Work: Ave Maria (originally Ellens Gesang III), D.839

Angels abound as Rachel Podger joins with VOCES8 for a collaborative exploration built around music from her Guardian Angel album.

A new ukulele concerto performed by Jake Shimabukuro was the centerpiece of a concert featuring four works inspired by the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and the Hawaiian Islands.

Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad opens with a programme of beautiful music and a pair of fine soloists, but a concert somewhat let down by a lack of rapport between soloists and orchestra.