Plot: Musorgsky's demonic tone poem Night on Bare Mountain is paired with Stravinsky's 20th-century masterpiece The Rite of Spring, a piece that at its premiere in Paris in triggered the most famous riot in ballet history. Deborah Bull will be hoping for less controversy at the Royal Albert Hall when she introduces the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of charismatic conductor Valery Gergiev

BBC Proms - Season 58 - Russian Night at the Proms (Episode 21)
Episode Aired On:
Thursday, September 2 2004
20 years ago
Thursday, September 2 2004
20 years ago