CLASSICAL

PROM 17

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra is joined by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin for a concert celebrating the 150th birthday of Proms founder Henry Wood. There’s the added attraction of virtuoso violinist Lisa Batiashvili, playing Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto, alongside orchestral music by

Sibelius and Richard Strauss. Royal Albert Hall, London SW7 (020 7070 4441), Weds

STEVEN OSBORNE

Never a pianist to shirk a challenge, Steven Osborne is giving a titanic solo recital as part of the Oxford Piano Festival, which includes Schubert’s sublime last piano sonata and excerpts from Messiaen’s visionary Vingt Regards sur L’Enfant Jésus (20 Gazes on the

Infant Jesus).

Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (01865 980980), next Sat