Symphony Hall

CBSO 2025/26: Kazuki conducts Rachmaninoff & Bartók

09 Apr 2026

Thursday 7:30pm

£26-£62 inc. per ticket commission

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Artists

Kazuki Yamada Conductor

Nelson Goerner Piano

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Programme

Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of the Themes by Carl Maria von Weber, 20mins

Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, 27mins

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, 40mins

About CBSO 2025/26: Kazuki conducts Rachmaninoff & Bartók

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

Running time This concert will last approximately 2 hours.

Visits to the past, variations on a theme and a wild ride into the future.

Artists often look back in order to move forward. Take a time-trip with the CBSO and Kazuki Yamada as three composers transplant music from the past into new, radical environments. In Hindemith’s Metamorphosis the nineteenth century sounds of Weber are hurled, kicking and sometimes howling, into the modern era. Rachmaninoff riffs on a beautiful melody from the 1800s, examining it from 24 angles. Internationally renowned pianist Nelson Goerner is the soloist. Bartók’s Concerto honours the folk music of his native Hungary while giving the spotlight to almost every instrument of the modern orchestra. An exhilarating, head-spinning evening is guaranteed.

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.

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Wheelchair Users and Disabled Patrons

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