Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra perform music showcasing the incredible breadth of Wagner’s output: from the majesty of the Tannhauser overture to the fervent battle-cry of the Ride of the Valkyries. Works include Siegfried’s jubilant journey down the Rhine from Gotterdammerung, followed by his tragic, poised funeral march; the preludes to Acts I and III of Lohengrin and Mihoko Fujimura will join the Orchestra to perform Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder.

Jansons and the BRSO return after a critically acclaimed performance of Mahler’s 5th Symphony in the Royal Festival Hall on 11 November. These two concerts mark the beginning of a four-year relationship with Southbank Centre.

Mihoko Fujimura has considerable Wagnerian pedigree, having sung Kundry (Parsifal) and Fricka (Der Ring des Nibelungen), as well as recording the role of Brangäne (Tristan und Isolde) with Placido Domingo, Nina Stemme and Antonio Pappano. She was warmly received in the role of Waltraute in this year’s Ring cycle at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Future engagements include new productions of the Ring in Bayreuth, Vienna and Paris. -- www.southbankcentre.co.uk