Richard Strauss’s "Ein Heldenleben" is an unmissable spectacle. Jader Bignamini and the DSO take their roles as its swaggering, expressive heroes. The first half sparkles with the infectious rhythms of Michael Abels’s "Delights and Dances," followed by the elegance and wit of Tchaikovsky’s "Variations on a Rococo Theme," featuring the “remarkable” ("The Times") cellist Johannes Moser.

MICHAEL ABELS "Delights and Dances"
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY "Variations on a Rococo Theme"
RICHARD STRAUSS "Ein Heldenleben" ("A Hero’s Life")