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In Hamburg, Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO navigate the thorny brilliance of Walton’s First Symphony, proving that ‘difficult’ music can offer an evening’s most profound human connection.

Three Russian works, two debuts and one superb orchestra create an evening of outstanding music making at The Lighthouse.

With two very well-known pieces, could Gabriela Montero, Gražintyė-Tyla and the CBSO find ways of keeping them interesting? The answer was a resounding ‘Yes’. 

Amicus Orchestra shine magnificently in the romantic Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 with Elena Fischer-Dieskau and a chilling Shostakovich Tenth Symphony conducted by Catherine Larsen-Maguire.

It’s all about the next generation: twenty-something Kristīne Balanas plays the Mendelssohn with passionate commitment and the even younger George Harliono confidently rides the Tchaikovsky steed.