A truly unmissable programme, offering a sumptuous array of film and theatre music by Leonard Bernstein. With songs from West Side Story, Candide, On The Town, Wonderful Town and Trouble in Tahiti, this is an essential concert for Bernstein fans – and for anyone who loves the glamour of Broadway show-tunes. There are some orchestra gems too, including the irresistible love theme from On the Waterfront.
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is joined for this concert by three, star singers, all acclaimed for their powerful and expressive voices. A real treat.
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.
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 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.
