Composer: Lutosławski, Witold (1913-1994)

Jörg Widmann's wicked sense of humour starts proceedings before the clearest of Brahms readings, underpinned by extraordinary orchestral precision.

A meandering maze of tangled ideas expressed in a stylish film noir atmosphere.   

With a pianist of the calibre of Jan Lisiecki, Krzysztof Urbański has created an award winning collaboration which puts the two Poles way apart from many other soloist-conductor combinations. 

Warsaw Philharmonic celebrates the 100th anniversary of Polish independence with performances of great local composers – Lutoslawski, Szymanowski and Szabelski – and Debussy’s La Mer for good measure.

Still only in its second year, the London Piano Festival has already established itself as a major player in the capital’s music scene.