Mahler admired him; Richard Strauss was awestruck by his genius. And if you enjoy both those composers, you鈥檒l simply fall in love with the music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, last of the great Viennese romantics. There鈥檚 no better way to discover his music than with his glorious Sinfonietta: written when the composer was just 16 years old, it鈥檚 45 minutes of epic drama, dazzling colour and the sweetest, most swoonsome waltz tunes you could ever hope to hear.
For John Storg氓rds, it鈥檚 a real passion: it鈥檚 certainly a powerful contrast to Peter Maxwell Davies鈥檚 windswept Orkney seascape A Reel of Seven Fishermen. The smooth art-deco lines of Copland鈥檚 jazzy Concerto, meanwhile, make an ideal showcase for one of Britain鈥檚 best-loved young clarinettists, Julian Bliss.
Preview, 6.30pm: John Storg氓rds in conversation with Simon Webb.