City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Biography
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is a British orchestra based in Birmingham, England. It is the resident orchestra at Symphony Hall, Birmingham in Birmingham, which has been its principal performance venue since 1991. Its administrative and rehearsal base is at the nearby CBSO Centre, where it also presents chamber concerts by members of the orchestra and guest performers. Each year, the CBSO performs more than 150 concerts in Birmingham, the UK and around the world. The CBSO has four choirs – the CBSO Chorus, Youth Chorus, Children's Chorus and SO Vocal (its un-auditioned community choir). The CBSO Choruses are directed by Simon Halsey, Chorus Director, who celebrated his 40-year anniversary with the CBSO in the 2023 season. The Children's and Youth Chorus are led by Julian Wilkins, Associate Chorus Director. SO Vocal is conducted by Lucy Hollins. The current music director of the CBSO is Kazuki Yamada, who became chief conductor and artistic adviser in April 2023, and music director in May 2024.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
1,279 releases · 249 albums · active 1966–2026
- Other credits · 1,709
Studios: Symphony Hall, Birmingham · Arts Centre University Of Warwick · Abbey Road Studios · Birmingham Town Hall
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Beethoven
- Sibelius
- Mahler
- Vaughan Williams
- Britten
- Saint-Saëns
- Walton