Stravinsky's The Firebird

Conductor Vasily Petrenko leads the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Eric Lu in Grieg’s Piano Concerto before conjuring Stravinsky’s irresistible fairy tale. The darkness lies heavily on the demon-king Kastchei’s shadow kingdom – so heavily that you can almost hear it and feel the air shimmer. Suddenly, there’s a flash, and with a dazzling cascade of sound, an adventure begins.