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Classical Pride

with ViiV Healthcare and GAY TIMES

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Artwork depicting a rainbow coloured cello cradled by an abstract shape resembling a harp

In this special charity event, conductor Oliver Zeffman and the CBSO present the first Classical Pride concert given by a major orchestra in Europe.

Featuring the world-renowned City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, an LGTBQ+ community chorus and top international soloists, this concert – presented by the broadcaster and DJ Nick Grimshaw – will celebrate the profound contribution that the LGBTQ+ community makes to classical music.

Soloists Pavel Kolesnikov, Samson Tsoy, Nicky Spence, Davóne Tines and Ella Taylor join the CBSO and Oliver Zeffman to explore music by LGBTQ+ composers, from Tchaikovsky to Poulenc and Bernstein, Caroline Shaw and a new commission from Julian Anderson. Celebrating these musicians not only for their artistic brilliance but also for their queerness, Classical Pride shows that LGBTQ+ people have always been at the heart of music at its highest level, and promises to be a thrilling evening of outstanding classical music by some of the world’s finest performers.

Tagged with: Classical music PRIDE 2023

Proceeds from the concert will go to LGBTQ+ charities – Terrence Higgins Trust, Amplifund and Rainbow Railroad (The Barbican takes a 2% card processing fee).

 

Programme

Leonard Bernstein Overture to Candide
Francis Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Julian Anderson Echoes (world premiere)
Caroline Shaw Is a Rose
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet
Cristobal Tapia de Veer White Lotus theme tune (special encore)

Performers

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Zeffman conductor
Nick Grimshaw presenter
Pavel Kolesnikov piano
Samson Tsoy piano
Ella Taylor soprano
Nicky Spence tenor
Davóne Tines bass-baritone
LGBTQ+ Community Choir
ViiV Healthcare logo
Mastercard logo featuring a red circle and orange circle overlapping and the word Mastercard in black underneath
Gay Times logo
Rainbow Railroad logo
Terrence Higgins trust logo

Classical Pride with ViiV Healthcare and GAY TIMES is also generously supported by Mastercard, Lincoln Benet, R. Martin Chavez, David Kaskel and Chris Teano, Laurence Milstein, Lady Rayne and Lord Donoughue.

Part of PRIDE 2023

A season of events this summer from a diverse range of LGBTQ+ artists celebrating identity, equity and acceptance
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