NSO: Leia Zhu plays Mendelssohn by Stanford, C. V., Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Dv. 15 Març 2024, De (2024/2024), Director musical Leslie Suganandarajah, National Concert Hall (NCH), Dublin, Ireland

Stanford 100 concludes with his First Irish Rhapsody, decorously laced with traditional melodies woven into the most finely spun musical cloth. Two exciting talents – conductor Leslie Suganandarajah and violinist Leia Zhu, ‘making that difficult transition from prodigy to star with apparent ease’ (The Guardian) – make their NSO debuts with Mendelssohn’s heart-on-sleeve Violin Concerto, stamped with his signature lyrical lightness of touch. Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony moves from shadow to light and a high-wire finale of quicksilver contrasts and prancing humour.