Elliott Carter
Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Thursday December 11th
Sakari Oramo returns to the CBSO with the UK premiere of Carter's Horn Concerto and Elgar's First Symphony.

Quartet For The End Of Time
Town Hall, Birmingham, Tuesday December 9th
Pianist Steven Osborne leads a classy quartet for Messiaen's chamber masterpiece.

BBC NOW
St David's Hall, Cardiff , Wednesday December 10th
Thierry Fischer conducts Messiaen's Trois Petites Liturgies.