Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953) | Cinderella |
Performers
| London Symphony Orchestra | |
| Valery Gergiev | Conductor |
| Michael Collins | Clarinet |
A rare opportunity to hear Prokofiev’s generously
melodic fairy-tale ballet score in its full glory. The
composer began work on Cinderella in the spring
of 1940 but, with the onset of war, his compositional
priorities changed and he did not tackle the
orchestration for another four years. It proved to
be one of the music’s most original features, evoking
an alluringly strange, ‘silvery’ sound-world.
melodic fairy-tale ballet score in its full glory. The
composer began work on Cinderella in the spring
of 1940 but, with the onset of war, his compositional
priorities changed and he did not tackle the
orchestration for another four years. It proved to
be one of the music’s most original features, evoking
an alluringly strange, ‘silvery’ sound-world.
