Russian Night at the Proms
BBC Proms · Season 58 · Episode 21
Musorgsky's demonic tone poem Night on Bare Mountain is paired with Stravinsky's 20th-century masterpiece The Rite of Spring, a piece that at its premiere in Paris in triggered the most famous riot in ballet history. Deborah Bull will be hoping for less controversy at the Royal Albert Hall when she introduces the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of charismatic conductor Valery Gergiev.
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Season
58
Episode
21
Air Date
02/Sep/2004
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Musorgsky's demonic tone poem Night on Bare Mountain is paired with Stravinsky's 20th-century masterpiece The Rite of Spring, a piece that at its premiere in Paris in triggered the most famous riot in ballet history. Deborah Bull will be hoping for less controversy at the Royal Albert Hall when she introduces the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of charismatic conductor Valery Gergiev.
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