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Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian & Nicola Benedetti

RSNO perform Stravinsky's ground-breaking Rite of Spring alongside 'Velocity' by Gavin Higgins, plus violinist Nicola Benedetti joins the orchestra for Elgar's sumptuous concerto.

RSNO perform Stravinsky's ground-breaking Rite of Spring alongside a brilliant new work 'Velocity' by UK composer Gavin Higgins. And Scotland's best-loved violinist and international superstar Nicola Benedetti joins the orchestra for the tempestuous violin concerto by Elgar.
Recorded on Saturday 7 October at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

Higgins: Velocity
Elgar: Violin Concerto

Interval at c.8.35pm
Jamie MacDougall introduces revolutionary music of another kind written by Debussy in 1913 around the same time that the infamous Rite of Spring premiered in Paris. Steven Osborne performs some of the preludes from book 2 including La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune, Ondine, Hommage 脿 S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C., Canope, Les tierces altern茅es and Feux d'artifice.

c.8.55pm
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music and featured items

  • Part 1

    Duration: 01:09:27

  • Gavin Higgins

    Velocity

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Peter Oundjian.
  • Edward Elgar

    Violin Concerto

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Peter Oundjian.
  • Interval

    Duration: 20:21

  • Claude Debussy

    La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Debussy Preludes.
    • Hyperion.
  • Claude Debussy

    Ondine

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Debussy Preludes.
    • Hyperion.
  • Claude Debussy

    Hommage a S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Debussy Preludes.
    • Hyperion.
  • Claude Debussy

    Canope

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Debussy Preludes.
    • Hyperion.
  • Claude Debussy

    Les tierces alternees

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Debussy Preludes.
    • Hyperion.
  • Claude Debussy

    Feux d'artifice

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Debussy Preludes.
    • Hyperion.
  • Part 2

    Duration: 40:41

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Rite of Spring

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Peter Oundjian.
  • Post-concert

    Duration: 22:30

  • Giuseppe Martucci

    Concert Fantasy on Verdi's "La Forza Del Destino"

    Performer: Andrew Wright.

Broadcast

  • Mon 9 Oct 2017 19:30