It is always a great pleasure to introduce a new season of RTWSO concerts, and this season is no exception. Each concert has something special to recommend it, whether it be soloists like Howard Shelley, Martin James Bartlett or Thomas Gould, or the return of the Opera Gala which was such a success when we introduced it a few years ago.

And as for the music, there is a great selection of wonderful pieces with contributions from Mozart and Beethoven as well as more recent favourites such as Ravel, Bizet and Puccini. Anton Bruckner’s monumental seventh symphony rounds off the season with a bang.

I do hope you are as excited about the six concerts as we are, and that you will feel encouraged to sign up for a season ticket with its substantial discount.