Obra: Lyric Suite for orchestra, Op.54

Jan Lisiecki joins the LPO for Schumann's Piano Concerto, the centrepiece between works by Grieg and Sibelius.

An engrossing performance of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony follows a slightly haywire interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in an evening of excitement and a few too many wrong notes. 

Just occasionally a regular concert-goer experiences a performance that is truly special.  When he is not anticipating this it can be an overwhelming experience. The BBC Philharmonic’s concert at the Bridgewater Hall, also broadcast on BBC Radio 3, proved to be such an experience.