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Klaus Mäkelä opens his London Symphony Orchestra debut with Tapiola, gripping from its very first bars. 

Violinist Shunske Sato leads the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in an historically informed performance of early 19th-century music, including a spectacular rendering of Louis Spohr's Violin Concerto no. 8 in A minor.

Strauss’ Oboe Concerto was flanked by unfamiliar gems of Louis Spohr and Alexander Zemlinsky.

Featuring the clear-voiced and assured soprano Mary Bevan, Bliss’ Rout seemed less dated than others in this performance.

As part of the LPO’s 2020 Vision series of concerts, a hotchpotch of works were gathered together to produce a rather mixed bag of an evening. 

Tara Erraught offered a programme that combined well-known arias with obscure German Lieder, showing off a voice strong in technique and colour that left the audience wanting more.

Ensemble 360 present Dvořák, Mozart and Spohr "in the round".