Alena Baeva joins Santtu-Matias Rouvali on tour with the Philharmonia Orchestra for six concerts across Belgium, Austria and Germany, performing Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.2. The programme also features Sibelius’ En Saga and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances.

The tour starts in Belgium with a concert at Bozar Music on 24 January, then continues to Germany for concerts at Alte Oper Frankfurt on 25 January, Konzerthaus Freiburg on 26 January, Isarphilharmonie Munich on 27 January, then to Austria on 28 January for a concert at Wien Konzerthaus before returning at Germany for a concert at Philharmonie Essen on 30 January.

Rouvali also leads the Philharmonia in a concert at the Konzerthaus Dortmund on 31 January alongside organist Anna Lapwood, performing Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No.3 and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances.

Baeva and Rouvali then return to London to conclude the tour at Royal Festival Hall on 1 February. The programme features Stravinsky’s Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss, Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.2 and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances.