SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

26 September 2019 A Child of Our Time

As war loomed in Europe, Michael Tippett took a single, brutal instance of man’s inhumanity to man, and created a plea for a better world. Idealistic, impassioned, and deeply moving.

17 October 2019 The Thrill of the New

Are you bewitched, bothered or bewildered when you listen to contemporary music? Paul Rissmann will be your entertaining guide to these brave new worlds with the full CBSO.

7 November 2019 Mendelssohn’s Elijah

Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah caused a worldwide sensation when it was premiered in Birmingham Town Hall in August 1846. This rip-roaring Old Testament epic is a real Birmingham classic.