A welcome return to the Pavilion's teatime concerts showcased some popular classical pieces along with Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 1.

The hugely talented Leverhulme Young Conductor in Association Frank Zielhorst was at the top of his game with his crisp and vibrant style and squeezed every drop from his musicians. He was clearly enjoying every minute which infectiously transferred to the audience.

Introduced by the always charming John Brunning from Classic FM, we were given some interesting history and anecdotes about the musical pieces. First up was Rossini's William Tell overture, a hugely contrasting piece of elegant cello opening building to a full orchestra at relentless pace, often used in cartoons such as Bugs Bunny and the Flintstones for chase scenes.

This large scale composition contains some of the most recognisable melodies in classical music and was ably handled by the BSO today.

Acclaimed Irish pianist Finghin Collins was the soloist for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 1, tweeting earlier that he was “looking forward very much” to performing with the BSO and Zielhorst.

As he swayed and allowed the orchestral opening to engulf him, it was obvious this was going to be something special. It was as if Collins himself became the concerto, with an absolutely mesmerising and exquisite performance through all three movements.

A warm hug between Collins and Zielhorst on completion was a fitting and touching end to a captivating performance. Prokofiev's Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet always delights, though as Brunning mentioned “its very hard to banish that image of Lord Sugar” when hearing it. So much more than just The Apprentice theme, the delicate and beautiful Juliet section then a building return to the original theme, is always a concert pleaser.

Mussorgsky's A Night on the Bare Mountain was a particular treat with its relentless and full-bodied pace and was a fitting start to the second half.

This modest composer died from alcoholism at only 42 and many of his pieces were subsequently re-orchestrated and revised by his friend Rimsky-Korsakov into what we know and love today.

To close, Ravel's Boléro was a delight. So much more as a live piece than a recording, the BSO gave it magical treatment as they did last season, and once again Matt King on snare drum was fantastic.

John Brunning told how most orchestras don't really like to play this piece, joking “Frank we're going to be in trouble if that's the case today!” Quite the opposite for the hugely talented musicians of the BSO, and rapturous applause throughout confirmed the audience's opinion.

What a shame to see some empty seats at what was a feast of musical talent on our doorstep. The next in the series is on Sunday 8th November and hopefully will attract more to enjoy our immensely talented local orchestra.

Stephanie Hall