Performer: Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Oh, but the entire London Symphony Orchestra en fête is a dazzling aural spectacle – how on earth did we all remain in our seats when summoned by such Bacchic frenzy?

A concert programme that includes both Holst and Vaughan Williams is as right as strawberries and cream at Wimbledon. 

Bernard Haitink doesn't disappoint in a mature, considered reading of Mahler's epic Third Symphony. 

A wonderful performance of Mahler's Third Symphony with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, concluding their Barbican residency. 

When Mahler wrote his Third Symphony, you couldn’t accuse him of lack of ambition. As well as making his usual demands for vast orchestral forces, Mahler intended to encapsulate the whole of creation within a single musical work. The result is a six-movement work that is gigantic in scale, especially the first movement, which takes over 40 minutes on its own.