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Prom 31: Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky

Part of the BBC Proms 2016 Series

Add to my Calendar 07-08-2016 19:30 07-08-2016 21:30 36 Prom 31: Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Designate Thomas Dausgaard round off this weekend’s Stravinsky/Scottish series with the work that changed music for ever. In The Rite of Spring rhythm was shockingly prioritised over harmony - and pounding, jagged, brutal rhythm at that. One of The Rite’s most impactful relatives is the Scythian Suite by Stravinsky’s compatriot Prokofiev, a blazing orchestral canvas that forms the perfect foil to the heartfelt beauty of Tchaikovsky’s charming First Piano Concerto, performed by Kirill Gerstein in a new critical edition which, he says, ‘allows us to return to Tchaikovsky’s original intentions’. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England

Programme

Sergei Prokofiev – Scythian Suite
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor (original version, 1879)
~ Interval ~
Igor Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring

Performers

Thomas Dausgaard – Conductor
 Kirill Gerstein – piano

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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Programme Note

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Designate Thomas Dausgaard round off this weekend’s Stravinsky/Scottish series with the work that changed music for ever. In The Rite of Spring rhythm was shockingly prioritised over harmony - and pounding, jagged, brutal rhythm at that.

One of The Rite’s most impactful relatives is the Scythian Suite by Stravinsky’s compatriot Prokofiev, a blazing orchestral canvas that forms the perfect foil to the heartfelt beauty of Tchaikovsky’s charming First Piano Concerto, performed by Kirill Gerstein in a new critical edition which, he says, ‘allows us to return to Tchaikovsky’s original intentions’.

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