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Bardi Symphony Orchestra: Swan Lake and Petrushka

23rd May
De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, LE1 7RU
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Leonard Elschenbroich conductor
Bardi Symphony Orchestra

PROKOFIEV Lieutenant Kijé Suite
TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake Suite
STRAVINSKY Petrushka

Star cello soloist turned conductor Leonard Elschenbroich joins the Bardi for this programme exploring how music can tell stories.

The suite taken from Prokofiev’s music for Lieutenant Kijé, one of the earliest sound films ever made in the USSR, is full of character and lyricism. Following this, the music from Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake is some of the best-loved and best-known music in the repertoire, beautifully depicting a tragic story of love.

This thought-provoking exploration of musical storytelling is completed in the second half of the concert by Stravinsky’s energetic music to the ballet Petrushka, which follows the lives of three puppets and is an entertaining tragic comedy full of a sense of chaos and mischief.

You may also be interested in:
Bardi Symphony Orchestra 2026/27 Season [https://www.demontforthall.co.uk/bardi2627/]

Pre-concert talk 2-2.30pm in the auditorium.

Performances

15:00 - Sunday 23rd May

  • Standard: £19
  • Concession: £17.5
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De Montfort Hall
Granville Road
Leicester
LE1 7RU
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