From Russia with Love
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This event took place on Tuesday 31 October 2017.
- Tuesday 31 October 2017
- Ipswich Regent Theatre
From Russia with Love
Tue 31 Oct 2017
Ipswich Regent Theatre
Need to know
Repertoire
- Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
- Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Finale
- Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
- Mussorgsky Night on the Bare Mountain
- Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol
- Khachaturian Spartacus Suite No.2: Adagio
Features
- Stephen Bell Conductor
- Danny Driver Piano
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Location
Ipswich Regent Theatre
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra presents an evening of music from some of the most-popular Russian composers in a programme that will thrill, delight and transport you to the great Slavic plains.
From Russia with Love opens with Borodin’s commanding Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor, followed by one of the Romantic period's greatest works, Rachmaninov’s tantalising and inventive Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, brought to life by extraordinary pianist Danny Driver.
Stormy percussion and eerie strings create the ominous atmosphere of Mussorgsky’s A Night on the Bare Mountain (recognisable from Disney’s Fantasia) before Rimsky-Korsakov’s joyous Spanish folk tunes, Khachaturian’s soaring Adagio and Tchaikovsky’s explosive 1812 Overture provide a glorious conclusion.