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From great music to captivating speakers, there's something for everyone on the BCU events calendar.

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Classical Competition Conference Contemporary Family Jazz Lectures Partnerships Theatre

Swing That Music!

Sat 31 Jan 2026 - 7.30pm
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Vocal and Piano Duos

Sat 31 Jan 2026 - 7.30pm
RBC Out and About
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Lunchtime Music: Piano and Brass Quintet

Mon 2 Feb 2026 - 1.05pm
RBC Musicians
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Big Band Mondays: A Tribute To Gordon Goodwin

Mon 2 Feb 2026 - 6.30pm
RBC Musicians
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Over the Ridge of the World

Tue 3 Feb 2026 - 1.05pm
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Public Research Seminar: Music as Medicine

Tue 3 Feb 2026 - 3.30pm
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Annette Richards (organ)

Tue 3 Feb 2026 - 6pm
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RBC Symphony Orchestra

Wed 4 Feb 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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The EcoSomatics Conversations Series

Wed 4 Feb 2026 - 4pm
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Birmingham New Music: Solo Works Night

Wed 4 Feb 2026 - 7pm
RBC Partners
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Free Lunchtime Jazz

Thu 5 Feb 2026 - 1.05pm
RBC Musicians
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Jazz Vocal Night

Thu 5 Feb 2026 - 6.30pm
RBC Musicians
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Sheng Zhang (viola)

Thu 5 Feb 2026 - 7.15pm
RBC Musicians
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Otium Saxophone Quartet

Fri 6 Feb 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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RBC Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5

Fri 6 Feb 2026 - 7pm
RBC Musicians
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Dahlia Flute Quartet

Sat 7 Feb 2026 - 12pm
RBC Out and About
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Junior RBC Wind, Brass and Percussion Showcase

Sat 7 Feb 2026 - 7pm
RBC Musicians
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The Delius Society Prize Final

Sun 8 Feb 2026 - 2.30pm
RBC Musicians
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Summerleaze Woodwind Quartet

Sun 8 Feb 2026 - 4pm
RBC Out and About
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Classical Pianist - Ruimei Huang

Mon 9 Feb 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Pianists and Politics

Mon 9 Feb 2026 - 7pm
Pianists and Politics
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Pianists and Politics: Day 2

Tue 10 Feb 2026 - 1pm
Pianists and Politics
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The Old Maid And The Thief

Tue 10 Feb 2026 - 7pm
RBC Musicians
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Darragh Morgan (violin) and Mary Dullea (piano)

Wed 11 Feb 2026 - 7pm
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Eastside Jazz Festival

Thu 12 Feb 2026 - 12pm
Fri 13 Feb 2026 - 12pm
Eastside Jazz Festival 2026
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Classical Pianist - Ella Cordon Vieito

Thu 12 Feb 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Rethinking Miles Davis - Book Launch

Thu 12 Feb 2026 - 2pm
Eastside Jazz Festival 2026
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RBC Jazz Orchestra: Porgy and Bess

Thu 12 Feb 2026 - 6pm
Eastside Jazz Festival 2026
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Chris Potter with the Pablo Held Trio

Thu 12 Feb 2026 - 8pm
Eastside Jazz Festival 2026
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Festivals in Focus Symposium

Fri 13 Feb 2026 - 9.30am
Eastside Jazz Festival 2026
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Soprano and Pianist

Fri 13 Feb 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Aurum Trio

Fri 13 Feb 2026 - 5pm
Eastside Jazz Festival 2026
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Olie Brice Quartet

Fri 13 Feb 2026 - 6pm
Eastside Jazz Festival 2026
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BBC Big Band

Fri 13 Feb 2026 - 8pm
Eastside Jazz Festival 2026
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RBC Brass Band Day

Sat 14 Feb 2026 - 9.30am
RBC Partners
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Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra – Shostakovich 10

Sun 15 Feb 2026 - 3pm
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Caramillo Wind Trio: Family Concert

Mon 16 Feb 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Little Women: The Broadway Musical Pre-production Q&A

Tue 17 Feb 2026 - 6pm
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Kadiatu and Mariatu Kanneh-Mason: To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Wed 18 Feb 2026 - 7pm
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The Soul of The People

Thu 19 Feb 2026 - 6.30pm
RBC Musicians
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Birmingham Game Music Ensemble: SPRING

Thu 19 Feb 2026 - 7.30pm
RBC Musicians
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Romantic Revival Orchestra

Fri 20 Feb 2026 - 7.30pm
RBC Out and About
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Recomposed: The Four Seasons

Sat 21 Feb 2026 - 6.30pm
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Classical Pianist - Jinshuo Zhang

Mon 23 Feb 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Lunchtime Music

Mon 23 Feb 2026 - 1.05pm
RBC Musicians
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Public Research Seminar: Musicianship for Teachers

Tue 24 Feb 2026 - 3.30pm
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Sietze de Vries (organ)

Tue 24 Feb 2026 - 6pm
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Giuseppe Ettore (double bass)

Wed 25 Feb 2026 - 1.45pm
RBC Musicians
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Free Lunchtime Jazz

Thu 26 Feb 2026 - 1.05pm
RBC Musicians
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RBC Salsa Orchestra

Thu 26 Feb 2026 - 6.30pm
RBC Musicians
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Quatuor Bozzini

Thu 26 Feb 2026 - 7pm
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Celebrity Brass Recital - Simon Höfele (trumpet) & Elisabeth Brauß (piano)

Thu 26 Feb 2026 - 7pm
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Harpist - Molly Hartley

Fri 27 Feb 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Cello Duo

Fri 27 Feb 2026 - 1.10pm
RBC Out and About
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RBC Baroque Orchestra

Fri 27 Feb 2026 - 6pm
RBC Musicians
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RBC Thallein Ensemble: Community, Class, Connection

Fri 27 Feb 2026 - 7.30pm
RBC Musicians
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Jazz Pianist - Benjamin Shankland

Sat 28 Feb 2026 - 7.30pm
RBC Out and About
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Red Brick Brass Quintet

Mon 2 Mar 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Lunchtime Music

Mon 2 Mar 2026 - 1.05pm
RBC Musicians
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RBC Jazz Orchestra

Mon 2 Mar 2026 - 6.30pm
RBC Musicians
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Young Classical Artists Trust: James Morley (cello)

Wed 4 Mar 2026 - 1.45pm
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The EcoSomatics Conversations Series

Wed 4 Mar 2026 - 2pm
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OctaBones! at the Barbershop

Wed 4 Mar 2026 - 7.30pm
RBC Musicians
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Free Lunchtime Jazz

Thu 5 Mar 2026 - 1.05pm
RBC Musicians
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Gwyn Williams Viola Prize

Thu 5 Mar 2026 - 6pm
RBC Musicians
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Paul Dunmall Invites Tom Challenger

Thu 5 Mar 2026 - 6.30pm
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Spring Opera: Orpheus in the Underworld

Thu 5 Mar 2026 - 7pm
6 - 7 Mar
RBC Out and About
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Diaspora: A Concert of Hong Kong Cantopop Music

Fri 6 Mar 2026 - 7pm
RBC Musicians
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Otium Saxophone Quartet

Sat 7 Mar 2026 - 12pm
RBC Out and About
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Solihull School Concert

Sat 7 Mar 2026 - 7pm
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Shostakovich Chamber Music

Tue 10 Mar 2026 - 11.05am
Shostakovich and his World
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Public Research Seminar: Couperin's Dream

Tue 10 Mar 2026 - 3.30pm
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Matthias Havinga (organ)

Tue 10 Mar 2026 - 6pm
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Birmingham New Music: Discoveries of Spring Sound

Wed 11 Mar 2026 - 7pm
RBC Partners
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Night at the Opera

Wed 11 Mar 2026 - 7pm
RBC Musicians
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Bridge St Brass Quintet

Thu 12 Mar 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Free Lunchtime Jazz

Thu 12 Mar 2026 - 1.05pm
RBC Musicians
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Consent

Thu 12 Mar 2026 - 7.15pm
13 - 14 Mar
RBC Actors
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Roots and Reels

Thu 12 Mar 2026 - 7.30pm
RBC Musicians
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The Raven

Thu 12 Mar 2026 - 7.30pm
13 - 14 Mar
RBC Actors
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Classical Pianist - Simone Damiani

Fri 13 Mar 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Organist - Eilidh Harris

Fri 13 Mar 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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EMJO presents: Off The Wall- live in concert

Fri 13 Mar 2026 - 7.30pm
RBC Musicians
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BWMFS: Clarinet Showcase

Fri 13 Mar 2026 - 7.30pm
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Classical Pianist - Mimi Raleigh

Mon 16 Mar 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Lunchtime Music

Mon 16 Mar 2026 - 1.05pm
RBC Musicians
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Public Research Seminar: Chopin’s 27 Etudes

Tue 17 Mar 2026 - 3.30pm
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RBC Jazz gala

Thu 19 Mar 2026 - 6.30pm
RBC Musicians
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Mela Guitar Quartet

Thu 19 Mar 2026 - 7.30pm
RBC Musicians
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Mother Heroic: A Celebration of Björk’s Music

Thu 19 Mar 2026 - 7.30pm
RBC Musicians
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Little Women - The Broadway Musical

Fri 20 Mar 2026 - 2.30pm
20 - 21 Mar
RBC Actors
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RBC Wind Orchestra: Böhme’s Trumpet Concerto

Fri 20 Mar 2026 - 7.30pm
RBC Musicians
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Asian Spring

Sun 22 Mar 2026 - 6pm
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Tenor and Pianist

Mon 23 Mar 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Painted Tides

Mon 23 Mar 2026 - 7pm
RBC Musicians
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Public Research Seminar: Marie Jaëll

Tue 24 Mar 2026 - 3.30pm
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Les-Be-Honest

Tue 24 Mar 2026 - 7.30pm
25 - 26 Mar
RBC Musicians
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Music for Organ and Drum Kit

Wed 25 Mar 2026 - 7pm
RBC Musicians
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Jazz Trio

Fri 27 Mar 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Both Sides of the Line

Fri 27 Mar 2026 - 7pm
RBC Musicians
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Red Brick Brass Quintet

Sat 28 Mar 2026 - 7.30pm
RBC Out and About
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The EcoSomatics Conversations Series

Wed 1 Apr 2026 - 4pm
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Classical Pianist - Oliver Matthews

Thu 9 Apr 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Viola and Piano Duo

Fri 10 Apr 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Public Research Seminar: Sir Samuel Hellier

Tue 14 Apr 2026 - 3.30pm
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Colin Stetson (saxophone)

Tue 14 Apr 2026 - 7pm
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Free Lunchtime Jazz

Thu 16 Apr 2026 - 1.05pm
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Celebrity Brass Recital: Ben Goldsheider (French Horn) and Simon Callaghan (Piano)

Thu 16 Apr 2026 - 7pm
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L.Y.R.

Sun 19 Apr 2026 - 7pm
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Woodwind and Piano Duo

Mon 20 Apr 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Lunchtime Music

Mon 20 Apr 2026 - 1.05pm
RBC Musicians
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Public Research Seminar: Historically inspired modernism

Tue 21 Apr 2026 - 3.30pm
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Narratio Quartet: Beethoven in Conversation

Wed 22 Apr 2026 - 1.30pm
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Free Lunchtime Jazz

Thu 23 Apr 2026 - 1.05pm
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Pre-CBSO Piano Showcase: An evening of Brahms

Thu 23 Apr 2026 - 6.15pm
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Viola and Piano Duo

Sat 25 Apr 2026 - 7.30pm
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Solihull School Jazz and Light Music Summer Concert

Thu 30 Apr 2026 - 6.30pm
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Woodwind Doubling Quartet

Sat 2 May 2026 - 12pm
RBC Out and About
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Manchester Collective: Papillons

Sun 3 May 2026 - 4pm
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The EcoSomatics Conversations Series

Wed 6 May 2026 - 10am
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Viola and Piano Duo

Thu 14 May 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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The EcoSomatics Conversations Series

Wed 3 Jun 2026 - 10am
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Saxophone and Piano Duo

Fri 5 Jun 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Bridge St Brass Quintet

Sat 6 Jun 2026 - 12pm
RBC Out and About
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Elgar International Festival of Brass

Sun 7 Jun 2026 - 10.30am
RBC Partners
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Classical Pianist - Simone Damiani

Thu 11 Jun 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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National Orchestras for All - Inclusive Family Concert

Sun 5 Jul 2026 - 1pm
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NOFA: FREE Inclusive Concert for Primary Schools

Mon 6 Jul 2026 - 10am
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A Summer Celebration of Music

Sun 12 Jul 2026 - 2pm
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Jazz Sabbath

Tue 6 Oct 2026 - 8.15pm
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Birmingham Festival Choral Society - Echoes of Vienna

Sat 21 Nov 2026 - 7.30pm
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