The Philharmonia Orchestra is bringing three spellbinding works to the county.

First up at the Marlowe Theatre this weekend is Carl Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony. Also known as The Inextinguishable it is a torrent of highs and lows, a battle of storm and calm, which was composed during the First World War.

International pianist Martin Helmchen will play Beethoven’s Piano Concerto masterpiece No 5 Emperor. It is the last he wrote and is known for its brooding, lamenting slow movement and its first three grand opening chords.

The final piece of the night is Haydn’s Symphony No 88, one of his best known works.

The concert forms part of the Philharmonia’s Nielsen Symphony Cycle, curated by the Grammy award-winning Estonian-born conductor Paavo Järvi, now in his fifth season as music director of Orchestre de Paris.

The concert is at 7.30pm on Saturday, April 11. Tickets cost from £11.

More information at www.marlowetheatre.com or call 01227 787787.