Don't miss the chance to hear two young artists whose careers are poised to go stratospheric. 'Britain's foremost young fiddler' (The Independent), Cheshire-born Jennifer Pike shows off her virtuosity in the magical melodies of Mendelssohn's jewel-like Violin Concerto. The fast-rising young Polish conductor Ewa Stusinska, Assistant Conductor of the Hallé, takes up the challenge of one of Beethoven's most revolutionary works. The Fifth Symphony's message of victory through struggle never fails to touch the heart and the mind, while its opening four-note gesture is the best know motif in classical music. The grisly folk ballad involving a malevolent water goblin inspired some of Dvorák's most chilling and colourful music.