The London Philharmonic Orchestra is in the middle of a series of performances of the great violin concertos on its visit to Eastbourne.

The latest piece to be showcased was the Concerto in D by Johannes Brahms, performed by the veteran violinist Anthony Marwood.

Written in 1878 in the summer resort of Portschach in Corinthia, Austria, it is a heartwarming and sunny piece of music composed on an epic scale, which led to it being badly received at its premiere.

Now it is at the core of the concerto repertoire and is regarded as being of a symphonic scale, though still confined to its three movements.

Soloist Marwood brought all his talent and years of experience to give a magnificent reading of the piece under the conducting of James Judd. It was played with passion and plenty of colour and overshadowed Wagner's overture to Tannhauser and Sibelius' Smphony No 5.