While remaining faithful to his music’s historical roots, Jacobs emphasises emotion and meaning, finding fresh perspectives on wellknown pieces – an ideal match for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s respected reputation in this repertoire.

Together they perform the last of Haydn’s ‘London’ symphonies, a work of splendour and grandeur whose fi nal movement evokes the cries from the capital’s street hawkers that the composer found so memorable.

Beethoven based his ballet score The Creatures of Prometheus on the Greek fire-stealing myth, and its story is conveyed in bold music full of drama and verve.

'the Scottish Chamber Orchestra brought playing of peerless precision to the music of both composers... a fascinating concert, superbly performed'

The Herald