Our Annual Concert
While each member of the Benevolent Fund pays an annual subscription, the majority of funding comes from our annual fundraising concert programmed into the CBSO’s main season. For this concert, the CBSO musicians, conductor and soloists generously perform for free. All of the proceeds from the concert are then donated directly to the CBSO Benevolent Fund.
Previous years have seen the likes of violinists Nicola Benedetti and Jennifer Pike, keyboardists Thomas Trotter and Peter Donohoe, with the conducting talents of Edward Gardner, Valeriy Sokolov, and, of course, Sir Simon Rattle!
In addition to these income streams, the Benevolent Fund also gladly welcomes general donations, including legacies and deeds of covenant.
"Our reliable annual financial boost is the CBSO Benevolent Fund Concert, the first of which was generously conducted for free by George Weldon in May 1946. Retired staff and players are always welcome guests on these occasions, engendering lots of gossip and memories during the after-concert get-together!"
This Year's Concert
Symphony Hall Birmingham
Thursday 29th February 2024 at 7.30pm
Programme
Elgar Cockaigne Overture
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
Sibelius Symphony No. 5
Sakuri Oramo - Conductor
Daishin Kashimoto - Violin
Previous Concerts
Sunday 30th April 2023, Birmingham Symphony Hall
Sunday 30th April 2023, Birmingham Symphony Hall
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Pathétique
Conductor - Kazuki Yamada
Trumpet - Alison Balsam
Piano - Freddy Kempf
Friday 4th February 2022, Birmingham Symphony Hall
Friday 4th February 2022, Birmingham Symphony Hall
Wagner Rienzi Overture
Strauss Four Last Songs
Brahms Symphony No. 2
Conductor - Fabien Gabel
Soprano - Lucy Crowe
Sunday 20th October 2019, Birmingham Symphony Hall
Sunday 20th October 2019, Birmingham Symphony Hall
Sibelius Karelia Suite
Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte
Widor Symphony No. 5: Toccata
Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 (Organ)
Conductor - Andrew Litton
Thomas Trotter - Organ
Saturday 22nd September 2018, Birmingham Symphony Hall
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Saint-Saëns Danse macabre
Wieniawski Légende, Op. 17 & Polonaise Op. 4 No. 1
Glazunov The Seasons: Autumn
Kreisler Tambourin Chinois & Liebesleid
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake: Act I Finale
Stephen Bell - Conductor
Jennifer Pike - Violin
Wednesday 18th October 2017, Birmingham Symphony Hall
Brahms Three Hungarian Dances
Brahms Double Concerto
Brahms Symphony No. 3
Alpesh Chauhan - Conductor
Nicola Benedetti - Violin
Leonard Elschenbroich - Cello
Thursday 24th November 2016, Birmingham Symphony Hall
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake: Suite
Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin (Excerpts)
Edward Gardner - Conductor