Petrushka and Dvorak Cello Concerto
SCO return to Tuner Sims with an exciting programme of music including Stravinsky's Petrushka and Dvorak's Cello Concerto.
Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton
Saturday 7th December 2024 - 7:30pm
Ticketing Details to follow
The Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka
Petrushka is a ballet by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1911 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company
Petrushka tells the story of the loves and jealousies of three puppets. The three are brought to life by the Charlatan during the 1830 Shrovetide Fair (Maslenitsa) in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Petrushka brings music, dance, and design together in a unified whole. It is one of the most popular of the Ballets Russes productions
Antonin Dvořák
Cello Concerto
The Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191, is the last solo concerto by Antonín Dvořák. It was written in 1894 for his friend, the cellist Hanuš Wihan, but was premiered in London on March 19, 1896, by the English cellist Leo Stern.