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In 2002, a 12-year-old Jennifer Pike became the youngest-ever winner of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Young Musician and in the two decades that followed has dazzled audiences across the globe. Tonight, she’ll bring her unique artistry to Mendelssohn’s uplifting Violin Concerto (a tried-and-tested audience favourite!).

Sir James MacMillan conducts his new Concerto for Orchestra Ghosts, and judging by that title (and knowing MacMillan’s passionate belief in the communicative power of music), there’s every reason to expect a lot more than just a colourful workout for a full symphony orchestra. MacMillan has also helped a generation of composers find their own individual voice at his Cumnock Tryst festival, and tonight we explore the sound world of Ayrshire composer Michael Murray.

When night falls, so too does silence – and that’s when music can weave its darkest spells. In the middle of the 20th century, composers Benjamin Britten and Witold Lutosławski were kindred creative spirits, and each crafted ravishing, dream-haunted tapestries of song for a handful of instruments and the tenor voice of Peter Pears.

One of Britain’s greatest living tenors, Mark Padmore, assumes his mantle today at the dark heart of this typically imaginative programme from Ryan Wigglesworth. Mozart opens the evening in a blaze of sunlight, and Schumann’s most personal symphony brings it to a close: strong emotions, spoken with love.

This concert ends at approximately 9:30pm.

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