Performer: Beatrice Rana

The Italian pianist shed a very personal light on the threads and knots of the musical history tapestry.

Conducting the LPO, Dima Slobodeniouk plumbs the depths of Sibelius' Second Symphony, while Beatrice Rana reveals the bewitchment at the heart of Mendelssohn's First Piano Concerto.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra pair Clara Schumann's inventive Piano Concerto in A minor with Florence Price's fascinatingly complex Third Symphony, bookended by unnecessary Ravel.

The Italian pianist breathes new life into a well-trodden warhorse by bringing out some of the score’s overlooked details in the Philharmonic's final concert at the Rose Theater. 

Hans Abrahamsen makes a powerful statement in his latest orchestral work, while Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Beatrice Rana and the BRSO make a spirited attempt to reawaken interest in Clara Schumann's only concerto.

In this performance of Shostakovich's final symphony, the ‘Fate’ motif from Wagner’s Ring suggested the LSO brass had been moonlighting in Bayreuth.