BBC SSO 2024/25: Thursday Night Series - Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’
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Imagine this. An intoxicating combination of Eastern and Western traditions creates musical magic, conjured by Indian musical royalty.
Zakir Hussain - Triple Concerto for Tabla, Sitar and Bansuri (c.28 mins)
Rachmaninov - Isle of the Dead (c.20 mins)
Stravinsky - The Firebird (1919 Suite) (c.23 mins)
Zakir Hussain tabla
Niladri Kumar sitar
Rakesh Chaurasia bansuri
Alpesh Chauhan conductor
When different musical cultures meet, a new kind of harmony is born. “Mesmerising” was how one critic described the new Triple Concerto by Zakir Hussain when Alpesh Chauhan conducted its first British performances in 2023, and today the composer himself is among the soloists in a piece which, he says, tells a tale of love, tradition and the transforming power of art. It’s perfect for Chauhan, a conductor with a real flair for finding the heart and soul of a piece of music, and he follows it with two dark fairytales from Romantic Russia – Rachmaninov’s surprisingly passionate journey into night, and Stravinsky’s exhilarating Firebird. Those glowing melodies, those dazzling cascades of colour…they’ll burn even more brightly tonight.
Tickets: £31, £26, £21, £16, £14
Concessions: £6.00 - Under 26s, Students, Registered Unemployed (proof of status)
50% Discount - Registered Disabled.
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