BBC Proms 2021

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BBC Proms: 2021: Stravinsky from Memory

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Stravinsky from Memory

2021

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Live at the BBC Proms: Stravinsky and Rachmaninov performed by the Aurora Orchestra.

Live BBC Proms: The Aurora Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Collon, play Stravinsky’s Firebird and are joined by Pavel Kolesnikov in Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.

The Aurora Orchestra returns to the Proms for Stravinsky’s colourful The Firebird suite – performed from memory – joined by Pavel Kolesnikov for Rachmaninov’s popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. 

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London 
Presented by Tom Service

Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

8.25: Tom Service and Nicholas Collon introduce Stravinsky’s ‘The Firebird’ suite

8.45: The Firebird Suite (1945)

Pavel Kolesnikov, piano
Tom Service, presenter
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon, conductor/presenter

Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra’s from-memory performances have become a thrilling recent fixture of the Proms. Now, following symphonies by Beethoven, Brahms, Shostakovich and Berlioz, they tackle their most audacious challenge yet: a complete performance of the colourful 1945 suite from Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird. Russian fairy tales and folk melodies collide with Stravinsky’s bold musical modernism to create a memorable score. Radio 3 presenter Tom Service introduces the work from the stage, exploring its textures and themes and dismantling its intricate musical narrative with the help of Collon and his musicians. The concert opens with another Russian classic: Rachmaninov’s virtuosic Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, with former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Pavel Kolesnikov as soloist.

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