Oeuvre: The Firebird: Finale

Music from different genres, for the big and small screens, sit side by side in an evening of music that ignites and enchants the imagination. 

Sir Simon Rattle's “Stravinsky Journey” threads a string of miniatures to persuade the audience that there's more to Stravinsky than his three early Ballets Russes hits. 

To be dubbed “Liszt reincarnate” could be a mixed blessing for a young pianist. But there were moments here the Abbé himself would have treasured.