Symphony Hall

CBSO 2025/26: Stravinsky's Petrushka 

06 May 2026

Wednesday 7:30pm

£26-£62 inc. per ticket commission

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Artists

Jac van Steen Conductor

Benjamin Grosvenor Piano

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Programme

Hindemith Concert Music for Strings and Brass, 17mins

Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major, 23mins

Honegger Pacific 231, 6mins

Stravinsky Petrushka (1947), 34mins

About CBSO 2025/26: Stravinsky's Petrushka 

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

Running time This concert will last approximately 2 hours.

Sounds of the Century: trains, puppets and jazz.

This concert is a bracing plunge into the excitements of the early twentieth century. The pieces here fizz with the thrill of the new sounds around them. ‘Take jazz seriously’ Ravel once scolded the American public: it certainly finds its way into this fabulously funky Piano Concerto. Stravinsky, once the wild child on the scene, brings puppets to life in Petrushka, his 1910 forerunner of Toy Story. We climb aboard a steam train for Honegger’s Pacific 231, while Hindemith gives the strings and brass a major workout. Blistering, energetic and surprising from start to finish.

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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