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Kazuki Yamada is Music Director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), a role he commenced in Spring 2024.

Alongside his commitments in Birmingham, Yamada is also Artistic and Music Director of Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo (OPMC). Yamada has forged a link between Monaco and Birmingham having conducted collaborative performances with CBSO Chorus of Mendelssohn’s Elijah in both cities in 2019 and Orff’s Carmina Burana in 2023. CBSO Chorus open the current season with Yamada in both Birmingham and in Monaco with performances of Verdi Requiem and Mahler Symphony No 2 respectively.

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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Program:

Igor Strawinsky: Sinfonie für Blasinstrumente (rev. 1947)
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen AV 142 (1945) - Studie für 23 Solostreicher
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonie Nr. 9 d-Moll op. 125

Soloist:

Lucy Crowe, Jennifer Johnston, Jonathan Lemalu, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

Symphony Hall Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Program:

Gustav Mahler: Sinfonie Nr. 3 d-Moll in sechs Sätzen für großes Orchester, Altsolo, Knabenchor und Frauenchor (1895-96)

Grimaldi Forum Salle des Princes

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Schwedisches Rundfunk Symphonieorchester

Program:

Arnold Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht op. 4 für Streichorchester (1917 rev. 1943)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 3 G-Dur KV 216
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Claude Debussy: Images pour Orchestre Nr. 1-3

Soloist:

Daniel Lozakovich

Berwaldhallen Stockholm

Stockholm, Sweden

Program:

Camille Saint-Saëns: "L'Ancêtre" Lyrisches Drama in 3 Akten (1905)

Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate

Monaco, France

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