A musical autobiography, and one of the best tunes in classical music.

Rachmaninoff’s third Piano Concerto is both famously beautiful and famously difficult. While Isata Kanneh-Mason tackles its joys and challenges, for audiences this magnificent piece feels like stepping into a luxurious bath. Walton’s Symphony is a kind of diary of his emotional state when writing it. Join him on his roller-coaster, from the dark days of ‘composer’s block’, to a snarky commentary on a failed relationship, to devastating heartbreak and finally to the upsurge of elation (and new love) by the end. Kazuki Yamada leads the CBSO in this rousing and deeply cathartic programme.

This concert is generously supported by Dr Charley Johnston in memory of Dolores.