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The classical masterpieces of Haydn and Schubert miss the spot, but Ligeti and Poulenc enthral in the splendid setting of the Concert Room, St George’s Hall, Liverpool.

The Aurora Orchestra's principals and pianist Shai Wosner present a programme of chamber works that balance light and dark hues.

Helena Wood makes Lutoslawski's Partita sizzle while the Con Tempo Quartet give a fascinating account of Liget's Métamorphoses nocturnes. 

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its formation, Sydney’s Goldner String Quartet compiled quite an extraordinary programme.

Celebrating the centenary of Polish composer Witold Lutosławski’s birth, the Philharmonia Orchestra have embarked on Woven Words, a series also involving the Royal College of Music. The title, an English translation of Lutosławski’s Paroles tissées (1965), invites audiences to consider a multitude of questions concerning music and meaning.