CBSO: Music From Stage and Screen ~ Friday 23 January 2026
Birmingham undoubtedly has the best orchestra in my humble opinion and the chance to watch our local internationally acclaimed orchestra is an opportunity not to be passed up. Add Conductor Stephen Bell with soloists; Katie Birtill and Tim Howar and you know you're in for a magical evening at Symphony Hall . The acoustics in Symphony Hall are tough to rival, the sound produced by the CBSO on Friday evening was nothing short of sublime. It was the perfect antidote to a wet, miserable and (seemingly) everlasting January! We literally felt able to leave our troubles in the car park and thoroughly enjoyed sitting back and basking in the glorious music, whether purely instrumental or accompanied by one or indeed both of the phenomenal vocalists. It will come as no surprise that we are huge fans of music from stage and screen and there was nothing that we didn't like the look or sound of in the well chosen selection. The theme from the movie, Ladies in Lavender ,...