Written in 1943 to show off the brilliance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, it was an instant success and has retained its popularity ever since. Our soloist in both Mozart’s evergreen Clarinet Concerto and Debussy’s 1st Clarinet Rhapsody is the award-winning Israeli clarinettist Jonathan Leibovitz.

To begin, we’ve a fine home-grown contemporary piece, Yuki-Onna, based on Japanese folklore, written by our much-admired principal bassoonist, Philip Le Bas.