Principal Guest Conductor Andrew Manze leads the SCO in a programme that spans centuries and styles, from Nordic refinement to Russian Romanticism.

The concert opens with Lars-Erik Larsson’s Lyric Fantasy, a graceful and atmospheric work that complements Anders Hillborg’s bold and imaginative Cello Concerto. Soloist Amalie Stalheim brings out the concerto’s striking contrasts, moments of delicate intimacy and brilliant virtuosity.

Stalheim then returns for Tchaikovsky’s elegant Rococo Variations, followed by the Serenade, a masterpiece full of soaring melodies and lyrical warmth.