Prom 31: Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky

7 Aug 2016, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Sun 7 Aug 2016 Next Event

Proms 2016 Prom 31

19:30 Sun 7 Aug 2016 Royal Albert Hall

The 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra presents an all-Russian programme, including Stravinsky鈥檚 The Rite of Spring. The evening begins with Prokofiev鈥檚 Scythian Suite before Kirill Gerstein is the soloist in Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 1.

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Proms interval talk: Exploring Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

Christopher Cook talks to Jonathan Cross, Stravinsky expert.

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Programme

- - Sergey Prokofiev
  - Scythian Suite(20 mins)
- - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  - Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor (original version, 1879)(34 mins)
- - interval
- - Igor Stravinsky
  - The Rite of Spring(34 mins)

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About This Event

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

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