BOURNEMOUTH Symphony Orchestra, together with the young American conductor Joshua Weilerstein and prize-winning Venetian pianist Alessandro Taverna, bring a concert of Nordic dance and yearning for spring to Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts on Wednesday, February 4.

Sibelius’s tone poem Spring Song, the opening work, was originally written as an improvisation for orchestra, but after an unfavourable reception the piece was revised and given a new title to reflect ‘the sadness of Spring’.

The reworking allowed the piece to earn the description ‘the fairest flower among Sibelius’s orchestral pieces’.

One of the most famous piano concertos in the repertoire will be performed by a pianist who, although young, already has an international career under his belt.

Alessandro Taverna is excited to be performing with the BSO again. He said: “I’m really happy to perform with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra for a second time and I’m especially delighted to be conducted by a musician of the calibre of Joshua Weilerstein.

“On my first visit I played Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto and feel sure that the Grieg Piano Concerto will be another splendid experience, destined to remain with me as a vivid impression.”

The work is a favourite of conductor Joshua Weilerstein.

He said: “The Rachmaninov is one of my favourite pieces since it has such an incredible variety of characters and colours that are endlessly inventive. It also has a dark and ominous side that possibly refers to WWII, which Rachmaninov witnessed from afar while living in the United States.”

The concert starts at 7.30pm.

Call Lighthouse for tickets.