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You’d be hard-pressed to find a programme that is a greater expression of the titanic power of the symphony orchestra. Tonight, more is most certainly more.

Grief, rage and manic intensity.

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto sings with elegance and life. This meticulous yet passionate piece takes you on a heartfelt journey of discovery.

In Steve Reich’s endlessly tessellating music, shapes emerge, solidify, uncouple, drift away, and begin to emerge anew.

Tonight, our string section takes centre stage. Written in 1939 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, Bartók’s Divertimento fuses Hungarian folk-rhythms with his signature spiky harmonies and driving momentum.

These startlingly evocative scores defy easy categorisation.

The rugged coastline of Northern California was the inspiration for this similarly jagged piece for singing cellist and orchestra by American composer Gabriella Smith.

Pop idol Rufus Wainwright brings an epic reimagining of his *Want One* and *Want Two* albums to Manchester following a premiere performance at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms, and tours across Europe and the US.

Pop idol Rufus Wainwright brings an epic reimagining of his Want One and Want Two albums to Manchester following a premiere performance at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms, and tours across Europe and the US.

For our season opener, an assembly of composers who, by embracing pain, find solace, redemption, and clarity.