Mussorgsky’s Dawn on the Moscow River was intended as the prelude to his final opera, Khovanshchina, and is a prime example of Mussorgsky’s Russian Folk style. The orchestration was completed by Rimsky-Korsakov in 1886. 

Prokofieff’s Queen of Spades was written as the score for a film by Mikhail Romm, intended for the 100th anniversary of Pushkin’s death, but never completed. English Composer Michael Berkely created a ballet – RUSHES – from Prokofieff’s music for the Royal ballet in 2008, and subsequently published the Orchestral suite played in this concert. 

Stravinsky’s Firebird

Philip Ellis

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May 30, 2026

Stravinsky’s Firebird · Sinfonia Smith Square

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Firebird by Stravinsky

Sinfonia Smith Square

Conductor in Dawn on the Moscow River by Mussorgsky

Sinfonia Smith Square

Conductor in Queen of Spades (Ballet) by Berkeley

Sinfonia Smith Square

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