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In the distance, a horn sings a sad, sweet song 鈥� and Tchaikovsky begins his journey to the heights of passion and sorrow. Julia Adolphe gazes up at giant Redwood trees, and sees the shimmer of a better world. And Rachmaninov places a dark, quiet chord into silence, at the beginning of the piano concerto that made him a star.

Every story has to start somewhere, and the emotions in Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Fifth Symphony and Rachmaninov鈥檚 Second Piano Concerto remain as vital as ever. Julia Adolphe鈥檚 forest meditation is new to the UK, but for guest conductor Kristiina Poska, it has all the makings of a favourite. She鈥檚 joined by the remarkable Gabriela Montero 鈥� a pianist who believes that 鈥渕usic is a purposeful art鈥�, and proves it every time she plays.