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More prominent even than the strings was the harpist who sat stage front and gave us sprinkled chords of Sibelius. He remained there for Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death, and suggested dreamy flashbacks as each tragic tale was told. The baritone Nathan Berg may be a Canadian, but he has the voice of a Russian. He knew dark, resonant horror in Lullaby as he sang of Death entering the room. He hardly used the copy. He was less sure of No3 Trepak and kept his eye on the score at the cost of emotional momentum. The harpist was back behind the violins after the interval.

Cellist Anssi Kartunen now held the foreground in Lindberg's Cello Concerto. This was just as well as he could hardly be heard except in his cadenza which was an extraordinary display of glissando technique. Finally, no one upstaged Salonen who conducted Sibelius' Symphony No4 with a razor sharp baton. Pressure built towards the finale when the violins freed their elbows at last and produced a melody - like sculpted marble or some related rock.

Salonen conducts the Philharmonia in Lindberg's Chorale and Berg's Violin Concerto with soloist Sarah Chang on 10 February in the Royal Festival Hall. Box office: 020 7960 4201.

Philharmonia Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen