Strings & Tings

There’s a Brum institution that’s survived war, recession and eighties fashion. The CBSO's 2018/19 season includes everything from Broadway biggies, to the brooding sounds of Shostakovich, all via Nat King Cole’s caressing croon; so it ain't just for the orchestrally initiated. The must-hear highlight, however, is the UK premiere of Roxanna Panufnik's Faithful Journey. Panufnik's recent Last Night of the Proms showing received big love, and her performance, on November 21, marks the return of virtuosic Music Director Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla from mat leave. If the price tag is holding you back, how's about a mystery seat? Pay £13 to guarantee a seat worth £19.50, with a shot at a top seat. Sorted.