Conductor Thierry Fischer
BBC National Chorus of Wales

BERKELEY Gabriel's Lament (world premiere)
POULENC Les Biches (complete)
STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring is one of the great orchestral showpieces of all time - a searing explosion of energy that evokes the violent arrival of the Russian spring. Listening to it nearly 100 years after its first performance, it's easy to see why Western music has never quite recovered. It closes the present season and is heard next to the frothy fun of Poulenc's early ballet Les Biches and a new work by one of Britain's leading composers, Michael Berkeley.

To book tickets call the BBC National Orchestra of Wales Audience Line 0800 052 1812 or St David's Hall, Cardiff Box Office 029 2087 8444
£10 - £22