City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Wed 12 Jan 2011 8pm
Butterworth Hall £35 (£33), £32 (£30), £28 (£27), £24 (£23), £18, (£17), £11
Conductor: Andris Nelsons
Musicians: Piano – Vestard Shimkus
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CloseRachmaninov – Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30
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Mahler – Symphony No.1 in D minor (the Titan)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra returns under the charismatic direction of Andris Nelsons. The concert opens in majestic style with Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto, performed by Latvian pianist Vestard Shimkus, whose virtuosity reflects the golden age of pianism.
The second performance of this work was conducted by Gustav Mahler in New York, with the composer at the keyboard, so it is fittingly followed in our programme by Mahler’s First Symphony.
One of his most powerful works, it is particularly notable for its energetic fourth movement, concluded with a thrilling finale, led by a huge brass section.
Pre-Concert Talk
Conference Room 6.45pm
Tickets £2, Subscribers £1
Andris Nelsons in conversation with Stephen Maddock, Chief Executive, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
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Butterworth Hall
With a maximum capacity of 2000 standing or 1500 seated this concert hall has an outstanding natural acoustic and is the home of our International Concert Series, as well as the majority of our music gigs and big name comedians. Butterworth Hall has recently had a £6.9 million redevelopment and reopened in autumn 2009 .
Part of Concert Series 2010-2011
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Past events from Concert Series 2010-2011
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The Halle
05 Oct 2010
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Philharmonia Orchestra
14 Oct 2010
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Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio
26 Oct 2010
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Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg
26 Nov 2010
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European Union Chamber Orchestra
27 Jan 2011
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Vienna Tonkunstler Orchestra
08 Feb 2011
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Piano Recital with Nikolai Demidenko
01 Mar 2011
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Philharmonia Orchestra
04 May 2011
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Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
19 May 2011
1 Comment
Hello could you tell me the time the city of bham synphony orchesta concert finishes on the 12th jan 2011
Thanks
colin essex at 2:12pm on Sun 9th Jan 2011