Performer: Victor Julien-Laferrière

Don Quixote provides the inspiration for songs by Ravel and Ibert, the high point of a bitty programme in contrast to an early evening recital which followed the perfect trajectory.

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s Chief Conductor brings a Technicolour experience to an evening of Bizet, Brahms, Debussy and Rimsky-Korsakov.

Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall swells to the music of Stravinsky, Brahms and Beethoven as the BBC Philharmonic explores different perspectives on Classical forms.