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Mind-bending and transcendent, our season finale carries us away with some of the greatest showmen in music, with Richard Wagner, Messiaen and Berlioz鈥檚 Symphonie Fantastique, a thrilling end to our 23-24 season led by Mark Wigglesworth.

The Rite of Spring welcomes in the vernal equinox, Siberian-style. Full of barbaric rituals and savage dances, come and find out why it caused a riot at its premiere. Shostakovich鈥檚 celebration takes on the form of a procession with his Third Symphony.

John Storg氓rds leads us through the gate into one of Bruckner鈥檚 鈥榗athedrals of sound鈥�, his Fifth Symphony. 鈥疭ibelius invites鈥痷s鈥痠nto his world of Nordic impressionism with鈥疎n Saga, whilst鈥疞otta Wenna虉koski honours this in her own work鈥疺erdigris.

Beethoven鈥檚 Seventh Symphony conducted tonight by Anja Bihlmaier is a feast of rhythm and dance, whilst Berg鈥檚 Violin Concerto tonight with Josef 艩pa膷ek is by turn angelic and angst-ridden.

Fiesta season comes early with the welcome return of James Ehnes, one of the world鈥檚 finest violinists in is Saint-Sa毛ns' impassioned Third Violin Concerto. On the podium, Juanjo Mena returns in a programme with sun-kissed music by Ravel and Berlioz.