June 20, 2004

Russian Gala Night

Brian and I met Captain Taliotoudas near in front of his Paddington hotel for a spot of dinner then set off for the Royal Albert Hall. It was Russian Gala Night. On the program was:

Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture
Prokofiev: Montagues and Capulets - from Romeo and Juliet
Mussorgsky: Great Gate of Kiev - from Pictures at an Exhibition
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnole
Khachaturian: Masquerade Waltz
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture

The 1812 Overture came complete with canon blasts and pyrotechnics that jump-started anyone who was nodding off in their seat.