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Proms 2016 Prom 31

Prom 31
Prom 31: Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky
19:30 Sun 7 Aug 2016 Royal Albert Hall
The 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra presents an all-Russian programme, including Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. The evening begins with Prokofiev’s Scythian Suite before Kirill Gerstein is the soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
The 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra presents an all-Russian programme, including Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. The evening begins with Prokofiev’s Scythian Suite before Kirill Gerstein is the soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1.

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The 91Èȱ¬ 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’.