About CBSO 2025/26: Brahms & Rachmaninoff 

Age  Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult 18+

Running time  This concert will last approximately 2 hours.

From torment to triumph in two epic masterpieces.

You are invited to a concert of breathtaking orchestral pieces. When music is as beautiful as this, it’s impossible to believe the composers struggled to write it. Brahms sweated over every bar of his gorgeous Violin Concerto, but you would never guess on hearing it. Soloist Ning Feng will sweep you along in its soaring melodies and Hungarian dances. Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony was such a disaster at its premiere that it took three years of psychotherapy for the composer to recover. But this masterly work will hold you in its powerful grasp from beginning to end. The CBSO is led here by the brilliant Russian conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky.

Booking Info

Save on tickets with the CBSO’s multibuy discounts, group bookings & concessionary prices (on eligible concerts) starting from £5: See Ways to Save below.

This event is included in the multibuy discount.

Free (limited) ticket for Disabled Visitor’s Carers, as per Access Scheme.

Pre-order your concert programme

Pre-order your concert programme and it'll be available for you to collect on the day of the concert. Please show your voucher at the programme desk before heading into the performance. You will be prompted to add to your basket during the checkout process.

As part of our ongoing commitment to becoming more sustainable, we encourage audiences to read the digital programme online instead of buying a printed programme. Digital programmes are made available online at least 24 hours before the concert at cbso.co.uk/programmes. Please note a limited number of printed programmes will be available to purchase from the programmes desk. Customers are encouraged to pre-order a programme to guarantee a copy.

Ticket commission

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Wheelchair Users and Disabled Patrons

If you require a wheelchair position (subject to availability) please call the Box Office on 0121 289 6343.

A range of tickets and services are available under our Access Scheme. To find out more, or to join the Access Scheme, email boxoffice@bmusic.co.uk or call us on 0121 289 6343.

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Getting here

  • Symphony Hall
    Broad Street
    Birmingham
    B1 2EA
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