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20 January 2022
CBSO/Yamada review – chief conductor-

in-waiting brings spirit but not subtlety

Symphony Hall, Birmingham
The Japanese conductor who takes over in Birmingham next year already has a strong connection
with the players; while soprano Fatma Said impressed in Mozart arias

Alert playing … Kazuki Yamada conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Photograph:
Andrew Fox

Andrew Clements

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra wasted no time in lining up a successor
to Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. Last autumn it revealed that Kazuki Yamada would take over
as chief conductor from April 2023, and in his first appearance at Symphony Hall since
the announcement, the warmth of the reception from both the orchestra and the rather
meagre audience suggested that he is already set to be a favourite there.