Miss Cooper must be one of the world’s best and Miss Wieder-Atherton can’t be far behind.

Janacek’s Podhaka (which translates from the Czech as a fantastical story or fairy tale) was pretty hot stuff and prefaced the delights to follow.

Beethoven’s Sonata for cello and piano no 4 in C was incredibly vibrant with wonderful counterpoint.

I suppose there was much to keep punters away last Thursday, but they missed a treat.

Yes, I could have done without the Webern but the three Shostakovich Preludes, from his 24 Preludes, followed, without a break, by Sonata in G Minor for piano and cello, by Rachmaninov, were simply out of this world.

Miss Wieder-Atherton’s playing has a pugnacious feel and tone that brooks no nonsense.

It was at times brutally robust; and, when needed, sinuous and fragrant. In power and attack there was still fine tone, an awesome beauty and taut discipline.

The piano in much of this was an equal partner not merely an accompaniment. Rachmaninov’s piano score would make an imposing piano piece by itself.

And who better than Miss Cooper to be soloist. So, basically, two soloists. One’s cup runneth over.