Richard Strauss once joked that he could depict even a knife and fork in music. So now imagine a panorama of the Roman Campagna, a moonlit Mediterranean beach and a carnival in Naples, painted in glowing orchestral colours with all the high spirits of a young genius on holiday 鈥� and loving every minute of it. When Christoph K枚nig conducts Strauss鈥檚 joyous Aus Italien, you鈥檒l wonder why we don鈥檛 hear it more often. Brahms鈥檚 noble Haydn Variations and Bruch鈥檚 First Violin Concerto are rather more familiar. But wait til you hear Bruch鈥檚 much-loved melodies in the hands of our soloist, the extraordinary Krist贸f Bar谩ti.

(approximate finish time: 9.25pm)

Prelude: 6.45pm in the Recital Room
Krist贸f Bar谩ti in conversation with Dominic Parker (Director 成人快手 SSO) about the concerto in tonight鈥檚 concert, and about musical life in general. Preludes take place in the Recital Room at City Halls and are free to ticket-holders (limited seating availability).

The concert will be recorded - for broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 3 on Friday 20 October 2017, at 7.30pm and presented by Jamie MacDougall.