In partnership with Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival, the CBSO Centre hosts multi-nominated composer, Miho Hazama, who will join forces with an ensemble of City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) musicians and friends to present both original compositions and the works of jazz legends like Herbie Hancock and Thelonious Monk.

An exceptional cohort of young musicians joins the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) as part of the first CBSO Orchestra Residency Scheme. Following a week-long residency, led by conductor Edward Gardner, the 130-strong ensemble will perform three landmark pieces: Varèse’s Ionisation and Amériques, and Adams’s Harmonielehre.

Kicking off B:Music’s 26/27 Birmingham Classical season, Martha Argerich, renowned as one of the greatest pianists of all time, returns to Symphony Hall for the first time in three decades, partnered by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in their only UK performance outside London.

The world’s most prestigious brass band competition is back at Symphony Hall this autumn, with 20 of the best ensembles from the UK, Europe and Australia competing to become the 172nd British Open Champion.

This year, each band will perform Philip Sparke’s equally iconic composition, Music of the Spheres, regarded as one of the ultimate tests of musicality and technique,

Camila Mandillo heads to the Symphony Hall for a special intimate performance in the venue’s Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space as part of the ECHO Rising Stars season.

Camila is an Artist in Residence at the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium and was a principal featured artist of the World New Music Days 2025. For this concert, Camila will perform works from Monteverdi, Mozart, Poulenc and Ligeti, as well as a newly commissioned work by British composer Bushra El-Turk.

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra hosts a family-friendly Halloween concert, packed with iconic movie themes, including Ghostbusters, Jaws, Danse Macabre and Baba Yaga. Little ones can even join for an hour of free, pre-show craft activities.

A spectacular concert marking the 25th anniversary of the legendary Academy Award-winning The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is coming to Birmingham.

Howard Shore’s original iconic scores will be performed live by The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra alongside a high-definition screening of the film at bp pulse LIVE.

The Taiwan Philharmonic, one of Asia’s foremost orchestras, is set for a special show in Birmingham next year.

Making its Symphony Hall debut on Sat 3 Apr 2027, Taiwan Philharmonic: Out of this World combines exhilarating energy, cosmic drama and rich orchestral sound.

Birmingham welcomes one of the UK’s top symphonic ensembles next year for a special finale to the venue’s 26/27 classical season.

The Hallé Orchestra will make the short trip over from Manchester to the Symphony Hall on Sat 5 Jun 2027, ten years on from their last appearance at the venue.

Following the overwhelming success of their sold-out 2025 performances and having also completely sold out their one-off London date this year, the world-renowned Cloudbusting – The Music of Kate Bush are back with a brand-new 2027 tour.

Featuring bespoke arrangements by BAFTA & Ivor Novello award-winning composer Rob Lane, Classical Kate Bush marries the raw energy of a live rock band with the soaring thrill of a world-class fifty-piece symphony orchestra.