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City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has been played on NTS shows including Kaitlyn Aurelia-Smith Presents: TouchThePlants, with Cuckoo In The Heart Of The Wood first played on 1 February 2021.

The orchestra was founded as the City of Birmingham Orchestra in 1920, with Edward Elgar conducting its first concert in September of that year. The programme included Overture: Saul by Granville Bantock, a strong supporter of the orchestra's foundation. Adrian Boult was chief conductor from 1924 to 1930.

The CBO became a full time organisation in 1944, changing its name to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 1948. The composer Andrzej Panufnik was chief conductor…

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City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has been played on NTS shows including Kaitlyn Aurelia-Smith Presents: TouchThePlants, with Cuckoo In The Heart Of The Wood first played on 1 February 2021.