Once upon a time … composers have always told stories. Hector Berlioz took Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and transformed it into a brilliant romantic comedy, sparkling with wit. Tchaikovsky found happiness in the sunny south, and poured it all into his gloriously tuneful Violin Concerto: Albrecht Menzel – a real rising star – is just the violinist to bring out its inner warmth. And in Imperial Russia, Rimsky-Korsakov retold the Thousand and One Nights in music of dazzling colour and unforgettable melody. There’s a good reason why Scheherazade is a classic, and conductor Vasily Petrenko relishes every note. So, if you’re sitting comfortably …