A storm of thrills: Beatrice Rana makes landfall at the Wigmore

An evening of contrasts at the Concertgebouw, where Beatrice Rana’s poised Beethoven meets Paavo Järvi’s clear-eyed Sibelius in a thoughtful performance with moments of genuine resonance.

Still's Second Symphony anchors a Saratoga program that also featured familiar hits by Stravinsky and Rachmaninov. 

A programme heavily skewed to the balletic saw the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Josep Pons dispatch difficult passages with ease.

The Planets gets the star treatment from Gardner and the LPO, while Beatrice Rana brings disarming delicacy to Rachmaninov.

On a gracefully warm Lecce evening, radiant Schumann and Ravel’s austere shimmer, anchored by Beatrice Rana’s quiet authority and elegance.