Violinist

Music for an autumn day with Brahms’ haunting Clarinet Quintet.
Brahms had retired from music when he met the clarinettist of his dreams. Result: this magical Clarinet Quintet, in which melodies curl like woodsmoke, and passionate sorrows burst like wildfire into golden autumn afternoons. In short, it’s a masterpiece, and with our own Section Leader Clarinet Oliver Janes leading a team of colleagues, it’s 40 minutes of magic.

Centre Stage: Brahms' Clarinet Quintet

CBSO Centre

Add a horn or two to a string quartet, and it’s like flinging open a window. For Beethoven and Mozart, it inspired absolute enjoyment (and a fair bit of mischief too); for Brahms it was all about poetry. Savour the mood today, as Elspeth Dutch leads a team of CBSO friends on an adventure with the happiest of endings.

Violinist

Charlotte Skinner

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Oct 28, 2026

Centre Stage: Brahms' Clarinet Quintet · City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Jun 4, 2027

Centre Stage: Beethoven & Mozart · City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in Clarinet Quintet by Brahms

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Violin in Horn Quintet by Mozart

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Violin in Sextet for Horns and String Quartet in E-flat major by Beethoven

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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