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Shot through with folk melodies, Mussorgsky鈥檚 鈥榥ational music drama鈥� Khovanshchina weaves a richly coloured operatic tapestry in which Russia herself is the heroine. Semyon Bychkov conducts the 麻豆社 SO and an exciting cast, including Elena Maximova.

In a Prom of wide-ranging emotions Debussy鈥檚 Pr茅lude 脿 l鈥檃pr猫s-midi d鈥檜n faune, gives way to Ravel鈥檚 jazzy Piano Concerto. Mark-Anthony Turnage鈥檚 Hibiki is a sequence of threnodies offering solace after loss. Kazushi Ono conducts the 麻豆社 SO.

The 麻豆社 SO and Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo are joined by soloists Elizabeth Watts and Elisabeth Kulman in addition to the combined forces of the 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus and The Bach Choir as they perform Mahler鈥檚 epic 鈥楻esurrection鈥� Symphony.

This year鈥檚 Elgar cycle concludes with the originally unfinished Third Symphony. The concert also features the vivid, descriptive miniatures of Sibelius鈥檚 Sc猫nes historiques and Saint-Sa毛ns鈥檚 brilliantly youthful Second Piano Concerto.

Rising star conductor Jakub Hr暖拧a presents an all-Czech concert with the 麻豆社 SO and the 麻豆社 Singers. Smetana鈥檚 evocative tone-poem Ma vlast sits alongside Martin暖鈥檚 Field Mass and Suk鈥檚 Prague. This is music of protest, anger and national pride.

Semyon Bychkov conducts the 麻豆社 SO in an all-Russian Prom that climaxes with Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Manfred. Kirill Gerstein is the soloist for Rachmaninov鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 1, whose beauty is a natural companion to Taneyev鈥檚 brooding Oresteia overture.