An essential concert for Mozart lovers, boasting two of his most scintillating masterpieces. Mozart’s ‘Great’ G minor Symphony, No.40, was his penultimate work in the genre, written when the composer was at the peak of his powers. After its unmistakeable opening bars, full of intrigue and mystery, the Symphony unfolds into music ranging from elegant lyricism to profound drama.
Despite the fact that not all of Mozart’s Requiem was completed by Mozart himself, the sheer brilliance of the music makes this one of his most powerful and enduring works.
An all-British programme, including Walton's Cello Concerto performed by Laura van der Heijden, BBC Young Musician 2012, and Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations.
A sumptuous array of film and theatre music by Leonard Bernstein, including songs from West Side Story, Candide, On The Town, Wonderful Town and Trouble in Tahiti, alongside orchestral gems.
Enrique Bátiz conducts Sibelius' Violin Concerto, with soloist Jack Liebeck, and Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony, preceded by Wagner's Overture to The Flying Dutchman.
Smetana's Bartered Bride Overture and Dvořák's Symphony No.7 frame Chopin's First Piano Concerto with soloist Leon McCawley, under the baton of Czech conductor Libor Pešek.
A concert of music by one of Britain's most dynamic composers, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, including his Sixth Symphony, Violin Concerto No.1, and the irrepressible Orkney Wedding.
A heady mix of new music and established classics, including the London premiere of Tarik O'Regan's Heart of Darkness Suite and Sibelius' Symphony No.2.
