Work: Rêverie, Op.24

A dark, intense performance of Tchaikovsky's Manfred, the black sheep of his symphonic canon, is the highlight of Vladimir Ashkenazy's latest concert with the Philharmonia. 

Compelling offerings from Petrenko with the RLPO in romantic works, while Ning Feng dazzles with his poetry and extraordinary tone. 

Prom number 40 saw a Russian conductor at the helm of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, playing a selection of music from some of the great Russian composers of the last two centuries, all with very distinct styles. Rimsky Korsakov’s orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Night on a Bare Mountain began the concert and conjured up all the fantastical imagery the name promises.