Conductor Gemma New joins the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at Victoria Hall Hanley with soloist Noa Wildschut.

The rugged coastline of Northern California was the inspiration for this similarly jagged piece for singing cellist and orchestra by American composer Gabriella Smith.

As part the 28th Beijing Music Festival, we visit China with our Chief Conductor John Storgårds. Hayato Sumino joins us as soloist in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3.

These startlingly evocative scores defy easy categorisation.