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Add to my Calendar 05-08-2026 19:30 05-08-2026 21:30 36 Transcend The nation’s orchestra of teenagers rise to take on an intoxicating world of sound. Feel the surging momentum at play in Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No.1. Witness Thomas Adès channel the intense power of 160 teenage musicians in his thrilling music, Purgatorio. Step into the surreal world Berlioz created in Symphonie Fantastique. Experience The National Youth Orchestra reach their peak – fearless, driven and with unlimited energy. Symphony Hall, Birmingham DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Symphony Hall
(B:Music)
Broad Street
Birmingham
B1 2EA
England

Programme

Franz Liszt – Mephisto Waltz no.1, S.514
Thomas Adès – Dante, Part 2: Purgatorio
Hector Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique, H 48

Performers

Thomas Adès – Conductor

The National Youth Orchestra

Programme Note

The nation’s orchestra of teenagers rise to take on an intoxicating world of sound.

Feel the surging momentum at play in Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No.1.

Witness Thomas Adès channel the intense power of 160 teenage musicians in his thrilling music, Purgatorio.

Step into the surreal world Berlioz created in Symphonie Fantastique.

Experience The National Youth Orchestra reach their peak – fearless, driven and with unlimited energy.

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