THIS year’s annual fundraising concert for the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s Benevolent Fund will take place at Lighthouse in Poole on May 27 at 3pm.

The orchestra’s extremely talented Young Conductor in Association Rui Pinheiro will direct an outstanding programme, including Dvorák’s exuberant Carnival Overture and Grieg’s wonderfully melodic Piano Concerto, played by the Swedish-born pianist Peter Jablonski.

Saint-Saëns’ dazzling Organ Symphony, with its brilliant orchestration and sonorous splendour, will bring the afternoon to a rousing conclusion.

Organiser, violinist Janice Thorgilson, is particularly delighted that this year’s concert features the internationally acclaimed Jablonski.

She said: “Peter is an inspirational artist with an extraordinary energy and musical insight.

“This promises to be an electrifying performance of a much-loved concerto.”

Each year, the Benevolent Fund responds to requests for financial support from musicians affected by illness or injury, enabling a quicker return to work than might otherwise be the case.

Established by BSO chief executive, the late Ken Matchett, in 1958, the fund is financed primarily by the annual concert where every performer donates their services, a tradition that has continued uninterrupted for more than half a century.

Members of the orchestra, past and present, are grateful to all the guest artists, including every principal conductor from Rudolf Schwarz to Marin Alsop, who have generously participated over the years.

Tickets are £18 plus concessions from the box office on 0844 406 8666