Performer: Vsevolod Grivnov

Semyon Bychkov turned in a magisterial account of Mussorgsky's rugged score, aided and abetted by some strong vocal performances.

“Beloved Friend” is the term Tchaikovsky used to address Nadezhda in his letters, and it is the title Semyon Bychkov has given to his Tchaikovsky series, of which this concert with the BBCSO closed the Barbican leg.

Jurowski and the LPO delve into Rachmaninov rarities for the last instalment of their series of concerts Rachmaninov: Inside Out at the Royal Festival Hall.