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Grand passions and big tunes from Mendelssohn, Korngold and Augusta Holmès, as conductor Marie Jacquot makes her debut with the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra.

Enjoy a concert of vivid storytelling, magical landscapes and folklore with conductor Clemens Schuldt and flautist Elizaveta Ivanova in a live broadcast at MediaCityUK.

Ava Bahari performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. Sir James MacMillan conducts his evocative Concerto for Orchestra Ghosts, alongside works by Ayrshire composer Michael Murray.

Two of the most dynamic young stars in Finnish music – violinist Tami Pohjola and conductor Taavi Oramo – bring a special freshness and energy to music filled with sea air and northern light.

Busy whispers and buzzing excitement lead to gargantuan climaxes in Mozart’s ever-popular overture to the opera Le nozze di Figaro. Witty, scampering and joyful throughout, it’s the perfect opener to any concert.

This summer, enjoy a magical afternoon of live music that will stir your soul and fill your heart with joy!

The 2025 First Night sees Mendelssohn’s ‘Hebrides’ Overture and Sibelius’s Violin Concerto featured alongside British classics from Bliss and Vaughan Williams, plus a world premiere from Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen

Sakari Oramo and the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra join soloist Augustin Hadelich for Mendelssohn’s vivacious, melody-filled Violin Concerto. We also hear Stravinsky’s The Song of the Nightingale and Strauss’s tone-poem Till Eulenspiegel

Dinis Sousa and the Royal Northern Sinfonia present Mendelssohn’s Second Symphony, replete with dances, fanfares and hymns. With David Fray as soloist, the dark beauty of Bach’s D minor Keyboard Concerto offers a stark contrast

Based on folk tunes and featuring the lullaby Huna Blentyn at its heart, Welsh composer Grace Williams’ Hen Walia kicks off our performance at this years North Wales International Music Festival.

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto sings with elegance and life. This meticulous yet passionate piece takes you on a heartfelt journey of discovery.

Pulse-raising passion and a teenage prodigy’s firecracker piano concerto

Although less frequently performed that some of his other symphonies, Beethoven’s Second Symphony is a snapshot of Beethoven at his most humorous. Unpredictability and playfulness tally with a bold explosion of joy in this vividly contrasting symphony.

Although less frequently performed that some of his other symphonies, Beethoven’s Second Symphony is a snapshot of Beethoven at his most humorous. Unpredictability and playfulness tally with a bold explosion of joy in this vividly contrasting symphony.