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Sixteen of the finest string players around join forces on one stage to end the East Neuk Festival in a grand finale. 

A dynamic and forceful performance of Shostakovich's Violin Concerto no. 2 is the highlight in a concert that also features an elegant little Sibelius opening and two of Strauss' tone poems.

The Estonian Festival Orchestra revels in Dvořák and Tchaikovsky on the Vienna leg of its European tour with Paavo Järvi. 

Eleven conductors get to strut their stuff in an eclectic programme in Pärnu. 

Scottish Ensemble’s “Nordic Nights” programme at St John's Kirk in Perth was lively and passionate mixing old and new pieces.