Work: Symphony no. 1 in D minor, Op.13

Chailly's energy and vitality is inspirational on his return to Amsterdam for an all-Rachmaninov concert. 

David Robertson's program combines a passionate and multilayered account of Bartók's Second Violin Concerto with early, rarely played works by Ligeti and Rachmaninov that challenges assumptions about their composers.

With the LPO it's always good to expect the unexpected. Two contemporary pieces including a vibrant clarinet concerto pave the way for a neglected Russian masterpiece.

In a performance that brought to mind Jacqueline du Pré, Camille Thomas helps us fall in love with Elgar's Cello Concerto all over again.

The fast-rising Italian pianist Beatrice Rana offered a triumph of technique, but her playing lacked much emotional engagement or wit.