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Discovering Stravinsky's Firebird Suite

Tom Service, conductor Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra continue their impressive feat of explaining complex works and then performing them from memory. This year, their biggest challenge yet to the Proms: Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. Russian fairy tales and folk melodies collide with Stravinsky’s bold modernism in one of the great ballet scores of the 20th century. The concert opens with another Russian classic: Rachmaninov’s virtuosic Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, performed by former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Pavel Kolesnikov.

English
  • Originally Aired August 13, 2021
  • Runtime 86 minutes
  • Production Code m000ypc6
  • Network BBC Four
  • On Other Sites Official Website
  • Created August 21, 2021 by
    dmitterd
  • Modified August 12, 2023 by
    kleh
Name Type Role
Sergei Rachmaninoff Writer Composer
Tom Service Writer Presenter
Nicholas Collon Writer Conductor
Igor Stravinsky Writer Composer
Seren Irvine Producer
Pavel Kolesnikov Musical Guest Piano
Nicholas Collon Musical Guest Conductor
Aurora Orchestra Musical Guest
Tom Service Host Presenter
Rhodri Huw Director
Sergei Rachmaninoff Creator Composer
Igor Stravinsky Creator Composer