Prom 42: Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre/Gergiev

Royal Albert Hall, LondonFollowing the Mariinsky Ballet's season at the Royal Opera House, the company's orchestra sidled over to Kensington to perform one of the highlights of its Covent Garden programme at the Proms – minus the dancers. It's a procedure that would have surprised Tchaikovsky, who delighted in ballet. The fairytale plots he set to music opened up a vein of fantasy that brought out the best in him. There's no shortage of emotional depth in the finest parts of Swan Lake, though ...

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