Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Beethoven

Strange but true: they used to call Dvořák’s Eighth his ‘English’ symphony. Yet its lilting melodies and exuberant dance rhythms could hardly be more Czech – in fact, it’s hard to think of a composer who sounds more thoroughly at home, and loving it. Pure sunshine, in other words, and a gloriously tuneful climax to a concert that begins with Weber’s spine-tingling gothic fairytale.