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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada Conductor
Rita Castro Blanco* Assistant Conductor
Berlioz, Roman Carnival *
Fauré, Elegy for Cello & Orchestra
Saint-Saëns, Cello concerto No.1
Bernstein, Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Ravel, La Valse
A waltz, a dance at the gym, and all the fun of the fair!
You’ll have a hard time keeping to your seat in this programme of dances and fantastical scenes led by Kazuki Yamada. After capering at the Roman Carnival with Berlioz, pause for breath in Fauré’s stunning Elegy, featuring the mesmeric Kian Soltani, before the cello has a major workout in Saint-Saën’s blazing Cello Concerto. Then it’s no holds barred for Bernstein's riotous Symphonic Dances before Ravel leads us in an elegant Valse.