United Kingdom Borodin, Golijov, Shostakovich: Eduardo Vassallo (cello), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Alpesh Chauhan (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 9.3.2016. (JQ)
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A Colourful and Entertaining Programme from Nicholas Collon and the CBSO
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Berlioz, Stravinsky: Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas Collon (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 3.3.2016 (JQ)
Jac van Steen and the CBSO in Fine Form
United Kingdom Elgar, Grieg, Brahms. Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Jac van Steen (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 25.2.2016 (JQ)
BRB Continue their Our Shakespeare Celebrations with a Classic Romeo and Juliet
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Koen Kessels (conductor, Birmingham Hippodrome, 24.2.2016. (GR)
A Dream of a Start to Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Shakespeare Celebrations
United Kingdom Mendelssohn & Chopin, Sir Frederick Ashton Double Bill: Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Paul Murphy (conductor), Jonathan Higgins (piano), Birmingham Hippodrome, 17.2.2016. (GR)
Ian Bostridge’s Winterreise is a Magnificent Obsession
United Kingdom Schubert: Winterreise, D. 911: performed by Ian Bostridge (tenor),Joseph Middleton (piano). The Barber Institute, Birmingham, 3.2.2014 (GR).
Inspired Recital from Roderick Williams and Iain Burnside at Birmingham Conservatoire
United Kingdom Schubert: Roderick Williams (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano), Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire. 12.1.2016. (GR)
CBSO Launch their Contribution to Our Shakespeare with ‘a Muse of Fire’
United Kingdom Walton, Strauss, Vaughan Williams and Verdi: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, CBSO Chorus, Edward Gardner (Conductor) Samuel West (Narrator) Symphony Hall, Birmingham 7.1.2016. (GR)