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Without an audience, why would music exist? @thecbso.bsky.social
Kazuki Yamada and Director of Artistic Planning, Catherine Arlidge MBE, chat about our upcoming 2026-27 Season as Kazuki enters his third season as CBSO Music Director. 🎶🌈🎶
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Kazuki Yamada and Director of Artistic Planning, Catherine Arlidge MBE, chat about our upcoming 2026-27 Season as Kazuki enters his third season as CBSO Music Director. 🎶🌈🎶
youtu.be/OLVNxDOWDvY?...
Find your CBSO: cbso.co.uk/%E2%80%8B
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September 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Without an audience, why would music exist? @thecbso.bsky.social
Kazuki Yamada and Director of Artistic Planning, Catherine Arlidge MBE, chat about our upcoming 2026-27 Season as Kazuki enters his third season as CBSO Music Director. 🎶🌈🎶
youtu.be/OLVNxDOWDvY?...
Find your CBSO: cbso.co.uk/%E2%80%8B
Kazuki Yamada and Director of Artistic Planning, Catherine Arlidge MBE, chat about our upcoming 2026-27 Season as Kazuki enters his third season as CBSO Music Director. 🎶🌈🎶
youtu.be/OLVNxDOWDvY?...
Find your CBSO: cbso.co.uk/%E2%80%8B
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It is no coincidence that the Ebacc, which prioritised core academic subjects at the expense of the arts, was introduced by the Conservatives in 2010. No wonder the worlds of music, theatre and television have become so privileged.
We’re back here again 😏
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We’re back here again 😏
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The Guardian view on music and drama education: reversing elitism starts at school | Editorial
Editorial: The number of students taking creative subjects at A-level and GCSE is at a record low. The arts must not become the preserve of the most privileged
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September 5, 2026 at 11:35 AM
It is no coincidence that the Ebacc, which prioritised core academic subjects at the expense of the arts, was introduced by the Conservatives in 2010. No wonder the worlds of music, theatre and television have become so privileged.
We’re back here again 😏
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We’re back here again 😏
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'The number of students taking A-level music is at a record low: under 5,000, a drop of nearly half from 15 years ago....Music GCSE entries have also fallen. It has the widest attainment gap for disadvantaged students of any subject.'
The Guardian view on music and drama education: reversing elitism starts at school | Editorial
Editorial: The number of students taking creative subjects at A-level and GCSE is at a record low. The arts must not become the preserve of the most privileged
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2026 at 6:52 AM
'The number of students taking A-level music is at a record low: under 5,000, a drop of nearly half from 15 years ago....Music GCSE entries have also fallen. It has the widest attainment gap for disadvantaged students of any subject.'
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Martha Argerich delights the Royal Albert Hall with crisp Beethoven (and Ravel) at the Munich Philharmonic's Prom
✍️ Mark Pullinger
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✍️ Mark Pullinger
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September 6, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Martha Argerich delights the Royal Albert Hall with crisp Beethoven (and Ravel) at the Munich Philharmonic's Prom
✍️ Mark Pullinger
bachtrack.com/review-arger...
✍️ Mark Pullinger
bachtrack.com/review-arger...
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CBSO Music Director Kazuki Yamada will perform a free live piano soundtrack aboard a West Midlands Metro tram on Saturday 29 August, offering passengers a unique musical treat. The tram departs Brindleyplace at 11.29am as part of CBSO in the City.
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www.westmidlandsmetro.com/all-aboard-t...
All Aboard the CBSO Tram with Kazuki Yamada - West Midlands Metro
CBSO Music Director Kazuki Yamada returns to the trams for a free live performance on 29 August, part of CBSO in the City across Birmingham.
www.westmidlandsmetro.com
August 18, 2026 at 4:53 PM
CBSO Music Director Kazuki Yamada will perform a free live piano soundtrack aboard a West Midlands Metro tram on Saturday 29 August, offering passengers a unique musical treat. The tram departs Brindleyplace at 11.29am as part of CBSO in the City.
www.westmidlandsmetro.com/all-aboard-t...
www.westmidlandsmetro.com/all-aboard-t...
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CBSO in the City: removing all barriers, bringing people together & reminding us music should be about having fun, CBSO presents 20 free performances across the city. My article:
www.planethugill.com/2026/08/cbso...
www.planethugill.com/2026/08/cbso...
CBSO in the City: removing all barriers, bringing people together & reminding us music should be about having fun, CBSO presents 20 free performances across the city
CBSO in the City: removing all barriers, bringing people together & reminding us music should be about having fun, CBSO presents 20 free performances
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August 25, 2026 at 8:31 AM
CBSO in the City: removing all barriers, bringing people together & reminding us music should be about having fun, CBSO presents 20 free performances across the city. My article:
www.planethugill.com/2026/08/cbso...
www.planethugill.com/2026/08/cbso...
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Official Communiqué on the Canada/US Tariff Dispute
August 22, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Official Communiqué on the Canada/US Tariff Dispute
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Hahaha.
We need so much more of this Private Eye style ridicule when it comes to Farage.
No one should be taking him seriously any more.
We need so much more of this Private Eye style ridicule when it comes to Farage.
No one should be taking him seriously any more.
August 19, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Hahaha.
We need so much more of this Private Eye style ridicule when it comes to Farage.
No one should be taking him seriously any more.
We need so much more of this Private Eye style ridicule when it comes to Farage.
No one should be taking him seriously any more.
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Thrilling moments, terrific theatre, intimacy & transcendence: Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Berlioz's Requiem at BBC Proms with London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Chorus, Julien Henric. My review:
www.planethugill.com/2026/08/thri...
www.planethugill.com/2026/08/thri...
Thrilling moments, terrific theatre, intimacy & transcendence: Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Berlioz's Requiem at BBC Proms with London Symphony Orchestra
Thrilling moments, terrific theatre, & transcendence - review: Antonio Pappano conducts Berlioz's Requiem at BBC Proms with London Symphony Orchestra
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August 16, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Thrilling moments, terrific theatre, intimacy & transcendence: Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Berlioz's Requiem at BBC Proms with London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Chorus, Julien Henric. My review:
www.planethugill.com/2026/08/thri...
www.planethugill.com/2026/08/thri...
"Yet the evening ultimately belonged not only to Bryn Terfel but also to Kazuki Yamada, leading a very much on-form @thecbso.bsky.social [...]Yamada conducts Italian opera with his heart on his sleeve and his sleeves rolled up."
Tosca review: myscena.org/michelle-ass...
Tosca review: myscena.org/michelle-ass...
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July 3, 2026 at 9:30 PM
"Yet the evening ultimately belonged not only to Bryn Terfel but also to Kazuki Yamada, leading a very much on-form @thecbso.bsky.social [...]Yamada conducts Italian opera with his heart on his sleeve and his sleeves rolled up."
Tosca review: myscena.org/michelle-ass...
Tosca review: myscena.org/michelle-ass...
TRULY TERRIFIC TOSCA
@thecbso.bsky.social CBSO at Symphony Hall ★★★★★
Dramatic would be an understatement.
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/06/trul...
@thecbso.bsky.social CBSO at Symphony Hall ★★★★★
Dramatic would be an understatement.
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/06/trul...
Midlands Classical Music Making
Christopher Morley and his team provide critical music reviews of C.B.S.O. concerts and others.
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk
June 30, 2026 at 8:24 PM
TRULY TERRIFIC TOSCA
@thecbso.bsky.social CBSO at Symphony Hall ★★★★★
Dramatic would be an understatement.
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/06/trul...
@thecbso.bsky.social CBSO at Symphony Hall ★★★★★
Dramatic would be an understatement.
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/06/trul...
"Stupendous Stowkowski and Stravinsky from Volkov and @thecbso.bsky.social
This is a performance by men & women extracting heavenly and devilish sounds from wood and metal, instruments which are often intransigent, requiring amazing skill and dexterity."
midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/06/stupen…
This is a performance by men & women extracting heavenly and devilish sounds from wood and metal, instruments which are often intransigent, requiring amazing skill and dexterity."
midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/06/stupen…
https://midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/06/stupen…
June 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
"Stupendous Stowkowski and Stravinsky from Volkov and @thecbso.bsky.social
This is a performance by men & women extracting heavenly and devilish sounds from wood and metal, instruments which are often intransigent, requiring amazing skill and dexterity."
midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/06/stupen…
This is a performance by men & women extracting heavenly and devilish sounds from wood and metal, instruments which are often intransigent, requiring amazing skill and dexterity."
midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/06/stupen…
In concert – @thecbso.bsky.social / Ilan Volkov: Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring & Stokowski transcriptions
"The CBSO gave its collective all in a piece that, whether or not this is actually by Bach, could not be an arrangement by anyone other than Stokowski."
arcana.fm/2026/06/05/c...
"The CBSO gave its collective all in a piece that, whether or not this is actually by Bach, could not be an arrangement by anyone other than Stokowski."
arcana.fm/2026/06/05/c...
In concert – CBSO / Ilan Volkov: Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring & Stokowski transcriptions
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov (above) Frescobaldi arr Stokowski Gagliarda Seconda (1627/1934)Purcell arr Stokowski Dido’s Lament (1689/1949)Debussy arr Stokowski The Sunken Ca…
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June 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
In concert – @thecbso.bsky.social / Ilan Volkov: Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring & Stokowski transcriptions
"The CBSO gave its collective all in a piece that, whether or not this is actually by Bach, could not be an arrangement by anyone other than Stokowski."
arcana.fm/2026/06/05/c...
"The CBSO gave its collective all in a piece that, whether or not this is actually by Bach, could not be an arrangement by anyone other than Stokowski."
arcana.fm/2026/06/05/c...
Back Row Boys Steal the Limelight in Glass Concerto
@thecbso.bsky.social at Symphony Hall ★★★★
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/05/back...
@thecbso.bsky.social at Symphony Hall ★★★★
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/05/back...
Midlands Classical Music Making
Christopher Morley and his team provide critical music reviews of C.B.S.O. concerts and others.
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk
May 30, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Back Row Boys Steal the Limelight in Glass Concerto
@thecbso.bsky.social at Symphony Hall ★★★★
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/05/back...
@thecbso.bsky.social at Symphony Hall ★★★★
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/05/back...
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Kindness of strangers: I was sobbing with pain when a cashier gave me hot chocolate
Kindness of strangers: I was sobbing with pain when a cashier gave me hot chocolate
He didn’t just buy me a drink, he made me feel understood and seen. I’ve never forgotten his gesture
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May 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Kindness of strangers: I was sobbing with pain when a cashier gave me hot chocolate
"There can be few better ways to spend an afternoon than at Symphony Hall in the company of an orchestra of the calibre of @thecbso.bsky.social and an internationally renowned violinist. The allure of a live musical performance cannot be underestimated - ..."
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Review: CBSO’s Brahms and Rachmaninoff at Symphony Hall
Birmingham’s Symphony Hall is a true gem, the perfect concert venue and the perfect backdrop for the CBSO’s outstanding performances of Brahms’ Violin Concerto and Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No 1, condu....
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April 30, 2026 at 3:27 PM
"There can be few better ways to spend an afternoon than at Symphony Hall in the company of an orchestra of the calibre of @thecbso.bsky.social and an internationally renowned violinist. The allure of a live musical performance cannot be underestimated - ..."
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www.whatsonlive.co.uk/birmingham/n...
In Concert @thecbso.bsky.social "There was inexorable power to the fatalistic tread and fateful climaxes of ‘For all flesh is as grass’, with no lack of wistfulness in its central interlude then of joyousness in its unlikely if resolute continuation." arcana.fm/2026/04/26/c...
In concert – Sophie Bevan, Gareth Brynmor John, CBSO Chorus & Orchestra / Ryan Wigglesworth: Brahms: A German Requiem
Sophie Bevan (soprano), Gareth Brynmor John (baritone), CBSO Chorus (chorus-master, David Young), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Ryan Wigglesworth Purcell Funeral Music for Queen Mary Z860…
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April 29, 2026 at 1:29 AM
In Concert @thecbso.bsky.social "There was inexorable power to the fatalistic tread and fateful climaxes of ‘For all flesh is as grass’, with no lack of wistfulness in its central interlude then of joyousness in its unlikely if resolute continuation." arcana.fm/2026/04/26/c...
An Italian musical night to savour
"Rizzi elicited excellent characterful playing from the CBSO, swooning, delirious and dramatic. Roll on June 27 for the staged production here of Tosca with the CBSO and CBSO Chorus under Yamada."
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/04/an-i...
"Rizzi elicited excellent characterful playing from the CBSO, swooning, delirious and dramatic. Roll on June 27 for the staged production here of Tosca with the CBSO and CBSO Chorus under Yamada."
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/04/an-i...
Midlands Classical Music Making
Christopher Morley and his team provide critical music reviews of C.B.S.O. concerts and others.
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk
April 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
An Italian musical night to savour
"Rizzi elicited excellent characterful playing from the CBSO, swooning, delirious and dramatic. Roll on June 27 for the staged production here of Tosca with the CBSO and CBSO Chorus under Yamada."
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/04/an-i...
"Rizzi elicited excellent characterful playing from the CBSO, swooning, delirious and dramatic. Roll on June 27 for the staged production here of Tosca with the CBSO and CBSO Chorus under Yamada."
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/04/an-i...
B:Classical - B:Music's 2026/27 classical season in Birmingham mixes local and home-grown talent with international visitors www.planethugill.com/2026/04/bcla...
B:Classical - B:Music's 2026/27 classical season in Birmingham mixes local and home-grown talent with international visitors
B:Classical - B:Music's 2026/27 classical season in Birmingham mixes local and home-grown talent with international visitors
www.planethugill.com
April 26, 2026 at 11:19 AM
B:Classical - B:Music's 2026/27 classical season in Birmingham mixes local and home-grown talent with international visitors www.planethugill.com/2026/04/bcla...
"Carlo Rizzi proves his point with Puccini and brings Respighi’s Rome to Birmingham [...] and @thecbso.bsky.social, replete with off-stage brass chorale, concluded with a superb finale that raised the hairs on my neck." bachtrack.com/review-rizzi...
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April 18, 2026 at 5:19 AM
"Carlo Rizzi proves his point with Puccini and brings Respighi’s Rome to Birmingham [...] and @thecbso.bsky.social, replete with off-stage brass chorale, concluded with a superb finale that raised the hairs on my neck." bachtrack.com/review-rizzi...
CBSO'S TRIO OF MUSICAL EXILES TRIUMPH - It's a great showcase for talented players like the CBSO and it showed off Yamada's strengths, a flair for orchestral colour and rhythmic precision.
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/04/cbso...
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/04/cbso...
Midlands Classical Music Making
Christopher Morley and his team provide critical music reviews of C.B.S.O. concerts and others.
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk
April 15, 2026 at 12:48 AM
CBSO'S TRIO OF MUSICAL EXILES TRIUMPH - It's a great showcase for talented players like the CBSO and it showed off Yamada's strengths, a flair for orchestral colour and rhythmic precision.
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/04/cbso...
www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2026/04/cbso...
Nelson Goerner shines with the CBSO and Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody
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bachtrack.com
April 15, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Nelson Goerner shines with the CBSO and Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody
bachtrack.com/review-yamad...
bachtrack.com/review-yamad...
In Concert - Nelson Goerner, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada: Hindemith, Rachmaninoff & Bartók arcana.fm/2026/04/11/g...
In Concert – Nelson Goerner, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada: Hindemith, Rachmaninoff & Bartók
Nelsen Goerner (piano) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber (1943)Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini O…
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April 15, 2026 at 12:39 AM
In Concert - Nelson Goerner, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada: Hindemith, Rachmaninoff & Bartók arcana.fm/2026/04/11/g...
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
