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Birmingham’s 2018/19 International Concert Season
Each year Birmingham’s two leading concert venues, Town Hall and Symphony Hall showcase leading classical music performers from around the world. The 2018/19 Birmingham Classical season, just announced, follows that tradition.
United Kingdom Ravel, Britten, Shostakovich: Sophie Bevan (soprano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 26.4.2018. (RP)
United Kingdom Verdi: Latonia Moore (soprano); Karen Cargill (mezzo Soprano); Gwyn Hughes Jones (tenor); Christophoros Stamboglis (bass); CBSO Chorus; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 25.10.2017. (JQ)
United Kingdom Haydn: Lydia Teuscher (soprano); Thomas Hobbs (tenor); Matthew Brook (bass-baritone); CBSO Chorus; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 21.9.2017. (JQ)
United Kingdom 2017 Brant International Piano Competition Final: Andrey Ivanov, Ryan Drucker, Gen Li (piano), Birmingham Town Hall, 1.7.2017. (CS)
United Kingdom Franck, Saint-Saëns, Rachmaninov: Cédric Tiberghien (piano); City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Karina Canellakis (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 17.5.2017. (JQ)
United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Bax: Rachel Kelly (mezzo), Neal Davies (bass-baritone), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / John Wilson (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham. 10.5.2017. (RBa)
United Kingdom Schubert, Die Schöne Müllerin: Mark Padmore (tenor) and Paul Lewis (piano). Birmingham Town Hall, 30.4.2017. (GR)