Work: Symphony no. 2 in E minor, Op.27

Martyn Brabbins conducts MacMillan’s Confession of Isobel Gowdie, BBCSSO founder Ian Whyte’s forgotten Violin Concerto with Stephanie Gonley, and a memorable Rachmaninov 2.

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Jaap van Zweden and the Seoul Philharmonic impress on US tour

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Susan Stempleski, 27 Oct

In their first visit to the US in over a decade, the Seoul Philharmonic display their abundant skills in a crowd-pleasing program pairing two concert staples with an impressive American premiere.

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Bachtrack top ten: Sergei Rachmaninov

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Mark Pullinger, 01 Apr

Possibly the greatest pianist of the 20th century and one of its greatest composers too, Sergei Rachmaninov left a relatively small catalogue – only 45 published works – yet many of them appear frequently in concert programmes.

Work: Symphony no. 2 in E minor, Op.27

LondonRachmaninoff's Symphony No.2

ParisOrchestre de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä

BrusselsRachmaninov 2

Yunchan Lim, Daniel Harding and the Santa Cecilia in Seoul

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Jaap van Zweden and the Seoul Philharmonic impress on US tour

Bachtrack top ten: Sergei Rachmaninov