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SUMMARY:Wayne Terence Dobb
DESCRIPTION:The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) today announces its 2026–27 Season: a year of artistic ambition\, civic pride and musical breadth under Music Director Kazuki Yamada. The season brings together major symphonic journeys – including Beethoven and Mahler cycles – with new commissions\, international touring and landmark moments such as the CBSO Chorus’s 1000th performance. Looking both forwards and back\, the orchestra returns to Coventry Cathedral for Britten’s War Requiem\, while a wide‑ranging programme that embraces film\, popular music and cross‑genre collaborations reflects the CBSO’s commitment to sharing exceptional music with the widest possible audiences. \nShaped by extensive listening to the people of Birmingham\, the 2026-27 Season responds to a city where music plays a vital role in daily life\, with 96% of residents saying it is important to them. Research also revealed a strong desire for live music and shared cultural experiences\, with more than half of respondents valuing a ‘great night out’ with family and friends\, alongside a growing appetite for diverse and cross‑genre programming. Embracing scale\, risk and joy in equal measure\, the new season opens on 17 September 2026. \nLooking ahead to the new season\, Emma Stenning\, CEO at the CBSO comments: “Over the past two years we have listened closely to the people of Birmingham – through research\, audience feedback and the work of our Community Board – and that dialogue has shaped a season designed to offer something for everyone. We continue our Mahler journey and present a complete Beethoven symphony cycle with our Music Director Kazuki Yamada\, while welcoming Ilan Volkov as our new Principal Guest Conductor and Collaborative Artists Jess Gillam\, Alice Sara Ott and Rushil Ranjan\, each bringing fresh energy and ideas to the CBSO. Our return to Coventry Cathedral for Britten’s War Requiem will be a defining moment of the season\, sharing a powerful message of peace that feels especially resonant today. Alongside this\, film and pop concerts\, cross‑cultural collaborations and our family programming allow us to broaden our audiences\, reflect the diversity of our city and invest in the next generation of music‑lovers. We hope you’ll join us for a truly special year of music‑making.” \n  \nCBSO 2026-27 Season at a glance: 10 highlights \n  \n\nWar Requiem returns to Coventry Cathedral \n\nFor Remembrance Day\, Kazuki Yamada brings Britten’s humanitarian masterpiece home to Coventry Cathedral\, with a plea for peace as resonant now as the day it was written. A timeless\, intensely moving meditation on man’s inhumanity to man\, the CBSO gave the world premiere of the piece at Coventry Cathedral in 1962 and the Orchestra’s return in 2026 also marks 50-years since Benjamin Britten’s death. This performance will be followed by an international tour. \n  \n\nMahler symphonies to open and close the season\n\nKazuki Yamada and the CBSO continue their Mahler cycle: a signature artistic journey that explores music grappling with life\, death and renewal. The 2026-27 Season opens with Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony\, in a concert which also celebrates the 1000th performance of the CBSO Chorus. The season will close in June 2027 with Mahler’s 3rd Symphony. \n\nThree Collaborative Artists redefining what an orchestra can do\n\nThis season sees the CBSO welcome Alice Sara Ott\, Jess Gillam and Rushil Ranjan as Collaborative Artists\, who each offer fresh perspectives and exciting programming across genres\, venues and formats. Pianist Alice Sara Ott brings major concerto and chamber performances at home and on tour\, saxophonist Jess Gillam appears as a soloist\, presenter and creative collaborator across concerts and education projects\, and composer‑producer Rushil Ranjan expands the orchestra’s sound world through his genre‑defying Orchestral Qawwali Project. \n\nBeethoven’s full symphony cycle\n\nMarking 200 years since Beethoven’s death\, Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO will perform all nine symphonies in 2027\, celebrating one of the most famous and enduring symphonic cycles of all time alongside performances of the Violin Concerto and a wide‑ranging programme of chamber music. \n\nA major commitment to new music\n\nIn addition to exciting projects with CBSO’s Collaborative Artists – Alice Sara Ott\, Jess Gillam and Rushil Ranjan – the CBSO’s first Composer in Residence\, GRAMMY-nominated composer Anna Clyne\, is central to the season; including the world premiere of her new viola concerto ‘Resonant Forms’ with Lawrence Power\, a performance of PALETTE by the CBSO Orchestral Residency scheme\, and a Decca recording of Glasslands with Jess Gillam and Alpesh Chauhan. \n\nIlan Volkov debut season\n\nThe CBSO will welcome Ilan Volkov for his first season as Principal Guest Conductor and repertoire will feature Bruckner’s 7th Symphony\, Messiaen’s Turangalila and a Shakespeare inspired programme. \n\nFilm and pop music concerts\n\nFrom Classic FM Hall of Fame and Jules Buckley’s Quincy Jones celebration to Guitar Heroes\, ABBA and Home Alone – the CBSO season is packed with popular family-orientated concerts that celebrate milestones in popular culture. There will also be concerts that celebrate special anniversaries; such as  50 years of Star Wars: A New Hope and the 20thanniversary of Casino Royale in partnership with esk live and B:Music; and 25 years of the legendary film\, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring presented by The Flying Music Company at BP Pulse Live. \n\nKazuki Yamada’s generous and joyful programming\n\nThe CBSO’s Music Director\, Kazuki Yamada also champions programmes that invite audiences in through joy and familiarity this season\, treating much‑loved repertoire with the same care\, imagination and musical rigour as the symphonic canon. From a festive ‘double Nutcracker’ that sets Tchaikovsky alongside Duke Ellington’s sparkling reinvention\, to a Night at the Opera with an all-star cast\, celebrating the enduring power of great melody and drama. \n\nConcerts for young children and families \n\nFrom toddlers to teenagers\, the CBSO’s family and Notelets concerts are presented by CBSO musicians and designed to remove barriers and spark a lifelong connection with music. Created especially for under‑6s\, Notelets are joyful\, interactive performances where children can sing\, dance and discover orchestral instruments for the very first time\, supported by free creative activities and opportunities to meet the musicians. Across the season\, BSL‑interpreted family concerts further widen access\, ensuring orchestral music is welcoming and inclusive for audiences of all ages. \n\nA season that embraces scale\, risk and joy in equal measure\n\nFrom vast\, ambitious works such as Messiaen’s Turangalila Symphony and Weinberg’s rarely performed operatic epic The Passenger\, to symphonic film\, jazz‑inflected reimaginings and large‑scale popular orchestral projects\, the season demonstrates a willingness to programme at full stretch – artistically\, logistically and imaginatively. Rather than separating the serious from the celebratory\, the CBSO places demanding contemporary and 20th‑century masterpieces alongside exuberant\, high‑craft crossover\, asserting that ambition\, curiosity and pleasure can and should coexist on the same stage. \n  \nKazuki Yamada\, Music Director\, CBSO\, comments: “It brings me so much happiness to be looking forward to another season with this wonderful orchestra and our fantastic audiences. And what a year of music making it’s going to be: 18 concerts at home and another 21 across the UK and around the world. Wherever we perform\, I am always proud to share the CBSO’s incredible energy\, openness and spirit with our audiences.” \n  \nThe CBSO would also like to thank the many guest musicians\, soloists and ensembles that will join them for the 2026–27 season. For full details\, visit the CBSO website. \n 
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SUMMARY:Cake Royalty: Cake and Bake International returns to NEC\, Birmingham with life size cake sculpture of The Prince and Princess of Wales
DESCRIPTION:The world’s leading cake decorating\, sugar art and baking event\, Cake and Bake International\, will return to the NEC Birmingham from the 6th to 8th November 2026\, bringing together thousands of cake artists\, bakers\, chocolatiers\, exhibitors and enthusiasts from across the globe. The legendary event showcases jaw-dropping cake creations from the best sugar craft artists in the world. \n  \nOne of the standout attractions at this year’s Cake and Bake International will be a breathtaking life-size cake sculpture of The Prince and Princess of Wales\, created by internationally acclaimed sugar artist Emma Jayne Cake Design. Renowned for pushing the boundaries of cake artistry\, Emma Jayne will bring William and Catherine to life in an extraordinary edible masterpiece. \n  \nThis year’s show features the iconic Cake and Bake International competition\, the Cake Catwalk\, the latest supplies and innovations\, workshops and interactive experiences designed to educate and inspire every level of baker and sugar artist. \n  \nVisitors can expect spectacular competition displays\, breathtaking life-size cake installations\, live demonstrations from internationally renowned artists\, hands-on workshops and an extensive marketplace featuring the latest products\, tools\, ingredients and innovations from leading brands. \n  \nAdventure also takes centre stage with the spectacular Curse of the Pirate Queen\, an immersive feature that will transport visitors into a swashbuckling world of high-seas drama\, mystery and \nextraordinary sugar artistry. Created by a talented collaboration of international cake artists\, the larger-than-life installation will showcase breathtaking sculpted characters. \n  \nThe internationally acclaimed Cake and Bake International competition remains one of the show’s biggest highlights\, attracting more than 1\,000 competition entries from talented cake artists representing over 35 countries from as far as Australia. Competitors will showcase extraordinary technical skill and artistic excellence while competing for industry recognition and the coveted ‘Best in Show’ honours. \n  \nWith more than 25\,000 visitors expected across the three-day event\, Cake and Bake International continues to be the industry’s premier showcase for innovation\, artistry and education\, welcoming everyone from professional cake designers and bakery businesses to home bakers looking to develop new skills and discover fresh inspiration. \n  \nSponsored by industry leaders \nCake and Bake International are proud to be supported by a prestigious lineup of sponsors\, including: \n● Renshaw – Cake and Bake International Headline Sponsor and Cake and Bake International Awards sponsor \n● Neilsen Massey – Cake and Bake International Headline Sponsor and Competition Best in Show Sponsor \n● Other sponsors and supporters include; Rainbow Dust & Squires Kitchen\, The Cake Decorating Co and The Vanilla Valley \nThese partnerships ensure attendees have access to the very best tools\, ingredients\, and expertise in the business. \n  \nFor ticket sales\, opening times and information about Cake and Bake International please visit www.cakeinternational.co.uk
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LOCATION:NEC Birmingham\, Pendigo Way\, Marston Green\, Birmingham\, Birmingham\, B40 1NT\, Birmingham
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