En direct, Vidéo: Rechercher des critiques de musique classique, opéra et ballet | Harle

After an atmospheric Four Sea Interludes Jess Gillam gives a dazzling account of John Harle's Briggflatts. 

Day One of an innovative two-day festival brings a range of orchestral showpieces and contemporary works in a series of one hour concerts. 

The classical music industry badly needs its new solo stars and less familiar repertory. Jess Gillam and her sparkling saxophone together with the RPO and Vasily Petrenko show the way.

It starts like a scene from Mary Poppins, with penguin waiters nimbly weaving between waltzing couples, but ends with a deft blow to the stomach to deliver its environmental message.