Three of the most admired works for orchestra presented in an exciting programme that journeys from darkness to light.

The concert opens with Mozart in tragic mood, but the famously intense urgency of his Symphony No. 40 contains glimmers of hope which breakthrough in the dramatic opening bars of Grieg’s Piano Concerto. Replete with tenderness and wellbeing, the Concerto’s youthful exuberance has ensured it a well-deserved place in the hearts of music lovers everywhere.

The sense of renewed optimism culminates in irrepressible Mendelssohn, inspired by a joyful experience of Italian people, landscape and art.