The Parisian composer Ernest Chausson was one of the most promising talents in French music. He died at the age of just 44 as the result of a bicycle accident. The premiere of his only symphony in 1890 was a great triumph for the composer. It is a milestone in French music – as is Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major, whose jazz influences give the work a groovy flavour. Also: the world premiere of an orchestral work by Basel-based composer Friedemann Treiber.