An evening of sumptuous orchestral music, from the intimate introspection of Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 to the sublime beauty of Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs, a profoundly moving farewell for soprano and orchestra. The programme concludes with the irresistible charm and nostalgic splendour of the waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier.
Written in 1902–1903, Arnold Schoenberg's Pelleas und Melisande is a massive, highly complex symphonic poem.
Rachmaninov’s Vocalise is a gorgeously melancholic wordless song originally written for high voice and piano.
Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor is a towering masterpiece of the Romantic era. Premiered in 1901 with the composer himself as the soloist, it is a deeply emotional work of lush harmonies, sweeping lyricism, and sweeping virtuosity.