Chris de Souza introduces the second of three concerts which mark the end of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's Towards the Millennium series. These final concerts combine works composed in the last ten years with new works commissioned to mark the millennium.

City of Birmingham Youth Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Simon Rattle

Weir We Are Shadows (first performance)

8.00 Twenty Minutes: Philosophical Inquiries: 2: A World beyond Death
Three talks by distinguished thinkers.
Professor Andrew Benjamin of the University of Warwick explores the connection between philosophy and death and develops a way of thinking beyond that tradition.

8.20 Messiaen Eclairs sur l'Au-Dela