Prom 71
T0303679229
Part of the BBC Proms.
Archive :: production:T0303679229, concert:S6009, venue:V221
Orchestre National de France
In its first visit to the UK since Daniele Gatti became Music Director, the Orchestre National de France presents three great works linked to France and its capital city. Dating from a decade before his symphony of seascapes, La mer, Debussy's poetic Prélude made its composer's name when it was premiered in 1894, and created controversy when Nijinsky danced his erotic choreography of it for the Ballets Russes in 1912. A year later the Paris premiere of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring prompted an even more sensational succès de scandale for Diaghilev's company, causing the most famous riot in musical history. Finish time: approx. 21:15 with interval Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3
