Prom 38: Stravinsky’s The Firebird with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom

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Programme

Dukas, Paul (1865-1935)	The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Coll, Francisco (b. 1985)	Cello Concerto (BBC co-commission: UK premiere)
Coll, Francisco (b. 1985)	The Secret Life of Tango
Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)	Preludio sinfonico
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)	The Firebird: Suite (1945 version)

Performers

Sol Gabetta	Cello
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Tianyi Lu	Conductor

Stravinsky showed his true colours in The Firebird. In this coruscating ballet music he unleashed for the first time the vivid colours that would captivate generations of theatre- goers. He had the perfect subject matter in the compelling story of the young Prince Ivan outwitting the evil sorcerer Kashchey and freeing the 13 enchanted Princesses with the help of the magical Firebird. Tianyi Lu also conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Puccini’s effortlessly lyrical Preludio sinfonico, Dukas’s retelling of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice tale and a new Cello Concerto by Francisco Coll, powered by dances ranging from the tango to the waltz.

Seats from £10 to £44 (plus booking fee). On sale 18 May

Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3

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Musical storytelling from Sol Gabetta, Tianyi Lu and the BBCSO

Alexander Hall, 18th August

Four very pictographic pieces: from early Puccini, through Dukas and Stravinsky to the present-day Spanish composer Francisco Coll. Neatly painted by the performers and with nothing to unduly scare the horses.

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