Like President Trump, you never know what to expect in the city of Peaky Blinders.
Our mole scuttled out Symphony Hall a few hours ago.
Tonight’s performance of Mahler Symphony No 9 at Symphony Hall Birmingham received a standing ovation. Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO opened the concert with Takemitsu’s wordless 8 minute Requiem, eliding straight in to the Mahler. The final, hushed minutes of the symphony were accompanied by a gradual and subtle dimming of the lights, which suited the mood and did not feel like a gimmick. Kazuki Yamada stood perfectly still for some 15 seconds at the end, the spell only being broken by an impatient member of the audience.
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.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "A terrific sense of collaboration: composer Colin Matthews and writer William Boyd on their first opera, A Visit to Friends")
