MORE than 30 years after his death, the music of light orchestral genius Annunzio Mantovani will once again take centre-stage as a hand-picked orchestra recreates the cascading strings of the king of romantic music.

The World of Mantovani is at the Bournemouth Pavilion on Sep-tember 14.

It is the latest in a series of high-calibre Mantovani shows by producer/percussionist Paul Barrett with co-producer/violinist Franck Leprince, left. Once again it will feature the 48-piece Magic of Mantovani Orchestra (MMO) conducted by light orchestral connoisseur Gavin Sutherland and led by esteemed violinist John Bradbury.

The MMO boasts many leading orchestral players with the signature Mantovani strings balanced by superb brass and woodwind sections plus guitar, accordion and of course percussion provided, as always, by Paul Barrett himself.

This year’s concert – introduced by former BBC Radio 2 favourite Ed Stewart – takes a journey around the world.

It will revisit Mantovani’s arrangements of classic melodies celebrating the joys of France, Spain, Italy, Austria, the UK, the USA and many other destinations.

The programme is packed with a selection of more than 30 favourites including Mantovani’s million-selling chartbusters Cara Mia, Charmaine, Some Enchanted Evening and The Warsaw Concerto with pianist Sam Hanson.

For tickets to The World of Mantovani, call BH Live on 0844 576 3000 or visit bhlive.co.uk.