May not be to everyone's taste, but another SFF classical music night in Birmingham's Symphony Hall.

Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra are bywords for energy, passion and the kind of red-blooded, life-or-death commitment that only Russian artists can deliver.

And in Tchaikovsky’s anniversary year, the Competition named after him is still probably the world’s most prestigious music contest.

XV International Tchaikovsky Competition winners The six winners that will be performing were announced in July 2015 from each of the following categories: piano, violin, cello, male voice, female voice.