London Symphony Orchestra/Gustavo Gimeno

Here’s a chance to hear the original untamed version of Mussorgsky’s Night on the Bare Mountain (the version most often performed today was heavily edited and lushly orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov). Mussorgsky’s own vision, on the other hand, is rawer, its harmonies stranger, its textures more eerie, conjuring a frenzied witches’ sabbath in gripping style.

At times equally demonic, Prokofiev’s virtuosic Piano Concerto No 3 is tempered by moments of incredible, expansive beauty. This all-Russian concert ends with a suite of movements from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, compiled by conductor Gustavo Gimeno, featuring some of the composer’s most memorable tunes.

We welcome the acclaimed Spanish conductor Gustavo Gimeno to the LSO, alongside star pianist Yuja Wang, whose blistering artistry will breathe vivid life into Prokofiev’s concerto.








Produced by the London Symphony Orchestra.

Recommended by ClassicFM.





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