Symphony Hall

CBSO 2025/26: Kazuki conducts Rhapsody in Blue

21 Jan 2026

Wednesday 7:30pm

£26-£62 inc. per ticket commission

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Artists

Kazuki Yamada Conductor

Stewart Goodyear Piano

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Programme

Carlos Simon Hellfighters’ Blues, 5mins

Missy Mazzoli Sinfonia for Orbiting Spheres, 9mins

Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, 17mins

Ives Three Places in New England, 22mins

Gershwin American in Paris, 20mins

About CBSO 2025/26: Kazuki conducts Rhapsody in Blue

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

Running time This concert will last approximately 1hour 45mins.

The sounds and sights of America – and beyond.

Fancy an adventure? This is an exhilarating musical road-trip through America, a dash across the pond and a flight into outer space. Go back in time with the Harlem Hellfighters, the band of Black Americans who brought jazz to Europe, then sashay through the city with Gershwin’s oh-so-smooth Rhapsody. Go further into the past to hear Ives’s sounds of New England in the Civil War. Zip across the Atlantic to stroll the Parisian streets. Finally, leave the earth behind and experience Mazzoli’s Orbiting Spheres in all their mysterious glory. The phenomenal pianist Stewart Goodyear takes the piano seat and Kazuki Yamada leads the CBSO in this superb and thrilling programme.

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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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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