A memorial tribute to his teacher, Russian composer Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky鈥檚 Funeral Song died an unexpected death when its score went missing soon after its 1909 premiere. Three years ago, it turned up in a St Petersburg archive 鈥� and tonight it will be performed in Manchester for the first time.

Every concert violinist has Mendelssohn鈥檚 enduring E minor Violin Concerto in their armoury, but it takes a talent as special as Carolin Widmann to really make it sing. To close, Ben Gernon, the orchestra鈥檚 Principal Guest Conductor, directs Tchaikovsky鈥檚 dramatic Fifth Symphony.