BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Gerstein, Thomas Dausgaard
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Prom 31: Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky And Stravinsky
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor 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’.
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Formed in December 1935 by Scottish composer and conductor Ian Whyte, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is recognised as one of the UK's leading…
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Kirill Gerstein
Classical pianist, accompanist and chamber musician from Russia.
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