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Dazzling woodwinds tarry with bustling strings, folk-like melodies weave with vibrant dance and climactic rushes make way to stately grandeur in Tchaikovsky鈥檚 charmingly wintery First Symphony, oozing his trademark symphonic craftsmanship from the off.

Dazzling woodwinds tarry with bustling strings, folk-like melodies weave with vibrant dance and climactic rushes make way to stately grandeur in Tchaikovsky鈥檚 charmingly wintery First Symphony, oozing his trademark symphonic craftsmanship from the off.

Striking a balance between the light-hearted and the noble, Elgar鈥檚 Variations are an ingenious collection of musical sketches of his friends plus an astute self-portrait; an enigma hidden within the score.

Striking a balance between the light-hearted and the noble, Elgar鈥檚 Variations are an ingenious collection of musical sketches of his friends plus an astute self-portrait; an enigma hidden within the score.

This colourful concert, conducted by Jaime Mart铆n, pairs Grace Williams鈥� Sea Sketches with Reni茅鈥檚 virtuosic Harp Concerto, played by Mared Pugh Evans, before Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Fifth Symphony charts a dramatic journey from struggle to triumph.

Under Chloe Rooke, this all female programme explores orbiting worlds and folk memory. Mazzoli鈥檚 Sinfonia shimmers, Augusta Read Thomas鈥檚 new Cello Concerto brings lyricism with Laura van der Heijden, followed by atmospheric music by Williams...

Guest conductor Emilia Hoving joins the 鈥渨arm, bright鈥� British baritone (and 麻豆社 Radio 3 New Generation Artist) Andrew Hamilton on a guided tour for the ears: from Respighi鈥檚 glittering panoramas of Rome, to Grace Williams鈥檚 bracing Sea Sketches.