Symphony Hall

CBSO 2025/26: Haydn's Nelson Mass 

19 Feb 2026

Thursday 7:30pm

£26-£62 inc. per ticket commission

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Artists

Omer Meir Wellber Conductor & Play/Direct

Sir Stephen Hough Piano

Luis Gomes Tenor

Stefan Cerny Bass

CBSO Chorus

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Programme

Beethoven (arr. Hough) Piano Concerto No.3, 40mins

Haydn Nelson Mass, 40mins

About CBSO 2025/26: Haydn's Nelson Mass 

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

Running time This concert will last approximately 2 hours.

Beethoven in an elegant mood and Haydn’s celebratory ‘Nelson’ Mass.

Immerse yourself in two journeys of discovery and transformation, led by conductor Omer Meir Wellber. You can practically hear Beethoven’s style evolving in his third piano concerto: from graceful opening, to soulful middle movement, to dark and stormy finale. Soloist Sir Stephen Hough brings his inimitable creative spirit to the party, with his arrangement of the second movement. Haydn wrote his Mass in a state of high anxiety: his homeland of Austria was increasingly alarmed by the threat of Napoleon’s army. You can hear it all in the turbulent opening movement. By the time of the premiere Nelson had defeated the French Emperor – the Mass’s triumphant conclusion became forever linked to Nelson’s.

Booking Info

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This event is included in the multibuy discount.

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

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