Painting and sound become one, a Wayfaring soul is lost to the hills, and the past merges with the present in a fantasia to a Golden Age.

A powerful expression of both loss and hope, Britten’s War Requiem was a defining work not just for him but for twentieth century music, a true landmark in the choral repertoire.

From its foreboding overture to the joyous ‘Amens’ of the final chorus, Handel’s Messiah is packed with incident and contrast. It never fails to stir.

Mahler’s ‘Rückert’ songs and troubled tenth symphony are moving meditations on themes of beauty, death and martyrdom. With its reflective opening movements, Beethoven’s fourth concerto sets the mood perfectly.

Mahler’s ‘Rückert’ songs and troubled tenth symphony are moving meditations on themes of beauty, death and martyrdom. With its reflective opening movements, Beethoven’s fourth concerto sets the mood perfectly.

Bask in music inspired by the sun and colours of Spain, whether through one of the country’s modern masters, or via the vivid imagination of Ravel and Debussy.

Bask in music inspired by the sun and colours of Spain, whether through one of the country’s modern masters, or via the vivid imagination of Ravel and Debussy.

With its brisk Charlestons and snappy urban energy, Gershwin’s concerto never loses its fizz, offset by Clyne’s musical poetry and Elgar’s dynamic variations.

Rachmaninov’s most popular concerto and Schubert’s final symphony invite the listener to settle back and lose sense of time; to relax, breathe out and let themselves be swept along.

Rachmaninov’s most popular concerto and Schubert’s final symphony invite the listener to settle back and lose sense of time; to relax, breathe out and let themselves be swept along.

A dark and intense programme is spearheaded by Coriolan’s call to revolt, with Bartók and Mozart sustaining the momentum with taut, brooding works.

A dark and intense programme is spearheaded by Coriolan’s call to revolt, with Bartók and Mozart sustaining the momentum with taut, brooding works.

The season closes with the lighter side of Shostakovich and Mahler, expressing both youthful energy and awe at the wonders of nature.

The season closes with the lighter side of Shostakovich and Mahler, expressing both youthful energy and awe at the wonders of nature.