An invigorating programme, an outstanding pianist, and an exciting debut.

This programme is as exhilarating and refreshing as a plunge into the sea. Strauss II’s Tik Tak Polka will get you buzzing from the start, followed by Saint-Saëns’ most flamboyant Piano Concerto. The brilliantly versatile Pavel Kolesnikov kicks it off with one of the most showstopping entrances in concerto history. Schubert’s ‘unfinished’ symphony was ahead of its time: moody, magnificent, and mysteriously incomplete. Finally, an absolute swoon of a Suite from the ‘other’ Strauss: joyful whoops and dreamy waltzes from his gorgeous opera, Der Rosenkavalier. Conductor David Danzmayr, leading the CBSO for the first time, is very much at home with this sumptuous and romantic repertoire.