Centre Stage Byron Parish & Owen Cox (violins), Ella Brinch (viola) 

  Wed 8 Oct Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Byron Parish & Owen Cox (violins), Ella Brinch (viola) Mozart: Duo in G major, K.423 Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins Dvorák: Terzetto
  
  
  

• Centre Stage Elspeth Dutch (horn) and CBSO colleagues 

  Fri 24 Oct Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Elspeth Dutch (horn) and CBSO colleagues Beethoven: Sextet for two horns and strings Ireland: Sextet for horn, clarinet and strings
  
  
  

• Only Men Aloud! plus special guests  

  Mon 4 May 2009 Symphony Hall

  In 2008 Only Men Aloud! entered what was to be the UK's biggest choir competition to date, with UK choirs battling to become voted the best choir in the UK on BBC 1 hit Saturday night show Last Choir Standing. After battling through the rounds, OMA! gave some incredible performances and after an all Welsh Final, were crowned the winners and the nation’s favourite choir. After selling out 2 shows at the Wales Millennium Centre in December, Only Men Aloud! are embarking on a 12 date spring 2009 UK tour.
  
  
  

• Centre Stage Rainer Gibbons (oboe) and the Montpellier String Trio 

  Fri 1 May 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Rainer Gibbons (oboe) and the Montpellier String Trio Mozart: Oboe Quartet J. C. Bach: Oboe Quartet Beethoven: Serenade in D, Op. 8
  
  
  

• Sinatra - 8pm The West End Smash comes to Birmingham! 

  Fri 2 May Symphony Hall

  Legendary performer Frank Sinatra's latest, greatest and most ambitious comeback, captured at the peak of his career, singing his greatest hit songs direct to the audience in ultra-rare and some never-before seen footage. Ground-breaking creative use of cutting-edge technology puts him centre stage, larger than life on multiple moving screens, and lets him perform with a brilliant company of dancers and singers, supported by a live orchestra- together performing some of the greatest music ever recorded.
  
  
  

• Sinatra - 8pm The West End Smash comes to Birmingham! 

  Sat 3 May Symphony Hall

  Legendary performer Frank Sinatra's latest, greatest and most ambitious comeback, captured at the peak of his career, singing his greatest hit songs direct to the audience in ultra-rare and some never-before seen footage. Ground-breaking creative use of cutting-edge technology puts him centre stage, larger than life on multiple moving screens, and lets him perform with a brilliant company of dancers and singers, supported by a live orchestra- together performing some of the greatest music ever recorded.
  
  
  

• Sinatra - 8pm The West End Smash comes to Birmingham! 

  Sun 4 May Symphony Hall

  Legendary performer Frank Sinatra's latest, greatest and most ambitious comeback, captured at the peak of his career, singing his greatest hit songs direct to the audience in ultra-rare and some never-before seen footage. Ground-breaking creative use of cutting-edge technology puts him centre stage, larger than life on multiple moving screens, and lets him perform with a brilliant company of dancers and singers, supported by a live orchestra- together performing some of the greatest music ever recorded.
  
  
  

• The Frith Piano Quartet Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Wed 30 Jan 2008 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Walton: Piano Quartet Schumann: Piano Quartet
  

• The Brindley Quartet Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Thu 7 Feb 2008 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1
  

• Sinatra - 2.30pm The West End Smash comes to Birmingham! 

  Sat 3 May Symphony Hall

  Legendary performer Frank Sinatra's latest, greatest and most ambitious comeback, captured at the peak of his career, singing his greatest hit songs direct to the audience in ultra-rare and some never-before seen footage. Ground-breaking creative use of cutting-edge technology puts him centre stage, larger than life on multiple moving screens, and lets him perform with a brilliant company of dancers and singers, supported by a live orchestra- together performing some of the greatest music ever recorded.
  
  
  

• Alina Pogostkina violin and CBSO Players Lunchtime concerts at the CBSO Centre 

  Fri 11 Jan 2008 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  
  
  Brahms: String Quintet No. 2
  

• Sinatra - 2.30pm The West End Smash comes to Birmingham! 

  Sun 4 May Symphony Hall

  Legendary performer Frank Sinatra's latest, greatest and most ambitious comeback, captured at the peak of his career, singing his greatest hit songs direct to the audience in ultra-rare and some never-before seen footage. Ground-breaking creative use of cutting-edge technology puts him centre stage, larger than life on multiple moving screens, and lets him perform with a brilliant company of dancers and singers, supported by a live orchestra- together performing some of the greatest music ever recorded.
  
  
  

• Centre Stage Briony Shaw (violin), Richard Jenkinson (cello), Robert Markham (piano) 

  Fri 15 May 2009 Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre

  Briony Shaw (violin), Richard Jenkinson (cello), Robert Markham (piano) Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat, Op. 99
  
  
  

• 10.30am Birmingham City University - Law, Humanities, Development and Society 10.30am 

  Fri 15 Feb Symphony Hall

  Due to an unprecedented demand all guest tickets for this ceremony have now sold out. In addition to the internet broadcast of the Awards Ceremonies, the University has arranged for this Award Ceremony to be broadcast live to Hall 8 within the International Convention Centre. This is in the same building as Symphony Hall and friends and family will be able to watch the ceremony as it is broadcast live. Entry to this Hall is free of charge. Please contact Academic Registry on 0121 331 6509 to confirm the number of guests that you wish to attend the broadcast. Alternatively you may wish to email natasha.cochrane@bcu.ac.uk with the name of the graduating student, the ceremony broadcast that you will be attending and the number of guests that you will be bringing.
  
  
  

• Will Young plus special guests 

  Mon 8 Dec Symphony Hall

  Will's performance, as well as featuring many favourites from his enviable back-catalogue, will centre around his stunning new album. Released September 29th, _Let It Go_ plays to Will's strengths whilst also pushing him in exciting new directions, melding soul, disco and that extraordinary voice with good old-fashioned pop to create his most arresting record to date. The effervescent new single _Changes_ (released September 14th) provides an excellent introduction to his new material and whets the appetite for what will surely become the soundtrack to winter 2008. *Please note this performance is currently sold out. Clicking on the below link will take you to the booking page if any returns are available.* Alternatively you can call the Box Office on 0121 780 3333 to enquire.
  
  
  

• Will Young plus special guests 

  Sun 7 Dec Symphony Hall

  Will's performance, as well as featuring many favourites from his enviable back-catalogue, will centre around his stunning new album. Released September 29th, _Let It Go_ plays to Will's strengths whilst also pushing him in exciting new directions, melding soul, disco and that extraordinary voice with good old-fashioned pop to create his most arresting record to date. The effervescent new single _Changes_ (released September 14th) provides an excellent introduction to his new material and whets the appetite for what will surely become the soundtrack to winter 2008. *Please note this performance is currently sold out. Clicking on the below link will take you to the booking page if any returns are available.* Alternatively you can call the Box Office on 0121 780 3333 to enquire.
  
  
  

• 2.30pm Birmingham City University - Faculty of Health  

  Mon 4 Feb Symphony Hall

  Due to an unprecedented demand all guest tickets for this ceremony have now sold out. In addition to the internet broadcast of the Awards Ceremonies, the University has arranged for this Award Ceremony to be broadcast live to Hall 8 within the International Convention Centre. This is in the same building as Symphony Hall and friends and family will be able to watch the ceremony as it is broadcast live. Entry to this Hall is free of charge. Please contact Academic Registry on 0121 331 6509 to confirm the number of guests that you wish to attend the broadcast. Alternatively you may wish to email natasha.cochrane@bcu.ac.uk with the name of the graduating student, the ceremony broadcast that you will be attending and the number of guests that you will be bringing. PLEASE NOTE THIS GRADUATION STARTS AT 2.30PM
  
  
  

• A Debate on Climate Change  

  Tue 14 Oct Town Hall

  
  *The Lunar Society* *Sir Michael Lyons* Chair
  Should Birmingham be planning a radical response to climate change? Sir Michael Lyons will chair a Question Time-style discussion between the audience and an invited panel on the impacts of climate change. The panel includes David Henderson, former OECD Chief Economist, Nigel Lawson, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Professor Jacquie McGlade, Executive Director of the European Environmental Agency, Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Centre, Michael Meacher MP and Julian Morris of the International Policy Network. £5, 60 plus/full-time students/unwaged £3.50 This debate is hosted by the Lunar Society and sponsored by Martineau Johnson.
  

• American Classics  

  Tue 17 Jun Symphony Hall

  Andrew Litton has become a firm favourite with CBSO audiences in the last few seasons, and tonight he takes centre stage as both pianist and conductor in a trio of well-known American scores. Gershwin’s Piano Concerto was the composer’s most ambitious work for the concert hall, and features the same ‘symphonic jazz’ style with which he had made his name in Rhapsody in Blue. Copland’s Third Symphony was begun in 1944, and looks ahead to a brighter future, in this case with a finale based on his own hugely successful Fanfare for the Common Man. Bernstein’s fizzing comedy overture gets the evening off to a flying start.
  *Andrew Litton* Conductor / Piano
  *Bernstein* Candide Overture 5' *Gershwin* Piano Concerto 31' *Copland* Symphony No. 3 40'
  

• The Final of the Robert William & Florence Amy Brant International Pianoforte Competition 2008  

  Sat 12 Jul Town Hall

  With an illustrious list of former winners, including Mark Bebbington and Roger Owens, and a first prize of £3000, this prestigious international piano competition provides young pianists with the opportunity to further their careers and perform in world-class venues. In tonight’s concert three finalists, selected at the end of the semi-final stage, will each perform a varied programme of no more than 40 minutes’ duration consisting of their own choice of works by three different composers. £10, 60 plus/full-time students/under 16s/ unwaged £7.50 (unreserved seating) Entry details and more information can be found at www.thsh.co.uk/brantcompetition. The preliminary round and semi-final of the competition will take place at the CBSO Centre (Berkley Street, Birmingham, B1 2LF) on Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 July 2008. Please follow the link below for further details: "CBSO Website":http://cbso.co.uk
  
  
  

• New Year's Eve Matinee Gala  

  Mon 31 Dec Town Hall

  Avoid the crowds of the city centre on New Year's Eve evening and celebrate earlier in the glorious surroundings of Town Hall. The London Concert Orchestra will mark the New Year with a feast of popular classics. Please note that this performance does not include complimentary interval refreshments.
  *Anthony Inglis* Conductor *Paul O'Neill* Tenor *Grant Doyle* Baritone *London Concert Orchestra*
  *Strauss* Die Fledermaus Overture *Sousa* Stars and Stripes Forever *Elgar* Nimrod *Tchaikovsky* Swan Lake Finale *Bizet* The Pearl Fishers Duet *Porter* Brush up your Shakespeare *Ponchielli* Dance of the Hours *Rossini* William Tell Overture *Mascagni* Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana *Sibelius* Finlandia *Mozart* Champagne Aria *Denza* Funiculi, funicula *Arne* Rule Britannia *Parry* Jerusalem *Puccini* Nessun dorma *Elgar* Pomp & Circumstance March No 1
  

• Talking Cities: Annual Urban Design Lecture Series 2008  

  Mon 18 Feb Town Hall

  Sunand Prasad, President of the RIBA, the Royal Institute of British Architects, will discuss his vision for cities and explore relationships between architecture, cities and the diverse communities who live and work in them. Born in India, Prasad came to England with his family in the early 60s and in 1988 co-founded Penoyre and Prasad LLP, now an internationally renowned architectural practice. As well as an architect he is also and a writer on subjects including, Le Corbusier, North Indian Urbanism, cultural diversity and the value of design. He has written the eight essays in ‘Transformation’- the Architecture of Penoyre & Prasad and is the editor of a forthcoming book on hospital design. The Annual Urban Design public lecture series is organised between Birmingham City University School of Architecture and MADE* the Regional Architecture Centre in the West Midlands, in association with RIBA West Midlands. The talk will be for 45 minutes without an interval, followed by questions from the audience. Sponsored by Atkins.
  
  
  

• Igorfest: Persephone  

  Tue 26 Feb Symphony Hall

  In his latest contribution to Birmingham’s unique IgorFest project, performances of Stravinsky’s complete works, CBSO Music Director Sakari Oramo is joined by a favourite British pianist for the Capriccio, the most brilliant and extrovert of his three works for piano and orchestra. One of several pieces Stravinsky wrote for the extraordinary actress-cum-dancer Ida Rubinstein, Perséphone, a story of the Greek Underworld, is among the most ravishing of the composer’s works, and features exquisite writing for adult and children’s choruses. 6.15pm pre-concert talk ***Please note the programme has changed***. Part of the orginal programme will be played at the CBSO Centre 1 Mar 08 at 3pm & 7pm. Original programme includes Stravinsky Pulcinella.
  *Sakari Oramo* Conductor *Peter Donohoe* Piano *Peter Wedd* Tenor *City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Youth Chorus*
  *Chopin (orch. Stravinsky)* Nocturne and Grand Valse Brillante 13' *Stravinsky* Capriccio for Piano & Orchestra 17' *Stravinsky* Perséphone 56'
  

• The International Pianoforte Competition - The Finals 28th Robert William & Florence Amy Brant International Pianoforte Competition 

  Symphony Hall

  The prestigious competition is open to up to 25 young pianists aged between 20 and 28. There is a first prize of £3,000 and a prize fund of £6,000. The Preliminary and Semi-Final stages will take place at the CBSO Centre (Berkely Street) on Saturday 30 June at 9am and Sunday 1 July at 9.30am. The Final takes place at Symphony Hall on Saturday 7 July at 7pm. The three finalists will select their own varied programmes of up to 40 minutes to include music by three composers drawn from Albeniz, Grieg, Mozart, Brahms, Liszt, Schubert, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, and Schumann. For further information or an application form please contact Victoria Green, Performnaces Birmingham, Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EA or send an email headed 'Piano Competition Application Form Request' to pianocompetition@thsh.co.uk The closing date for applications is 13 June 2007.
  
  
  

• Late-Night Light Night  

  Fri 12 Sep Town Hall

  In a thrilling evening of sound and light, Town Hall throws open the doors for an exclusive event showcasing some of the freshest musical talent from around the West Midlands. The party gets underway inside the iconic landmark with beats from Manga (Shaanti, Funkshaan), live hip hop and jazz with Soweto Kinch plus performances courtesy of Maylight and The Sub Ensemble. Expect a mix of beats, bass, brass and amazing vocals for a funky ArtsFest Friday. Outside Town Hall, spectacular illuminations and visuals will present the iconic building in a whole new light as part of Light Night Birmingham, a project featuring innovative architectural lighting of city centre landmarks. Free entry and a dazzling late-night audiovisual experience offers an opportunity to see the restored venue as never before. Admission FREE Presented in association with "Birmingham Jazz":http://www.birminghamjazz.co.uk/ Soweto Kinch is a Town Hall Associate Artist.
  *Soweto Kinch* *Manga* *The Sub Ensemble* *Maylight*
  
  

• Britten Sinfonia at Lunch  

  Fri 1 Feb 2008 Town Hall

  For this concert, Britten Sinfonia’s quintet of virtuoso wind players take centre stage, joined by pianist Imogen Cooper for a delightful programme of works from three centuries. Beethoven’s Quintet in E flat for Piano and Wind is a wonderful piece, showing Beethoven as a master of classical forms in a work that is at times witty and high-spirited, at times lyrical and expansive. Ravel’s Mother Goose whisks us away to an enchanted land of fairy tales, with a colourful and magical portrayal of characters such as Sleeping Beauty and the Empress of the Pagodas. The 21st century is represented by Cambridge composer Robin Holloway, whose new work is premièred on this tour. "Britten Sinfonia":http://www.brittensinfonia.co.uk
  Imogen Cooper piano Michael Cox flute Nicholas Daniel oboe Joy Farrall clarinet Sarah Burnett bassoon Stephen Bell horn
  Ravel: Mother Goose Suite Robin Holloway: New Work (world première tour) Beethoven: Quintet for Piano & Winds in E flat Op.16
  

• CBSO Season 2008-09  

  Wed 17 Sep to Fri 3 Jul Town Hall & Symphony Hall

  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 Amy Poyser at the CBSO on 0121 616 6513. *FAMILY TICKETS* (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 and 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: £17; child family ticket: £8.50. *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 Katy Russell on 0121 616 6530 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 Cntre 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, and seats on all other levels for £13.50 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. N.B. 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 on 0121 780 4949. 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 for Blue Badge holders driving their own vehicles. To reserve free parking, please contact the Ticket Office on 0121 780 3333. You will be asked for your Blue Badge number, vehicle registration, concert date and contact details when booking a space. Please put requests for more than three dates in writing to Performances Birmingham Ticket Office, Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA. For concerts at Town Hall, wheelchair users may 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.
  
  
  

• 'AND NOW, THE NEWS'  

  Thu 5 Jun Town Hall

  What soundtrack would you choose to accompany the news? Have you wondered about the music behind the headlines? A new commission by New Guide to Opera (Michael Wolters and Marcus Dross) explores this idea in our increasingly media-driven society, with original music performed to a live broadcast of the BBC News. The performance features students from Birmingham Conservatoire alongside cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, one of the most creative musicians of his generation. Julian will also perform a new work written specifically for him by Howard Goodall. The concert launches both the New Generation Arts Festival and Integra 2008, taking place at Birmingham Conservatoire. Integra works take centre stage in the second half, with the performance of a second commission, by Ed Bennett and Juneau Projects as well as a performance by renowned swedish ensemble Ars Nova and works by Pierre Jodlowski and Kent Oloffson. £10, 60 Plus/Under 16’s/Unwaged £8, Students £2.50 Please note that, owing to the live link with the BBC News, this concert will start promptly at 7pm. Please be seated by 6.55pm.
  *Launch of New Generation Arts Festival and Integra 2008* *Julian Lloyd Webber* _cello_
  
  

• Talking Cities: Urban Design Public Series  

  Wed 26 Nov Town Hall

  DAVID WEST of STUDIO EGRET-WEST talking on Strategy to Specificity The future of Birmingham’s Big City Plan will be defined by courage, cultural change and commitment to see ideas through. David West will discuss the challenges faced in translating “big ideas” through the scales - from Strategy to Specificity. David is a partner of Studio Egret West and a planner and urban designer specialising in urban visions and strategic framework plans. Since graduating from Manchester University / TU Delft, Holland, David has worked on a number of diverse projects all over the world. At Atkins, he worked on large scale masterplans in China, Portugal, Abu Dhabi, and Brazil. Then at Alsop, he established and led the ‘Big Architecture’ team, formulating radical urban strategies that challenged conventional thinking about places. Having set up Studio Egret West with Christophe Egret in 2004, David has pursued a passion for delivering place specific strategies and solutions. David sits on the CABE London 2012 Design Review Panel. Talking Cities is the 2008 Urban Design Public Lecture series organised between Birmingham City University, School of Architecture and MADE, the Regional Architecture Centre in the West Midlands. £5 and concessionary rates for students This event is sponsored by Atkins.
  
  
  

• An Evening of Music & Dance with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and Birmingham Royal Ballet  

  Fri 18 Apr Symphony Hall

  *The Royal Ballet Sinfonia (The Orchestra of Birmingham Royal Ballet) with Principals from Birmingham Royal Ballet* The Royal Ballet Sinfonia take centre stage for this concert, presenting a one-night-only evening of ballet music. Guests from Birmingham Royal Ballet join the musicians onstage to perform selected previews of the forthcoming summer and autumn seasons, as well as pieces being presented exclusively for this event. Danced extracts include movements from Giselle (Adolphe Adam and Marius Petipa), Card Game (Igor Stravinsky and John Cranko) and Concerto (Dmitri Shostakovich and Kenneth Macmillan). Other music being performed includes Pavane pour une enfant défunte (Maurice Ravel) and Candide: Overture (Leonard Bernstein). With presenter Brian Kay. Adults £9, £13.50, £17.50, £21.50, £25, 28.50 60 plus/students £9, £12.50, £16, £20, £22.50, £26
  
  Candide: Overture Music: Leonard Bernstein Card Game: Third Deal Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: John Cranko Concerto: Pas de deux Music: Dmitri Shostakovich Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan Elgen a Maygar! polka Music: Johann Strauss II English Folksong Suite: March Music: Ralph Vaughan-Williams Giselle: Act II pas de deux Music: Adolphe Adam Choreography: Marius Petipa London Suite: Knightsbridge March Music: Eric Coates Pavane pour une enfant défunte Music: Maurice Ravel Raymonda Act III pas de trois and solos Music: Alexander Glazunov Choregraphy: Rudolf Nureyev Spring Waters pas de deux Music: Sergey Rachmaninov Choreography: Asaf Messerer Tchaikovsky pas de deux Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: George Balanchine Valse de concert Music: Alexander Glazunov Voices of Spring Music: Johann Strauss II Choreography: Frederick Ashton Lighting: Mark Jonathan Wasps Overture Music: Ralph Vaughan-Williams
  

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