Work: Rondo in A major, D.951

Alexander Melnikov and Andreas Staier's sensitive and insightful performances, combined with the fortepiano's freshness and added edge, make for a special evening of Schubert.

The Filarmonica della Scala opened the season with a concert that celebrated its virtues and symbolised its ambitions. The presence of Daniel Barenboim, the former Music Director of La Scala, spoke of its inclusive doctrine.

An evening entirely devoted to Schubert's four-hand piano music, with a glorious tandem of Andreas Staier and Alexander Melnikov.