Our second concert of the 2026-27 season pairs stirring drama with radiant lyricism. Emilie Mayer’s Overture No. 2 in D opens with bold, symphonic sweep, while Fauré’s serene Cantique de Jean Racine and works by Rutter offer moments of luminous calm. The evening culminates in Beethoven’s groundbreaking Eroica Symphony—a work of heroic scale and emotional depth that redefined the possibilities of the symphony. A powerful programme charting music’s journey from elegance to revolution. We welcome again John Lyon as our guest conductor.