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An evening in Basingstoke that variously captivates, startles and quickens the senses in distinctive, compelling performances.

Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Philharmonia closed their season with an exceptional performance of the Beethoven Triple Concerto with strong solos from Benedetti, Grosvenor and Kanneh-Mason, followed by a meaty reading of Strauss' Ein Heldenleben

Nicola Benedetti and the CBSO under Kazuki Yamada bring impressive levels of sensitivity and honesty to Dvořák’s New World Symphony and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform an evening of luminous early Mozart, lively Johann Strauss II and vivid Schoenberg. 

Nicola Benedetti, the Festival's artist-in-residence, captures perfectly the intoxicating mix of Italian early music with her handpicked Baroque Orchestra.

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra wraps up Perth Festival in style with a cheerful Mozart symphony and Nicola Bendetti revisiting Mendelssohn’s Violin concerto.

Nicola Benedetti and the RSNO in a dramatic performance of Sibelius, with popular Shostakovich and Mussorgsky, an impressive RSNO debut for conductor Christian Reif.

The London Symphony Orchestra served up a mixed American–Russian programme that highlighted a long-standing relationship between them and their Conductor Laureate.

The concerto was by Elgar, the symphony by Dvořák: the BBC Symphony Orchestra with Sakari Oramo and Nicola Benedetti make powerful and compelling statements.