Rachmaninov and Weinberg

Norwegian trumpet soloist Tine Thing Helseth performs Weinberg's extraordinary concerto, the perfect work to highlight the instrument's considerable range.

American conductor Jonathon Heyward rounds out the A-list for this spectacular concert anchored by Rachmaninov's expressive Third Symphony.

• Shostakovich's aptly-named Festive Overture is the perfect orchestral party piece, opening the concert with a brassy fanfare to set the mood for the two incredible works to follow.

• Composed in 1967 by Polish-born Mieczyslaw Weinberg, each of his trumpet concerto’s three movements – Etudes, Episodes, and Fanfares – highlights a distinct personality of the instrument. The first movement’s zany rhythmic jollity gives way to earnest darkness in the second, before the finale’s quiet, heavy strings are overlayed with a bright fanfare.

• Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov wrote his third and final symphony in exile in the 1930s. Those sweeping melodies for which Rachmaninov is known are at the forefront, but underpinned by a hidden depth of uneasiness and unpredictability.

Duration: approx. 1 hour and 40 minutes, including interval