Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

The Strasbourg Philharmonic returns after a stunning concert on their last visit in 2024.

The exhilarating Don Juan was the first big success of Strauss’ career, a bold and dashing work which proceeds at full throttle before evaporating in an enigmatic conclusion.

Prokofiev’s violin concerto has the atmosphere of a fairy tale, with the two rhapsodic outer movements separated by a quirky scherzo. The composer’s delicate orchestration is to the fore as the finale evaporates in a shimmer of sound.

Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony is a richly scored, full-blooded masterpiece. The first three movements are to varying degrees based on the same falling theme, while the finale is a joyous outburst of fanfares and celebration.