Synopsis

Jane Glover will introduce tonight’s performance, speaking with both the soloist, soprano Felicity Lott, and conductor Bernard Haitink, leading the BBC Symphony Orchestra, with principal pianist Rodney Friend. This week's program showcases two twentieth-century masters of instrumental color: Ravel’s *Sheherezade*, a sumptuous evocation of the Orient. Originally conceived as an opera, it evolved into a ravishing song-cycle for soprano and orchestra. Stravinsky’s *Petrushka* originated from the