THE City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra will be performing twice in their home city next week.

On Wednesday (June 19), six members of the orchestra will form The Little Big Time Band, playing a light-hearted concert at 7.30pm at the Perry Beeches ArtSite. Tickets are £3 available on 0121 360 4242.

The following day, the full orchestra accompany pianist Grigory Sokolov for Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1, Rachmaninov's The Rock and Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.

The recital is at Symphony Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets start at £6 from 0121 780 3333.