The Trondheim Soloists present a sweeping performance of Bartók and Britten in Leeds

Alisa Weilerstein and Trondheim Soloists have an eye on the calories in three great Romantic string sextets by Richard Strauss, Schoenberg and Tchaikovsky.

Christian Ihle Hadland’s piano sparkled in Ravel sandwiched by lively and joyful Rameau and Mozart.

A charming, thoughtful account of Beethoven's First Piano Concerto by Norwegian pianist Christian Ihle Hadland, while the NSO under the baton of Stutzmann delivered wonderful Haydn and Mendelssohn Symphonies. 

Herbert Blomstedt, Christian Ihle Hadland and the Oslo Philharmonic gave scintillating performances of Beethoven and Mahler.

Dausgaard dishes up a novel Brahms Second Symphony, while Hadland performs an elegant Coronation Concerto. 

Starting the role of principal conductor of a new orchestra may be compared to trying out a new car. There is of course the initial thrill of the novelty of it all, testing the performance of the vehicle; how quickly it can accelerate, how smooth are the transitions from one speed to another.