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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 Jazz Lectures Music Partnerships Theatre

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
Guest Artists
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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 Chamber Concert

Sat 7 Mar 2026 - 7pm
Guest Artists
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The Sound of Contemplation

Sat 7 Mar 2026 - 7.30pm
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Shostakovich Chamber Music

Tue 10 Mar 2026 - 11.05am
Shostakovich and his World
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Jinshuo Zhang (piano)

Tue 10 Mar 2026 - 1.05pm
RBC Musicians
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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
Guest Artists
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Red Brick Brass Quintet

Wed 11 Mar 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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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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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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Spring Chamber Choir Concert

Thu 12 Mar 2026 - 7.30pm
RBC Out and About
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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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Jazz Duo

Fri 13 Mar 2026 - 7pm
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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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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Big Band Double Bill

Mon 16 Mar 2026 - 6.30pm
RBC Musicians
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Sheng Zhang (viola)

Tue 17 Mar 2026 - 11.05am
RBC Musicians
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Public Research Seminar: Chopin’s 27 Etudes

Tue 17 Mar 2026 - 3.30pm
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Classical Pianist - Pei-Yu Chu

Wed 18 Mar 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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RBC Camerata

Thu 19 Mar 2026 - 12.30pm
RBC Musicians
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New Airs for Woodwind

Thu 19 Mar 2026 - 6pm
RBC Musicians
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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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Jazz Duo

Sat 21 Mar 2026 - 2.30pm
RBC Out and About
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The Holsts: Father and Daughter

Sat 21 Mar 2026 - 7pm
RBC Out and About
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Taylor Swift Tribute by Mystery Ensemble

Sat 21 Mar 2026 - 8pm
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Otium Saxophone Quartet

Sun 22 Mar 2026 - 3pm
RBC Out and About
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Asian Spring

Sun 22 Mar 2026 - 6pm
Guest Artists
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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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Classical Pianist - Zoe Tan

Wed 25 Mar 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Music for Organ and Drum Kit

Wed 25 Mar 2026 - 7pm
RBC Musicians
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Apolloclypse and Elysian Horns

Thu 26 Mar 2026 - 7pm
RBC Musicians
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Solo Recorder - Riko Suzuki

Fri 27 Mar 2026 - 12.30pm
RBC Out and About
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Poppy Baker Trio

Fri 27 Mar 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Harp+

Fri 27 Mar 2026 - 1pm
RBC Musicians
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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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BPO Annual Concerto Prize Competition

Sun 29 Mar 2026 - 3pm
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The EcoSomatics Conversations Series

Wed 1 Apr 2026 - 4pm
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Classical Pianist - Jinshuo Zhang

Tue 7 Apr 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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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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Soft Machine

Fri 10 Apr 2026 - 7pm
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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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Woodwind and Piano Duo

Wed 15 Apr 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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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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Jazz Duo

Sat 18 Apr 2026 - 7pm
RBC Out and About
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L.Y.R.

Sun 19 Apr 2026 - 7pm
Guest Artists
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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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Organist - Eilidh Harris

Wed 29 Apr 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Solihull School Jazz and Light Music Summer Concert

Thu 30 Apr 2026 - 6.30pm
Guest Artists
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Viola and Piano Duo

Fri 1 May 2026 - 12.30pm
RBC Out and About
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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
Guest Artists
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Classical Pianist - Ella Cordon Vieito

Mon 4 May 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Solihull School Classical Summer Concert

Mon 4 May 2026 - 6pm
Guest Artists
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The EcoSomatics Conversations Series

Wed 6 May 2026 - 10am
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Red Brick Brass Quintet

Wed 6 May 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Classical Pianist - Jinshuo Zhang

Wed 6 May 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Viola and Piano Duo

Mon 11 May 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Classical Pianist - Ella Cordon Vieito

Wed 13 May 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Viola and Piano Duo

Thu 14 May 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Soprano and Pianist

Sat 16 May 2026 - 2.30pm
RBC Out and About
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Juniper Folk

Sat 16 May 2026 - 7pm
RBC Out and About
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Classical Pianist - Oliver Matthews

Mon 18 May 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Quintus Brass Quintet

Tue 26 May 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Trumpet and Piano Duo

Mon 1 Jun 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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Saxophone and Piano Duo

Mon 8 Jun 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Cello and Piano Duo

Tue 9 Jun 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Tenor and Pianist

Wed 10 Jun 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Classical Pianist - Simone Damiani

Thu 11 Jun 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Birmingham International Piano Festival

Sun 14 Jun 2026 - 11am
Birmingham International Piano Festival 2026
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RBC Chamber Choir

Tue 16 Jun 2026 - 7.30pm
RBC Out and About
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Woodwind Doubling Quartet

Mon 22 Jun 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Puccini's Tosca

Sat 27 Jun 2026 - 7pm
RBC Out and About
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Classical Pianist - Zoe Tan

Mon 29 Jun 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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Classical Pianist - Margaret Finch

Wed 1 Jul 2026 - 1.05pm
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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Luna Duo

Sun 12 Jul 2026 - 3pm
RBC Out and About
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Classical Piano Duo

Wed 15 Jul 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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French Horn Duo and Pianist

Sat 18 Jul 2026 - 1pm
RBC Out and About
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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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