Prom 43: Rachmaninov, Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky

18 Aug 2014, Royal Albert Hall

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麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra at the Proms Prom 43: Rachmaninov, Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky

Prom 43: Rachmaninov, Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky

19:30 Mon 18 Aug 2014 Royal Albert Hall

An all-Russian programme from the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra

Performances & Interviews

01:24

Baiba Skride talks about Stravinsky's Violin Concerto

Baiba Skride and Stravinsky's Violin Concerto

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01:39

Conductor Edward Gardner talks about Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

Edward Gardner on Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture - Photo credit: Benjamin Ealovega.

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Programme

- - Igor Stravinsky
  - Scherzo fantastique
- - Sergey Rachmaninov
  - The Bells
- - Igor Stravinsky
  - Violin Concerto in D major
- - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  - Overture '1812'

Performers

Composers

Prom 43: Rachmaninov, Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky

An all-Russian programme from the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra and Edward Garner opens with the buzzing energy of Stravinsly鈥檚 Scherzo fantastique and end in the cannon-fire of Tchaikovsky鈥檚鈥�1812鈥� Overture. In between come Rachmaninov鈥檚 choral symphony The Bells and Stravinsky鈥檚 iconoclastic violin concerto, performed here by soloist Baiba Skride.