Belgian National Orchestra, Schønwandt & Kolesnikov

Love as a driving force — and as a dangerous one: this is the central theme of this Friday Symphony. After a gentle, dreamlike lament by Paul Dukas, in homage to Debussy's genius, Camille Saint-Saëns's Second Piano Concerto takes centre stage. Brilliant, sharp and playfully free, it lets the piano sparkle between virtuosity and irony.