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By Alexandra Coghlan  
July 14, 2016
August 2016

CBSO: Welcoming Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 26th August

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra have good form when it comes to picking music directors, talent-spotting Andris Nelsons, Sakari Oramo and a certain Simon Rattle while still at the start of their careers. So when they announced earlier this year that 29-year-old Lithuanian conductor Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla would be taking over, people took notice.

Since becoming a Dudamel Fellow in 2012, Gražinyte-Tyla has worked principally with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and has just been appointed…

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Alexandra Coghlan

Alexandra Coghlan is a classical music critic

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