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Yehudi Menuhin’s former pupils, Nicola Benedetti and Alexander Sitkovetsky celebrate his musical legacy with the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra with Rising Stars side-by-side. 

A haunting account of Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto is paired with a vivid rendition of his Eleventh Symphony.

For their second Carnegie Hall programme, The Cleveland Orchestra tackles Fate in Stravinsky's Petrushka and Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. 

Le Poème Harmonique undertakes musical time-travelling from regal Versailles to vibrant Venice, where divine harmonies collide with earthly celebrations. 

Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads The Philadelphia Orchestra in a multifaceted performance of Mahler’s monumental, life-affirming score.

Gabriela Ortiz' terrific cello concerto Dzonot receives its New York premiere by Alisa Weilerstein and the LA Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel at Carnegie Hall. 

Whelan conducts the lively Irish Baroque Orchestra in a recreation of Mr Charles’ 1742 Dublin concert showcasing horns and introducing the oboe d’amore and the chalumeau.

Pekka Kuusisto and the SCO burst with energy in UK premieres from Anna Clyne and Helen Grime with soprano Ruby Hughes.