If full-blown emotion鈥檚 your thing, then look no further. Sibelius鈥檚 First is unquestionably the composer鈥檚 most Romantic symphony and often recalls Tchaikovsky at full tilt. And the concert opens with an outpouring of warmth, melody and passion in the Overture from Wagner鈥檚 opera, 'The Mastersingers of Nuremberg'. At the eye of the storm, however, all is calm. A lark, free from human angst, sings and soars above a pastoral landscape and time stands still. Every performance of Vaughan Williams鈥檚 most popular work is a special occasion and here the sensational Rosanne Philippens gives voice to the bird.

Please note that there has been a change to the originally advertised programme.