| Orchestra or Band | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra |
| Set List | 'Scythian Suite', Prokofiev (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra),
'Piano Concerto No.1 in B Flat Minor (original version, 1879)', Tchaikovsky (Kirill Gerstein, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra)
ENCORE
'Transcendental Etude No.7' from Erioca, Liszt (Kirill Gerstein)
INTERVAL
'The Rite of Spring', Stravinsky (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra) |
| Performance Notes | The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and its Designate Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard round off this weekends 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 Rites most impactful relatives is the Scythian Suite by Stravinskys compatriot Prokofiev, a blazing orchestral canvas that forms the perfect foil to the heartfelt beauty of Tchaikovskys charming First Piano Concerto, performed by Kirill Gerstein in a new critical edition which, he says, allows us to return to Tchaikovskys original intentions. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2016/50),
Programme (RAHE/1/2016/80),
Mini-Guide (RAHE/6/2016/45),
Digital Photographs |