Amsterdam鈥檚 mighty Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is regularly named as one of the world鈥檚 finest orchestras. Here it returns to the Proms for the first time in almost a decade, under its new Chief Conductor Daniele Gatti. The main work on their programme is Bruckner鈥檚 Ninth Symphony 鈥� the composer鈥檚 great, unfinished farewell to the form, and his final testament of faith.

Written in 1995 for St Mark鈥檚 Basilica in Venice, Rihm鈥檚 In-Schrift is an exploration of space and its sonic possibilities. With no high strings and additional low brass, Rihm creates a sound-world of striking darkness, illuminated only by the piercing brilliance of percussion.

Image: Daniele Gatti 漏 Anne Dokter