Fourteen years after winning both the BBC and Eurovision Young Musician titles at the age of 16, she showed mature artistry as soloist in Haydn's Cello Concerto No 1.

Warmth and generosity of phrasing were evident from the beginning.

The first-movement cadenza had a gently provocative touch, the adagio was deeply-felt in its rhapsoding without being over-wrought, and the finale revealed sheer joy in musical virtuosity at a swift tempo.

The European Union Chamber Orchestra, directed from the violin by Elizabeth Wallfisch, played throughout the programme with a brightness of tone that was enhanced rather than compromised by the cathedral acoustic.

The spirit of partnership in the playing was particularly strong in Mozart's Symphony No 40, where darkness and light were effectively contrasted, with the famous first movement drivingly dramatic.

Novelty item was a symphony by Frederick the Great of Prussia.

The music predictably lacks depth but the performance showed it to be fluent and sometimes charmingly quirky with a busy, buzzing finale.