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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 成人快手 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.
The 成人快手 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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The 成人快手 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�.