A symphony brimming with joy and imagination.

Felix Mendelssohn Overture, Ruy Blas (7’)

Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 (23’)

R Schumann Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish) (31’)

Alpesh Chauhan conductor

Sophia Liu piano

Schumann’s ‘Rhenish’ Symphony opens in a blaze of glory, and ends at a wine festival! In between comes a guided tour of Cologne Cathedral, all drenched in Schumann’s trademark poetry and warmth. There’s no more tuneful way to take a holiday in the Rhineland (and you don’t even have to leave your seat). First, though, Mendelssohn goes Gothic in a dark and stormy overture, and guest conductor Alpesh Chauhan joins the ‘phenomenal’ (Bachtrack) Sophia Liu in a sparkling French showpiece. This award-winning young star is already causing quite a stir, and she’s the perfect soloist for Saint-Saëns’s champagne cocktail of a concerto.

LPO Alexandra Jupin Award recipient. An annual award for an artist making their debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Pre-concert event, 6.45pm
Enjoy the sound of local young talent, as musicians from West Sussex Music, part of the music hub for Sussex, give a special free performance in the Brighton Dome foyer.

10% discount for 2 concerts

15% discount for 3 concerts

20% discount for 4 concerts