Coventry

Joe Davies conducts a magnificent Mahler Eighth Symphony in Coventry Cathedral

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler: Holly Teague, Iúnó Connolly, Sofia Kirwan-Baez (sopranos), Georgia Mae Ellis, Rhian Davies (altos), Jack Dolan (tenor), Conrad Chatterton (baritone), Jakob Mahase (bass), Coventry Cathedral Chorus, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Daventry Choral Society, Divertimento, Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir, Spires Philharmonic Chorus, Warwick and Kenilworth Choral Society, Warwickshire Youth Choirs (chorus master: Laura Baillie), Leamington Sinfonia / Joe Davies (conductor). Coventry Cathedral, 16.5.2026. (CK)

Mahler’s Eighth Symphony dress rehearsal in Coventry Cathedral © Chris Tribble

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Warwick Arts Centre’s Orchestral Season 2026-2027

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Boundary-breaking performances, familiar classics, seasonal favourites, and more are lined up for Warwick Arts Centre’s 2026-2027 Orchestral Season

Kicking the season off is a return appearance from the inspiring Chineke! Orchestra (26 Nov 2026). Acclaimed Colombian conductor Tatiana Pérez-Hernández leads the orchestra through works by Stravinsky and Rodrigo, as well as lesser known pieces by Adolphus Hailstork and contemporary Columbian composer Eliana Echeverry. Also joining Chineke! for the concert is Brazilian guitarist Plinio Fernandes – a Classic FM Rising Star.

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (9 Dec 2026) make the first of two appearances at the Coventry arts centre with a distinctly festive selection as CBSO Music Director Kazuki Yamada presents Tchaikovsky’s much-loved seasonal The Nutcracker Suites alongside bandleader Duke Ellington and arranger Billy Strayhorn’s brilliantly swinging jazzy ’50s Nutcracker ‘remixes’.

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Chineke! Orchestra chooses Warwick Arts Centre to launch their tenth anniversary European tour

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Coleridge-Taylor, Beethoven, Wallen, Dawson: Tai Murray (violin), Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano), Chineke! Orchestra / Roderick Cox (conductor). Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, 24.9.2025. (CP)

[l-r] Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Isata Kanneh-Mason and Tai Murray

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John Nelson offers a message of hope with The English Concert’s Messiah at Coventry Cathedral

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel, Messiah, HWV 56 (1741): Lucy Crowe (soprano), Alex Potter (countertenor), Michael Spyres (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Choir of The English Concert, The English Concert / John Nelson (conductor). Coventry Cathedral, 24.11.2022. Reviewed from recording streamed on medici.tv.

Alex Potter (countertenor) and John Nelson (conductor) © Jamie Gray

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Ex Cathedra’s premiere of a new Requiem for reconciliation and peace in Coventry Cathedral

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Liz Dilnot Johnson: Gabriella Liandu (mezzo-soprano), Rupert Jeffcoat (organ), James Keefe (piano), Kadialy Kouyate (West African kora), various performing groups, Ex Cathedra Choir & Academy of Vocal Music / Jeffrey Skidmore (conductor). Coventry Cathedral, 26.2.2022. (CP)

Liz Dilnot Johnson’s When a Child is a Witness at Coventry Cathedral

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